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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Cretaceous (Mesozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
716
2912
4886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
714
2906
4881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
71
212
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
55
167
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
52
162
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
6
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cretaceous
6 Families width 14 Species
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Hemiphlebiidae Fraser, 1960Ancient greenling7SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite1SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cretaceous
11 Genera with 14 Species
Cretadisparoneura Huang & al., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Electrohemiphlebia Lak & al., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Eoprotoneura Carle & Wighton, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Gaurimacia Vasilenko, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Jordanhemiphlebia Kaddumi, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Mersituria Vasilenko, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Mesosticta Huang & al., 20162SpeciesTaxom
Palaeodisparoneura Poinar & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoperilestes Zheng & al., 20161SpeciesTaxom
Pantelusa Vassilenko, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Parahemiphlebia Jarzembowski..., 19983SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cretaceous
14 Species
Cretadisparoneura hongi Huang & al., 2015
Electrohemiphlebia barucheli M. Lak, 2009
Eoprotoneura hyperstigma F. L. Carle, 1990
Gaurimacia sophiae D. V. Vasilenko, 2005
Jordanhemiphlebia electronica H. F. Kaddumi, 2009
Mersituria ludmilae D. V. Vasilenko, 2005
Mesosticta burmatica Huang & al., 2015
Mesosticta electronica Zheng & al., 2016
Palaeodisparoneura burmanica G. Poinar, 2010
Palaeoperilestes electronicus Zheng & al., 2016
Pantelusa krassilovi D. V. Vassil..., 2014
Parahemiphlebia allendaviesi E. A. Jarzem..., 1998
Parahemiphlebia cretacica E. A. Jarzem..., 1998
Parahemiphlebia mickoleiti G. Bechly, 1998

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Cretaceous
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHemiphlebioidea
Fraser, 1960
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Zygoptera at artfakta.se
Zygoptera at dyntaxa.se
Zygoptera at itis.gov