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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
564
8134
21516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
561
8124
21499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
20
95
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
76
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
76
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
34
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Antilles
9 Families width 73 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies46SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing7SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants3SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Antilles
34 Genera with 73 Species
#ACDEHILMNOPRST
Acanthagrion Selys, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Aceratobasis Kennedy, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Argentagrion Fraser, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers8SpeciesTaxom
Argiallagma Calvert, 01SpeciesTaxom
Argiolestes Selys, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1862Flatwings2SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Diceratobasis Kennedy, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1888American Bluets5SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots7SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hypolestes Gundlach, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 2000Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Leptagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Megaloprepus Rambur, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Microneura Hagen, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1857Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Neoerythromma Kennedy, 1876Yellowfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1866Robust Threadtails2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1886Shadowdamsels2SpeciesTaxom
Peristicta Hagen, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phylolestes Christiansen, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 19647SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Telagrion Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
73 Species
Acanthagrion aepiolum Tennessen, 2004
Acanthagrion gracile Rambur, 1842
Acanthagrion lancea Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Aceratobasis macilenta Rambur, 1842
Agrion vulneratum Hagen, 1861
Argentagrion ambiguum Ris, 1904
Argia albistigma Hagen, 1865
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia lilacina Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia mollis Hagen, 1865
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia pulla Hagen, 1865
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Argiallagma minutum Selys Selys, 0
Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913
Austroargiolestes calcaris Fraser, 1958Powdered Flatwing
Austroargiolestes icteromelas Selys, 1862Common Flatwing
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Diceratobasis macrogaster Selys, 1857Jamaican Bromeliad Damsel
Diceratobasis melanogaster Garrison, 1986Hispaniolan Bromeliad Damsel
Diceratobasis worki G. O. Poinar Jr, 1996
Enallagma cardenium (Hagen, 1876)⇒ Eusceptis koehleri Todd, 1966
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma coecum Hagen, 1861Antillean Bluet
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Enallagma truncatum Gundlach, 1888Cuban Bluet
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina auripennis Burmeister, 1839
Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773)⇒ Hetaerina caia Drury, 1773
Hetaerina hebe Selys, 1853
Hetaerina longipes Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina rosea Selys, 1853
Hetaerina simplex Selys, 1853
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Hypolestes clara Calvert, 1891Jamaican Hypolestes
Hypolestes trinitatis Gundlach, 1888Cuban Hypolestes
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura velteni G. Bechly, 2000
Leptagrion macrurum Burmeister, 1839
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes scalaris Gundlach, 1888
Lestes spumarius Hagen, 1862Antillean Spreadwing
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842Ornate Helicopter
Megaloprepus caerulatus Drury, 1782
Microneura caligata Hagen, 1886
Nehalennia minuta Selys, 1857Tropical Sprite
Neoerythromma cultellatum Hagen, 1876Caribbean Yellowface
Neoneura carnatica Hagen, 1886Orange-sided Threadtail
Neoneura maria Scudder, 1866Cuban Blue Threadtail
Oxyagrion terminale Selys, 1876
Palaemnema distadens Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema nathalia Selys, 1886
Peristicta aeneoviridis Calvert, 1909
Phylolestes ethelae Christiansen, 1947Hispaniolan Malachite
Protoneura amatoria Calvert, 1907
Protoneura caligata Hagen, 1886Blue-and-orange Threadtail
Protoneura capillaris Rambur, 1842Black-fronted Threadtail
Protoneura cupida Calvert, 1903
Protoneura dunklei Daigle, 1990Purple Threadtail
Protoneura sanguinipes Westfall, 1987Red-legged Threadtail
Protoneura viridis Westfall, 1964
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Telagrion macilentum Rambur, 1842
Telebasis collopistes Calvert, 1902
Telebasis dominicana Selys, 1857
Telebasis vulnerata Hagen, 1861

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Greater Antilles
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
5
25
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
7
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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