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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
60
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
54
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
54
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
8
20
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paraguay
8 Families width 48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies31SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853Barelegs1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Paraguay
20 Genera with 48 Species
Acanthagrion Selys, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Aeolagrion Williamson, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Argentagrion Fraser, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers9SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1907American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Epipleoneura Williamson, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Heliocharis Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots2SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Homeoura Kennedy, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1909Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Mnesarete Cowley, 18696SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Peristicta Hagen, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1948Firetails5SpeciesTaxom
Tigriagrion Calvert, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthagrion aepiolum Tennessen, 2004
Acanthagrion ascendens Calvert, 1909
Acanthagrion cuyabae Calvert, 1909
Acanthagrion gracile Rambur, 1842
Acanthagrion lancea Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Aeolagrion dorsale Burmeister, 1839
Argentagrion ambiguum Ris, 1904
Argia albistigma Hagen, 1865
Argia chapadae Calvert, 1909
Argia croceipennis Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia fosteri (Calvert, 1909)⇒ Argia albistigma Hagen, 1865
Argia iralai Calvert, 1909
Argia lilacina Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia mollis Hagen, 1865
Argia reclusa Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Epipleoneura venezuelensis Rácenis, 1955
Epipleoneura williamsoni Santos, 1957
Heliocharis amazona Selys, 1853
Hetaerina rosea Selys, 1853
Hetaerina simplex Selys, 1853
Heteragrion aurantiacum Selys, 1862
Homeoura ambigua Ris, 1904
Homeoura chelifera Selys, 1876
Ischnura fluviatilis Selys, 1876
Lestes dichrostigma Calvert, 1909
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes jurzitzai Muzon, 1994
Lestes paulistus Calvert, 1909
Mecistogaster amalia Burmeister, 1839Amalia Helicopter
Mnesarete guttifera Selys, 1873
Mnesarete lencionii Garrison, 2006
Mnesarete pruinosa Hagen, 1853
Mnesarete pudica Hagen, 1853
Mnesarete pudica pudica Hagen, 1853
Mnesarete smaragdina Selys, 1869
Oxyagrion basale Selys, 1876
Oxyagrion impunctatum Calvert, 1909
Oxyagrion pavidum Hagen, 1876
Peristicta aeneoviridis Calvert, 1909
Peristicta misionera (Jurzitza, 1981)⇒ Peristicta aeneoviridis Calvert, 1909
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Telebasis carmesina Calvert, 1909
Telebasis coccinata (Calvert, 1909)⇒ Telebasis coccinea Selys, 1876
Telebasis coccinea Selys, 1876
Telebasis obsoleta Selys, 1876
Telebasis willinki Fraser, 1948
Tigriagrion aurantinigrum Calvert, 1909

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Paraguay
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
3
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
15
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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