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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
42
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
41
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
41
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
11
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
4 Families width 22 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies15SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambia
11 Genera with 22 Species
Aciagrion Selys, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1915wisp4SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1930Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1886Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Metacnemis Selys, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1928Featherlegs2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19156SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
22 Species
Aciagrion gracile Sjöstedt, 1909Graceful slim
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis maclachlani Selys, 1877Forest Wisp
Agriocnemis victoria Fraser, 1928Lesser Pincer-tailed Wisp
Agriocnemis zerafica Le Roi, 1915Sahel Wisp
Azuragrion vansomereni Pinhey, 1955Tiny Azuret
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Elattoneura nigra Kimmins, 1938Black Threadtail
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Mesocnemis robusta Selys, 1886
Metacnemis robusta Selys, 1886
Platycnemis sikassoensis (Martin, 1912)⇒ Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928
Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928
Pseudagrion glaucescens Selys, 1876Blue-green Sprite
Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955Contrast Sprite
Pseudagrion nubicum Selys, 1876Bluetail Sprite
Pseudagrion sjoestedti Förster, 1906Sjostedt's sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite
Pseudagrion sudanicum Le Roi, 1915Blue-sided sprite

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Gambia
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
10
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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