Species list, Checklist of Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies) for Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)

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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	116 426 623	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	116 426 623	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	5 25 43	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	5 25 43	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	5 25 43	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Zygoptera Selys, 1854 Damselflies	2 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Torres Strait Islands
2 Families width 8 Species

Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890	Narrow-winged damselflies	6	Species	Taxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901	Spread-winged damselflies	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Torres Strait Islands
6 Genera with 8 Species

Aciagrion Selys, 1906		1	Species	Taxom
Agriocnemis Selys, 1842	wisp	2	Species	Taxom
Indolestes Fraser, 1913		1	Species	Taxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842	Forktail	2	Species	Taxom
Lestes Leach, 1862	Emerald Damselflies	1	Species	Taxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1877		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Torres Strait Islands
8 Species

Aciagrion fragile (Tillyard, 1906)	⇒ Aciagrion fragilis Tillyard, 1906
Agriocnemis femina Brauer, 1868	Orange-tailed Midget
Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, 1842	Pigmy wisp
Indolestes alleni Tillyard, 1913	Small Reedling
Ischnura aurora Brauer, 1865	Aurora Bluetail
Ischnura heterosticta Burmeister, 1842	Common Bluetail
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862	Dusky spreadwing
Teinobasis rufithorax Selys, 1877	Red-breasted Longtail

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Torres Strait Islands

Superfamily	Coenagrionoidea Kirby, 1890	1 4 6	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Lestoidea Calvert, 1901 Bluestreaks	1 2 2	Family Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Zygoptera at artfakta.se
Zygoptera at dyntaxa.se
Zygoptera at itis.gov