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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Taiwan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
650
12552
43810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12549
43801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
25
134
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
16
101
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
16
101
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
34
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Taiwan
10 Families width 118 Species and 21 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies46SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly11SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies17SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies15SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae (Tillyard, 1917)Bambootails6SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae (Tillyard, 1917)Flatwing4SpeciesTaxom
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917Malachite2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Taiwan
34 Genera with 118 Species
#ABCEHILMNOPRST
Aciagrion Selys, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1882wisp8SpeciesTaxom
Argiocnemis Selys, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Aristocypha Laidlaw, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Bayadera Selys, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Calicnemia Strand, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Cercion Navas, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19677SpeciesTaxom
Coeliccia Kirby, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 192211SpeciesTaxom
Euphaea Selys, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Heliocypha Fraser, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail14SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies10SpeciesTaxom
Libellago Selys, 18426SpeciesTaxom
Matrona Selys, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Mnais Selys, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Mortonagrion Fraser, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Neurobasis Selys, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Onychargia Selys, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Orolestes McLachlan, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Paracercion Weekers & Du..., 1933Lilysquatters7SpeciesTaxom
Platylestes Selys, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 19816SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocopera Fraser, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Psolodesmus McLachlan, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocypha Rambur, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19936SpeciesTaxom
Sinolestes Needham, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taiwan
118 Species and 21 Subspecies
Aciagrion arakawai (Matsumura, 1931)⇒ Aciagrion migratum Selys, 1876
Aciagrion migratum Selys, 1876Wandering Midget
Agriocnemis australis (Selys, 1877)⇒ Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842
Agriocnemis femina Brauer, 1868Orange-tailed Midget
Agriocnemis femina oryzae Lieftinck, 1962
Agriocnemis hyacintha (Tillyard, 1913)⇒ Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842
Agriocnemis kagiensis (Matsumura, 1910)⇒ Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842Pigmy wisp
Agriocnemis pygmaea pygmaea Rambur, 1842
Agriocnemis velaris (Selys, 1882)⇒ Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842
Argiocnemis rubescens Selys, 1877Red - rumped Wisp
Aristocypha baibarana Matsumura, 1931
Aristocypha iridea Selys, 1891
Bayadera brevicauda Fraser, 1928
Bayadera brevicauda brevicauda Fraser, 1928
Bayadera hyalina Selys, 1879
Calicnemia atkinsoni (Selys, 1886)⇒ Calicnemia eximia Selys, 1863
Calicnemia eximia Selys, 1863
Cercion quadrigerum (Selys, 1883)⇒ Cercion sieboldii Selys, 1876
Cercion sauteri (Ris, 1916)⇒ Cercion sieboldii Selys, 1876
Cercion sieboldii Selys, 1876
Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser, 1922Orange-tailed Sprite
Ceriagrion auranticum ryukyuanum Asahina, 1967
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865Bi-coloured damsel
Ceriagrion fallax Ris, 1914
Ceriagrion fallax fallax Ris, 1914Black-tailed marsh dart
Ceriagrion melanurum Selys, 1876
Ceriagrion nipponicum Asahina, 1967
Coeliccia cyanomelas Ris, 1912Blue Forest Damsel
Coeliccia didyma Selys, 1863
Coeliccia flavicauda Ris, 1912
Coeliccia flavicauda flavicauda Ris, 1912
Copera annulata Selys, 1863
Copera arachnoides (Fraser, 1922)⇒ Copera ciliata Selys, 1863
Copera bhatnagri (Sahni, 1965)⇒ Copera marginipes Rambur, 1842
Copera ciliata Selys, 1863Black-kneed Featherlegs
Copera imbricata Hagen, 1863
Copera lacteola (Selys, 1863)⇒ Copera marginipes Rambur, 1842
Copera marginipes Rambur, 1842Yellow bush dart
Copera stevensi (Laidlaw, 1914)⇒ Copera ciliata Selys, 1863
Copera striatipes (Selys, 1863)⇒ Copera marginipes Rambur, 1842
Copera subannulata (Selys, 1886)⇒ Copera ciliata Selys, 1863
Copera trotteri (Fraser, 1922)⇒ Copera ciliata Selys, 1863
Euphaea compar (McLachlan, 1870)⇒ Agrilus blandulus Guérin, 1844
Euphaea formosa Hagen, 1869
Heliocypha perforata Percheron, 1835Common Blue Jewel
Heliocypha perforata perforata Percheron, 1835
Heliocypha perforate Percheron, 1835
Heliocypha perforate perforate Percheron, 1835
Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes helena (Fraser, 1922)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes manaliensis (Singh, 1955)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes sushmae (Baijal, 1955)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Indolestes veronica (Fraser, 1924)⇒ Indolestes cyaneus Selys, 1862
Ischnura amelia (Needham, 1930)⇒ Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865
Ischnura asiatica Brauer, 1865Asian Bluetail
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura aurora aurora Brauer, 1865
Ischnura bhimtalensis (Sahni, 1965)⇒ Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865
Ischnura brevispina (de Selys, 1876)⇒ Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842
Ischnura delicata (Hagen, 1876)⇒ Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865
Ischnura forcipata Morton, 1907Forcipate dartlet
Ischnura formosana (Chujo, 1931)⇒ Ischnura asiatica Brauer, 1865
Ischnura lobata (Needham, 1930)⇒ Ischnura asiatica Brauer, 1865
Ischnura nainitalensis (Sahni, 1965)⇒ Ischnura forcipata Morton, 1907
Ischnura orientalis (Selys, 1876)⇒ Ischnura asiatica Brauer, 1865
Ischnura rubilio Selys, 1876Western golden dartlet
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Lestes amata (Hagen, 1862)⇒ Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862Dusky spreadwing
Lestes ochraceus unicolor McLachlan, 1895
Lestes paludosus (Tillyard, 1906)⇒ Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
Lestes praemorsus (Hagen, 1862)⇒ Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862
Lestes praemorsus decipiens Kirby, 1893
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899Sickle Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Libellago ceylanica (Laidlaw, 1924)⇒ Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839
Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839Golden gem
Libellago lineata lineata Burmeister, 1839River heliodor
Libellago obscura (Kirby, 1886)⇒ Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839
Libellago signata (Krüger, 1898)⇒ Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839
Libellago uxor (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839
Matrona basilaris Selys, 1853Blue-winged Demoiselle
Matrona cyanoptera Hämäläinen &..., 2000
Megalestes maai Chen, 1947
Metaleptobasis orthogonia von Ellenrieder, 2013
Mnais andersoni McLachlan, 1873
Mnais andersoni tenuis Oguma, 1913
Mnais tenuis Oguma, 1913
Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina, 1972Four-spot Midget
Mortonagrion selenion Ris, 1916
Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Chinese Greenwing
Neurobasis chinensis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Stream glory
Neurobasis disparilis (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758
Neurobasis nobilitata (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758
Neurobasis sinensis (Walker, 1853)⇒ Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758
Onychargia atrocyana Selys, 1865Black marsh dart
Orolestes koxingai (Chen, 1950)⇒ Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Orolestes mirabilis (Oguma, 1913)⇒ Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Paracercion admirationis (Navas, 1933)⇒ Paracercion melanotum Selys, 1876
Paracercion calamorum Ris, 1916Dusky Lilysquatter
Paracercion calamorum dyeri Fraser, 1919
Paracercion melanotum Selys, 1876Eastern Lilysquatter
Paracercion sexlineatum (Selys, 1883)⇒ Paracercion melanotum Selys, 1876
Paracercion sieboldii Selys, 1876
Paracercion trilineatum (Navas, 1933)⇒ Paracercion melanotum Selys, 1876
Platylestes praemorsus Hagen, 1862Scalloped spreadwing
Prodasineura autumnalis Fraser, 1922Black Threadtail
Prodasineura corvina (Lieftinck, 1930)⇒ Agrilus avulsus Kerremans, 1903
Prodasineura croconota Ris, 1916Orange-backed Threadtail
Prodasineura dolorosa (Needham, 1930)⇒ Prodasineura autumnalis Fraser, 1922
Prodasineura gaudawricus (Sahni, 1965)⇒ Prodasineura autumnalis Fraser, 1922
Prodasineura longjingensis (Zhou, 1981)⇒ Prodasineura croconota Ris, 1916
Pseudagrion flavifrons (Needham & Gyger, 1939)⇒ Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876
Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842Blue grass dart
Pseudagrion pilidorsum Brauer, 1868
Pseudagrion pilidorsum pilidorsum Brauer, 1868
Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876Orange-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion rubriceps rubriceps Selys, 1876
Pseudagrion siamensis (Fraser, 1922)⇒ Pseudagrion microcephalum Rambur, 1842
Pseudocopera ciliata Selys, 1863Black-kneed featherleg
Psolodesmus mandarinus McLachlan, 1870
Psolodesmus mandarinus dorothea Williamson, 1904
Psolodesmus mandarinus mandarinus McLachlan, 1870
Rhinocypha baibarana Matsumura, 1931
Rhinocypha taiwana Wang & Chang, 2013
Rhipidolestes aculeata Asahina, 1951
Rhipidolestes aculeata aculeata Ris, 1912
Rhipidolestes aculeatus Ris, 1912
Rhipidolestes aculeatus aculeatus Ris, 1912
Rhipidolestes montanus (Asahina, 1993)⇒ Rhipidolestes aculeata Asahina, 1951
Rhipidolestes sakishimanus (Asahina, 1993)⇒ Rhipidolestes aculeata Asahina, 1951
Sinolestes edita Needham, 1930
Sinolestes editus Needham, 1930Variable Shujing
Teinobasis agriocnemis

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Taiwan
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
10
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
17
69
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
4
7
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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