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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Mellette County (South Dakota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
123
454
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
123
454
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
28
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
22
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
22
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
11
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mellette County
5 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies16SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mellette County
11 Genera with 22 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1876Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers5SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets7SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mellette County
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895Alkali Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Mellette County
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
7
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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