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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Magsasay Station (Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
1801
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
1801
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
8
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Magsasay Station
8 Families width 16 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants2SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Magsasay Station
10 Genera with 16 Species
Argia Rambur, 1902Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Cora Selys, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots4SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Megaloprepus Rambur, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1931Shadowdamsels3SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Philogenia Selys, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Magsasay Station
16 Species
Argia cupraurea Calvert, 1902
Argia indicatrix Calvert, 1902
Cora marina Selys, 1868Texas evening primrose
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina cruentata Rambur, 1842
Hetaerina miniata Selys, 1879Kunth's evening primrose
Hetaerina occisa Hagen, 1853
Heteragrion mitratum Williamson, 1919
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860
Megaloprepus caerulatus Drury, 1782
Palaemnema dentata Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema distadens Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema gigantula Calvert, 1931Elongate Shadowdamsel
Perissolestes remotus Williamson &..., 1924
Philogenia carrillica Calvert, 1907

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Magsasay Station
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
2
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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