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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Mediterranean Turkey (Turkey)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		148
653
1044		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		148
653
1044		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		8
12
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
12
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		8
12
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies		5
5
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mediterranean Turkey
5 Families width 8 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae (Calvert, 1901)Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mediterranean Turkey
5 Genera with 8 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Epallage Charpentier, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1820Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1929Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mediterranean Turkey
8 Species
Calopteryx intermedia Selys, 1887
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Epallage fatime Charpentier, 1840Odalisque
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Mediterranean Turkey
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
2
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks		1
1
2		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom



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