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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Indochinese Peninsula (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
543
7072
22184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
541
7070
22182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
31
186
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
18
151
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
18
151
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
12
59
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indochinese Peninsula
12 Families width 180 Species and 2 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies40SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing10SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings25SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly12SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies38SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18536SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails8SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indochinese Peninsula
59 Genera with 180 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRSTVX
Aciagrion Selys, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842wisp5SpeciesTaxom
Agriomorpha May, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Amphicnemis Selys, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Anisophaea Fraser, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Anisopleura Selys, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Archibasis Kirby, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Archineura Kirby, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Argiocnemis Selys, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Aristocypha Laidlaw, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Atrocalopteryx Dumont, Vanf..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Bayadera Selys, 19967SpeciesTaxom
Burmargiolestes Kennedy, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Calicnemia Strand, 19979SpeciesTaxom
Caliphaea Hagen, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1853Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 192911SpeciesTaxom
Coeliccia Kirby, 198421SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophaea Hämäläinen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Devadatta Kirby, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Dysphaea Selys, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Euphaea Selys, 184210SpeciesTaxom
Heliocypha Fraser, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Indocnemis Laidlaw, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Indocypha Fraser, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Libellago Selys, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Matrona Selys, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Matticnemis Dijkstra, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Mesopodagrion McLachlan, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mnais Selys, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Mortonagrion Fraser, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Neurobasis Selys, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Onychargia Selys, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Orolestes McLachlan, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Paracercion Weekers & Du..., 1876Lilysquatters3SpeciesTaxom
Philoganga Kirby, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Philosina Ris, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 2003Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Platylestes Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Podolestes Selys, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18608SpeciesTaxom
Protosticta Selys, 20169SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocopera Fraser, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Rhinagrion Calvert, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocypha Rambur, 19955SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sinosticta Wilson, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Vestalaria May, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Vestalis Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiagrion Selys, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indochinese Peninsula
180 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aciagrion approximans Selys, 1876Indian Violet Dartlet
Aciagrion borneense Ris, 1911
Aciagrion hisopa Selys, 1876Hisop's dartlet
Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919Green striped slender dartlet
Aciagrion pallidum Selys, 1891Pale slender dartlet
Agriocnemis femina Brauer, 1868Orange-tailed Midget
Agriocnemis lacteola Selys, 1877Milky dartlet
Agriocnemis minima Selys, 1877
Agriocnemis nana Laidlaw, 1914
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Agriomorpha fusca May, 1933Chinese Yellowface
Amphicnemis valentini Kosterin & K..., 2018
Anisophaea decorata Hagen, 1853Black-banded Gossamerwing
Anisopleura bipugio Hämäläinen &..., 2013
Anisopleura qingyuanensis Zhou, 1982
Anisopleura yunnanensis Zhu & Zhou, 1999
Archibasis viola Lieftinck, 1949
Archineura hetaerinoides Fraser, 1933
Argiocnemis rubescens Selys, 1877Red - rumped Wisp
Aristocypha fenestrella Rambur, 1842
Aristocypha fulgipennis Guérin, 1831
Atrocalopteryx coomani Fraser, 1935
Bayadera bidentata Needham, 1930
Bayadera continentalis Asahina, 1973
Bayadera hatvan Hämäläinen &..., 2015
Bayadera hyalina Selys, 1879
Bayadera melanopteryx Ris, 1912
Bayadera nephelopennis Davies & Yang, 1996
Bayadera serrata Davies & Yang, 1996
Burmargiolestes laidlawi Lieftinck, 1960
Burmargiolestes melanothorax Selys, 1891
Calicnemia akahara Phan, Kompie..., 2017
Calicnemia erythromelas Selys, 1891
Calicnemia eximia Selys, 1863
Calicnemia haksik Wilson & Reels, 2003
Calicnemia hamata Phan, Kompie..., 2017
Calicnemia miles Laidlaw, 1917
Calicnemia mortoni Laidlaw, 1917
Calicnemia soccifera Yu & Chen, 2013
Calicnemia uenoi Asahina, 1997
Caliphaea confusa Hagen, 1859
Caliphaea thailandica Asahina, 1976
Calopteryx atrata (Selys, 1853)⇒ Atrocalopteryx atrata Selys, 1853
Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser, 1922Orange-tailed Sprite
Ceriagrion azureum Selys, 1891Azure marsh dart
Ceriagrion bellona Laidlaw, 1915
Ceriagrion calamineum Lieftinck, 1951
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865Bi-coloured damsel
Ceriagrion fallax Ris, 1914
Ceriagrion fallax pendleburyi Laidlaw, 1931
Ceriagrion indochinense Asahina, 1967
Ceriagrion malaisei Schmidt, 1964
Ceriagrion olivaceum Laidlaw, 1914Rusty marsh dart
Ceriagrion praetermissum Lieftinck, 1929
Coeliccia acco Asahina, 1997
Coeliccia ambigua Asahina, 1997
Coeliccia bhriulieci To, Phan & Tran, 2017
Coeliccia chromothorax Selys, 1891
Coeliccia cyanomelas Ris, 1912Blue Forest Damsel
Coeliccia doisuthepensis Asahina, 1984
Coeliccia duytan Phan, 2017
Coeliccia hayashii Phan & Kompier, 2016
Coeliccia hoanglienensis Do, 2007
Coeliccia kazukoae Asahina, 1984
Coeliccia lecongcoi Phan, 2019
Coeliccia mattii Phan & Kompier, 2016
Coeliccia mientrung Kompier & Phan, 2017
Coeliccia onoi Asahina, 1997
Coeliccia poungyi Fraser, 1924
Coeliccia pyriformis Laidlaw, 1932
Coeliccia rolandorum Kosterin & K..., 2017
Coeliccia sasamotoi Do, 2011
Coeliccia scutellum Laidlaw, 1932
Coeliccia uenoi Asahina, 1997
Coeliccia yamasakii Asahina, 1984
Copera ciliata Selys, 1863Black-kneed Featherlegs
Copera marginipes Rambur, 1842Yellow bush dart
Copera vittata Selys, 1863Blue bush dart
Cryptophaea vietnamensis Van Tol & Ro..., 1995
Devadatta cyanocephala Hämäläinen, ..., 2006
Devadatta ducatrix Lieftinck, 1969
Devadatta kompieri Phan, Sasamo..., 2015
Drepanosticta emtrai Dow, Kompier..., 2018
Drepanosticta hongkongensis Wilson, 1996Blue-tailed Shadowdamsel
Drepanosticta makilingia Gapud, 2006
Drepanosticta vietnamica Asahina, 1997
Dysphaea basitincta Martin, 1904
Dysphaea gloriosa Fraser, 1938
Dysphaea haomiao Hämäläinen, 2011
Euphaea cyanopogon Hämäläinen, ..., 2019
Euphaea decorata Hagen, 1853Black-banded gossamerwing
Euphaea guerini Rambur, 1842
Euphaea hirta Hämäläinen &..., 2001
Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879
Euphaea ochracea Selys, 1859
Euphaea pahyapi Hämäläinen, 1985
Euphaea sanguinea Kompier & Ha..., 2018
Euphaea saola Phan & Hayashi, 2018
Euphaea variegata Rambur, 1842
Heliocypha biforata Selys, 1859Bifurcated jewel
Heliocypha perforata Percheron, 1835Common Blue Jewel
Indocnemis ambigua Asahina, 1997
Indocnemis orang Förster, 1907
Indocypha silbergliedi Asahina, 1988
Indolestes anomalus Fraser, 1946
Indolestes birmanus Selys, 1891
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura rufostigma Selys, 1876Reddish-orange dartlet
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862Dusky spreadwing
Lestes elatus Hagen, 1862Asian emerald spreadwing
Lestes nigriceps Fraser, 1924
Lestes praemorsus (Hagen, 1862)⇒ Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862
Libellago hyalina Selys, 1859
Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839Golden gem
Matrona basilaris Selys, 1853Blue-winged Demoiselle
Matrona nigripectus Selys, 1879
Matrona taoi Phan & Hämäl..., 2011
Matticnemis doi Hämäläinen, 2012
Megalestes chengi Chao, 1947
Megalestes distans Needham, 1930
Megalestes micans Needham, 1930
Mesopodagrion tibetanum McLachlan, 1896
Mnais andersoni McLachlan, 1873
Mnais icteroptera Fraser, 1929
Mnais mneme Ris, 1916Indochinese Copperwing
Mortonagrion aborense Laidlaw, 1914
Mortonagrion falcatum Lieftinck, 1934
Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Chinese Greenwing
Neurobasis chinensis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Stream glory
Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865Black marsh dart
Onychargia priydak Kosterin, 2015
Orolestes octomaculatus Martin, 1904
Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Paracercion ambiguum Kompier & Yu, 2016
Paracercion calamorum Ris, 1916Dusky Lilysquatter
Paracercion melanotum Selys, 1876Eastern Lilysquatter
Philoganga loringae Fraser, 1927
Philoganga montana Hagen, 1859
Philoganga vetusta Ris, 1912Ochre Titan
Philosina buchi Ris, 1917
Platycnemis phasmovolans Hämäläinen, 2003Phantom Featherleg
Platylestes platystyla Rambur, 1842
Podolestes coomansi Lieftinck, 1940
Prodasineura autumnalis Fraser, 1922Black Threadtail
Prodasineura coerulescens Fraser, 1932
Prodasineura collaris Selys, 1860
Prodasineura croconota Ris, 1916Orange-backed Threadtail
Prodasineura doisuthepensis Hoess, 2007
Prodasineura hoffmanni Kosterin, 2015
Prodasineura laidlawii Förster, 1907
Prodasineura verticalis Selys, 1860Bambootails
Protosticta albifrons Kompier, 2016
Protosticta caroli van Tol, 2008
Protosticta curiosa Fraser, 1934
Protosticta grandis Asahina, 1985
Protosticta linnaei van Tol, 2008
Protosticta nigra Kompier, 2017
Protosticta robusta (Fraser, 1933)⇒ Protosticta grandis Asahina, 1985
Protosticta satoi Asahina, 1997
Protosticta spinosa Phan & Kompier, 2016
Pseudagrion australasiae Selys, 1876Look-alike sprite
Pseudagrion calosomum Lieftinck, 1936
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pseudagrion pruinosum Burmeister, 1839
Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876Orange-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion spencei Fraser, 1922Brook Sprite
Pseudagrion williamsoni Fraser, 1922
Pseudocopera ciliata Selys, 1863Black-kneed featherleg
Rhinagrion hainanense Wilson & Reels, 2001
Rhinagrion viridatum Fraser, 1938
Rhinocypha arguta Hämäläinen &..., 1997
Rhinocypha biforata (Selys, 1859)⇒ Mantispa basilei Navas, 1930
Rhinocypha perforata Percheron, 1835Common Blue Jewel
Rhinocypha seducta Hämäläinen &..., 2001
Rhinocypha watsoni Van Tol & Ro..., 1995
Rhipidolestes owadai Asahina, 1997
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Sinosticta debra Wilson & Xu, 2007
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Vestalaria vinnula Hämäläinen, 2006
Vestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842Clear-winged Forest Glory

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Indochinese Peninsula
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
4
22
57
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
5
24
101
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
13
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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