Révision systématique du genre Calopteryx Leach pour l’Europe occidentale (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae). 3. Révision systématique, étude bibliographique, désignation des types et clé de détermination

This is the concluding part of a series, the first 2 papers of which are concerned with the biochemical and morphological find, morphometrical) analyses (cf, A. MA1BACH, 1985, Mill. schweiz. enl. Ges. 58: 477-492; — 1986, loc. cil., 59; 389-406). The West European C. virgo (L„ 1758), C. splendens (Harris, 1782), C. xanthostoma (Charpentier, 1825) and C. haemorrhoidalis (Vander Linden, 1825) are dealt with, and the following revised classification is proposed; C. virgo (with sspp. v. virgo and v. meridionalis), C. haemorrhoidalis (no infraspecific taxa), and C. splendens (with sspp. s. splendens and s. caprai, and a semispecies, C. s. xanthostoma). The information presented includes synonymy, redescription and the up-to-date data on geographic range of all taxa. The adults of both sexes are keyed in French and in English.