Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
List of families for Sri Lanka
8 Families width 95 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Sri Lanka
27 Genera with 95 Species #ACDEILMNOPSV
| Aciagrion Selys, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriocnemis Selys, 1842 | wisp | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Amphiallagma Kennedy, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archibasis Kirby, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cercion Navas, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceriagrion Selys, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ceylonosticta Fraser, 1931 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Copera Kirby, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Disparoneura Selys, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 1931 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Elattoneura Cowley, 1860 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euphaea Selys, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Indolestes Fraser, 1862 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Indosticta | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnura Charpentier, 1842 | Forktail | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lestes Leach, 1862 | Emerald Damselflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Libellago Selys, 1839 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mortonagrion Fraser, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neurobasis Selys, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Onychargia Selys, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemis Burmeister, 1951 | Featherlegs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylestes Selys, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysticta Selys, 1860 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Prodasineura Cowley, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudagrion Selys, 1891 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sinhalestes Fraser, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vestalis Selys, 1929 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sri Lanka
95 Species and 8 Subspecies | Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919 | Green striped slender dartlet | | Agriocnemis femina Brauer, 1868 | Orange-tailed Midget | | Agriocnemis femina femina Brauer, 1868 | | | Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842 | Pigmy wisp | | Amphiallagma parvum Selys, 1876 | Azure dartlet | | Archibasis lieftincki Conniff & Be..., 2013 | Lieftinck's sprite | | Archibasis oscillans Selys, 1877 | Long-banded bluetail | | Cercion malayanum Selys, 1876 | | | Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865 | Bi-coloured damsel | | Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius, 1798 | Coromandel marsh dart | | Ceylonosticta adami Fraser, 1931 | Adam’s Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta alwisi Priyadarshan..., 2016 | Alwis's shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta anamia Bedjanic, 2010 | Ana Mia's shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta austeni Lieftinck, 1940 | Austin’s Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta bine Bedjanic, 2010 | Bine's shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta brincki Lietinck, 1971 | | | Ceylonosticta digna Hagen, 1860 | Noble Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta hilaris Hagen, 1860 | Merry Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta inferioreducta Bedjanic & C..., 2016 | | | Ceylonosticta lankanensis Fraser, 1931 | | | Ceylonosticta mirifica Bedjanic, 2016 | | | Ceylonosticta mojca Bedjanic, 2010 | Mojca’s Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta montana Hagen, 1860 | Dark Knob-tipped Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta nancyae Priyadarshan..., 2016 | Alwisi's shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta nietneri Fraser, 1931 | Nietner’s Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta rupasinghe Priyadarshan..., 2016 | Rupasinghe's shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta submontana Fraser, 1933 | Bordered Knob-tipped Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta subtropica Fraser, 1933 | Blue-shouldered Cornuted Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta tropica Hagen, 1860 | Dark-shouldered Cornuted Shadowdamsel | | Ceylonosticta venusta Bedjanic & C..., 2016 | | | Ceylonosticta walli Fraser, 1931 | Wall's Shadowdamsel | | Copera marginipes Rambur, 1842 | Yellow bush dart | | Disparoneura ramajana (Lieftinck, 1971) | ⇒ Agrilus arenatus Curletti, 1998 | | Drepanosticta adami