Coenagrionidae

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Coenagrionidae

Male Ceriagrion glabrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Coenagrionoidea
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genera
More than 90 genera are accepted; see text.

The insect family Coenagrionidae is placed in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,100 species are in this family, making it the largest damselfly family. The family Coenagrionidae has six subfamilies: Agriocnemidinae, Argiinae, Coenagrioninae, Ischnurinae, Leptobasinae, and Pseudagrioninae.

This family is referred to as the narrow-winged damselflies or the pond damselflies.^[1] The Coenagrionidae enjoy a worldwide distribution, and are among the most common of damselfly families. This family has the smallest of damselfly species. More than 90 genera of the family Coenagrionidae are currently accepted.^[2]

Etymology

The name may be derived from Greek coen meaning shared or common and agrio meaning fields or wild.

Characteristics

Front wing of the variable damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum)

Usually have a black pattern
Ground color may be green, blue, yellow, orange, or purple
Narrow, stalked, usually colorless and clear wings
Two antenodal cross veins
Vein M3 arising nearer to nodus than arculus

Genera

The following is a complete list of genera:

Acanthagrion
Acanthallagma
Aceratobasis
Aciagrion
Aeolagrion
Africallagma
Agriocnemis
Amphiagrion
Amphiallagma
Amphicnemis
Amorphostigma
Andinagrion
Angelagrion
Anisagrion
Antiagrion
Apanisagrion
Argia
Argiagrion
Argiocnemis
Archboldargia
Archibasis

Eastern billabong fly (Austroagrion watsoni, female)

Austroagrion
Austroallagma
Austrocnemis
Azuragion
Bedfordia
Boninagrion
Bromeliagrion
Caliagrion
Calvertagrion
Cercion

Coromandel marsh dart Ceriagrion coromandelianum

Ceriagrion
Chromagrion
Coenagriocnemis

Azure damselfly, Coenagrion puella

Coenagrion
Cyanallagma
Denticulobasis
Diceratobasis
Dolonagrion
Enacantha
Enallagma
Erythromma
Helveciagrion
Hesperagrion
Himalagrion
Homeoura
Hylaeargia
Hylaeonympha
Inpabasis

Blue-tailed damselfly, Ischnura elegans

Ischnura
Leptagrion
Leptobasis
Leucobasis
Megalagrion
Melanesobasis
Mesamphiagrion
Mesoleptobasis
Metaleptobasis
Millotagrion
Minagrion
Moroagrion
Mortonagrion
Nehalennia
Neoerythromma
Nesobasis
Onychargia
Oreagrion
Oreiallagma
Oxyagrion
Oxyallagma
Pacificagrion
Palaiargia
Papuagrion
Papuargia
Paracercion
Pericnemis
Phoenicagrion
Pinheyagrion
Plagulibasis
Proischnura
Protallagma

Saffron-faced blue dart Pseudagrion rubriceps

Pseudagrion
Pyrrhosoma
Rhodischnura
Schistolobos
Skiallagma
Stenagrion
Teinobasis
Telagrion
Telebasis
Tepuibasis
Thermagrion
Tigriagrion
Tuberculobasis
Tukanobasis
Vanuatubasis
Xanthagrion
Xanthocnemis
Xiphiagrion
Zoniagrion

References

↑ Borror, D.J. and White, R.E. (1970). A Field Guide to Insects. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-395-91171-0.
↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2007). Coenagrionidae, retrieved November 4, 2007.

External links

Hemiphlebioidea	Hemiphlebiidae (ancient greenling)

Calopterygoidea	Amphipterygidae Calopterygidae (broad-winged damselflies or demoiselles) Chlorocyphidae (jewels) Dicteriadidae (barelegs) Diphlebiidae (azure damselflies) Euphaeidae (gossamerwings) Polythoridae (bannerwings)

Coenagrionoidea (closed wing damselflies)	Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged or pond damselflies) Isostictidae (narrow-wings) Platycnemididae (white-legged damselflies) Platystictidae (shadowdamsels) Protoneuridae (threadtails, bambootails) Pseudostigmatidae (helicopter damselflies or forest giants)

Lestoidea	Lestidae (spreadwings) Lestoideidae Megapodagrionidae (flatwings) Perilestidae (shortwings) Pseudolestidae Synlestidae (sylphs or malachites)

(Pseudolestidae is a subfamily of Megapodagrionidae in some classifications).

Suborder Epiprocta

Epiophlebioptera	Epiophlebioptera

Anisoptera
(dragonflies)

Aeshnoidea	Aeshnidae (hawkers or darners) Austropetaliidae Gomphidae (clubtail dragonflies) Petaluridae (giant dragonfly and relatives)

Cordulegastroidea	Chlorogomphidae Cordulegastridae (spiketails) Neopetaliidae (Neopetalia punctata)

Libelluloidea	Corduliidae (emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers) Libellulidae (skimmers or perchers) Macromiidae (cruisers or skimmers) Synthemistidae (tigertails)

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