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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Matara (Southern Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
41
87
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
41
87
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Matara
6 Families width 6 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Matara
6 Genera with 6 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Ceylonosticta Fraser, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Euphaea Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neurobasis Selys, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matara
6 Species
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Ceylonosticta mojca Bedjanic, 2010Mojca’s Shadowdamsel
Elattoneura caesia Hagen, 1860Jungle threadtail
Euphaea splendens Hagen, 1853Shining gossamerwing
Indolestes gracilis Hagen, 1862Mountain reedling
Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Chinese Greenwing

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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