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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Cuatro Esquinas Station (Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
196
1529
1557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
196
1529
1557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
17
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
17
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
17
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cuatro Esquinas Station
3 Families width 8 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cuatro Esquinas Station
6 Genera with 8 Species
Argia Rambur, 1907Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Megaloprepus Rambur, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1903Robust Threadtails1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cuatro Esquinas Station
8 Species
Argia frequentula Calvert, 1907
Argia indicatrix Calvert, 1902
Argia johannella Calvert, 1907
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Megaloprepus caerulatus Drury, 1782
Metaleptobasis bovilla Calvert, 1907
Neoneura amelia Calvert, 1903Amelia's Threadtail

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Cuatro Esquinas Station
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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