Amphipteryx Explained

Amphipteryx is a genus of damselflies, the only genus in the family Amphipterygidae.^[1] It is limited to Mesoamerica from Mexico to Honduras and Guatemala.^[1]

Most damselflies in this family live in tropical rainforests and cloud forests. They rest on vegetation hanging over seeps and streams. The larvae live in gravel and leaf litter.^[1]

There are five species in this family:^[1]

• Amphipteryx agrioides Selys, 1853  - Montane Relict Damsel^[2]
• Amphipteryx chiapensis González, 2010
• Amphipteryx jaroli Jocque & Argueta, 2014
• Amphipteryx longicaudata González, 1991
• Amphipteryx meridionalis González, 2010
• Amphipteryx nataliae González, 2010

Notes and References

1. Jocque, M. & Argueta, I. (2014). A new species in the genus Amphipteryx Selys, 1853 (Odonata, Amphipterygidae) from Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras. ZooKeys 408 71.
2. von Ellenrieder, N. . Paulson, D. . 2006 . Amphipteryx agrioides . 2006 . e.T1169A3301718 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T1169A3301718.en . 16 November 2021.