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Checklist of Superfamily Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850
for Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
612
8112
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
611
8101
20891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
26
122
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
73
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
73
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
26
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
2 Families width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies3SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
5 Genera with 5 Species
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 02SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Vestalis Selys, 19651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Phaon iridipennis iridipennis
Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853Dancing Jewel
Platycypha fitzsimonsi Pinhey, 1950Boulder Jewel
Vestalis atropha Lieftinck, 1965

Subnodes of Calopterygoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-Winged Damselfly, Broad-winged Damsels, Demoiselles
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom