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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Puntarenas (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
449
6881
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
448
6880
12638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
21
104
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
75
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
75
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
30
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puntarenas
10 Families width 97 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies51SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings6SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing10SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants3SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings2SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puntarenas
30 Genera with 97 Species
#ACDEHILMNPST
Acanthagrion Selys, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Anisagrion Selys, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1907Dancers26SpeciesTaxom
Caconeura Kirby, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Cora Selys, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1907American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots9SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1959Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Megaloprepus Rambur, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Miocora Calvert, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1857Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Neoerythromma Kennedy, 1876Yellowfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1917Robust Threadtails1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1931Shadowdamsels7SpeciesTaxom
Paraphlebia Selys, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Philogenia Selys, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Psaironeura Williamson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puntarenas
97 Species
Acanthagrion inexpectum Leonard, 1977
Acanthagrion trilobatum Leonard, 1977
Anisagrion allopterum Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Anisagrion kennedyi Leonard, 1937
Argia adamsi Calvert, 1902
Argia anceps Garrison, 1996Cerulean Dancer
Argia calverti Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia carolus Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia chelata Calvert, 1902
Argia cupraurea Calvert, 1902
Argia difficilis Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia eliptica Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia elongata Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia extranea Hagen, 1861Spine-tipped Dancer
Argia fissa Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia frequentula Calvert, 1907
Argia indicatrix Calvert, 1902
Argia medullaris Hagen, 1865
Argia oculata Hagen, 1865
Argia oenea Hagen, 1865Fiery-eyed Dancer
Argia pocomana Calvert, 1907
Argia pulla Hagen, 1865
Argia rogersi Calvert, 1902
Argia schorri Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia talamanca Calvert, 1907
Argia terira Calvert, 1907
Argia tezpi Calvert, 1902Tezpi Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia ulmeca Calvert, 1902
Argia underwoodi Calvert, 1907
Caconeura gomphoides Rambur, 1842
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Cora chirripa Calvert, 1907Leopard moth
Cora marina Selys, 1868Texas evening primrose
Cora notoxantha Ris, 1918
Cora obscura Ris, 1918
Cora semiopaca Selys, 1878James' eveningprimrose
Cora skinneri Calvert, 1907
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773)⇒ Hetaerina caia Drury, 1773
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina cruentata Rambur, 1842
Hetaerina fuscoguttata Selys, 1878James' eveningprimrose
Hetaerina infecta Calvert, 1901
Hetaerina majuscula Selys, 1853
Hetaerina occisa Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina sempronia Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Heteragrion albifrons Ris, 1918
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Heteragrion majus Selys, 1886
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Lestes henshawi Calvert, 1907
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Lestes tikalus Kormoondy, 1959
Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842Ornate Helicopter
Megaloprepus caerulatus Drury, 1782
Megapodagrion megalopus Selys, 1862
Metaleptobasis foreli Ris, 1918
Metaleptobasis westfalli (Cumming, 1954)⇒ Euxoa huebneri Boursin, 1926
Nehalennia minuta Selys, 1857Tropical Sprite
Neoerythromma cultellatum Hagen, 1876Caribbean Yellowface
Neoneura esthera Williamson, 1917
Palaemnema baltodanoi Brooks, 1989Cacao Shadowdamsel
Palaemnema collaris Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema dentata Donnelly, 1992
Palaemnema distadens Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema nathalia Selys, 1886
Palaemnema paulirica Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema paulitoyaca Calvert, 1931
Paraphlebia zoe Selys, 1861Zoe Waterfall Damsel
Perissolestes magdalenae Williamson &..., 1924
Perissolestes remotus Williamson &..., 1924
Philogenia carrillica Calvert, 1907
Philogenia championi Calvert, 1901
Philogenia leonora Westfall & C..., 1956
Philogenia peacocki Brooks, 1989
Philogenia terraba Calvert, 1907
Protoneura amatoria Calvert, 1907
Protoneura aurantiaca Selys, 1886
Protoneura sulfurata Donnelly, 1989Sulphury Threadtail
Psaironeura remissa Calvert, 1903
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Telebasis aurea M.L. May, 1992
Telebasis corallina Selys, 1876
Telebasis digiticollis Calvert, 1902Marsh Firetail
Telebasis garleppi Ris, 1918
Telebasis isthmica Calvert, 1902
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Puntarenas
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
4
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
5
20
65
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
6
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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