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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1672
3769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1671
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
43
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
43
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
43
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
10
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Equatorial Guinea
4 Families width 19 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly4SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
10 Genera with 19 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1877wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Mortonagrion Fraser, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
19 Species
Agriocnemis maclachlani Selys, 1877Forest Wisp
Ceriagrion ignitum Campion, 1914Little Red Waxtail
Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952Yellow-faced Waxtail
Chlorocypha cancellata Selys, 1879Exquisite Jewel
Chlorocypha curta Hagen, 1853Blue-tailed red jewel
Chlorocypha selysi Karsch, 1899Blue-faced Jewel
Chlorocypha victoriae Förster, 1914Victoria's Jewel
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Mortonagrion stygia Fraser, 1954
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Pseudagrion glaucoideum Schmidt, 1936Cryptic Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion kibalense Longfield, 1959Forest Sprite
Pseudagrion melanicterum Selys, 1876Black-and-yellow Sprite
Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906Sjostedt's sprite
Sapho gloriosa McLachlan, 1873Glorious Bluewing
Sapho orichalcea McLachlan, 1869Eastern Bluewing
Umma longistigma Selys, 1869Bare-bellied Sparklewing

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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