genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
damselflies
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...
in the jewel damselfly
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
(
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 ...
) from
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and ...
.
Species
The ''World Odonata List'' includes the following:
* '' Platycypha amboniensis'' - Montane Dancing-jewel
* ''
Platycypha angolensis
''Platycypha'' is a genus of damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (Chlorocyphidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
The ''World Odonata List'' includes the following:
* '' Platycypha amboniensis'' - Montane Dancing-jewel
* '' Platycypha an ...
Platycypha bamptoni
''Platycypha bamptoni'' is a species of jewel damselfly 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 ...
'' (Pinhey, 1975)
* ''
Platycypha caligata
''Platycypha caligata'', the dancing jewel, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found in eastern, central and southern Africa from Ethiopia to Angola and South Africa. Its natural habitats include shady parts of subtrop ...
'' - Dancing Jewel
* ''
Platycypha crocea
''Platycypha'' is a genus of damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (Chlorocyphidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
The ''World Odonata List'' includes the following:
* '' Platycypha amboniensis'' - Montane Dancing-jewel
* '' Platycypha an ...
'' (Longfield, 1947) (Angola Jewel)
* ''
Platycypha eliseva
''Platycypha'' is a genus of damselfly, damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (biology), family (Chlorocyphidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
The ''World Odonata List'' includes the following:
* ''Platycypha amboniensis'' - Montane Danc ...
'' (Lucifer Jewel)
* ''
Platycypha fitzsimonsi
''Platycypha fitzsimonsi'', the boulder jewel or Fitzsimon's jewel is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is endemic to South Africa where its natural habitats include wooded and forested streams and river
A river i ...
'' (Boulder Jewel)
* ''
Platycypha inyangae
''Platycypha'' is a genus of damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (Chlorocyphidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
The ''World Odonata List'' includes the following:
* '' Platycypha amboniensis'' - Montane Dancing-jewel
* '' Platycypha an ...
'' (Inyanga Jewel)
* ''
Platycypha lacustris
''Platycypha lacustris'', also known as forest jewel, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found in forest of Sub-Saharan Africa in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its ...
'' (Forest Jewel)
* ''
Platycypha picta
''Platycypha'' is a genus of damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (Chlorocyphidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
The ''World Odonata List'' includes the following:
* '' Platycypha amboniensis'' - Montane Dancing-jewel
* '' Platycypha an ...
'' (Petite Jewel)
* ''
Platycypha pinheyi
''Platycypha pinheyi'' is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found along the shores of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a lan ...
'' (Tanganyika Jewel)
* ''
Platycypha rubriventris
''Platycypha'' is a genus of damselfly, damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (biology), family (Chlorocyphidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
The ''World Odonata List'' includes the following:
* ''Platycypha amboniensis'' - Montane Danc ...
'' (Pinhey, 1975) (Red-bellied Jewel)
* ''
Platycypha rufitibia
''Platycypha'' is a genus of damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (Chlorocyphidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Afri ...