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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pretoria
4 Families width 13 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pretoria
8 Genera with 13 Species
Africallagma Kennedy, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840
American Bluets0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1839Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18815SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
13 Species
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Africallagma sapphirinum Pinhey, 1950Sapphire Bluet
Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876Black-tailed Bluet
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing
Pseudagrion hageni Karsch, 1893Hagen's sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pseudagrion salisburyense Ris, 1921Salisbury Sprite
Pseudagrion spernatum Selys, 1881Natal Sprite

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Pretoria
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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