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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Spokane County (Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
297
1511
2274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
296
1510
2273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
19
61
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
40
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
40
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
14
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Spokane County
5 Families width 39 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies27SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Spokane County
14 Genera with 39 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers7SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1782Demoiselle Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets7SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail6SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1861Emerald Damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spokane County
39 Species
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840River Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Spokane County
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
10
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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