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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Matagorda County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
111
356
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
111
356
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
27
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
23
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
23
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
5
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Matagorda County
3 Families width 20 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies15SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Matagorda County
5 Genera with 20 Species
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets7SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matagorda County
20 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma durum Hagen, 1861Big Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura kellicotti Williamson, 1898Lilypad Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Matagorda County
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
3
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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