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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Upper Eocene (Eocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
502
2714
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
2709
5489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
63
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
32
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
32
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
6
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Eocene
6 Families width 19 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing6SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Upper Eocene
13 Genera with 19 Species
Agrion Fabricius, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Angloprotoneura Nel & Fleck, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1892Dancers1SpeciesTaxom
Electropodagrion Azar & Nel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1916American Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1907Painted Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1937Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Megalestes Selys, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Melanagrion Cockerell, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Miopodagrion Kennedy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oligoargiolestes Kennedy, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1848Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Eocene
19 Species
Agrion exsularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion mascescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion telluris S. H. Scudder, 1890
Angloprotoneura emilielacroixi A. Nel, 2014
Argia aliena S. H. Scudder, 1892
Electropodagrion szwedoi D. Azar, 2008
Enallagma florissantella T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Enallagma mortuella T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Enallagma oblisum T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Enallagma oligocena T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Hesperagrion praevolans T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Lithagrion hyalinum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Megalestes anglicus Cockerell, 1915
Melanagrion nigerrimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Melanagrion umbratum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Miopodagrion optimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Oligoargiolestes oligocenum C. H. Kennedy, 1925
Platycnemis antiqua F. Pictet, 1848

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Upper Eocene
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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