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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Neogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
1807
3318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
375
1797
3306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
20
80
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
66
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
66
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Neogene
7 Families width 19 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings0SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Neogene
12 Genera with 19 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1877wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1994Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Diceratobasis Kennedy, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Epallage Charpentier, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 2000Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1849Emerald Damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Neoerythromma Kennedy, 1920
Yellowfaces0SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1926Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Vulcagrion Nel & Paichele, 19353SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neogene
19 Species
Agriocnemis lacteola Selys, 1877Milky dartlet
Agrion aglaope Heer, 1849
Agrion aglaopheme O. Heer, 1849
Calopteryx andancensis A. Nel, 1994
Diceratobasis worki G. O. Poinar Jr, 1996
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Ischnura velteni G. Bechly, 2000
Lestes arvernus L. Piton, 1935
Lestes dianacompteae Compte-Sart, 2014
Lestes leucosia O. Heer, 1849
Lestes ligea O. Heer, 1849
Lestes peisinoe O. Heer, 1849
Platycnemis cincuneguii J. Gil Collado, 1926
Sympecma incerta L. Piton, 1935
Sympecma ribesalbesensis Peñalver & al., 1996
Vulcagrion andancensis A. Nel, 1996
Vulcagrion cantalensis A. Nel, 1996
Vulcagrion propedemontanum L. Piton, 1935

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Neogene
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
3
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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