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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
24
122
316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
105
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
105
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
49
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
11 Families width 165 Species and 3 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies70SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants11SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing25SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails5SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies23SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings17SpeciesTaxom
Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853Barelegs1SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings2SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
49 Genera with 165 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPST
Acanthagrion Selys, 19188SpeciesTaxom
Aeolagrion Williamson, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Anomisma McLachlan, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopodagrion Kennedy, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1914Dancers21SpeciesTaxom
Bromeliagrion De Marmels, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Caconeura Kirby, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1825Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Cora Selys, 18787SpeciesTaxom
Drepanoneura von Ellenrie..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Epipleoneura Williamson, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Euthore Selys, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Heliocharis Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots15SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Heteropodagrion Selys, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail6SpeciesTaxom
Leptagrion Selys, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 17738SpeciesTaxom
Megaloprepus Rambur, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mesamphiagrion Kennedy, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Microstigma Rambur, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mnesarete Cowley, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Neoerythromma Kennedy, 1876Yellowfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1860
Robust Threadtails0SpeciesTaxom
Ormenophlebia Garrison, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Oxyallagma Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1886Shadowdamsels2SpeciesTaxom
Perilestes Hagen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Phasmoneura Williamson, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Philogenia Selys, 19888SpeciesTaxom
Polythore Calvert, 19467SpeciesTaxom
Protallagma Kennedy, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Psaironeura Williamson, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigma Selys, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Stenocora Kennedy, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 18866SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1946Firetails10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
165 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthagrion apicale Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Acanthagrion cuyabae Calvert, 1909
Acanthagrion gracile Rambur, 1842
Acanthagrion lancea Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Acanthagrion obsoletum Förster, 1914
Acanthagrion peruvianum Leonard, 1977
Acanthagrion trilobatum Leonard, 1977
Acanthagrion yungarum Ris, 1918
Aeolagrion axine Dunkle, 1991
Aeolagrion dorsale Burmeister, 1839
Aeolagrion inca Selys, 1876
Anomisma abnorme McLachlan, 1877
Anomisma terminatum (McLachlan, 1877)⇒ Anomisma abnorme McLachlan, 1877
Archaeopodagrion armatum Tennesen & J..., 2009
Argia adamsi Calvert, 1902
Argia collata (Selys, 1865)⇒ Argia thespis Hagen, 1865
Argia difficilis Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia dives Förster, 1914
Argia eliptica Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia fumigata Hagen, 1865
Argia gerhardi Calvert, 1909
Argia huanacina Förster, 1914Huanacina Dancer
Argia infrequentula Fraser, 1946
Argia kokama Calvert, 1909
Argia limitata Navas, 1924
Argia medullaris Hagen, 1865
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia oculata Hagen, 1865
Argia plana Calvert, 1902Springwater Dancer
Argia pulla Hagen, 1865
Argia schneideri Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia talamanca Calvert, 1907
Argia thespis Hagen, 1865
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia variegata Foerster, 1914
Bromeliagrion fernandezianum Rácenis, 1958
Bromeliagrion rehni Garrison, 2005
Caconeura gomphoides Rambur, 1842
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx xanthostoma Charpentier, 1825Western Demoiselle
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Cora confusa Kennedy, 1940
Cora dualis McLachlan, 1878
Cora inca Selys, 1873
Cora jocosa McLachlan, 1881
Cora klenei Karsch, 1891
Cora munda McLachlan, 1878
Cora terminalis McLachlan, 1878
Drepanoneura peruviensis Fraser, 1946
Drepanoneura tennesseni von Ellenrie..., 2008
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Epipleoneura haroldoi Santos, 1964
Epipleoneura peruviensis Fraser, 1946
Euthore fasciata Hagen, 1853Wolf's evening primrose
Euthore mirabilis McLachlan, 1878
Heliocharis amazona Selys, 1853
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina aurora Ris, 1918
Hetaerina caia Drury, 1773
Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773)⇒ Hetaerina caia Drury, 1773
Hetaerina caja caja Drury, 1773
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina carnifex (Hagen, 1853)⇒ Eulocastra monozona Hampson, 1910
Hetaerina charca Calvert, 1909
Hetaerina cruentata Rambur, 1842
Hetaerina fuscoguttata Selys, 1878James' eveningprimrose
Hetaerina laesa Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina longipes Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina macropus (Selys, 1853)⇒ Eulocastra pseudozarboides Rothschild, 1921
Hetaerina occisa Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina sanguinea Selys, 1853
Heteragrion aequatoriale Selys, 1886
Heteragrion angustipenne Selys, 1886
Heteragrion bariai De Marmels, 1989
Heteragrion bickorum Daigle, 2005
Heteragrion chrysops Hagen, 1862
Heteragrion cooki Daigle & Ten..., 2000
Heteragrion icterops Selys, 1862
Heteragrion inca Calvert, 1909
Heteropodagrion sanguinipes Selys, 1895
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura demorsa Hagen, 1861Mexican Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura indivisa Ris, 1918
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Leptagrion porrectum Selys, 1876
Leptobasis linda Johnson, 2016
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes apollinaris Navas, 1934
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Mecistogaster amalia Burmeister, 1839Amalia Helicopter
Mecistogaster asticta Selys, 1860
Mecistogaster buckleyi McLachlan, 1881Blue-tipped Helicopter
Mecistogaster jocaste Hagen, 1869
Mecistogaster jocaste jocaste Hagen, 1869
Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster lucretia lucretia Drury, 1773
Megaloprepus caerulatus Drury, 1782
Megapodagrion megalopus Selys, 1862
Mesamphiagrion dunklei von Ellenrie..., 2008
Metaleptobasis mauffrayi Daigle, 2000
Metaleptobasis spatulata von Ellenrieder, 2013
Microstigma rotundatum Selys, 1860
Mnesarete devillei (Selys, 1880)⇒ Mnesarete devilli Selys, 1880
Mnesarete devilli Selys, 1880
Mnesarete drepane Garrison, 2006
Mnesarete hauxwelli Selys, 1869
Mnesarete imperatrix McLachlan, 1878
Mnesarete metallica Selys, 1869
Neoerythromma cultellatum Hagen, 1876Caribbean Yellowface
Ormenophlebia imperatrix McLachlan, 1878
Oxyagrion tennesseni Mauffray, 1999
Oxyallagma dissidens Selys, 1876
Palaemnema brucelli C.H. Kennedy, 1938
Palaemnema clementia Selys, 1886
Perilestes kahli Williamson &..., 1924
Perissolestes romulus Kennedy, 1941
Philogenia cassandra Hagen, 1862
Philogenia championi Calvert, 1901
Philogenia macuma Dunkle, 1986
Philogenia mangosisa Bick & Bick, 1988
Philogenia minteri Dunkle, 1986
Philogenia monotis Kennedy, 1941
Philogenia redunca Cook, 1989
Philogenia tinalandia Bick & Bick, 1988
Polythore aurora Selys, 1879
Polythore concinna McLachlan, 1881
Polythore derivata McLachlan, 1881
Polythore gigantea Selys, 1853
Polythore mutata McLachlan, 1881
Polythore procera Selys, 1869
Polythore terminata Fraser, 1946
Protoneura amatoria Calvert, 1907
Protoneura klugi Cowley, 1941
Protoneura macintyrei Kennedy, 1939
Protoneura paucinervis Selys, 1886
Protoneura scintilla Gloyd, 1939
Protoneura woytkowskii Gloyd, 1939
Psaironeura angeloi Tennessen, 2016
Psaironeura bifurcata Sjöstedt, 1918
Pseudostigma accedens Selys, 1860
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Stenocora percornuta Kennedy, 1940Horned Bannerwing
Teinopodagrion angulatum De Marmels, 2001
Teinopodagrion croizati De Marmels, 2002
Teinopodagrion curtum Selys, 1886
Teinopodagrion depressum De Marmels, 2001
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Teinopodagrion setigerum Selys, 1886
Telebasis brevis Bick & Bick, 1995Cosmopterigid moths
Telebasis carota C.H. Kennedy, 1936
Telebasis griffinii Martin, 1896
Telebasis inalata Calvert, 1961
Telebasis limoncocha (G.H. Bick & ..., 1995)⇒ Telebasis griffinii Martin, 1896
Telebasis livida C.H. Kennedy, 1936
Telebasis obsoleta Selys, 1876
Telebasis rubricauda Bick & Bick, 1995Cosmopterigid moths
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Telebasis versicolor Fraser, 1946Forcipate Firetail

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Ecuador
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
9
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
5
30
89
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
10
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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Zygoptera at dyntaxa.se
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