Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Calopterygoidea for South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)

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

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	308 2568 4695	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	307 2567 4694	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	14 46 77	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	10 40 74	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	10 40 74	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Zygoptera Selys, 1854 Damselflies	7 12 24	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850	2 3 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for South Zimbabwe
2 Families width 5 Species

Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937	Jewel damselfly	4	Species	Taxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850	Broad-winged damselflies	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for South Zimbabwe
3 Genera with 5 Species

Species list for South Zimbabwe
5 Species

Chlorocypha consueta Karsch, 1899	Ruby jewel
Chlorocypha luminosa Karsch, 1893	Orange jewel
Chlorocypha molindica (Fraser, 1948)	⇒ Agrilus melas Kerremans, 1896
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839	Glistening Demoiselle
Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853	Dancing Jewel

Subnodes of Calopterygoidea with occurrences in South Zimbabwe

Family	Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-winged Damsels, Demoiselles	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 jewel damselfly, Jewels	2 4	Genera Species	Taxom