Chlorocypha maxima

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: Chlorocypha
Species: Chlorocypha maxima

Name

Chlorocypha maxima Dijkstra, Kipping & Mézière, 2015: 473

• Type locality: Gabon, Ngounie Province, Montagne de Chaillu, 21 km NE of Moukabou, small sandy stream in dense forest, 641 m a.s.l. (1.4816°S 11.8009°E)
• Holotype: NBC. ♂. 18-ix-2013. legit J. Kipping

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: Great Jewel

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