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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
542
7700
26252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
539
7691
26240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
23
65
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
43
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
42
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
17
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Italy
7 Families width 38 Species and 5 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies19SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings0SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Italy
17 Genera with 38 Species
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1825Demoiselle Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Cercion Navas, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings4SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets6SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Epallage Charpentier, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1825Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1840Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Italy
38 Species and 5 Subspecies
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825Copper Demoiselle
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx splendens xanthostoma (Charpentier, 1825)⇒ Calopteryx xanthostoma Charpentier, 1825
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Calopteryx xanthostoma Charpentier, 1825Western Demoiselle
Cercion lindeni (Selys, 1840)⇒ Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Ceriagrion tenellum tenellum de Villers, 1789
Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929Eastern Willow Spreadwing
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis parvidens (Artobolevski, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Chalcolestes viridis viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion ornatum Selys, 1850Ornate Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836Dark Emerald Damselfly
Lestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Nehalennia speciosa Charpentier, 1840Pygmy damselfly
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in North Italy
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
2
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
11
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
4
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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