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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Olifants River (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
138
449
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
51
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
22
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
22
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
8
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Olifants River
5 Families width 5 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19600SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails0SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Olifants River
8 Genera with 5 Species
Ceriagrion Selys, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1862
Malachites0SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Proischnura Kennedy, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Olifants River
5 Species
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Proischnura polychromatica Barnard, 1937Cape Bluet
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Olifants River
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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