Platycypha
Genus of damselflies
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Platycypha is a genus of damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (Chlorocyphidae) from Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2][3]
| Platycypha | |
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| Platycypha eliseva | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Chlorocyphidae |
| Genus: | Platycypha Fraser, 1949 |
Species
The World Odonata List includes the following:[3]
- Platycypha amboniensis (Martin, 1915) - Montane Dancing-jewel[4]
- Platycypha angolensis Longfield, 1959 (Angola Dancing Jewel)
- Platycypha auripes (Förster, 1906) - Golden Dancing-jewel[5]
- Platycypha bamptoni (Pinhey, 1975)
- Platycypha caligata (Selys, 1853) - Dancing Jewel[6]
- Platycypha crocea (Longfield, 1947) (Angola Jewel)
- Platycypha eliseva Dijkstra, 2008 (Lucifer Jewel)
- Platycypha fitzsimonsi Pinhey, 1950 (Boulder Jewel)[6]
- Platycypha inyangae Pinhey, 1958 (Inyanga Jewel)
- Platycypha lacustris (Förster, 1914) (Forest Jewel)
- Platycypha picta (Pinhey, 1962) (Petite Jewel)
- Platycypha pinheyi Fraser, 1950 (Tanganyika Jewel)
- Platycypha rubriventris (Pinhey, 1975) (Red-bellied Jewel)
- Platycypha rufitibia (Pinhey, 1961) - Red-booted Jewel[7]
