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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
18
81
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
77
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
77
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
28
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
8
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
3 Genera with 12 Species
Phaon Selys, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 19165SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
12 Species
Phaon camereunica Fraser, 1941
Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900Emerald Demoiselle
Phaon fraseri (Pinhey, 1962)⇒ Eulepidotis santosina Hampson, 1926
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Sapho bicolor Selys, 1853Spring Bluewing
Sapho gloriosa McLachlan, 1873Glorious Bluewing
Sapho orichalcea McLachlan, 1869Eastern Bluewing
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

Subnodes of Calopterygidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyCalopteryginae
Selys, 1859
3
12
Genera
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