Platycypha Explained

Platycypha is a genus of African damselflies in the jewel damselfly family (Chlorocyphidae).

The genus contains the following species:

• Platycypha amboniensis - Montane Dancing-jewel^[1]
• Platycypha angolensis Longfield, 1959 (Angola Dancing Jewel)
• Platycypha auripes - Golden Dancing-jewel^[2]
• Platycypha bamptoni (Pinhey, 1975)
• Platycypha caligata - Dancing Jewel^[3]
• Platycypha crocea (Longfield, 1947) (Angola Jewel)
• Platycypha eliseva (Lucifer Jewel)
• Platycypha fitzsimonsi (Boulder Jewel)^[3]
• Platycypha inyangae (Inyanga Jewel)
• Platycypha lacustris (Forest Jewel)
• Platycypha picta (Petite Jewel)
• Platycypha pinheyi (Tanganyika Jewel)
• Platycypha rubriventris (Pinhey, 1975) (Red-bellied Jewel)
• Platycypha rufitibia - Red-booted Jewel^[4]

Notes and References

1. Clausnitzer, V. . Platycypha amboniensis . 2010 . e.T60003A12216422 . 2010 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60003A12216422.en . 24 December 2017.
2. Clausnitzer, V. . Platycypha auripes . 2010 . e.T60004A12218293 . 2010 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60004A12218293.en . 24 December 2017.
3. Book: Samways, Michael J.. The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. 2008. Pensoft. 978-954-642-330-6.
4. Clausnitzer, V. . Suhling, F. . Dijkstra, K.-D.B. . 2017 . Platycypha rufitibia . 2017 . e.T168014A75266729 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T168014A75266729.en . 12 November 2021.