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Checklist of Superfamily Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850
for Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
7763
24724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
7759
24718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
18
96
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
82
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
82
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
25
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
2
4
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
2 Families width 10 Species
Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937Jewel damselfly8SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
4 Genera with 10 Species
Chlorocypha Fraser, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Phaon Selys, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Umma Kirby, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
10 Species
Chlorocypha consueta Karsch, 1899Ruby jewel
Chlorocypha hasta (Pinhey, 1960)⇒ Agrilus melanosoma Obenberger, 1935
Chlorocypha molindica (Fraser, 1948)⇒ Agrilus melas Kerremans, 1896
Chlorocypha schmidti Pinhey, 1967Albertine Jewel
Phaon iridipennis Burmeister, 1839Glistening Demoiselle
Platycypha auripes Förster, 1906Golden Dancing-jewel
Platycypha caligata Selys, 1853Dancing Jewel
Platycypha lacustris Förster, 1914Forest Jewel
Platycypha pinheyi Fraser, 1950Tanganyika Jewel
Umma declivium Förster, 1906Green-banded Sparklewing

Subnodes of Calopterygoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyCalopterygidae
Selys, 1850
Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-Winged Damselfly, Broad-winged Damsels, Demoiselles
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom