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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
91
467
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
4
29
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
4
29
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
4
29
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
2
6
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Nigeria
2 Families width 13 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Nigeria
6 Genera with 13 Species
Agriocnemis Selys, 1928wisp4SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Nigeria
13 Species
Agriocnemis exilis (Selys, 1872)⇒ 
Agriocnemis falcifera Pinhey, 1959White-masked Whisp
Agriocnemis maclachlani Selys, 1877Forest Wisp
Agriocnemis victoria Fraser, 1928Lesser Pincer-tailed Wisp
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Ceriagrion suave Ris, 1921Brownish Citril
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Pseudagrion hamoni Fraser, 1955Contrast Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion sudanicum Le Roi, 1915Blue-sided sprite
Teinobasis agriocnemis
Teinobasis alluaudi Martin, 1896Indian Ocean Fineliner

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in South Nigeria
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
5
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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