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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
13
79
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
79
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
79
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
25
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gabon
9 Families width 80 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies35SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly15SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails8SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gabon
25 Genera with 80 Species
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Aciagrion Selys, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Africallagma Kennedy, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Africocypha Pinhey, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1928wisp4SpeciesTaxom
Allocnemis Selys, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19527SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 195511SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 19547SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1899Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Mortonagrion Fraser, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Neurolestes Selys, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Nubiolestes Fraser, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphlebia Förster, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1912Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 195516SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Stenocnemis Karsch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 18794SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
80 Species
Aciagrion africanum Martin, 1908Blue Slim
Aciagrion balachowskyi Legrand, 1982Gabon Slim
Aciagrion brosseti Legrand, 1982Yellow-winged Slim
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Africallagma vaginale Sjöstedt, 1917Forest Bluet
Africocypha lacuselephantum Karsch, 1899Kaleidoscope Jewel
Africocypha varicolor Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Polychrome Jewel
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis forcipata Le Roi, 1915Forceps Wisp
Agriocnemis maclachlani Selys, 1877Forest Wisp
Agriocnemis victoria Fraser, 1928Lesser Pincer-tailed Wisp
Allocnemis cyanura Förster, 1909Blue-tipped Yellowwing
Allocnemis nigripes Selys, 1886Rainbow Yellowwing
Azuragrion buchholzi Pinhey, 1971Forest Azuret
Ceriagrion annulatum Fraser, 1955Green-eyed Waxtail
Ceriagrion corallinum Campion, 1914Green-fronted Waxtail
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion obfuscans Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Darkening Citril
Ceriagrion tricrenaticeps Legrand, 1984Fiery Waxtail
Ceriagrion varians Martin, 1908Orange-red Waxtail
Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952Yellow-faced Waxtail
Chlorocypha aphrodite Le Roi, 1915Blue Jewel
Chlorocypha cancellata Selys, 1879Exquisite Jewel
Chlorocypha curta Hagen, 1853Blue-tailed red jewel
Chlorocypha cyanifrons Selys, 1873Blue-fronted Jewel
Chlorocypha glauca Selys, 1879Eastern red-tipped jewel
Chlorocypha gracilis Karsch, 1899
Chlorocypha helenae Legrand, 1984Sunset Jewel
Chlorocypha maxima Dijkstra, Ki..., 2015Great Jewel
Chlorocypha pyriformosa (Fraser, 1947)⇒ Dicromantispa gracilis Erichson, 1839
Chlorocypha victoriae Förster, 1914Victoria's Jewel
Chlorocypha wittei Fraser, 1955Katanga Jewel
Copera nyansana Förster, 1916Eastern Featherleg
Elattoneura acuta Kimmins, 1938Eastern Red Threadtail
Elattoneura aurifex Dijkstra & M..., 2015Goldsmith Threadtail
Elattoneura josemorai Compte Sart, 1964
Elattoneura lliba Legrand, 1985Eastern Stream Threadtail
Elattoneura morini Legrand, 1985Mealy Threadtail
Elattoneura vittata Selys, 1886Orange-fronted Threadtail
Elattoneura vrijdaghi Fraser, 1954Ochre Threadtail
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955Cryptic Spreadwing
Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955Pinhey's Spreadwing
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899Sickle Spreadwing
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Mortonagrion stygia Fraser, 1954
Neurolestes trinervis Selys, 1885Guinea Flatwing
Nubiolestes diotima Schmidt, 1943African Twigtail
Pentaphlebia mangana Dijkstra, La..., 2015Black Relic
Phaon camarunensis
Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900Emerald Demoiselle
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Platycnemis congolensis (Martin, 1912)⇒ Agrilus perpastus Curletti, 2009
Platycypha picta Pinhey, 1962Petite Jewel
Platycypha rufitibia Pinhey, 1961Beautiful Jewel
Prodasineura vittata Selys, 1886Orange-fronted Threadtail
Pseudagrion aureolum Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Nugget Sprite
Pseudagrion bernardi Terzani & Ca..., 2001
Pseudagrion camerunense Karsch, 1899Orange-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion coeruleipunctum Pinhey, 1964Pretty Sprite
Pseudagrion dactylidium Dijkstra & M..., 2015Gabon Slim Sprite
Pseudagrion epiphonematicum Karsch, 1891
Pseudagrion glaucoideum Schmidt, 1936Cryptic Sprite
Pseudagrion grilloti Legrand, 1987Orange-striped Sprite
Pseudagrion helenae Balinsky, 1964Helen's Sprite
Pseudagrion hemicolon Pinhey, 1964Yellow-legged Sprite
Pseudagrion kibalense Longfield, 1959Forest Sprite
Pseudagrion melanicterum Selys, 1876Black-and-yellow Sprite
Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876Bluetail Sprite
Pseudagrion simplicilaminatum Carletti & T..., 1997
Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906Sjostedt's sprite
Pseudagrion thenartum Fraser, 1955Orange Slimsprite
Sapho bicolor Selys, 1853Spring Bluewing
Sapho gloriosa McLachlan, 1873Glorious Bluewing
Stenocnemis pachystigma Selys, 1886Tricklejack
Umma cincta Hagen, 1853Broad-winged Sparklewing
Umma gumma Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Robust Sparklewing
Umma longistigma Selys, 1869Bare-bellied Sparklewing
Umma mesostigma Selys, 1879Hairy-bellied Sparklewing

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Gabon
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
7
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
15
49
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
3
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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