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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Mombasa (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
277
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
277
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
24
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
24
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
24
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mombasa
4 Families width 13 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mombasa
8 Genera with 13 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1872wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18935SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mombasa
13 Species
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876Black-tailed Bluet
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion kordofanicum Ris, 1924Little Orange Waxtail
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Pseudagrion commoniae Förster, 1902Black Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion lindicum Grünberg, 1902
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
7
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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