Fraser, 1933 | | | Drepanosticta anamia (Bedjanic, 2010) | ⇒ Agrilus imitator Obenberger, 1933 | | Drepanosticta austeni (Lieftinck, 1940) | ⇒ Agrilus immaculatellus Thomson, 1879 | | Drepanosticta bine (Bedjanic, 2010) | ⇒ Agrilus immaculatus Fisher, 1921 | | Drepanosticta brincki (Lieftinck, 1971) | ⇒ Agrilus immaculicollis Thomson, 1878 | | Drepanosticta digna Hagen, 1860 | Nobel shadowdamsel | | Drepanosticta fraseri Lieftinck, 1955 | | | Drepanosticta hilaris Hagen, 1860 | Merry shadowdamsel | | Drepanosticta lankanensis Fraser, 1931 | Drooping shadowdamsel | | Drepanosticta mojca Bedjanic, 2010 | | | Drepanosticta montana Hagen, 1860 | Dark knob-tipped shadowdamsel | | Drepanosticta nietneri Fraser, 1931 | Nietner's shadowdamsel | | Drepanosticta sinhalensis (Lieftinck, 1971) | ⇒ Agrilus impar Kerremans, 1897 | | Drepanosticta starmuehlneri (St Quentin, 1972) | ⇒ Drepanosticta lankanensis Fraser, 1931 | | Drepanosticta submontana Fraser, 1933 | Bordered knob-tipped shadowdamsel | | Drepanosticta subtropica Fraser, 1933 | Blue-shouldered cornuted shadowdamsel | | Drepanosticta tropica Hagen, 1860 | Dark-shouldered cornuted shadowdamsel | | Drepanosticta walli Fraser, 1931 | Wall's shadowdamsel | | Elattoneura bigemmata (Lieftinck, 1971) | ⇒ Agrilus pidjinus Obenberger, 1924 | | Elattoneura caesia Hagen, 1860 | Jungle threadtail | | Elattoneura centralis Hagen, 1860 | Dark-glittering threadtail | | Elattoneura leucostigma Fraser, 1933 | May be extinct | | Elattoneura oculata Kirby, 1894 | Two-spotted threadtail | | Elattoneura tenax Hagen, 1860 | Red-striped threadtail | | Euphaea splendens Hagen, 1853 | Shining gossamerwing | | Indolestes divisus Hagen, 1862 | Closed-wing Reedling | | Indolestes gracilis Hagen, 1862 | Mountain reedling | | Indolestes gracilis gracilis Hagen, 1862 | | | Indosticta deccanensis Laidlaw, 1915 | | | Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865 | Aurora Bluetail | | Ischnura aurora aurora Brauer, 1865 | | | Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842 | African Bluetail | | Lestes elatus Hagen, 1862 | Asian emerald spreadwing | | Lestes malabaricus Fraser, 1929 | Malabar spreadwing | | Lestes praemorsus (Hagen, 1862) | ⇒ Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862 | | Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1893 | | | Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840 | Slender Spreadwing | | Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895 | Grey-spotted Spreadwing | | Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899 | Sickle Spreadwing | | Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862 | Swamp Spreadwing | | Libellago adami Fraser, 1939 | Adam's gem | | Libellago corbeti van der Poorten, 2009 | Corbett's gem | | Libellago finalis Hagen, 1869 | Ultima gem | | Libellago greeni Laidlaw, 1924 | Green's gem | | Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839 | Golden gem | | Mortonagrion ceylonicum Lieftinck, 1971 | Sri Lanka Midget | | Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758 | Chinese Greenwing | | Neurobasis chinensis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758 | Stream glory | | Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865 | Black marsh dart | | Platycnemis sanguinipes Schmidt, 1951 | | | Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862 | Scalloped spreadwing | | Platysticta apicalis Kirby, 1893 | Dark Forestdamsel | | Platysticta digna Hagen, 1860 | | | Platysticta greeni (Kirby, 1891) | ⇒ Platysticta maculata Hagen, 1860 | | Platysticta hilaris Hagen, 1860 | | | Platysticta maculata Hagen, 1860 | Blurry forestdamsel | | Platysticta maculata maculata Selys, 1860 | | | Platysticta montana Hagen, 1860 | | | Platysticta secreta Bedjanic & v..., 2016 | | | Platysticta serendibica Bedjanic & v..., 2016 | Serendib Forestdamsel | | Platysticta tropica Hagen, 1860 | | | Prodasineura sita Kirby, 1893 | Stripe-headed threadtail | | Pseudagrion decorum Rambur, 1842 | Three striped blue dart | | Pseudagrion malabaricum Fraser, 1924 | Malabar dartlet | | Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842 | Blue grass dart | | Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876 | Orange-faced Sprite | | Pseudagrion rubriceps ceylonicum Kirby, 1891 | Sri Lankan Orange-faced Sprite | | Sinhalestes orientalis Hagen, 1862 | Emerald Sri Lanka Spreadwing | | Vestalis apicalis Selys, 1873 | Black-Tipped Forest Glory | | Vestalis apicalis nigrescens Fraser, 1929 | |
Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Sri Lanka
Links, sources and further information Zygoptera at artfakta.se
Zygoptera at dyntaxa.se
Zygoptera at itis.gov
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