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Checklist for Family Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 (Broad-winged damselflies)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
41
429
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
24
258
1410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
24
258
1410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
14
90
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
4
14
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels
6
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
6 Genera with 37 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1853Rubyspots8SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 07SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 18695SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 191610SpeciesTaxom
Vestalis Selys, 19651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840River Jewelwing
Calopteryx exul Selys, 1853Glittering Demoiselle
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis Vander Linden, 1825Copper Demoiselle
Calopteryx iridipennis (Burmeister, 1839)⇒ Phaon iridipennis iridipennis
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx splendens Harris, 1782Banded Agrion
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina cruentata Rambur, 1842
Hetaerina majuscula Selys, 1853
Hetaerina occisa Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina pilula Calvert, 1901
Hetaerina sempronia Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Hetaerina vulnerata Hagen, 1853Canyon Rubyspot
Phaon camarunensis
Phaon camereunica Fraser, 1941
Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900Emerald Demoiselle
Phaon fraseri (Pinhey, 1962)⇒ Eulepidotis santosina Hampson, 1926
Phaon fuliginosus (Hagen, 1879)⇒ Eulepidotis schedoglauca Dyar, 1914
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Phaon iridipennis iridipennis
Sapho bicolor Selys, 1853Spring Bluewing
Sapho ciliata Fabricius, 1781Western Bluewing
Sapho fumosa Longfield, 1932Smokewing
Sapho gloriosa McLachlan, 1873Glorious Bluewing
Sapho orichalcea McLachlan, 1869Eastern Bluewing
Umma cincta Hagen, 1853Broad-winged Sparklewing
Umma declivium Förster, 1906Green-banded Sparklewing
Umma distincta Longfield, 1933
Umma electa Longfield, 1933Metallic Sparklewing
Umma femina Longfield, 1947Angola Sparklewing
Umma gumma Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Robust Sparklewing
Umma longistigma Selys, 1869Bare-bellied Sparklewing
Umma mesostigma Selys, 1879Hairy-bellied Sparklewing
Umma purpurea Pinhey, 1961Purple Sparklewing
Umma saphirina Förster, 1916Sapphire Demoiselle
Vestalis atropha Lieftinck, 1965

Subnodes of Calopterygidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyCalopteryginae
Selys, 1859
5
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHetaerininae
Selys, 1853
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Calopterygidae at artfakta.se
Calopterygidae at dyntaxa.se
Calopterygidae at gbif.org
Calopterygidae at irmng.org
Calopterygidae at itis.gov