Copera is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae.[2] They are distributed in Asia, especially Southeast Asia.[3]
| Copera | |
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| Copera annulata (female) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Copera Kirby, 1890[1] |
Species
editThe following species are currently placed in Copera:[2]
- Copera chantaburii Asahina, 1984
- Copera congolensis (Martin, 1912)
- Copera guttifera (Fraser, 1950)
- Copera imbricata (Hagen in Selys, 1863)
- Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842) – yellow bush dart
- Copera nyansana (Förster, 1916)
- Copera rufipes (Selys, 1886)
- Copera sikassoensis (Martin, 1912)
- Copera vittata (Selys, 1863) – blue bush dart
Genetic analysis suggests that some members are better treated as species of other genera.[4]
References
edit- ↑ Kirby, W.F. (1890). A Synonymic Catalogue of Neuroptera Odonata, or Dragonflies. With an Appendix of fossil species. London: Gurney & Jackson. pp. 202 [129]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5534.
- 1 2 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ Yum, J. and Bae, Y. (2007). Description of the larva of Copera tokyoensis Asahina (Insecta: Odonata: Platycnemididae) from Korea. Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity 23(1) 87-89.
- ↑ Lim, P., et al. (2013). Distinct genetic clades of Malaysian Copera damselflies and the phylogeny of platycnemine subfamilies. Scientific Reports 3, Article Number 2977.
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