ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF KANSAS DAMSELFLIES

This list includes only those species for which the authors know of an extant voucher specimen. Entries are comprised of: Genus species Author, Date species was described - Common Name (Ref. 34) / Abundance & Distribution / Probable Flight Dates / Habitat / [References, bold if ref. contains pictures or sketches.] The author's name is in parentheses if the species has been assigned to a new genus since the original description. Key to abbreviations: C = common; UC = uncommon; VC = very common; R = rare; E = east; W = west; N = north; S = south; KS = Kansas.

ODONATA (ZYGOPTERA) - DAMSELFLIES - 40 SPECIES
CALOPTERYGIDAE - BROAD-WINGED DAMSELFLIES - 3 SPECIES
1. Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois), 1805 - Ebony Jewelwing / C throughout state. / May to Sept. / Shaded streams. / [12, 16, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39]
2. Hetaerina americana (Fabricius), 1798 - American Rubyspot / C throughout state. / May to Oct. / Rivers & streams. / [10, 16, 20, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
3. Hetaerina titia (Drury), 1773 - Smoky Rubyspot / R in E KS. / July to Oct. / Rivers & streams. / [16, 20, 27, 30, 31, 33, 39]

LESTIDAE - SPREADWING DAMSELFLIES - 5 SPECIES
4. Archilestes grandis (Rambur), 1842 - Great Spreadwing / UC across state. / July to Oct. / Temporary pools and slow streams. Oviposits in woody plants overhanging the water. / [9, 27, 30, 33, 39]
5. Lestes disjunctus australis Walker, 1952 - Common Spreadwing / C but not numerous across state. / May to Sept. / Ponds with emergent vegetation. / [16, 27, 30, 31, 33, 36, 37, 39]
6. Lestes eurinus Say, 1839 - Amber-winged Spreadwing / R one record in Pottawatomie Co. / June / Vegetated ponds / [12, 16, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39]
7. Lestes rectangularis Say, 1839 - Slender Spreadwing / R / May to Sept. / Shaded to partly open waters. / [12, 16, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39]
8. Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861 - Lyre-tipped Spreadwing / C across state. / May to Sept. / Semi-permanent and temporary water with emergent vegetation. / [33, 37, 39]

COENAGRIONIDAE - POND DAMSELS - 32 SPECIES
9. Amphiagrion sp. Selys, 1876 - Red Damsel / C in appropriate habitat across state. / May to Aug. / Spring seeps & springy marshes in shelter of grasses & sedges. / [27, 39]*
10. Argia alberta Kennedy, 1918 - Paiute Dancer / UC across state. / July to Aug. / Spring runs, seeps, small spring-fed streams. / [21, 33, 39]
11. Argia apicalis (Say), 1839 - Blue-fronted Dancer / VC across state. / May to Oct. / Banks of streams, rivers, and sometimes ponds & lakes. / [8, 16, 21, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
12. Argia bipunctulata (Hagen), 1861 - Seepage Dancer / R Chautauqua Co. / July / Small spring seeps. / [16, 21, 30, 31, 33, 39]
13. Argia fumipennis violacea (Hagen), 1861 - Variable Dancer / C across state, more so in E. / May to Sept. / Shallow streams, woodland ponds, small impoundments. / [12, 21, 22, 30, 31, 37, 39]
14. Argia moesta (Hagen), 1861 - Powdered Dancer / VC across state. / May to Oct. / Medium to large and swift streams & rivers. / [16, 21, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
15. Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902 - Aztec Dancer / UC across state. / June to Aug. / Springs, spring runs with moderate current. / [15, 30, 39]
16. Argia plana Calvert, 1902 - Springwater Dancer (male, female) / UC across state. / June to Aug. / Seeps and springs. / [21, 30, 39]
17. Argia sedula (Hagen), 1861 - Blue-ringed Dancer / UC across state. / June to Sept. / Small to medium streams & rivers. / [16, 21, 27, 31, 33, 37, 39]
18. Argia tibialis (Rambur), 1842 - Blue-tipped Dancer / C in E KS. / June to Aug. / Small to medium streams & rivers. / [16, 21, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
19. Argia translata Hagen in Selys, 1865 - Dusky Dancer / Locally C in E third of state. / July to Sept. / Clear water streams with rocky substrate. / [21, 30, 33, 37, 39]
20. Enallagma antennatum (Say), 1839 - Rainbow Bluet / C / May to Sept. / Streams. / [37, 39]
21. Enallagma aspersum (Hagen), 1861 - Azure Bluet / R Woodson & Labette Co's. / June to Aug. / Small ponds. / [12, 27, 33, 37, 39]
22. Enallagma basidens Calvert, 1902 - Double-striped Bluet / VC / May to Sept. / Ponds, still waters. / [16, 18, 19, 25, 27, 30, 31, 33, 39]
23. Enallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895 - Tule Bluet / UC, more numerous in W KS. / June to Aug. / Ponds & lakes. / [18, 19, 30, 33, 37, 39]
24. Enallagma civile (Hagen), 1861 - Familiar Bluet / VC across state. / May to Oct. / Virtually any slow water habitat. Tolerates low oxygen levels and organic pollution. / [7, 12, 16, 18, 19, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
25. Enallagma divagans Selys, 1876 - Turquoise Bluet / UC E third of KS. / Apr. to July / Shaded areas of ponds, lakes, slow streams. / [16, 24, 27, 30, 31, 33, 39]
26. Enallagma exsulans (Hagen), 1861 - Stream Bluet / C E half of KS. / May to Sept. / Streams & rivers. / [27, 30, 33, 37, 39]
27. Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895 - Skimming Bluet / R and local. / May to Sept. / Vegetated areas of ponds and lakes. / [12, 16, 30, 31, 37, 39]
28. Enallagma praevarum (Hagen), 1861 - Arroyo Bluet / R Cheyenne Co. / June to Aug. / Spring Creek, sand pit. / [18, 19, 30, 33, 39]
29. Enallagma signatum (Hagen), 1861 - Orange Bluet / C E 2/3 of KS. / May to Sept. / Lentic habitats. / [12, 16, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
30. Enallagma traviatum westfalli Donnelly, 1964 - Slender Bluet / R Chautauqua, Labette, Montgomery CO's / Apr. to July. / Small shady streams. / [8, 9, 14, 15, 30, 31, 39]
31. Enallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919 - Vesper Bluet / UC E KS. / June to Sept. / Ponds & lakes. Crepuscular, so rarely seen. / [12, 16, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
32. Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903 - Desert Forktail / Locally C in Pratt & Stafford CO's / June to Sept. / Marsh N of Cairo, KS & Big Salt Marsh, Quivira NWR. / [30, 33, 39]
33. Ischnura damula Calvert, 1902 - Plains Forktail / R Sherman & Cheyenne CO's, NW KS. / May to Aug. / Heavily vegetated ponds. / [33, 37, 39]
34. Ischnura demorsa (Hagen), 1861 - Mexican Forktail / UC in SW KS. / May to Aug. / Wide range of habitats including spring runs, irrigation pools, river backwaters. / [30, 33, 39]
35. Ischnura denticollis (Burmeister), 1839 - Black-fronted Forktail / UC across state. / May to Sept. / Wide range, from drainage ditches to springs and streams. / [30, 33, 39]
36. Ischnura hastata (Say), 1839 - Citrine Forktail / C E KS. / May to Oct. / Tolerates low oxygen levels & organic pollution. / [12, 16, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
37. Ischnura perparva Selys, 1876 - Western Forktail / R N part of KS, Brown, Cheyenne, Lincoln, Rawlins CO's / March to June. / Pond & lake outflows, spring creeks. / [33, 37, 39]
38. Ischnura posita (Hagen), 1861 - Fragile Forktail / UC E KS. / May to Sept. / Vegetated ponds, tolerant of low oxygen levels. / [12, 16, 27, 30, 31, 33, 37, 39]
39. Ischnura verticalis (Say), 1839 - Eastern Forktail (male, female blue form, female orange form) / VC across state. / Apr. to Sept. / Virtually all still or slow waters. / [12, 27, 30, 33, 37, 39]
40. Telebasis salva (Hagen), 1861 - Desert Firetail / R Historic record from Sumner Co.** / Sept. / Ponds, slow streams. / [30, 33, 39]