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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Midway (Leeward Islands)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		87
198
209		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		87
198
209		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		12
18
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
12
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		7
12
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies		5
7
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Midway
5 Families width 7 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Midway
7 Genera with 7 Species
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Xanthagrion Selys, 1876Red and Blue Damsel1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Midway
7 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Nososticta solida Hagen, 1860Ochre threadtail
Pseudagrion aureofrons Tillyard, 1906Gold-fronted Riverdamsel
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Xanthagrion erythroneurum Selys, 1876Red & blue damsel

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Midway
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
4
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks		2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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