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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
9673
29819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
9667
29813
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
24
142
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
18
125
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
18
125
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
12
60
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Peru
12 Families width 206 Species and 2 Subspecies
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies23SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies98SpeciesTaxom
Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853Barelegs1SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing23SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings7SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings21SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails8SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants11SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Peru
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
4
11
46
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
5
40
119
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
9
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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