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Checklist for Superfamily Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
90
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
87
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
87
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
32
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kerala
3 Families width 13 Species
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly3SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings6SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kerala
8 Genera with 13 Species
Calocypha Fraser, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Dysphaea Selys, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Euphaea Selys, 20255SpeciesTaxom
Heliocypha Fraser, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Libellago Selys, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Neurobasis Selys, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocypha Rambur, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Vestalis Selys, 19343SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
13 Species
Calocypha laidlawi Fraser, 1924
Dysphaea ethela Fraser, 1924
Euphaea cardinalis Fraser, 1924
Euphaea dispar Rambur, 1842Nilgiri torrent dart
Euphaea fraseri Laidlaw, 1920
Euphaea pseudodispar Sadasivan & ..., 2021
Euphaea wayanadensis Anooj, Susan..., 2025
Heliocypha bisignata Hagen, 1853Stream ruby
Libellago indica Fraser, 1928Southern heliodor
Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Chinese Greenwing
Vestalis apicalis Selys, 1873Black-Tipped Forest Glory
Vestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842Clear-winged Forest Glory
Vestalis submontana Fraser, 1934

Subnodes of Calopterygoidea with occurrences in Kerala
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels, Demoiselles
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuphaeidae
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1905
Gossamerwings
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom