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Checklist for Superfamily Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
23
85
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
55
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
55
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
2 Families width 3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
3 Genera with 3 Species
Chlorocypha Fraser, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 02SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 19502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Phaon iridipennis iridipennis
Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853Dancing Jewel
Platycypha fitzsimonsi Pinhey, 1950Boulder Jewel

Subnodes of Calopterygoidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels, Demoiselles
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom