''Pseudagrion'' is the largest genus of

damselfly Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...

in the family

Coenagrionidae Coenagrionidae is a family of damselflies, also known as pond damselflies, 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 1,300 spec ...

, 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. On the African continent, the genus comprises two distinct groups: The "A-group" has about 45 species - they are predominantly highland species and males lack spines on S10; The "B-group" has about 25 species - mainly from lowlands and males have spines on S10. A third

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...

group comprises 31 species from the forest streams of Madagascar and the Comores.

Species

The genus ''Pseudagrion'' includes the following species:

Gallery of species without an article

Pseudagrion dispar male.jpg, ''P. dispar'' male Malagasy sprite (Pseudagrion malgassicum) male.jpg, ''P. malagassicum'' male Malagasy sprite (Pseudagrion malgassicum) female.jpg, ''P. malagassicum'' female

References

{{Taxonbar , from=Q1309867 Coenagrionidae Zygoptera genera Odonata of Oceania Odonata of Asia Odonata of Africa Odonata of Australia Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps Insects described in 1876 Damselflies Taxonomy articles created by Polbot