Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region South India (India)
List of families for South India
10 Families width 99 Species and 1 Subspecies | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae (Cowley, 1937) | Jewel damselfly | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 | Forest Damselflies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905 | Gossamerwings | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for South India
37 Genera with 99 Species #ACDEHILMNOPRSV
| Aciagrion Selys, 1891 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Agriocnemis Selys, 1919 | wisp | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Amphiallagma Kennedy, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archibasis Kirby, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argia Rambur, 1916 | Dancers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caconeura Kirby, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calocypha Fraser, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriagrion Selys, 1916 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Copera Kirby, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Disparoneura Selys, 1842 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysphaea Selys, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elattoneura Cowley, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Esme Fraser, 1931 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaea Selys, 2025 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Heliocypha Fraser, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Indolestes Fraser, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Indophaea Fraser, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Indosticta | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1842 | Forktail | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1842 | Emerald Damselflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Libellago Selys, 1839 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Megapodagrion Selys, 1885 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Melanoneura Fraser, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mortonagrion Fraser, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neurobasis Selys, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nososticta Selys, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Onychargia Selys, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracercion Weekers & Du..., 1876 | Lilysquatters | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phylloneura Fraser, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylestes Selys, 1842 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prodasineura Cowley, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protosticta Selys, 2020 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrion Selys, 1922 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinocypha Rambur, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selysioneura Förster, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vestalis Selys, 1934 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South India
99 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aciagrion approximans Selys, 1876 | Indian Violet Dartlet | | Aciagrion approximans krishna Fraser, 1921 | Indian Violet Dartlet | | Aciagrion hisopa Selys, 1876 | Hisop's dartlet | | Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919 | Green striped slender dartlet | | Aciagrion pallidum Selys, 1891 | Pale slender dartlet | | Agriocnemis femina Brauer, 1868 | Orange-tailed Midget | | Agriocnemis keralensis Peters, 1981 | | | Agriocnemis pieris Laidlaw, 1919 | White dartlet | | Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842 | Pigmy wisp | | Agriocnemis splendidissima Laidlaw, 1919 | Splendid dartlet | | Amphiallagma parvum Selys, 1876 | Azure dartlet | | Archibasis oscillans Selys, 1877 | Long-banded bluetail | | Argia emma Kennedy, 1916 | Emma's Dancer | | Caconeura gomphoides Rambur, 1842 | | | Caconeura ramburi Fraser, 1922 | Coorg bambootail | | Caconeura risi Fraser, 1931 | | | Caconeura verticalis | | | Calocypha laidlawi Fraser, 1924 | | | Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865 | Bi-coloured damsel | | Ceriagrion chromothorax Joshi & Sawant, 2019 | | | Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius, 1798 | Coromandel marsh dart | | Ceriagrion olivaceum Laidlaw, 1914 | Rusty marsh dart | | Ceriagrion rubiae Laidlaw, 1916 | Orange marsh dart | | Copera marginipes Rambur, 1842 | Yellow bush dart | | Copera vittata Selys, 1863 | Blue bush dart | | Disparoneura apicalis Fraser, 1924 | | | Disparoneura quadrimaculata Rambur, 1842 | Black-winged bambootail | | Drepanosticta annandalei Fraser, 1924 | | | Dysphaea ethela Fraser, 1924 | | | Elattoneura souteri Fraser, 1924 | | | Elattoneura tetrica Laidlaw, 1917 | | | Esme cyaneovittata Fraser, 1922 | | | Esme longistyla Fraser, 1931 | Nilgiri bambootail | | Esme mudiensis Fraser, 1931 | | | Euphaea cardinalis Fraser, 1924 | | | Euphaea dispar Rambur, 1842 | Nilgiri torrent dart | | Euphaea fraseri Laidlaw, 1920 | | | Euphaea pseudodispar Sadasivan & ..., 2021 | | | Euphaea wayanadensis Anooj, Susan..., 2025 | | | Heliocypha bisignata Hagen, 1853 | Stream ruby | | Indolestes davenporti (Fraser, 1930) | ⇒ Indolestes gracilis Hagen, 1862 | | Indolestes gracilis Hagen, 1862 | Mountain reedling | | Indolestes pulcherrimus Fraser, 1924 | | | Indophaea fraseri Laidlaw, 1920 | | | Indosticta deccanensis Laidlaw, 1915 | | | Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865 | Aurora Bluetail | | Ischnura nursei Morton, 1907 | Pixie dartlet | | Ischnura rubilio Selys, 1876 | Western golden dartlet | | Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842 | African Bluetail | | Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862 | Dusky spreadwing | | Lestes dorothea Fraser, 1924 | | | Lestes elatus Hagen, 1862 | Asian emerald spreadwing | | Lestes malabaricus Fraser, 1929 | Malabar spreadwing | | Lestes nodalis Selys, 1891 | Wandering Spreadwing | | Lestes patricia Fraser, 1924 | | | Lestes praemorsus (Hagen, 1862) | ⇒ Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862 | | Lestes umbrinus Selys, 1891 | | | Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842 | Emerald-striped spreadwing | | Libellago aurantiaca Selys, 1859 | | | Libellago balus Hämäläinen, 2002 | | | Libellago indica Fraser, 1928 | Southern heliodor | | Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839 | Golden gem | | Melanoneura bilineata Fraser, 1922 | | | Mortonagrion varralli Fraser, 1920 | | | Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758 | Chinese Greenwing | | Nososticta nicobarica Chandra, 2017 | | | Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865 | Black marsh dart | | Paracercion calamorum Ris, 1916 | Dusky Lilysquatter | | Paracercion Malayanum Selys, 1876 | Malay lillysquatter | | Paracercion melanotum Selys, 1876 | Eastern Lilysquatter | | Phylloneura westermanni Hagen, 1860 | | | Platylestes platystyla Rambur, 1842 | | | Platylestes platystylus Rambur, 1842 | | | Prodasineura verticalis Selys, 1860 | Bambootails | | Protosticta antelopoides Fraser, 1931 | | | Protosticta armageddonia Chandran, Pa..., 2023 | | | Protosticta cyanofemora Joshi, Subra..., 2020 | | | Protosticta davenporti Fraser, 1931 | | | Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915 | | | Protosticta hearseyi Fraser, 1922 | | | Protosticta monticola Emiliyamma &..., 2016 | | | Protosticta mortoni (Fraser, 1924) | ⇒ Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915 | | Protosticta ponmudiensis Kiran, Kales..., 2015 | | | Protosticta rufostigma Kimmins, 1958 | | | Protosticta sanguinostigma Fraser, 1922 | | | Protosticta sholai Subramanian ..., 2020 | | | Pseudagrion andamanicum Fraser, 1924 | | | Pseudagrion australasiae Selys, 1876 | Look-alike sprite | | Pseudagrion decorum Rambur, 1842 | Three striped blue dart | | Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924 | | | Pseudagrion malabaricum Fraser, 1924 | Malabar dartlet | | Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842 | Blue grass dart | | Pseudagrion pruinosum Burmeister, 1839 | | | Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876 | Orange-faced Sprite | | Pseudagrion williamsoni Fraser, 1922 | | | Rhinocypha bisignata (Hagen, 1853) | ⇒ Mantispa bicolor Stitz, 1913 | | Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949 | | | Vestalis apicalis Selys, 1873 | Black-Tipped Forest Glory | | Vestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842 | Clear-winged Forest Glory | | Vestalis submontana Fraser, 1934 | |
Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in South India
Links, sources and further information Zygoptera at artfakta.se
Zygoptera at dyntaxa.se
Zygoptera at itis.gov
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