Chlorocyphidae
Sign in to saveChlorocyphidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as jewels or heliodors. These are colorful species native to the Old World tropics, where they occur along forest streams. They are most diverse in Southeast Asia.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Calopterygoidea
- Image
- Libellago lineata male-Kadavoor-2016-09-12-001.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- P105
- family
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Systematics
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Chlorocyphidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as jewels or heliodors. These are colorful species native to the Old World tropics, where they occur along forest streams. They are most diverse in Southeast Asia.
==Systematics== This family is monophyletic, containing about 20 genera. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility currently (December 2024) includes: Africocypha Aristocypha Calocypha Chlorocypha Cyrano Disparocypha Heliocypha Heterocypha (monotypic) Indocypha Libellago Melanocypha Micromerus - Java? Pachycypha Paracypha Platycypha Rhinocypha Rhinoneura Stenocypha Sundacypha Watuwila