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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
4 Families width 7 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
6 Genera with 7 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1853Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1840Eurasian Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1825Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
7 Species
Calopteryx exul Selys, 1853Glittering Demoiselle
Coenagrion mercuriale Charpentier, 1840Mercury Bluet
Ischnura fountaineae Morton, 1905Oasis Bluetail
Ischnura graellsii Rambur, 1842Iberian Bluetail
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Tunisia
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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