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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
634
4230
9101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
4225
9075
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
44
132
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
30
95
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
30
95
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
27
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paleogene
10 Families width 55 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies13SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing15SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928Extinct family of damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Paleogene
26 Genera with 55 Species
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Agrion Fabricius, 18637SpeciesTaxom
Amgupteryx Petruleviciu..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Angloprotoneura Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1892Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Eckfeldia Petruleviciu..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Electropodagrion Azar & Nel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1916American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Eolestes Cockerell, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Eopodagrion Cockerell, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Furagrion Petruleviciu..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Hanklitia Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1907Painted Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1940Emerald Damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Melanagrion Cockerell, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Miopodagrion Kennedy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Morsagrion Zessin, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Oligoargiolestes Kennedy, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1848Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Protamphipteryx Cockerell, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Sinocalopteryx Lin & al., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Thanetophilosina Nel, Martine..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Zacallites Cockerell, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paleogene
55 Species
Agrion antiquum F. Pictet, 1848
Agrion exsularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion icarus H. A. Hagen, 1863
Agrion mascescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion mysis Hagen, 1863
Agrion telluris S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion thais H. A. Hagen, 1863
Amgupteryx zherikhini J. F. Petrul..., 2010
Angloprotoneura emilielacroixi A. Nel, 2014
Argia aliena S. H. Scudder, 1892
Eckfeldia superstes T. Wappler, 2003
Electropodagrion szwedoi D. Azar, 2008
Enallagma florissantella T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Enallagma mortuella T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Enallagma oblisum T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Enallagma oligocena T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Eolestes ramosus Greenwalt & ..., 2014
Eolestes syntheticus T. D. A. Coc..., 1940
Eopodagrion abortivum Scudder, 1878
Eopodagrion scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Furagrion jutlandicus K. L. Henriksen, 1922
Furagrion morsi W. Zessin, 2011
Hanklitia hankliti W. Zessin, 2011
Hesperagrion praevolans T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Lestes aquisextana A. Nel, 1985
Lestes brisaci A. Nel, 1997
Lestes ceresti A. Nel, 1985
Lestes conexus Yan & Tang, 1976
Lestes datangensis Wang, 1976
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
Lestes zalesskyi Piton, 1940
Lithagrion elongatum Martynov, 1929
Lithagrion hyalinum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Megalestes anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Melanagrion nigerrimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Melanagrion umbratum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Miopodagrion optimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Morsagrion ansorgei W. Zessin, 2011
Oligoargiolestes oligocenum C. H. Kennedy, 1925
Platycnemis antiqua F. Pictet, 1848
Protamphipteryx basalis T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Sapho armissani A. Nel, 1987
Sapho legrandi A. Nel, 2010
Sapho sannoisiensis F. Meunier, 1914
Sinocalopteryx shangyongensis Q. B. Lin, 2010
Thanetophilosina menatensis A. Nel, 1997
Zacallites balli T. D. A. Coc..., 1928

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Paleogene
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
6
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
4
14
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZacallitidae
Cockerell, 1928
Extinct family of damselflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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