Chlorocypha
Genus of damselflies
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Chlorocypha is a genus of damselflies in the family Chlorocyphidae.
| Chlorocypha | |
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| Chlorocypha dispar | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Chlorocyphidae |
| Genus: | Chlorocypha Fraser, 1928[1] |
Species
The following species are currently placed in Chlorocypha:[2]
- Chlorocypha aphrodite Le Roi, 1915
- Chlorocypha cancellata (Selys, 1879)
- Chlorocypha centripunctata Gambles, 1975 - giant jewel[3]
- Chlorocypha consueta (Karsch, 1899) - ruby jewel,[4] southern red jewel[5]
- Chlorocypha croceus Longfield, 1947
- Chlorocypha curta (Hagen in Selys, 1853) - blue-tailed red jewel[6]
- Chlorocypha cyanifrons (Selys, 1873)
- Chlorocypha dahli Fraser, 1956
- Chlorocypha dispar (Palisot de Beauvois, 1805) - small red jewel[7]
- Chlorocypha fabamacula Pinhey, 1961
- Chlorocypha frigida Pinhey, 1961
- Chlorocypha ghesquierei Fraser, 1959
- Chlorocypha glauca (Selys, 1879) - eastern red-tipped jewel[8]
- Chlorocypha grandis (Sjöstedt, 1899)
- Chlorocypha hasta Pinhey, 1960
- Chlorocypha helenae Legrand, 1984
- Chlorocypha hintzi (Grünberg, 1914)
- Chlorocypha jacksoni Pinhey, 1952
- Chlorocypha luminosa (Karsch, 1893) - orange jewel[9]
- Chlorocypha molindica Fraser, 1948
- Chlorocypha mutans Legrand & Couturier, 1984
- Chlorocypha neptunus (Sjöstedt, 1899)
- Chlorocypha radix Longfield, 1959 - western red-tipped jewel[10]
- Chlorocypha rubida (Hagen in Selys, 1853)
- Chlorocypha rubriventris Pinhey, 1975
- Chlorocypha schmidti Pinhey, 1967
- Chlorocypha selysi Karsch, 1899 - blue-nuzzled jewel[11]
- Chlorocypha seydeli Fraser, 1958
- Chlorocypha sharpae Pinhey, 1972
- Chlorocypha tenuis Longfield, 1936
- Chlorocypha trifaria (Karsch, 1899) - Uganda red jewel[12]
- Chlorocypha victoriae (Förster, 1914)
- Chlorocypha wittei Fraser, 1955
Etymology
The genus name Chlorocypha was proposed by Fraser in 1928 as a replacement name during a discussion of the nomenclature of Micromerus and Libellago.[1] Fraser did not explain the derivation of the name. It is probably derived from the Greek χλωρός (chlōros, "green" or "greenish-yellow"), a reference that may allude to the metallic coloration common in many members of the family.