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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
159
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
18
136
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
18
136
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
12
46
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
9
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels
5
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
5 Genera with 19 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots4SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18395SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 19165SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
19 Species
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina cruentata Rambur, 1842
Hetaerina majuscula Selys, 1853
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Phaon camarunensis
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 ciliata Fabricius, 1781Western Bluewing
Sapho fumosa Longfield, 1932Smokewing
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 West Africa
SubfamilyCalopteryginae
Selys, 1859
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHetaerininae
Selys, 1853
1
4
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