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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
27
133
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
98
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
98
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
27
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Texas
7 Families width 101 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies77SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies13SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Texas
27 Genera with 101 Species
#ACEHILMNOPRST
Acanthagrion Selys, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Agrion Fabricius, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1876Red Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers23SpeciesTaxom
Caconeura Kirby, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1825Demoiselle Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1890
Eurasian Bluets0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1919American Bluets23SpeciesTaxom
Epipotoneura Williamson, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Episynlestes Kennedy, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1868Painted Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail12SpeciesTaxom
Leptobasis Selys, 1877Swamp damsels2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1913Sprites3SpeciesTaxom
Neoerythromma Kennedy, 1876Yellowfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1903Robust Threadtails2SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
101 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthagrion ascendens Calvert, 1909
Acanthagrion quadratum Selys, 1876Mexican Wedgetail
Agrion civile Hagen, 1862
Agrion moestum Hagen, 1861
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918Paiute Dancer
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia barretti Calvert, 1902Comanche Dancer
Argia bipunctulata Hagen, 1861Seepage Dancer
Argia cuprea Hagen, 1861Coppery Dancer
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia funcki Selys, 1854
Argia hinei Kennedy, 1918Lavender Dancer
Argia immunda Hagen, 1861Kiowa Dancer
Argia leonorae Garrison, 1994Leonora's Dancer
Argia lugens Hagen, 1861Sooty Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia munda Calvert, 1902Apache Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia oenea Hagen, 1865Fiery-eyed Dancer
Argia pallens Calvert, 1902Amethyst Dancer
Argia plana Calvert, 1902Springwater Dancer
Argia rhoadsi Calvert, 1902Golden-winged Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tezpi Calvert, 1902Tezpi Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Caconeura gomphoides Rambur, 1842
Calopteryx dimidiata Burmeister, 1839Sparkling Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx xanthostoma Charpentier, 1825Western Demoiselle
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma coecum Hagen, 1861Antillean Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma daeckii Calvert, 1903Attentuated Bluet
Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876Turquoise Bluet
Enallagma doubledayi Selys, 1850Atlantic Bluet
Enallagma dubium Root, 1924Burgundy Bluet
Enallagma durum Hagen, 1861Big Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Enallagma semicirculare Selys, 1876Claw-tipped Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876Slender Bluet
Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919Vesper Bluet
Epipotoneura nehalennia Williamson, 1915
Episynlestes albicauda Tillyard, 1913Southern whitetip
Hesperagrion heterodoxum Selys, 1868Painted Damsel
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903Desert Forktail
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902Plains Forktail
Ischnura demorsa Hagen, 1861Mexican Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura kellicotti Williamson, 1898Lilypad Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura prognata Hagen, 1861Furtive Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Leptobasis melinogaster González-Sor..., 2002Cream-tipped Swamp Damsel
Leptobasis vacillans Hagen, 1877Red-tipped Swampdamsel
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861Plateau Spreadwing
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842Rainpool Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901Chalky Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842Blue-striped Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Nehalennia gracilis Morse, 1895Sphagnum Sprite
Nehalennia integricollis Calvert, 1913Southern Sprite
Nehalennia pallidula Calvert, 1913Everglades Sprite
Neoerythromma cultellatum Hagen, 1876Caribbean Yellowface
Neoneura aaroni Calvert, 1903Coral-fronted Threadtail
Neoneura amelia Calvert, 1903Amelia's Threadtail
Protoneura cara Calvert, 1903Orange-striped Threadtail
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Sympecma paedisca paedisca Eversmann, 1836
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Telebasis byersi Westfall, 1957Duckweed Firetail
Telebasis digiticollis Calvert, 1902Marsh Firetail
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Texas
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
19
80
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
6
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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