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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region West Lafayette (Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		100
235
291		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		100
235
291		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects		11
24
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
8
18
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies		8
18
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies		4
5
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


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


Genera for West Lafayette
5 Genera with 7 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1863American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1842Emerald Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Lafayette
7 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in West Lafayette
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
2
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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