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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region East Suffolk (Suffolk, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
386
2794
5084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
386
2794
5084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
18
77
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
52
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
52
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
21
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Suffolk
5 Families width 39 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies23SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing4SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Suffolk
21 Genera with 39 Species
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Agriocnemis Selys, 1842wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Austroagrion Tillyard, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1862Flatwings1SpeciesTaxom
Austrolestes Tillyard, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1943American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Griseargiolestes Theischinger, 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1823Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Miniargiolestes Theischinger, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Suffolk
39 Species
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Archiargiolestes pusillissimus Kennedy, 1925Tiny flatwing
Archiargiolestes pusillus Tillyard, 1908Little flatwing
Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918Paiute Dancer
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Austroagrion watsoni Lieftinck, 1982Eastern billabong fly
Austroargiolestes icteromelas Selys, 1862Common Flatwing
Austrolestes analis Rambur, 1842Slender Ringtail
Austrolestes leda Selys, 1862Wandering Ringtail
Austrolestes minjerriba Watson, 1979Dune Ringtail
Austrolestes psyche Hagen, 1862Cup Ringtail
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma vernale (Gloyd, 1943)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Miniargiolestes minimus Tillyard, 1908Stream flatwing
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Pseudagrion aureofrons Tillyard, 1906Gold-fronted Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in East Suffolk
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
12
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
7
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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