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Checklist of Superfamily Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850
for Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
72
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
59
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
59
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
16
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
2 Families width 6 Species
Chlorocyphidae (Cowley, 1937)Jewel damselfly2SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
4 Genera with 6 Species
Chlorocypha Fraser, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
6 Species
Chlorocypha curta Hagen, 1853Blue-tailed red jewel
Chlorocypha radix (Longfield, 1959)⇒ Dicromantispa synapsis Hoffman, 2002
Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900Emerald Demoiselle
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Sapho ciliata Fabricius, 1781Western Bluewing
Umma cincta Hagen, 1853Broad-winged Sparklewing

Subnodes of Calopterygoidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-Winged Damselfly, Broad-winged Damsels, Demoiselles
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom