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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Netherlands (Benelux)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
9090
28468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
647
9079
28452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
40
223
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
25
158
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
25
158
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
15
61
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Netherlands
15 Families width 159 Species and 2 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies91SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing11SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies18SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails8SpeciesTaxom
Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853Barelegs1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom
Lestoideidae Tillyard & F..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants4SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings4SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings3SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Netherlands
61 Genera with 159 Species
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Acanthagrion Selys, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Aeolagrion Williamson, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Africallagma Kennedy, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 0Red Damsels2SpeciesTaxom
Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers16SpeciesTaxom
Argiocnemis Selys, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Austroagrion Tillyard, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1862Flatwings1SpeciesTaxom
Austrocnemis Tillyard, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Austrolestes Tillyard, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Calicnemia Strand, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Cercion Navas, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1839Malachites1SpeciesTaxom
Coeliccia Kirby, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1839Eurasian Bluets9SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets16SpeciesTaxom
Epipleoneura Williamson, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Heliocharis Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Heliocypha Fraser, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots2SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 20176SpeciesTaxom
Idiocnemis Selys, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail14SpeciesTaxom
Leptagrion Selys, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Lestoidea Tillyard, 1913Bluestreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleptobasis Sjöstedt, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Microstigma Rambur, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mnesarete Cowley, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1840Sprites2SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1917Robust Threadtails3SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Oxystigma Selys, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1990Shadowdamsels1SpeciesTaxom
Perilestes Hagen, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs3SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Psaironeura Williamson, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinosticta Watson, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Synlestes Selys, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculobasis Machado, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Xanthagrion Selys, 1876Red and Blue Damsel1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Netherlands
159 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthagrion ascendens Calvert, 1909
Acanthagrion indefensum Williamson, 1916
Aeolagrion dorsale Burmeister, 1839
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Africallagma sapphirinum Pinhey, 1950Sapphire Bluet
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Amphiagrion mesonum
Archiargiolestes pusillus Tillyard, 1908Little flatwing
Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918Paiute Dancer
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia deceptor Garrison & v..., 2015
Argia fumigata Hagen, 1865
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia gemella Garrison & v..., 2015
Argia insipida Hagen, 1865
Argia meioura Garrison & v..., 2015
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia oculata Hagen, 1865
Argia plana Calvert, 1902Springwater Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Argiocnemis rubescens Selys, 1877Red - rumped Wisp
Austroagrion watsoni Lieftinck, 1982Eastern billabong fly
Austroargiolestes icteromelas Selys, 1862Common Flatwing
Austrocnemis splendida Martin, 1901Splendid longlegs
Austrolestes aridus Tillyard, 1908Inland Ringtail
Austrolestes insularis Tillyard, 1913Northern Ringtail
Austrolestes leda Selys, 1862Wandering Ringtail
Calicnemia carminea pyrrhosoma Lieftinck, 1984
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825Copper Demoiselle
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Cercion lindenii (Charpentier, 1840)⇒ Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Coeliccia mattii Phan & Kompier, 2016
Coenagrion armatum Charpentier, 1840Dark Bluet
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840Crescent Bluet
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion tengchongensis Yu & Bu, 2007
Coenagrion vernale (Hagen, 1839)⇒ Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840
Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860Sooty Threadtail
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma coecum Hagen, 1861Antillean Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Epipleoneura fuscaenea Williamson, 1915
Epipleoneura lamina Williamson, 1915
Epipleoneura pereirai Machado, 1964
Epipleoneura spatulata Rácenis, 1960
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Heliocharis amazona Selys, 1853
Heliocypha vantoli Hämäläinen, 2016
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina moribunda Hagen, 1853
Heteragrion bariai De Marmels, 1989
Heteragrion breweri De Marmels, 1989
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Heteragrion ictericum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion melanurum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion tatama Bota-Sierra ..., 2017
Idiocnemis inornata Selys, 1878
Ischnura abyssinica Martin, 1907Ethiopian Bluetail
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902Plains Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura fluviatilis Selys, 1876
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Leptagrion aculeatum Santos, 1965
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes minutus Selys, 1862
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Lestoidea conjuncta Tillyard, 1913Common bluestreak
Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842Ornate Helicopter
Mesoleptobasis cyanolineata Wasscher, 1998
Metaleptobasis bicornis Selys, 1877
Metaleptobasis quadricornis Selys, 1877
Microstigma maculatum Hagen, 1860
Mnesarete cupraea Selys, 1853
Nehalennia minuta Selys, 1857Tropical Sprite
Nehalennia speciosa Charpentier, 1840Pygmy damselfly
Neoneura bilinearis Selys, 1860
Neoneura joana Williamson, 1917
Neoneura myrthea Williamson, 1917
Nososticta solida Hagen, 1860Ochre threadtail
Oxystigma cyanofrons Williamson, 1919
Oxystigma petiolatum Selys, 1862
Palaemnema brevignoni Machet, 1990
Perilestes attenuatus Selys, 1886Attenuate Twigtail
Perilestes gracillimus Kennedy, 1941
Perilestes kahli Williamson &..., 1924
Perissolestes guianensis Williamson &..., 1924
Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841Orange Featherleg
Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842White Featherleg
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Protoneura calverti Williamson, 1915
Protoneura tenuis Selys, 1860Scarlet-backed Threadtail
Psaironeura tenuissima Selys, 1886
Pseudagrion aureofrons Tillyard, 1906Gold-fronted Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955Contrast Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhadinosticta banksi Tillyard, 1913Northern wiretail
Rhadinosticta simplex Martin, 1901Northern Wiretail
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Synlestes weyersii Selys, 1868Bronze needle
Tuberculobasis yanomami De Marmels, 1992
Xanthagrion erythroneurum Selys, 1876Red & blue damsel
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Netherlands
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
5
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
6
42
114
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
6
14
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Zygoptera at artfakta.se
Zygoptera at dyntaxa.se
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