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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
6922
16136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
489
6921
16135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
20
71
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
63
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
62
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
23
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Brazil
9 Families width 49 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies25SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings0SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing7SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Brazil
23 Genera with 49 Species
#ABEFHILMOPST
Acanthagrion Selys, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers7SpeciesTaxom
Bryoplathanon Garrison, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Epipleoneura Williamson, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Euthore Selys, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Forcepsioneura Lencioni, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots8SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 19886SpeciesTaxom
Homeoura Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1861Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Leptagrion Selys, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Minagrion Santos, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Mnesarete Cowley, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Perilestes Hagen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Phasmoneura Williamson, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Telagrion Selys, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1948Firetails3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
49 Species
Acanthagrion gracile Rambur, 1842
Acanthagrion taxaense (Santos, 1965)⇒ Agrilus sauteri Kerremans, 1912
Acanthagrion truncatum Selys, 1876Woodyfruit evening primrose
Argia claussenii Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia croceipennis Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia lilacina Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia modesta Selys, 1865Fourwing evening primrose
Argia sordida Hagen, 1865
Argia tamoyo Calvert, 1909
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Bryoplathanon globifer Hagen, 1853
Epipleoneura williamsoni Santos, 1957
Forcepsioneura sancta Hagen, 1860Webworms
Hetaerina amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918
Hetaerina auripennis Burmeister, 1839
Hetaerina brightwelli Kirby, 1823
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina hebe Selys, 1853
Hetaerina proxima Selys, 1853
Hetaerina rosea Selys, 1853
Hetaerina simplex Selys, 1853
Heteragrion aurantiacum Selys, 1862
Heteragrion beschkii Hagen, 1862
Heteragrion consors Hagen, 1862
Heteragrion flavovittatum Selys, 1862
Heteragrion muryense Costa & Santos, 2000
Heteragrion petiense Machado, 1988
Homeoura chelifera Selys, 1876
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Leptagrion bocainense Santos, 1979
Leptagrion capixabae Santos, 1965
Leptagrion macrurum Burmeister, 1839
Leptagrion vriesianum Santos, 1978
Lestes dichrostigma Calvert, 1909
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes minutus Selys, 1862
Mecistogaster amalia Burmeister, 1839Amalia Helicopter
Megapodagrion megalopus Selys, 1862
Mnesarete rhopalon Garrison, 2006
Oxyagrion pavidum Hagen, 1876
Oxyagrion santosi Martins, 1967
Oxyagrion simile Costa, 1978
Oxyagrion sulinum Costa, 1978
Oxyagrion terminale Selys, 1876
Perilestes fragilis Hagen, 1862
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Telebasis coccinea Selys, 1876
Telebasis filiola Perty, 1834
Telebasis willinki Fraser, 1948

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Southeast Brazil
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
4
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
15
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
4
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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