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


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		225
1129
1457		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		223
1127
1457		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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

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

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

Suborder
 		Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies		3
7
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Cruz County (California)
3 Families width 11 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Cruz County (California)
7 Genera with 11 Species
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Zoniagrion Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Cruz County (California)
11 Species
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura gemina Kennedy, 1917San Francisco Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Zoniagrion exclamationis Selys, 1876Exclamation Damsel

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Santa Cruz County (California)
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
6
9		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