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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Pays de la Loire (North France, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
1615
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
1614
2735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
19
58
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
36
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
36
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
14
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pays de la Loire
5 Families width 49 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies28SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pays de la Loire
14 Genera with 49 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1825Demoiselle Damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets5SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets8SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail6SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs4SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pays de la Loire
49 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia concinna Rambur, 1842
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840River Jewelwing
Calopteryx amata Hagen, 1889Superb Jewelwing
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825Copper Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Calopteryx xanthostoma Charpentier, 1825Western Demoiselle
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841Orange Featherleg
Platycnemis aurantipes (Lieftinck, 1965)⇒ Agrilus quaestionis Obenberger, 1931
Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842White Featherleg
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Pays de la Loire
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
6
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
10
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
3
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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