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Checklist for Superfamily Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850
and region Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
373
5345
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
372
5344
8846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
15
83
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
82
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
82
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
26
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
7
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Liberia
3 Families width 23 Species
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly10SpeciesTaxom
Polythoridae Munz, 1919Bannerwings1SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Liberia
7 Genera with 23 Species
Chlorocypha Fraser, 19729SpeciesTaxom
Cora Selys, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1773Rubyspots4SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
23 Species
Chlorocypha curta Hagen, 1853Blue-tailed red jewel
Chlorocypha cyanifrons Selys, 1873Blue-fronted Jewel
Chlorocypha dispar Palisot de B..., 1805Little Red Jewel
Chlorocypha glauca Selys, 1879Eastern red-tipped jewel
Chlorocypha luminosa Karsch, 1893Orange jewel
Chlorocypha pyriformosa (Fraser, 1947)⇒ Dicromantispa gracilis Erichson, 1839
Chlorocypha radix (Longfield, 1959)⇒ Dicromantispa synapsis Hoffman, 2002
Chlorocypha selysi Karsch, 1899Blue-faced Jewel
Chlorocypha sharpae (Pinhey, 1972)⇒ Chlorocypha luminosa Karsch, 1893
Cora marina Selys, 1868Texas evening primrose
Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Hetaerina cruentata Rambur, 1842
Hetaerina majuscula Selys, 1853
Hetaerina titia Drury, 1773Smoky Rubyspot
Phaon camereunica Fraser, 1941
Phaon camerunensis Sjöstedt, 1900Emerald Demoiselle
Phaon fraseri (Pinhey, 1962)⇒ Eulepidotis santosina Hampson, 1926
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853Dancing Jewel
Sapho bicolor Selys, 1853Spring Bluewing
Sapho ciliata Fabricius, 1781Western Bluewing
Sapho fumosa Longfield, 1932Smokewing
Umma cincta Hagen, 1853Broad-winged Sparklewing

Subnodes of Calopterygoidea with occurrences in Liberia
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels, Demoiselles
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPolythoridae
Munz, 1919
Bannerwings
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom