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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
575
4785
11639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
572
4781
11635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
54
132
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
40
93
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
36
87
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
21
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Germany
7 Families width 54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies31SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Germany
21 Genera with 54 Species
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Agrion Fabricius, 184812SpeciesTaxom
Calicnemia Strand, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1920
Willow Spreadwings0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets7SpeciesTaxom
Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Euphaea Selys, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1825Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Ischyopteron Oppenheim, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1840Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Platycorion Bode, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Germany
54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrion aglaope Heer, 1849
Agrion aglaopheme O. Heer, 1849
Agrion eichstaettense Hagen, 1862
Agrion exhaustum Hagen, 1862
Agrion hecticum H. A. Hagen, 1862
Agrion iris Heer, 1879
Agrion latreillei Germar, 1839
Agrion leucosia Heer, 1849
Agrion ligea Heer, 1849
Agrion parthenope Heer, 1849
Agrion peisinoe Heer, 1849
Agrion vetustum Hagen, 1848
Calicnemia carminea pyrrhosoma Lieftinck, 1984
Calopteryx lithographica
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840Crescent Bluet
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion ornatum Selys, 1850Ornate Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Barnard, 1937Near Threatened
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Euphaea areolata H. A. Hagen, 1862
Euphaea filosa H. A. Hagen, 1862
Euphaea multinervis Hagen, 1862
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischyopteron suprajurense P. Oppenheim, 1888
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes leucosia O. Heer, 1849
Lestes ligea O. Heer, 1849
Lestes peisinoe O. Heer, 1849
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Nehalennia speciosa Charpentier, 1840Pygmy damselfly
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Platycorion utroquelaesum A. Bode, 1953
Pseudagrion caffrum Burmeister, 1839Springhead Sprite
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
14
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
4
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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