''Heliocypha'' is a genus of jewel damselflies in the family
Chlorocyphidae
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 ...
. There are about nine described species in ''Heliocypha'', found in
Indomalaya
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...
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Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Heliocypha'':
* '' Heliocypha angusta'' (Hagen in Selys, 1853)
* '' Heliocypha biforata'' (Selys, 1859)
* '' Heliocypha biseriata'' (Selys, 1859)
* '' Heliocypha bisignata'' (Hagen in Selys, 1853)
* '' Heliocypha fenestrata'' (Wiedemann in Burmeister, 1839)
* '' Heliocypha mariae'' (Lieftinck, 1930)
* '' Heliocypha nubecula'' (Lieftinck, 1948)
* '' Heliocypha perforata'' (Percheron, 1835) (Common Blue Jewel)
* '' Heliocypha vantoli'' Hämäläinen, 2016
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Chlorocyphidae
Zygoptera genera
Odonata of Asia