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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
679
9809
32121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
675
9790
32064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
32
126
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
19
88
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
18
87
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
24
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Spain
7 Families width 63 Species and 3 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies32SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Spain
24 Genera with 63 Species
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Acanthagrion Selys, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiallagma Calvert, 01SpeciesTaxom
Calicnemia Strand, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1825Demoiselle Damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Cercion Navas, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1842Eurasian Bluets6SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1907American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail10SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs4SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20012SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
63 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthagrion kennedii Williamson, 1916
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia indicatrix Calvert, 1902
Argia insipida Hagen, 1865
Argia pulla Hagen, 1865
Argiallagma minutum Selys Selys, 0
Calicnemia carminea pyrrhosoma Lieftinck, 1984
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825Copper Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Calopteryx virgo meridionalis Selys, 1853
Calopteryx xanthostoma Charpentier, 1825Western Demoiselle
Cercion lindenii (Charpentier, 1840)⇒ Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865
Ceriagrion tenellum de Villers, 1789Small Red Damsel
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Coenagrion caerulescens Fonscolombe, 1838Mediterranean Bluet
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion scitulum Rambur, 1842Dainty Blue Damselfly
Drepanosticta dorcadion Lieftinck, 1949
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773)⇒ Hetaerina caia Drury, 1773
Hetaerina occisa Hagen, 1853
Ischnura abyssinica Martin, 1907Ethiopian Bluetail
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura graellsii Rambur, 1842Iberian Bluetail
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura saharensis Aguesse, 1958Sahara Bluetail
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes dianacompteae Compte-Sart, 2014
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836Dark Emerald Damselfly
Lestes numidicus Samraoui, We..., 2003Algerian Spreadwing
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes virens Charpentier, 1825Small Emerald Damselfly
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841Orange Featherleg
Platycnemis cincuneguii J. Gil Collado, 1926
Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842White Featherleg
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Sympecma ribesalbesensis Peñalver & al., 1996
Teinopodagrion croizati De Marmels, 2002
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Spain
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
16
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
6
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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