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Checklist for Superfamily Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
21
109
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
74
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
74
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
18
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
4
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
2 Families width 3 Species
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
4 Genera with 3 Species
Phaon Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocypha Rambur, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Sapho Selys, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
3 Species
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853Dancing Jewel
Sapho orichalcea McLachlan, 1869Eastern Bluewing

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

Taxom

FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom