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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pietermaritzburg
5 Families width 7 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
8 Genera with 7 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1959wisp2SpeciesTaxom
Allocnemis Selys, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1839Malachites1SpeciesTaxom
Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
7 Species
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis falcifera Pinhey, 1959White-masked Whisp
Allocnemis leucosticta Selys, 1863A southern African endemic
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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