Platycypha

Platycypha

P. eliseva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Calopterygoidea
Family:	Chlorocyphidae
Genus:	Platycypha Fraser, 1949
Species
10, see text

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

The genus contains the following species:^[1]

Platycypha amboniensis (Martin, 1915) - Montane Dancing-jewel^[2]
Platycypha auripes (Förster, 1906) - Golden Dancing-jewel^[3]
Platycypha caligata (Selys, 1853) - Dancing Jewel^[4]
Platycypha eliseva Dijkstra, 2008
Platycypha fitzsimonsi Pinhey, 1950 - Boulder Jewel^[4]
Platycypha inyangae Pinhey, 1958
Platycypha lacustris (Förster, 1914)
Platycypha picta (Pinhey, 1962)
Platycypha pinheyi Fraser, 1950
Platycypha rufitibia (Pinhey, 1961) - Red-booted Jewel^[5]

References

^ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
^ Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Platycypha amboniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/60003. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
^ Clausnitzer, V. (2006). "Platycypha auripes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/60004. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
^ ^a ^b Samways, Michael J. (2008). The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 954-642-330-0.
^ Clausnitzer, V., Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2009). "Platycypha rufitibia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/168014. Retrieved 29 November 2010.