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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
95
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
91
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
91
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
8
24
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
7
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
Jewel damselfly, Jewels
3
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
3 Genera with 22 Species
Chlorocypha Fraser, 191418SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Stenocypha Dijkstra, 2013
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
22 Species
Chlorocypha aphrodite Le Roi, 1915Blue Jewel
Chlorocypha cancellata Selys, 1879Exquisite Jewel
Chlorocypha consueta Karsch, 1899Ruby jewel
Chlorocypha cyanifrons Selys, 1873Blue-fronted Jewel
Chlorocypha frigida Pinhey, 1961Frigid Jewel
Chlorocypha glauca Selys, 1879Eastern red-tipped jewel
Chlorocypha gracilis Karsch, 1899
Chlorocypha granata Dijkstra, 2015Garnet Jewel
Chlorocypha grandis (Sjöstedt, 1899)⇒ Chlorocypha gracilis Karsch, 1899
Chlorocypha jacksoni (Pinhey, 1952)⇒ Agrilus melanospilus Westwood, 1847
Chlorocypha molindica (Fraser, 1948)⇒ Agrilus melas Kerremans, 1896
Chlorocypha picta Pinhey, 1962
Chlorocypha pyriformosa (Fraser, 1947)⇒ Dicromantispa gracilis Erichson, 1839
Chlorocypha schmidti Pinhey, 1967Albertine Jewel
Chlorocypha seydeli Fraser, 1958Southern Red-tipped Jewel
Chlorocypha tenuis (Longfield, 1936)⇒ Agrilus meleager Obenberger, 1935
Chlorocypha trifaria Karsch, 1899Blue-nosed Jewel
Chlorocypha victoriae Förster, 1914Victoria's Jewel
Platycypha eliseva K.-D.B. Dijk..., 2008Lucifer Jewel
Platycypha lacustris Förster, 1914Forest Jewel
Platycypha picta Pinhey, 1962Petite Jewel
Platycypha pinheyi Fraser, 1950Tanganyika Jewel


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