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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
105
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
99
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
99
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
30
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
6
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels
4
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
4 Genera with 12 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 19165SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
12 Species
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Phaon camarunensis
Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900Emerald Demoiselle
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Sapho bicolor Selys, 1853Spring Bluewing
Sapho ciliata Fabricius, 1781Western Bluewing
Sapho orichalcea McLachlan, 1869Eastern Bluewing
Umma cincta Hagen, 1853Broad-winged Sparklewing
Umma electa Longfield, 1933Metallic Sparklewing
Umma longistigma Selys, 1869Bare-bellied Sparklewing
Umma mesostigma Selys, 1879Hairy-bellied Sparklewing
Umma saphirina Förster, 1916Sapphire Demoiselle

Subnodes of Calopterygidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyCalopteryginae
Selys, 1859
4
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