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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region West USA (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
36
211
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
132
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
21
132
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
44
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West USA
11 Families width 143 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies97SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies9SpeciesTaxom
Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924Forest Damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Perilestidae Tillyard & F..., 1938Shortwings3SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing13SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917Forest giants2SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails1SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom
Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928Extinct family of damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West USA
43 Genera with 143 Species
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Agrion Fabricius, 18907SpeciesTaxom
Amphiagrion Selys, 1839Red Damsels4SpeciesTaxom
Argia Rambur, 1865Dancers24SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1782Demoiselle Damselflies4SpeciesTaxom
Celaenura Kennedy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Chromagrion Needham, 1876Aurora Damsels1SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1876Eurasian Bluets4SpeciesTaxom
Drepanosticta Laidlaw, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1943American Bluets24SpeciesTaxom
Eolestes Cockerell, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Eopodagrion Cockerell, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Erythromma Charpentier, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hesperagrion Calvert, 1907Painted Damsels2SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots5SpeciesTaxom
Heteragrion Selys, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Hyponeura Selys, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail15SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies11SpeciesTaxom
Lithagrion Scudder, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Mecistogaster Rambur, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Megaloprepus Rambur, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Melanagrion Cockerell, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptobasis Calvert, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Miopodagrion Kennedy, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Nehalennia Selys, 1861Sprites1SpeciesTaxom
Neoneura Selys, 1903Robust Threadtails1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyagrion Selys, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Palaemnema Selys, 1931Shadowdamsels2SpeciesTaxom
Perissolestes Kennedy, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Philogenia Selys, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Protamphipteryx Cockerell, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Protoneura Selys, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Psaironeura Williamson, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Teinobasis Kirby, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Telebasis Selys, 1861Firetails3SpeciesTaxom
Zacallites Cockerell, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Zoniagrion Kennedy, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
143 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrion civile Hagen, 1862
Agrion defixum Hagen, 1861
Agrion exsularis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion iners Hagen, 1861
Agrion mascescens S. H. Scudder, 1890
Agrion rufulum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Oxyagrion rubidum Rambur, 1842
Agrion telluris S. H. Scudder, 1890
Amphiagrion abbreviatum Selys, 1876Western Red Damsel
Amphiagrion abbrviatum
Amphiagrion mesonum
Amphiagrion saucium Burmeister, 1839Eastern Red Damsel
Argia adamsi Calvert, 1902
Argia agrioides Calvert, 1895California Dancer
Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918Paiute Dancer
Argia aliena S. H. Scudder, 1892
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia cuprea Hagen, 1861Coppery Dancer
Argia elongata Garrison & v..., 2017
Argia emma Kennedy, 1916Emma's Dancer
Argia frequentula Calvert, 1907
Argia fumipennis Burmeister, 1839Variable Dancer
Argia hinei Kennedy, 1918Lavender Dancer
Argia immunda Hagen, 1861Kiowa Dancer
Argia indicatrix Calvert, 1902
Argia johannella Calvert, 1907
Argia lugens Hagen, 1861Sooty Dancer
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Argia munda Calvert, 1902Apache Dancer
Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902Aztec Dancer
Argia plana Calvert, 1902Springwater Dancer
Argia sedula Hagen, 1861Blue-ringed Dancer
Argia tibialis Rambur, 1842Blue-tipped Dancer
Argia tonto Calvert, 1902Tonto Dancer
Argia translata Hagen, 1865Dusky Dancer
Argia vivida Hagen, 1865Vivid Dancer
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840River Jewelwing
Calopteryx dimidiata Burmeister, 1839Sparkling Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Celaenura gemina (Kennedy, 1917)⇒ Eustrotia concava Dyar, 1920
Chromagrion conditum Hagen, 1876Aurora Damsel
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion interrogatum Hagen, 1876Subarctic Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum Hagen, 1876Taiga Bluet
Drepanosticta crenitis Lieftinck, 1933
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma aspersum Hagen, 1861Azure Bluet
Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902Double-Striped Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895Tule Bluet
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma clausum Morse, 1895Alkali Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma durum Hagen, 1861Big Bluet
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma emma
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma florissantella T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895Skimming Bluet
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma kirkbyae Pierce, 1965
Enallagma mortuella T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Enallagma oblisum T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Enallagma praevarum Hagen, 1861Arroyo Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876Slender Bluet
Enallagma vernale (Gloyd, 1943)⇒ Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840
Eolestes ramosus Greenwalt & ..., 2014
Eolestes syntheticus T. D. A. Coc..., 1940
Eopodagrion abortivum Scudder, 1878
Eopodagrion scudderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Erythromma najas Hansemann, 1823Large Redeye
Hesperagrion heterodoxum Selys, 1868Painted Damsel
Hesperagrion praevolans T. D. A. Coc..., 1907
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina miniata Selys, 1879Kunth's evening primrose
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Hetaerina vulnerata Hagen, 1853Canyon Rubyspot
Heteragrion albifrons Ris, 1918
Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886
Hyponeura lugens (Hagen, 1861)⇒ Argia lugens Hagen, 1861
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903Desert Forktail
Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876Pacific Forktail
Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902Plains Forktail
Ischnura demorsa Hagen, 1861Mexican Forktail
Ischnura denticollis Burmeister, 1839Black-fronted Forktail
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura erratica Calvert, 1895Swift Forktail
Ischnura gemina Kennedy, 1917San Francisco Forktail
Ischnura hastata Say, 1839Citrine Forktail
Ischnura kellicotti Williamson, 1898Lilypad Forktail
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura ramburii Selys, 1857Rambur'S Forktail
Ischnura saharensis Aguesse, 1958Sahara Bluetail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lestes australis (Walker, 1952)⇒ Lestes disjuncta Selys, 1862
Lestes californica
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Lithagrion hyalinum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Lithagrion optimum Cockerell, 1916
Lithagrion umbratum Scudder, 1890
Mecistogaster linearis (Fabricius, 1776)⇒ Mecistogaster lucretia Drury, 1773
Megaloprepus caerulatus Drury, 1782
Melanagrion nigerrimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Melanagrion umbratum S. H. Scudder, 1890
Metaleptobasis bovilla Calvert, 1907
Miopodagrion optimum T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Nehalennia irene Hagen, 1861Sedge Sprite
Neoneura amelia Calvert, 1903Amelia's Threadtail
Oxyagrion rubidum Rambur, 1842
Palaemnema distadens Calvert, 1931
Palaemnema gigantula Calvert, 1931Elongate Shadowdamsel
Perissolestes remotus Williamson &..., 1924
Philogenia carrillica Calvert, 1907
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Protamphipteryx basalis T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Protoneura tenuis Selys, 1860Scarlet-backed Threadtail
Psaironeura remissa Calvert, 1903
Psaironeura selvatica Esquivel, 1993
Pseudagrion lindicum Grünberg, 1902
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Telebasis byersi Westfall, 1957Duckweed Firetail
Telebasis digiticollis Calvert, 1902Marsh Firetail
Telebasis salva Hagen, 1861Desert Firetail
Zacallites balli T. D. A. Coc..., 1928
Zoniagrion exclamationis Selys, 1876Exclamation Damsel

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in West USA
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
3
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
5
28
104
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
11
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyZacallitidae
Cockerell, 1928
Extinct family of damselflies
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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