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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
3232
9282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
13
79
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
79
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
79
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
9
25
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
3
7
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
Jewel damselfly, Jewels
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gabon
3 Genera with 15 Species
Africocypha Pinhey, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Chlorocypha Fraser, 195511SpeciesTaxom
Platycypha Fraser, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gabon
15 Species
Africocypha lacuselephantum Karsch, 1899Kaleidoscope Jewel
Africocypha varicolor Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Polychrome Jewel
Chlorocypha aphrodite Le Roi, 1915Blue 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 helenae Legrand, 1984Sunset Jewel
Chlorocypha maxima Dijkstra, Ki..., 2015Great Jewel
Chlorocypha pyriformosa (Fraser, 1947)⇒ Dicromantispa gracilis Erichson, 1839
Chlorocypha victoriae Förster, 1914Victoria's Jewel
Chlorocypha wittei Fraser, 1955Katanga Jewel
Platycypha picta Pinhey, 1962Petite Jewel
Platycypha rufitibia Pinhey, 1961Beautiful Jewel


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