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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
36
248
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
187
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
21
187
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
13
75
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
13 Families width 299 Species and 52 Subspecies
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies15SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly36SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960)9SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies96SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings27SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies39SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing3SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies28SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies19SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails24SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in India
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
4
24
79
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
41
169
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
10
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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