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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Oman (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
202
1139
2081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1135
2077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
22
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
22
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
22
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oman
4 Families width 12 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae (Tillyard, 1917)Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oman
9 Genera with 12 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842wisp1SpeciesTaxom
Arabicnemis Waterston, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Arabineura Schneider & ..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Argiolestes Selys, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oman
12 Species
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Arabicnemis caerulea Waterston, 1984Powder Blue Damselfly
Arabineura khalidi Schneider, 1988
Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913
Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876Black-tailed Bluet
Azuragrion somalicum Longfield, 1931Somali Azuret
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Elattoneura khalidi (Schneider, 1988)⇒ Agrilus apicalis Waterhouse, 1889
Ischnura evansi Morton, 1919Blue-banded Damsel
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Pseudagrion decorum Rambur, 1842Three striped blue dart
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Oman
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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