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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
68
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
55
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
55
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
18
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leeward Islands
5 Families width 32 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies22SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leeward Islands
18 Genera with 32 Species
Acanthagrion Selys, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Anisagrion Selys, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1842Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1909Firetails3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthagrion Selys, 1876Red and Blue Damsel1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
32 Species
Acanthagrion ascendens Calvert, 1909
Anisagrion allopterum Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Argia concinna Rambur, 1842
Argia fissa Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma coecum Hagen, 1861Antillean Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Hetaerina cruentata Rambur, 1842
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Nososticta solida Hagen, 1860Ochre threadtail
Protoneura cara Calvert, 1903Orange-striped Threadtail
Protoneura romanae Meurgey, 2006
Protoneura viridis Westfall, 1964
Pseudagrion aureofrons Tillyard, 1906Gold-fronted Riverdamsel
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Telebasis corallina Selys, 1876
Telebasis demararum Williamson, 1917
Telebasis sanguinalis Calvert, 1909
Xanthagrion erythroneurum Selys, 1876Red & blue damsel

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
13
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
3
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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