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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region South Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
447
5281
10268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
62
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
51
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
51
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
17
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Brazil
7 Families width 33 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853Barelegs1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants4SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Brazil
17 Genera with 33 Species
Acanthagrion Selys, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiolestes Selys, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Heliocharis Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots4SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1848Emerald Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mnesarete Cowley, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Peristicta Hagen, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1934Firetails2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Brazil
33 Species
Acanthagrion lancea Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Argia hasemani Calvert, 1909
Argia indicatrix Calvert, 1902
Argia sordida Hagen, 1865
Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Heliocharis amazona Selys, 1853
Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773)⇒ Hetaerina caia Drury, 1773
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina longipes Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina rosea Selys, 1853
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura fluviatilis Selys, 1876
Lestes auritus Hagen, 1862
Lestes bipupillatus Calvert, 1909
Lestes paulistus Calvert, 1909
Lestes pictus Hagen, 1862
Lestes quadristriatus Calvert, 1909
Lestes spatula Fraser, 1946
Lestes tricolor Erichson, 1848
Mecistogaster amalia Burmeister, 1839Amalia Helicopter
Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster modesta Selys, 1860
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842Ornate Helicopter
Megapodagrion megalopus Selys, 1862
Mnesarete cupraea Selys, 1853
Mnesarete guttifera Selys, 1873
Mnesarete pruinosa Hagen, 1853
Oxyagrion terminale Selys, 1876
Peristicta aeneoviridis Calvert, 1909
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Telebasis carmesina Calvert, 1909
Telebasis theodori Navas, 1934

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in South Brazil
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
3
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
10
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
4
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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