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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2391
4708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
352
2384
4699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
39
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
36
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
36
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
11
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominican Republic
4 Families width 22 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies17SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominican Republic
11 Genera with 22 Species
Diceratobasis Kennedy, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Hypolestes Gundlach, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 2000Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1857Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Neoerythromma Kennedy, 1876Yellowfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Phylolestes Christiansen, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
22 Species
Diceratobasis melanogaster Garrison, 1986Hispaniolan Bromeliad Damsel
Diceratobasis worki G. O. Poinar Jr, 1996
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma coecum Hagen, 1861Antillean Bluet
Hypolestes trinitatis Gundlach, 1888Cuban Hypolestes
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura velteni G. Bechly, 2000
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes scalaris Gundlach, 1888
Lestes spumarius Hagen, 1862Antillean Spreadwing
Nehalennia minuta Selys, 1857Tropical Sprite
Neoerythromma cultellatum Hagen, 1876Caribbean Yellowface
Phylolestes ethelae Christiansen, 1947Hispaniolan Malachite
Protoneura cupida Calvert, 1903
Protoneura dunklei Daigle, 1990Purple Threadtail
Protoneura sanguinipes Westfall, 1987Red-legged Threadtail
Protoneura viridis Westfall, 1964
Telebasis dominicana Selys, 1857
Telebasis vulnerata Hagen, 1861

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Dominican Republic
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
8
17
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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