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Taxonomy of Family Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937
jewel damselfly, Jewels


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
315
2742
23344
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
212
1837
15688
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
170
1701
15422
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
24
490
6731
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Calopterygoidea
Selys, 1850
7
97
1317
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyChlorocyphidae
Cowley, 1937
Jewel damselfly, Jewels
24
428
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937
GenusAfricocypha
Pinhey, 1961
6Species
GenusAristocypha
Laidlaw, 1950
19Species
GenusCalocypha
Fraser, 1928
2Species
GenusCalophaea
Fraser, 1931
  ⇒ Calocypha
0Species
GenusChlorocypha
Fraser, 1928
83Species
GenusCyrano
Needham Gyger, 1939
3Species
GenusDisparocypha
Ris, 1916
1Species
GenusHeliocypha
Fraser, 1949
34Species
GenusHeterocypha
Laidlaw, 1950
1Species
GenusIndocypha
Fraser, 1949
11Species
GenusLibellago
Selys, 1840
87Species
GenusMelanocypha
Fraser, 1949
3Species
GenusPachycypha
Lieftinck, 1950
1Species
GenusParacypha
Fraser, 1949
1Species
GenusPlatycypha
Fraser, 1949
28Species
GenusRhinocypha
Rambur, 1842
131Species
GenusRhinoneura
Laidlaw, 1915
2Species
GenusRhonocypha  ⇒ Rhinocypha
0Species
GenusRhynochypa
1Species
GenusRhynocypha
2Species
GenusSclerocypha
Fraser, 1949
1Species
GenusStenocypha
Dijkstra, 2013
6Species
GenusSundacypha
Laidlaw, 1950
4Species
GenusWatuwila
van Tol, 1998
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Chlorocyphidae
EnglishJewel damselfly, Jewels
DutchJuweeljuffers


Distribution and Species lists of Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937
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Angola
2 Genera  10 Species
Argentina
0 Genera  0 Species
Australia
1 Genus  2 Species
Benin
1 Genus  2 Species
Bhutan
2 Genera  1 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  1 Species
Brunei
2 Genera  2 Species
Burkina Faso
1 Genus  1 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  2 Species
Cambodia
4 Genera  8 Species
Cameroon
4 Genera  15 Species
Canada
1 Genus  0 Species
Central African Republic
2 Genera  3 Species
China
5 Genera  14 Species
Colombia
1 Genus  1 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Genera  17 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  1 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Genus  4 Species
Eritrea
1 Genus  1 Species
Ethiopia
2 Genera  2 Species
Gabon
3 Genera  15 Species
Germany
2 Genera  2 Species
Ghana
1 Genus  2 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  3 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  1 Species
India
7 Genera  36 Species
Indonesia
14 Genera  69 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  2 Species
Japan
1 Genus  2 Species
Kenya
3 Genera  8 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Laos
4 Genera  5 Species
Liberia
2 Genera  10 Species
Malawi
2 Genera  2 Species
Malaysia
7 Genera  27 Species
Micronesia
4 Genera  4 Species
Mozambique
2 Genera  2 Species
Myanmar
2 Genera  3 Species
Namibia
2 Genera  1 Species
Nepal
4 Genera  5 Species
Netherlands
1 Genus  1 Species
Niger
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
2 Genera  17 Species
Pakistan
1 Genus  0 Species
Palau
4 Genera  4 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Philippines
2 Genera  10 Species
Republic South Africa
3 Genera  6 Species
Rwanda
2 Genera  1 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  3 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Genus  2 Species
South Sudan
2 Genera  2 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Genus  5 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  2 Species
Sweden
2 Genera  2 Species
Taiwan
4 Genera  11 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
2 Genera  8 Species
Thailand
5 Genera  13 Species
Togo
1 Genus  1 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
3 Genera  14 Species
United Kingdom
1 Genus  3 Species
Vietnam
4 Genera  10 Species
Zambia
2 Genera  7 Species
Zimbabwe
2 Genera  6 Species


Distribution on islands


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