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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Kwale County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
307
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
307
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
27
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
27
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
27
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwale County
7 Families width 18 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwale County
9 Genera with 18 Species
Ceriagrion Selys, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Coryphagrion Morton, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1839Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Metacnemis Selys, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18938SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwale County
18 Species
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion kordofanicum Ris, 1924Little Orange Waxtail
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Ceriagrion whellani Longfield, 1952Yellow-faced Waxtail
Coryphagrion grandis Morton, 1924East Coast Giant
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853Dancing Jewel
Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902Black Sprite
Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893Hagen's sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion lindicum Grünberg, 1902
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion niloticum Dumont, 1978Nile Sprite
Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881Natal Sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Kwale County
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
5
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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