Chlorocyphidae

Chlorocyphidae
	Rhinocypha bisignata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Calopterygoidea
Family:	Chlorocyphidae; Cowley, 1937
Genera
	see text

Chlorocyphidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as jewels.^[1] These are colorful species native to the Old World tropics, where they occur along forest streams. They are most diverse in Southeast Asia.^[2]

Systematics

This family is monophyletic. It currently contains about 19 genera.^[3]

Genera include:^[4]

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References

^ Mitra, A., et al. (2014). Odonata survey in Central and Western Bhutan covering eight Dzongkhags (Districts): an annotated species list with nine new records. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 2(2), 11-15.
^ Hämäläinen, M., & Karube, H. (2001). Rhinocypha orea spec. nov., a new damselfly from Vietnam (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae). Zoologische Mededelingen, 75, 405-408.
^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Bechly, Günter; Bybee, Seth M.; Dow, Rory A.; Dumont, Henri J.; Fleck, Günther; Garrison, Rosser W.; Hämäläinen, Matti; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Karube, Haruki; May, Michael L.; Orr, Albert G.; Paulson, Dennis R.; Rehn, Andrew C.; Theischinger, Günther; Trueman, John W.H.; Van Tol, Jan; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Ware, Jessica (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)". Zootaxa. 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. hdl:10072/61365. ISSN 1175-5334.
^ Van Tol, J. (1998). The Odonata of Sulawesi and adjacent islands. Part 4. A new genus and species of Chlorocyphidae from South-East Sulawesi. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 323(35), 441-448.

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[1] Mitra, A., et al. (2014). Odonata survey in Central and Western Bhutan covering eight Dzongkhags (Districts): an annotated species list with nine new records. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 2(2), 11-15.

[2] Hämäläinen, M., & Karube, H. (2001). Rhinocypha orea spec. nov., a new damselfly from Vietnam (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae). Zoologische Mededelingen, 75, 405-408.

[Dijkstra_2013-3] Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Bechly, Günter; Bybee, Seth M.; Dow, Rory A.; Dumont, Henri J.; Fleck, Günther; Garrison, Rosser W.; Hämäläinen, Matti; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Karube, Haruki; May, Michael L.; Orr, Albert G.; Paulson, Dennis R.; Rehn, Andrew C.; Theischinger, Günther; Trueman, John W.H.; Van Tol, Jan; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Ware, Jessica (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)". Zootaxa. 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. hdl:10072/61365. ISSN 1175-5334.

[4] Van Tol, J. (1998). The Odonata of Sulawesi and adjacent islands. Part 4. A new genus and species of Chlorocyphidae from South-East Sulawesi. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 323(35), 441-448.

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