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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Red Deer County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
275
1532
2358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
274
1531
2357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
19
54
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
37
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
37
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
6
12
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Deer County
6 Families width 40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies30SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Deer County
12 Genera with 40 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1876Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers5SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets15SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail5SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Deer County
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876Slender Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902Plains Forktail
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Red Deer County
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
8
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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