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Checklist of Superfamily Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850
for Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5796
18192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5796
18192
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
 


List of families for Cameroon
3 Families width 28 Species
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly15SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
8 Genera with 28 Species
Africocypha Pinhey, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 191413SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphlebia Förster, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Stenocypha Dijkstra, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 19165SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
28 Species
Africocypha centripunctata Gambles, 1975Banded Jewel
Africocypha lacuselephantum Karsch, 1899Kaleidoscope Jewel
Chlorocypha aurora Dijkstra, Ki..., 2015Dawn Jewel
Chlorocypha cancellata Selys, 1879Exquisite Jewel
Chlorocypha curta Hagen, 1853Blue-tailed red jewel
Chlorocypha cyanifrons Selys, 1873Blue-fronted Jewel
Chlorocypha glauca Selys, 1879Eastern red-tipped jewel
Chlorocypha gracilis Karsch, 1899
Chlorocypha grandis (Sjöstedt, 1899)⇒ Chlorocypha gracilis Karsch, 1899
Chlorocypha neptunus Sjöstedt, 1899Dull Jewel
Chlorocypha rubida Hagen, 1853Rosy Jewel
Chlorocypha rufitibia (Pinhey, 1961)⇒ Euclimacia jacobsoni Handschin, 1961
Chlorocypha selysi Karsch, 1899Blue-faced Jewel
Chlorocypha victoriae Förster, 1914Victoria's Jewel
Pentaphlebia stahli Förster, 1909Red Relic
Phaon camereunica Fraser, 1941
Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900Emerald Demoiselle
Phaon fraseri (Pinhey, 1962)⇒ Eulepidotis santosina Hampson, 1926
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Platycypha lacustris Förster, 1914Forest Jewel
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 Calopterygoidea with occurrences in Cameroon
FamilyAmphipterygidae
Selys, 1853
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-Winged Damselfly, Broad-winged Damsels, Demoiselles
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom