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Checklist of Superfamily Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850
for India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
701
14106
56149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
697
14097
56137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
36
245
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
21
184
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
21
184
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
13
75
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
4
24
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
4 Families width 80 Species and 20 Subspecies
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings27SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly36SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies16SpeciesTaxom
Amphipterygidae Selys, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
24 Genera with 80 Species
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A
B
C
D
E
H
I
L
M
N
P
R
S
V

Anisopleura Selys, 19377SpeciesTaxom
Aristocypha Laidlaw, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Bayadera Selys, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Caliphaea Hagen, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Calocypha Fraser, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1758Demoiselle Damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Dysphaea Selys, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Echo Selys, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Epallage Charpentier, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Euphaea Selys, 202513SpeciesTaxom
Heliocypha Fraser, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots2SpeciesTaxom
Indocypha Fraser, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Indophaea Fraser, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Libellago Selys, 183910SpeciesTaxom
Matrona Selys, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Neurobasis Selys, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Paracypha Fraser, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pentaphlebia Förster, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Philoganga Kirby, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocypha Rambur, 193526SpeciesTaxom
Schmidtiphaea Asahina, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Vestalaria May, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Vestalis Selys, 193411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
80 Species and 20 Subspecies
Anisopleura comes Hagen, 1880
Anisopleura furcata Selys, 1891
Anisopleura lestoides Selys, 1853
Anisopleura lieftincki (Prasad & Ghosh, 1984)⇒ Agrilus cameroonensis Obenberger, 1931
Anisopleura subplatystyla Fraser, 1927
Anisopleura vallei St. Quentin, 1937
Aristocypha cuneata Selys, 1853
Aristocypha fenestrella Rambur, 1842
Aristocypha quadrimaculata Selys, 1853
Aristocypha spuria Selys, 1879
Aristocypha trifasciata Selys, 1853Three-banded emerald jewel
Bayadera brevicauda Fraser, 1928
Bayadera hyalina Selys, 1879
Bayadera indica Selys, 1853
Bayadera kali Cowley, 1936
Bayadera longicauda Fraser, 1928
Caliphaea confusa Hagen, 1859
Calocypha laidlawi Fraser, 1924
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calopteryx virgo Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Agrion
Dysphaea ethela Fraser, 1924
Dysphaea gloriosa Fraser, 1938
Echo margarita Selys, 1853
Echo margarita margarita Selys, 1853
Echo margarita tripartita Selys, 1879
Epallage fatime Charpentier, 1840Odalisque
Epallage indica Selys-Longch..., 1853
Euphaea cardinalis Fraser, 1924
Euphaea cyanopogon Hämäläinen, ..., 2019
Euphaea dispar Rambur, 1842Nilgiri torrent dart
Euphaea fraseri Laidlaw, 1920
Euphaea impar Selys, 1859Blue-sided satinwing
Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879
Euphaea ochracea Selys, 1859
Euphaea ochracea brunnea
Euphaea ochracea ochracea Selys, 1859
Euphaea pseudodispar Sadasivan & ..., 2021
Euphaea thosegharensis Sadasivan & ..., 2021
Euphaea wayanadensis Anooj, Susan..., 2025
Heliocypha biforata Selys, 1859Bifurcated jewel
Heliocypha bisignata Hagen, 1853Stream ruby
Heliocypha perforata Percheron, 1835Common Blue Jewel
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Indocypha vittata Selys, 1891
Indophaea fraseri Laidlaw, 1920
Libellago andamanensis Fraser, 1924
Libellago aurantiaca Selys, 1859
Libellago balus Hämäläinen, 2002
Libellago indica Fraser, 1928Southern heliodor
Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839Golden gem
Libellago lineata andamanensis
Libellago lineata blanda
Libellago lineata indica Fraser, 1928
Libellago lineata lineata Burmeister, 1839River heliodor
Matrona basilaris Selys, 1853Blue-winged Demoiselle
Matrona basilaris nigripectus Selys, 1879
Matrona cyanoptera Hämäläinen &..., 2000
Matrona nigripectus Selys, 1879
Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Chinese Greenwing
Neurobasis chinensis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Stream glory
Paracypha unimaculata Selys, 1853
Philoganga montana Hagen, 1859
Rhinocypha angusta Hagen, 1853
Rhinocypha bifasciata Selys, 1879
Rhinocypha bifenestrata (Fraser, 1922)⇒ Aristocypha quadrimaculata Selys, 1853
Rhinocypha biforata (Selys, 1859)⇒ Mantispa basilei Navas, 1930
Rhinocypha biforata abbreviata Fraser, 1928
Rhinocypha biforata biforata Selys, 1859
Rhinocypha bisignata (Hagen, 1853)⇒ Mantispa bicolor Stitz, 1913
Rhinocypha cuneata (Selys, 1853)⇒ Mantispa amabilis Gerstäcker, 1894
Rhinocypha fenestrella (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Mantispa ambonensis Ohl, 2004
Rhinocypha hilaryae Fraser, 1927
Rhinocypha ignipennis Selys, 1879
Rhinocypha immaculata Selys, 1871
Rhinocypha perforata Percheron, 1835Common Blue Jewel
Rhinocypha perforata beatifica (Fraser, 1927)⇒ Mantispa castaneipennis Esben-Petersen, 1917
Rhinocypha perforata limbata Selys, 1879
Rhinocypha quadrimaculata (Selys, 1853)⇒ Mantispa annulicornis Gerstäcker, 1894
Rhinocypha spuria Selys, 1879
Rhinocypha terminata (Selys, 1869)⇒ Rhinocypha ustulata Kaup, 1867
Rhinocypha tincta Rambur, 1842Papuan jewel
Rhinocypha tincta semitincta Selys, 1869Papuan Jewel
Rhinocypha trifasciata Selys, 1853
Rhinocypha trimaculata Selys, 1853
Rhinocypha unimaculata Selys, 1853
Rhinocypha ustulata Kaup, 1867
Rhinocypha vitrinella Fraser, 1935
Schmidtiphaea schmidi Asahina, 1978
Vestalaria smaragdina Selys, 1879Smaragdin's metalwing
Vestalis amoena Selys, 1853Charming Flashwing
Vestalis apicalis Selys, 1873Black-Tipped Forest Glory
Vestalis apicalis apicalis Selys, 1873
Vestalis apicalis submontana Fraser, 1934
Vestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842Clear-winged Forest Glory
Vestalis gracilis gracilis Rambur, 1842Clear-winged forest glory
Vestalis gracilis montana (Fraser, 1934)⇒ Agrilus malinaoensis Fisher, 1921
Vestalis smaragdina (Selys, 1879)⇒ Agrilus malayanus Obenberger, 1924
Vestalis smaragdina smaragdina Selys, 1879
Vestalis submontana Fraser, 1934

Subnodes of Calopterygoidea with occurrences in India
FamilyAmphipterygidae
Selys, 1853
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-Winged Damselfly, Broad-winged Damsels, Demoiselles
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels
7
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuphaeidae
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1905
Gossamerwings
7
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom