Damselfly genera

genus of insects

Coenagrion is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae, commonly called the Eurasian Bluets (although three species are found in North America: Coenagrion angulatum, Coenagrion interrogatum, and Coenagrion resolutum). Species of Coenagrion are generally medium-sized, brightly coloured damselflies.

Ischnura is a genus of damselflies known as forktails or bluetails in the family Coenagrionidae. The genus is distributed worldwide, including various oceanic islands. The males have a forked projection and blue segments at the tip of the abdomen which give the group their common names.

thumb|thumbtime=0|Enallagma cyathigerum|Common blue damselfly, genus Enallagma, family [[Coenagrionidae]]

thumb|left|Ceriagrion cerinorubellum mating

Lestes is a genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae. The family hold their wings at about 45 degrees to the body when resting. This distinguishes them from most other species of damselflies which hold the wings along, and parallel to, the body when at rest.

Pyrrhosoma is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It contains the following species: Pyrrhosoma elisabethae – Greek red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula – large red damselfly

Erythromma is a genus of three species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, native to Europe and Asia. It contains the following species: Erythromma lindenii – Blue-eye Erythromma najas – Large Redeye Erythromma viridulum – Small Redeye

Platycnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.

Hemiphlebia, commonly known as the ancient greenling, is a genus of damselfly, containing only one species Hemiphlebia mirabilis and is the only living genus in the family Hemiphlebiidae. It is very small with a long, metallic-green body and clear wings. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia. Its natural swamp habitat is threatened by habitat loss. The oldest representatives of the family date to the Late Jurassic.

Argia is a genus of damselflies of the family Coenagrionidae and of the subfamily Argiinae. It is a diverse genus which contains about 114 species and many more to be described. It is also the largest genus in Argiinae. They are found in the Western Hemisphere. They are commonly known as dancers. Although the genus name comes from , dancers are quite active and alert damselflies. The bluer Argia species may be confused with Enallagma species.

Amanipodagrion gilliesi is a species of damselfly. Its monotypic genus Amanipodagrion was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the flatwing damselfly family (Megapodagrionidae). As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Bybee et al. in 2021, it is now in its own family, Amanipodagrionidae.

thumb|Agriocnemis pygmaea, female at [[West Bengal, India]] thumb|Agriocnemis exsudansmature male, Cook Islands thumb|Agriocnemis exsudansimmature male, Cook Islands

Pseudagrion is the largest genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, with over 140 species. Its range includes most of Africa, much of Asia, and Australia. Africa holds most of the diversity with almost 100 species. It has occupied most of the freshwater habitats in its range, and dominates damselfly communities in habitats as different as desert pools, equatorial rainforests and montane streams.

Chlorocypha is a genus of damselflies in the family Chlorocyphidae.

Sympecma is a genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae.

Amphipteryx is a genus of damselflies, the only extant genus in the family Amphipterygidae. It is limited to Mesoamerica from Mexico to Honduras and Guatemala.

Heteragrion is a genus of damselflies in the family Heteragrionidae.

Chlorolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Synlestidae. They are commonly known as Malachites.

genus of insects

Rhinocypha is a genus of damselflies in the family Chlorocyphidae.

Hypolestes is a damselfly genus and makes up the monotypic subfamily Hypolestinae of the damselfly family Hypolestidae].

Mecistogaster is a genus of large Neotropical damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae, commonly known as helicopter damsels. There are eleven species distributed from Mexico to Argentina.

thumb|E. villiersi, male, Ghana Elattoneura, the African threadtails, is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. They were formerly placed in genus Prodasineura, but form a distinct clade. The adults are smallish and delicately built damselflies, and their males have very wide heads (cf. Platycnemis and Copera). The adults are typically found in sheltered locations beside or over running water, though a few prefer calmer water with much detritus. There appears to be two groups with differing habitat preferences. Those with pruinose (i.e. frosty grey or white) faces and mostly blu

species of insect

Austrolestes is a genus of medium to large-sized damselflies in the family Lestidae.

Paraphlebia is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly family Thaumatoneuridae. It was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the family Megapodagrionidae, but was moved to the family Thaumatoneuridae as a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Dijkstra et al. in 2013.

Aciagrion is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Aciagrion are small and slender damselflies with a small head. They are found at still waters including swamps. Aciagrion is widely distributed in the tropics from Africa, through Indonesia to Australia. They are commonly known as Slims.

thumb | right Drepanosticta is a genus of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. Some authors consider some species to be in the genus Ceylonosticta.

Hetaerina is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. They are commonly known as rubyspots because of the deep red wing bases of the males. The name is from Ancient Greek: ἑταίρα (hetaira), courtesan. The Guatemalan rubyspot H. rudis is considered vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List.

Neoneura is a genus of damselfly in the threadtail family Coenagrionidae. They are found in the Neotropics, from Cuba and Texas to Argentina.

Indolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestidae. Species of Indolestes can be medium-sized, dull coloured dragonflies. They are found from India through Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

Platycypha is a genus of damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (Chlorocyphidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Vestalis is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae.

Argiocnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. Species of Argiocnemis are generally small to medium-sized damselflies, darkly coloured with pale markings. They occur in Africa, Indian Ocean islands, South-east Asia, New Guinea and Australia.

Paracercion is a small genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. They are commonly known as lilysquatters.

Mortonagrion is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It contains the following species: Mortonagrion aborense Mortonagrion amoenum Mortonagrion appendiculatum Mortonagrion arthuri Mortonagrion ceylonicum - Sri Lanka Midget Mortonagrion falcatum Mortonagrion forficulatum Mortonagrion hirosei - Four-spot Midget Mortonagrion martini Mortonagrion selenion Mortonagrion stygium Mortonagrion varralli

Allocnemis, formerly Chlorocnemis, is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae.

Megalagrion is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. It contains approximately 26 species, all of which are endemic to Hawaii. Megalagrion damselflies are the only native damselflies in Hawaii, and are referred to as "pinapinao" in Hawaii| ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. Other endemic Hawaiian Odonata are the dragonflies Anax strenuus and Nesogonia blackburni, which are referred to as "pinao".

Nesolestes is a damselfly genus. It belongs in the family Argiolestidae.

Heliocypha is a genus of jewel damselflies in the family Chlorocyphidae. There are about nine described species in Heliocypha, found in Indomalaya.

Telebasis is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. The genus occurs in the Neotropics. Most of the species are red with a few blue species in South America.

Rhipidolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Rhipidolestidae. They are native to subtropical Asia from Burma to Japan.

Coenagriocnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. The whole genus is endemic to the Mascarene Islands.

Disparoneura is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. It contains the following species:

Metacnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It contains one species: Metacnemis valida.

Africallagma is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.

Austroagrion is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. Species of Austroagrion are small damselflies; males are black with blue or green markings while females are paler. Austroagrion occurs in Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia.

Archibasis is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. These damselflies are generally medium-sized with bright colouring. Archibasis occurs in southern Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia.

Euphaea is a genus of damselflies in the family Euphaeidae. There are more than 30 described species in Euphaea, found mainly in Indomalaya. thumb|Euphaea masoni

Palaemnema is a genus of damselflies in the family Platystictidae. They are commonly known as shadowdamsels and are found in the New World, from Arizona to Peru and French Guiana.

genus of insects

Teinobasis is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Species occur in south-eastern Asia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands and Micronesia; one species, Teinobasis rufithorax, is found in Australia.

Lestoidea is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestoideidae, commonly known as bluestreaks. Its species are endemic to north-east Queensland, Australia, where they inhabit rainforest streams.

Leptobasis is a small genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. They are commonly known as swampdamsels. The genus is neotropical and one species, L. melinogaster, has been recorded in Texas. They are slender and the females have very long ovipositors.

Archilestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestidae, commonly known as stream spreadwings. The genus contains eight species found in the Americas, with the great spreadwing (A. grandis) and California spreadwing (A. californicus) being the most common and widespread.

Amphiagrion is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. The males are bright red with some black; the females are duller. The genus is confined to North America.

Prodasineura, the Asian threadtails, is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. All the Afrotropical species formerly in this genus are now placed in Elattoneura, the African threadtails. Dijkstra et al. (2014) moved the genus (and related Elattoneura) from Protoneuridae to Platycnemididae based on molecular phylogenetic research.

Sciotropis is a genus of damselflies. There are at least two described species in Sciotropis.

Acanthagrion is a genus of damselflies. It is the dominant genus of damselfly at ponds and lakes in the Neotropics but A. quadratum is the only one found in North America. They are commonly known as Wedgetails because of the raised tip of the abdomen.