Calopteryx

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Cladus: Odonatoptera
Cladus: Holodonata
Ordo: Odonata
Subordo: Zygoptera
Superfamilia: Calopterygoidea

Familia: Calopterygidae
Subfamilia: Calopteryginae
Genus: Calopteryx
Species: C. aequabilis - C. amata - C. angustipennis - C. balcanica - C. coomani - C. cornelia - C. dimidiata - C. exul - C. haemorrhoidalis - C. hyalina - C. intermedia - C. japonica - C. laosica - C. maculata - C. maracandica - C. melli - C. mingrelica - C. oberthuri - C. orientalis - C. samarcandica - C. splendens - C. syriaca - C. taurica - C. transcaspica - C. unicolor - C. virgo - C. waterstoni - C. xanthostoma
Name

Calopteryx Leach, 1815
References

Calopteryx – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
English: Jewelwings
français: Caloptéryx
日本語: アオハダトンボ属
latviešu: Zilspāru ģints
Nederlands: Beekjuffers

Calopteryx is a genus of large damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. The colourful males often have coloured wings whereas the more muted females usually have clear wings although some develop male (androchrome) wing characteristics. In both sexes, there is no pterostigma.[1]
Nomenclature

It was only in 1890, many years after Leach named the genus Calopyteryx, that it was widely recognized that Leach's name was a junior synonym of the Fabrician genus Agrion, established 40 years prior. The controversy surrounding which genus name has nomenclatural priority has never been formally resolved; the ICZN mandates that Fabricius' name has priority, but the majority of the world's odonate researchers maintain the use of Calopteryx.[2]
Species

The genus contains the following species:[3][4]

Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1839 – River Jewelwing[5]
Calopteryx amata Hagen, 1889 – Superb Jewelwing[5]
Calopteryx angustipennis (Hagen in Selys, 1853) – Appalachian Jewelwing[5]
Calopteryx balcanica Fudakowsky, 1930
Calopteryx coomani (Fraser, 1935)
Calopteryx cornelia Selys, 1853
Calopteryx dimidiata (Burmeister, 1839) – Sparkling Jewelwing[5]
Calopteryx exul Selys, 1853 – Glittering Demoiselle[6]
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (van der Linden, 1825) – Copper Demoiselle[7]
Calopteryx hyalina Martin, 1909 – Clear-winged Demoiselle[6]
Calopteryx intermedia Selys, 1887
Calopteryx japonica Selys, 1869
Calopteryx laosica Fraser, 1933
Calopteryx maculata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) – Ebony Jewelwing[5]
Calopteryx melli Ris, 1912
Calopteryx mingrelica Selys, 1869
Calopteryx oberthuri McLachlan, 1894
Calopteryx orientalis Selys, 1887
Calopteryx samarcandica Bartenev, 1912
Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1780) – Banded Demoiselle,[8] Banded Agrion,[9] Banded Jewelwing[10]
Calopteryx syriaca (Rambur, 1842) – Syrian Demoiselle[6]
Calopteryx taurica Selys, 1853
Calopteryx transcaspica Bartenev, 1912
Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) – Beautiful Demoiselle,[8] Beautiful Jewelwing[10]
Calopteryx waterstoni Schneider, 1984
Calopteryx xanthostoma (Charpentier, 1825) – Western Demoiselle[7]

References

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