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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Dallas County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
203
789
955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
789
955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
14
31
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
25
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
25
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
9
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dallas County (Texas)
4 Families width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies15SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dallas County (Texas)
9 Genera with 20 Species
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers6SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1895American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dallas County (Texas)
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia immunda Hagen, 1861Kiowa Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903Desert Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympecma paedisca paedisca Eversmann, 1836
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Dallas County (Texas)
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
6
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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