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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
144
437
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
144
437
552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
37
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
32
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
8
32
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
8
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Tammany Parish
4 Families width 23 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies16SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Tammany Parish
8 Genera with 23 Species
Argia Rambur, 1842Dancers5SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1927American Bluets7SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1913Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Tammany Parish
23 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Calopteryx dimidiata Burmeister, 1839Sparkling Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma concisum Williamson, 1922Cherry Bluet
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma durum Hagen, 1861Big Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma weewa Byers, 1927Blackwater Bluet
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913Southern Sprite
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in St. Tammany Parish
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
4
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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