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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
22
108
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
97
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
97
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
37
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South India
3 Families width 18 Species
Chlorocyphidae (Cowley, 1937)Jewel damselfly7SpeciesTaxom
Euphaeidae Jacobson & B..., 1905Gossamerwings7SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South India
9 Genera with 18 Species
Calocypha Fraser, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Dysphaea Selys, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Euphaea Selys, 20255SpeciesTaxom
Heliocypha Fraser, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Indophaea Fraser, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Libellago Selys, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Neurobasis Selys, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocypha Rambur, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Vestalis Selys, 19343SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
18 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
Indophaea fraseri Laidlaw, 1920
Libellago aurantiaca Selys, 1859
Libellago balus Hämäläinen, 2002
Libellago indica Fraser, 1928Southern heliodor
Libellago lineata Burmeister, 1839Golden gem
Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758Chinese Greenwing
Rhinocypha bisignata (Hagen, 1853)⇒ Mantispa bicolor Stitz, 1913
Vestalis apicalis Selys, 1873Black-Tipped Forest Glory
Vestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842Clear-winged Forest Glory
Vestalis submontana Fraser, 1934

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

Taxom

FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuphaeidae
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1905
Gossamerwings
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom