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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Eocene (Paleogene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
3588
7202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
3583
7176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
39
96
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
25
61
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
25
61
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
23
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eocene
10 Families width 33 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing13SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928Extinct family of damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eocene
22 Genera with 33 Species
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Agrion Fabricius, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Angloprotoneura Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1892Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Eckfeldia Petruleviciu..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Electropodagrion Azar & Nel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1916American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Eolestes Cockerell, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Eopodagrion Cockerell, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Furagrion Petruleviciu..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Hanklitia Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1907Painted Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1937Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Melanagrion Cockerell, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Miopodagrion Kennedy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Morsagrion Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Oligoargiolestes Kennedy, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1848Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Protamphipteryx Cockerell, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Sinocalopteryx Lin & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Zacallites Cockerell, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eocene
33 Species
Agrion antiquum F. Pictet, 1848
Agrion exsularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion mascescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion telluris S. H. Scudder, 1890
Angloprotoneura emilielacroixi A. Nel, 2014
Argia aliena S. H. Scudder, 1892
Eckfeldia superstes T. Wappler, 2003
Electropodagrion szwedoi D. Azar, 2008
Enallagma florissantella T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Enallagma mortuella T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Enallagma oblisum T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Enallagma oligocena T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Eolestes ramosus Greenwalt & ..., 2014
Eolestes syntheticus T. D. A. Coc..., 1940
Eopodagrion abortivum Scudder, 1878
Eopodagrion scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Furagrion jutlandicus K. L. Henriksen, 1922
Furagrion morsi W. Zessin, 2011
Hanklitia hankliti W. Zessin, 2011
Hesperagrion praevolans T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Lithagrion hyalinum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Megalestes anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Melanagrion nigerrimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Melanagrion umbratum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Miopodagrion optimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Morsagrion ansorgei W. Zessin, 2011
Oligoargiolestes oligocenum C. H. Kennedy, 1925
Platycnemis antiqua F. Pictet, 1848
Protamphipteryx basalis T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Sinocalopteryx shangyongensis Q. B. Lin, 2010
Zacallites balli T. D. A. Coc..., 1928

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Eocene
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
6
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
4
13
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZacallitidae
Cockerell, 1928
Extinct family of damselflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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