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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Rwanda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
253
2144
4667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
9
30
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
30
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
30
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rwanda
6 Families width 9 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails0SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae (Calvert, 1901)Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rwanda
9 Genera with 9 Species
Africallagma Kennedy, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Stenocypha Dijkstra, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rwanda
9 Species
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Africallagma pseudelongatum Longfield, 1936Spotted Bluet
Africallagma subtile Ris, 1921Fragile Bluet
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Chlorocypha molindica (Fraser, 1948)⇒ Agrilus melas Kerremans, 1896
Lestes pallidus (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Lestes sternalis Navas, 1930
Pseudagrion sublacteum Karsch, 1893Cherry-eye Sprite
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Umma saphirina Förster, 1916Sapphire Demoiselle

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Rwanda
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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