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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Gard Department (Languedoc-Roussillon, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
744
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
744
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
23
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gard Department
4 Families width 10 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gard Department
5 Genera with 10 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1937Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1842Featherlegs2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gard Department
10 Species
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841Orange Featherleg
Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842White Featherleg
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Gard Department
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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