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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Montgomery County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
249
1019
1305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
249
1019
1305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
13
25
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
18
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
18
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Montgomery County (Pennsylvania)
4 Families width 16 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Montgomery County (Pennsylvania)
9 Genera with 16 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1903
Aurora Damsels0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets7SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1840Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Montgomery County (Pennsylvania)
16 Species
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Calopteryx amata Hagen, 1889Superb Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Montgomery County (Pennsylvania)
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
5
10
Family
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