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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Suffolk County (New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
330
1709
2698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
328
1705
2694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
51
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
40
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
40
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
12
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Suffolk County (New York)
5 Families width 45 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies29SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Suffolk County (New York)
12 Genera with 45 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers4SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets17SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suffolk County (New York)
45 Species
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840River Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma doubledayi Selys, 1850Atlantic Bluet
Enallagma durum Hagen, 1861Big Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma minusculum Morse, 1895Little Bluet
Enallagma pictum Morse, 1895Scarlet Bluet
Enallagma recurvatum Davis, 1913Pale Barrens Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876Slender Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine 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 eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895Sphagnum Sprite
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Suffolk County (New York)
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
8
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
2
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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