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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Ventura County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
224
948
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
224
948
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
41
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
33
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
33
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
5
10
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ventura County
5 Families width 22 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies18SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ventura County
10 Genera with 22 Species
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels2SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers5SpeciesTaxom
Celaenura Kennedy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets6SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail3SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1890Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ventura County
22 Species
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia agrioides Calvert, 1895California Dancer
Argia hinei Kennedy, 1918Lavender Dancer
Argia lugens Hagen, 1861Sooty Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Celaenura gemina (Kennedy, 1917)⇒ Eustrotia concava Dyar, 1920
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
8
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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