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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Tunapuna-Piarco (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
5
24
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
24
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
5
24
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunapuna-Piarco
3 Families width 14 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunapuna-Piarco
8 Genera with 14 Species
Acanthagrion Selys, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers5SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1907American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1857Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1917Firetails1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna-Piarco
14 Species
Acanthagrion ascendens Calvert, 1909
Argia insipida Hagen, 1865
Argia oculata Hagen, 1865
Argia orichalcea Hagen, 1865
Argia pulla Hagen, 1865
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907Neotropical Bluet
Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773)⇒ Hetaerina caia Drury, 1773
Hetaerina occisa Hagen, 1853
Ischnura capreolus Hagen, 1861
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Mecistogaster ornata Rambur, 1842Ornate Helicopter
Protoneura tenuis Selys, 1860Scarlet-backed Threadtail
Telebasis demararum Williamson, 1917

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Tunapuna-Piarco
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
7
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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