Orr, Albert G. W.
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.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyChlorocyphidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- Family
- Chlorocyphidae
- Collections
- AM, OMNH, INHS, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- South Africa, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
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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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chlorocyphidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.