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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region West Papua (Western New Guinea, Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
107
493
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
107
493
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
10
25
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
25
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
25
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
13
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Papua
7 Families width 24 Species
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies8SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Papua
13 Genera with 24 Species
Argiolestes Selys, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Idiocnemis Selys, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Indolestes Fraser, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1959Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Metagrion Calvert, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Nososticta Selys, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Palaiargia Förster, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Papuagrion Ris, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocypha Rambur, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 19243SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Papua
24 Species
Argiolestes connectens (Lieftinck, 1956)⇒ Agrilus licheti Baudon, 1968
Argiolestes roon Kalkman, Ric..., 2010
Drepanosticta claaseni Lieftinck, 1938
Drepanosticta inversa Lieftinck, 1949
Idiocnemis dagnyae Lieftinck, 1958
Idiocnemis fissidens Lieftinck, 1958
Idiocnemis inaequidens Lieftinck, 1932
Idiocnemis strumidens Lieftinck, 1958
Indolestes albicaudus McLachlan, 1895
Indolestes goniocercus Lieftinck, 1960
Ischnura rhodosoma (Lieftinck, 1959)⇒ Eustrotia astydamia Schaus, 1894
Nososticta aurantiaca Lieftinck, 1938
Nososticta rangifera Lieftinck, 1949
Nososticta thalassina Lieftinck, 1949
Nososticta xanthe Lieftinck, 1938
Palaiargia arses Lieftinck, 1957
Palaiargia eos Lieftinck, 1938
Palaiargia micropsitta Lieftinck, 1957
Pseudagrion starreanum Lieftinck, 1949
Rhinocypha tincta Rambur, 1842Papuan jewel
Selysioneura venilia Lieftinck, 1953
Teinobasis micans Lieftinck, 1949
Teinobasis rufithorax Selys, 1877Red-breasted Longtail
Teinobasis wallacei Campion, 1924

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in West Papua
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
9
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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