Chlorocyphidae

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: Chlorocyphidae
Genera: Africocypha – Aristocypha – Calocypha – Chlorocypha – Cyrano – Disparocypha – Heliocypha – Heterocypha – Indocypha – Libellago – Melanocypha – Pachycypha – Paracypha – Platycypha – Rhinocypha – Rhinoneura – Sclerocypha – Stenocypha – Sundacypha – Watuwila

Name

Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937
References

Dijkstra, K.-D.B., Kalkman, V.J., Dow, R.A., Stokvis, F.R. & Tol, J. van 2014. Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata). Systematic Entomology 39(1): 68–96. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12035 Open access. Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: jewels
日本語: ハナダカトンボ科

Chlorocyphidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as jewels.[1] These are colorful species native to the Old World tropics, where they occur along forest streams. They are most diverse in Southeast Asia.[2]
Contents

1 Systematics
2 Gallery
3 See also
4 References

Systematics

This family is monophyletic. It currently contains about 19 genera.[3]

Genera include:[4]

Africocypha
Aristocypha
Calocypha
Chlorocypha
Cyrano
Disparocypha
Indocypha
Libellago
Melanocypha
Pachycypha
Platycypha
Rhinocypha
Rhinoneura
Sclerocypha
Sundacypha
Watuwila

See also

List of damselflies of the world (Chlorocyphidae)

References
Wikispecies has information related to Chlorocyphidae.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chlorocyphidae.

Mitra, A., et al. (2014). Odonata survey in Central and Western Bhutan covering eight Dzongkhags (Districts): an annotated species list with nine new records. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 2(2), 11-15.
Hämäläinen, M., & Karube, H. (2001). Rhinocypha orea spec. nov., a new damselfly from Vietnam (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae). Zoologische Mededelingen, 75, 405-408.
Dijkstra, K. D. B., et al. (2013). The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). Archived 2018-08-14 at the Wayback Machine In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). Zootaxa, 3703(1), 36-45.
Van Tol, J. (1998). The Odonata of Sulawesi and adjacent islands. Part 4. A new genus and species of Chlorocyphidae from South-East Sulawesi. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 323(35), 441-448.