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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
418
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
418
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
7
16
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
7
16
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
7
16
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
3
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Valais
3 Families width 9 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Upper Valais
6 Genera with 9 Species
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1825Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1890Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1771Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Valais
9 Species
Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825Northern Blue Damselfly
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
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 dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Platycnemis pennipes Pallas, 1771Blue Featherleg
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Upper Valais
SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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