Africocypha varicolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Calopterygoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Superordo: Odonatoptera Ordo: Odonata Subordo: Zygoptera Superfamilia: Calopterygoidea

Familia: Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Africocypha
Species: Africocypha varicolor

Name

Africocypha varicolor Dijkstra, Mézière & Günther, 2015: 462

• Type locality and Holotype ♂. Gabon, Haut-Ogooué Province, 14 km SE of Moanda, “Africa No1” radio station, Moyabi, Bapoupou Stream near Madzay, rocky and sandy stream in forest crossing Franceville-Moanda road, 468 m a.s.l., (1.6629°S 13.2916°E), 05-i-2010, leg. K.-D.B. Dijkstra & C. Vanappelghem, RMNH.

References

Primary references

• Dijkstra, K.-D.B., Kipping, J. & Mézière, N. 2015. Sixty new dragonfly and damselfly species from Africa (Odonata). Odonatologica 44(4): 447–678. PDF. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Polychrome Jewel

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