Family CHLOROCYPHIDAE
Jewels
Compiler and date details
W.W.K. Houston, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, ACT, Australia J.A.L. Watson, CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, ACT, Australia Updated (1999) by A.A. Calder, CSIRO Entomology, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Introduction
Chlorocyphidae (recognised by Houston & Watson (1988) as Libellaginidae) contains some 16 genera and more than 120 species (Davies 1981; Bridges 1994), confined to the Old World. Only one species is recorded from Australia, but there are no recent records.
Diagnosis
Adult: primary antenodal crossveins distinct, plus secondary antenodals, sometimes numerous, costal and subcostal segments not strictly aligned; postnodal crossveins not aligned with veins behind them; discoidal cells traversed by crossveins; median space free; clypeus projecting forwards into broad snout.
Larva: labium flat, labial palps narrow with major setae near base, median lobe triangular, cleft; lateral gills slender, triquetral, median gill a short, stout spine.
General References
Davies, D.A.L. 1981. A synopsis of the extant genera of the Odonata. Societas Internationalis Odonatologica, Rapid Communications 3: i-xiv 1-59
Common Name References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 | ODONATA | 21-Mar-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 19-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |