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Checklist for Suborder Zygoptera Selys, 1854 (Damselflies)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
23
102
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
61
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
61
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
25
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
9 Families width 52 Species and 2 Subspecies
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies26SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917White-legged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestidae Fraser, 19608SpeciesTaxom
Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917Bambootails3SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Isostictidae Fraser, 1955Narrow-wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
25 Genera with 52 Species
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Africallagma Kennedy, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Allocnemis Selys, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Argiolestes Selys, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Azuragrion May, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1840Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceriagrion Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolestes Selys, 1862Malachites6SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrion Kirby, 1758Eurasian Bluets2SpeciesTaxom
Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Elattoneura Cowley, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1876American Bluets8SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1842Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1839Emerald Damselflies6SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Metacnemis Selys, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Prodasineura Cowley, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Proischnura Kennedy, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagrion Selys, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhosoma Charpentier, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Selysioneura Förster, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Spesbona Dijkstra, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Vestalis Selys, 19651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
52 Species and 2 Subspecies
Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839Swamp Bluet
Africallagma sapphirinum Pinhey, 1950Sapphire Bluet
Allocnemis leucosticta Selys, 1863A southern African endemic
Argiolestes macrostylis Ris, 1913
Azuragrion nigridorsum Selys, 1876Black-tailed Bluet
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840River Jewelwing
Ceriagrion glabrum Burmeister, 1839Common Citril
Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862Conspicuous Malachite
Chlorolestes fasciatum
Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839A southern African endemic
Chlorolestes longicaudus (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen, 1862
Chlorolestes tessellatus Burmeister, 1839Forest Malachite
Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862Shade Sylph
Coenagrion angulatum Walker, 1912Prairie Bluet
Coenagrion puella Linnaeus, 1758Azure Bluet
Ecchlorolestes nylephtha Barnard, 1937Near Threatened
Ecchlorolestes peringueyi Ris, 1921Marbled malachite
Elattoneura frenulata Hagen, 1860Sooty Threadtail
Elattoneura glauca Selys, 1860Common Pinfly
Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900River Bluet
Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875Boreal Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma ebrium Hagen, 1861Marsh Bluet
Enallagma glaucum (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Africallagma glaucum Burmeister, 1839
Enallagma hageni Walsh, 1863Hagen's Bluet
Enallagma polychromaticum Barnard, 1937
Enallagma subfurcatum (Selys, 1876)⇒ Agrilus sumbuanus Kerremans, 1898
Ischnura elegans Vander Linden, 1820Blue Tailed Damselfly
Ischnura senegalensis Rambur, 1842African Bluetail
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes plagiatus Burmeister, 1839Common Spreadwing
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895Grey-spotted Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes virgatus Burmeister, 1839Smoky Spreadwing
Metacnemis angusta Selys, 1863Ceres Stream-damsel
Platycypha fitzsimonsi Pinhey, 1950Boulder Jewel
Prodasineura verticalis delia Karsch, 1891
Proischnura polychromatica Barnard, 1937Cape Bluet
Pseudagrion caffrum Burmeister, 1839Springhead Sprite
Pseudagrion citricola Barnard, 1937Yellow-faced Sprite
Pseudagrion draconis (Barnard, 1937)⇒ Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869
Pseudagrion furcigerum Rambur, 1842Cape Sprite
Pseudagrion hageni hageni Karsch, 1893
Pseudagrion inconspicuum Ris, 1931Inconspicuous Sprite
Pseudagrion kersteni Gerstäcker, 1869Kersten's sprite
Pseudagrion massaicum Sjöstedt, 1909Masai Sprite
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Sulzer, 1776Large Red
Selysioneura ranatra Lieftinck, 1949
Spesbona angusta Selys, 1863Ceres Featherlegs
Teinopodagrion eretes De Marmels, 2001
Vestalis atropha Lieftinck, 1965

Subnodes of Zygoptera with occurrences in Western Cape
SuperfamilyCalopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCoenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
4
15
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
6
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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