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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Santa Clara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1708
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1706
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
34
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
9
30
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
9
30
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
9
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Clara County
4 Families width 23 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies19SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Clara County
9 Genera with 23 Species
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers6SpeciesTaxom
Celaenura Kennedy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets6SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail4SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails1SpeciesTaxom
Zoniagrion Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara County
23 Species
Argia agrioides Calvert, 1895California Dancer
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Celaenura gemina (Kennedy, 1917)⇒ Eustrotia concava Dyar, 1920
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895Swift Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Zoniagrion exclamationis Selys, 1876Exclamation Damsel

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Santa Clara County
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
7
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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