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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
6268
16391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
6261
16382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
30
145
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
19
99
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
19
99
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
12
40
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Netherland
12 Families width 100 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies53SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails7SpeciesTaxom
Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853Barelegs1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing9SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants4SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings3SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Netherland
40 Genera with 100 Species
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Acanthagrion Selys, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Aeolagrion Williamson, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1876Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers12SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1839Malachites1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets6SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets5SpeciesTaxom
Epipleoneura Williamson, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Heliocharis Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Heliocypha Fraser, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots2SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 20176SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail8SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleptobasis Sjöstedt, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Microstigma Rambur, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mnesarete Cowley, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1840Sprites2SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1917Robust Threadtails3SpeciesTaxom
Oxystigma Selys, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1990Shadowdamsels1SpeciesTaxom
Perilestes Hagen, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Psaironeura Williamson, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculobasis Machado, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Xanthostigma Navas, 18321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Netherland
100 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthagrion ascendens Calvert, 1909
Acanthagrion indefensum Williamson, 1916
Aeolagrion dorsale Burmeister, 1839
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918Paiute Dancer
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia deceptor Garrison & v..., 2015
Argia fumigata Hagen, 1865
Argia gemella Garrison & v..., 2015
Argia insipida Hagen, 1865
Argia meioura Garrison & v..., 2015
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia oculata Hagen, 1865
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825Copper Demoiselle
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
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840Crescent Bluet
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860Sooty Threadtail
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Epipleoneura fuscaenea Williamson, 1915
Epipleoneura lamina Williamson, 1915
Epipleoneura pereirai Machado, 1964
Epipleoneura spatulata Rácenis, 1960
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Heliocharis amazona Selys, 1853
Heliocypha vantoli Hämäläinen, 2016
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina moribunda Hagen, 1853
Heteragrion bariai De Marmels, 1989
Heteragrion breweri De Marmels, 1989
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Heteragrion ictericum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion melanurum Williamson, 1919
Heteragrion tatama Bota-Sierra ..., 2017
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura fluviatilis Selys, 1876
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes minutus Selys, 1862
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842Ornate Helicopter
Mesoleptobasis cyanolineata Wasscher, 1998
Metaleptobasis bicornis Selys, 1877
Metaleptobasis quadricornis Selys, 1877
Microstigma maculatum Hagen, 1860
Mnesarete cupraea Selys, 1853
Nehalennia minuta Selys, 1857Tropical Sprite
Nehalennia speciosa Charpentier, 1840Pygmy damselfly
Neoneura bilinearis Selys, 1860
Neoneura joana Williamson, 1917
Neoneura myrthea Williamson, 1917
Oxystigma cyanofrons Williamson, 1919
Oxystigma petiolatum Selys, 1862
Palaemnema brevignoni Machet, 1990
Perilestes attenuatus Selys, 1886Attenuate Twigtail
Perilestes gracillimus Kennedy, 1941
Perissolestes guianensis Williamson &..., 1924
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Protoneura calverti Williamson, 1915
Protoneura tenuis Selys, 1860Scarlet-backed Threadtail
Psaironeura tenuissima Selys, 1886
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma paedisca Brauer, 1877Siberian winter
Tuberculobasis yanomami De Marmels, 1992
Xanthostigma xanthostigma Schummel, 1832

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in South Netherland
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
5
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
5
27
66
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
4
8
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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