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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Oligocene (Paleogene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
263
927
1766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
927
1766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
37
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
34
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
34
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
6
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oligocene
5 Families width 19 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oligocene
6 Genera with 19 Species
Agrion Fabricius, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Amgupteryx Petruleviciu..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1858Emerald Damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oligocene
19 Species
Agrion icarus H. A. Hagen, 1863
Agrion mysis Hagen, 1863
Agrion thais H. A. Hagen, 1863
Amgupteryx zherikhini J. F. Petrul..., 2010
Lestes aquisextana A. Nel, 1985
Lestes brisaci A. Nel, 1997
Lestes ceresti A. Nel, 1985
Lestes forsterii Hess, 1895
Lestes irenea A. Nel, 1987
Lestes lutzi A. Nel, 1994
Lestes plicata L. Piton, 1939
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Lestes sieblosiformis Cosmovici & ..., 1955
Lestes statzi E. Schmidt, 1958
Lestes vicina Hagen, 1858
Lithagrion elongatum Martynov, 1929
Sapho armissani A. Nel, 1987
Sapho legrandi A. Nel, 2010
Sapho sannoisiensis F. Meunier, 1914

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Oligocene
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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