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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Port Moresby (National Capital District, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
236
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
236
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Moresby
3 Families width 12 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae (Tillyard, 1917)Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Moresby
8 Genera with 12 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842wisp2SpeciesTaxom
Argiolestes Selys, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1906Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiagrion Selys, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Moresby
12 Species
Agriocnemis femina Brauer, 1868Orange-tailed Midget
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Argiolestes saltuarius (Lieftinck, 1956)⇒ Agrilus macleayi Carter, 1924
Ceriagrion aeruginosum Brauer, 1869Redtail
Indolestes linsleyi Lieftinck, 1960
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842Common Bluetail
Ischnura pruinescens Tillyard, 1906Colourful Bluetail
Pseudagrion ignifer Tillyard, 1906Flame-headed Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pseudagrion silaceum Lieftinck, 1932
Teinobasis agriocnemis
Xiphiagrion cyanomelas Selys, 1876

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Port Moresby
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
6
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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