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Checklist for Family Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 (jewel damselfly)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
18
81
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
77
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
77
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
11
28
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
8
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
Jewel damselfly, Jewels
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
4 Genera with 15 Species
Africocypha Pinhey, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 191412SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Stenocypha Dijkstra, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
15 Species
Africocypha centripunctata Gambles, 1975Banded Jewel
Africocypha lacuselephantum Karsch, 1899Kaleidoscope Jewel
Chlorocypha aurora Dijkstra, Ki..., 2015Dawn Jewel
Chlorocypha cancellata Selys, 1879Exquisite Jewel
Chlorocypha curta Hagen, 1853Blue-tailed red jewel
Chlorocypha cyanifrons Selys, 1873Blue-fronted Jewel
Chlorocypha glauca Selys, 1879Eastern red-tipped jewel
Chlorocypha gracilis Karsch, 1899
Chlorocypha grandis (Sjöstedt, 1899)⇒ Chlorocypha gracilis Karsch, 1899
Chlorocypha neptunus Sjöstedt, 1899Dull Jewel
Chlorocypha rubida Hagen, 1853Rosy Jewel
Chlorocypha rufitibia (Pinhey, 1961)⇒ Euclimacia jacobsoni Handschin, 1961
Chlorocypha selysi Karsch, 1899Blue-faced Jewel
Chlorocypha victoriae Förster, 1914Victoria's Jewel
Platycypha lacustris Förster, 1914Forest Jewel


Links, sources and further information
Chlorocyphidae at gbif.org
Chlorocyphidae at irmng.org