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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Lake Eyre Basin (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
130
354
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
130
354
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
13
31
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
29
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
29
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
6
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lake Eyre Basin
6 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lake Eyre Basin
12 Genera with 17 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Austroagrion Tillyard, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1862Flatwings2SpeciesTaxom
Austrolestes Tillyard, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Diphlebia Selys, 1853Azure damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Synlestes Selys, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Xanthagrion Selys, 1876Red and Blue Damsel1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Eyre Basin
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Austroagrion exclamationis Campion, 1915Northern billabongfly
Austroagrion watsoni Lieftinck, 1982Eastern billabong fly
Austroargiolestes calcaris Fraser, 1958Powdered Flatwing
Austroargiolestes icteromelas Selys, 1862Common Flatwing
Austrolestes annulosus Selys, 1862Blue Ringtail
Diphlebia lestoides Selys, 1853Whitewater Rockmaster
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862Dusky spreadwing
Nososticta fraterna Lieftinck, 1933Northern threadtail
Pseudagrion aureofrons Tillyard, 1906Gold-fronted Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion jedda Theischinger..., 1991Dusky Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Synlestes weyersii Selys, 1868Bronze needle
Synlestes weyersii tillyardi Fraser, 1948
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Xanthagrion erythroneurum Selys, 1876Red & blue damsel

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Lake Eyre Basin
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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