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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region St. Charles Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
87
309
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
87
309
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
6
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
6
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
6
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Charles Parish
4 Families width 5 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Charles Parish
5 Genera with 5 Species
Argia Rambur, 1840Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Charles Parish
5 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in St. Charles Parish
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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