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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
3689
10159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
411
3685
10153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
11
47
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
46
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
46
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
15
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morocco
5 Families width 32 Species and 3 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies19SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing3SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morocco
15 Genera with 32 Species
Agrion Fabricius, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1825Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets5SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1876American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1958Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1895Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Nesolestes Selys, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1849Featherlegs3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Tatocnemis Kirby, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
32 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agrion lugens Hagen, 1861
Calopteryx exul Selys, 1853Glittering Demoiselle
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825Copper Demoiselle
Ceriagrion glabrum glabrum Burmeister, 1839
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Coenagrion caerulescens Fonscolombe, 1838Mediterranean Bluet
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion mercuriale hermeticum Selys, 1872
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma deserti Selys, 1871Desert Bluet
Enallagma nigridorsum (Selys, 1876)⇒ Euxoa achyricola Corti, 1931
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Ischnura graellsii Rambur, 1842Iberian Bluetail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura saharensis Aguesse, 1958Sahara Bluetail
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes ochraceus unicolor McLachlan, 1895
Nesolestes alboterminatus Selys, 1891
Platycnemis alatipes McLachlan, 1872
Platycnemis hova (Martin, 1908)⇒ Agrilus quaestor Obenberger, 1931
Platycnemis subdilatata Selys, 1849Barbary Featherleg
Pseudagrion furcigerum Rambur, 1842Cape Sprite
Pseudagrion punctum Rambur, 1842
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Tatocnemis malgassica Kirby, 1889
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Morocco
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
9
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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