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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Turkey (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
511
6442
25242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
507
6432
25230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
22
72
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
37
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
37
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
6
12
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Turkey
6 Families width 24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies12SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Turkey
12 Genera with 24 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1832Demoiselle Damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1993Eurasian Bluets6SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Epallage Charpentier, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1825Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1929Emerald Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Turkey
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Calopteryx intermedia Selys, 1887
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx splendens mingrelica Selys, 1868Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Calopteryx virgo festiva Brullé, 1832
Ceriagrion georgifreyi Schmidt, 1953Turkish Red Damsel
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Coenagrion lunulatum Charpentier, 1840Crescent Bluet
Coenagrion persicum Lohmann, 1993
Coenagrion ponticum Bartenev, 1929
Coenagrion pulchellum Vander Linden, 1823Variable Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion syriacum Morton, 1924Syrian Bluet
Coenagrion vanbrinkae Lohmann, 1993
Drepanosticta dorcadion Lieftinck, 1949
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Epallage fatime Charpentier, 1840Odalisque
Erythromma lindenii Selys, 1840Blue-Eye
Erythromma viridulum Charpentier, 1840Lesser Red-eyed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura pumilio Charpentier, 1825Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes macrostigma Eversmann, 1836Dark Emerald Damselfly
Lestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)⇒ Chalcolestes parvidens Artobolevsky, 1929
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Turkey
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
7
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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