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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
48
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
46
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
46
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
16
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
4 Families width 32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies25SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
16 Genera with 32 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1872wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 2017Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiagrion Selys, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Argiocnemis Selys, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Coenagriocnemis Fraser, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1949Forktail5SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Argia elongata Garrison & v..., 2017
Argiagrion leoninum (Selys, 1876)⇒ Leptagrion macrurum Burmeister, 1839
Argiocnemis solitaria Selys, 1872
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Coenagriocnemis insulare Selys, 1872
Coenagriocnemis insularis Selys, 1872
Coenagriocnemis ramburi Fraser, 1950
Coenagriocnemis rufipes Rambur, 1842
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Ischnura vinsoni Fraser, 1949
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Pseudagrion pseudomassaicum (Pinhey, 1951)⇒ Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893
Pseudagrion punctum Rambur, 1842
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum sublacteum Karsch, 1893
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Mauritius
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
13
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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