Africocypha

Africocypha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Africocypha
Pinhey, 1961

Africocypha is a genus of jewel damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. There are at least three described species in Africocypha.

The dragonfly species Africocypha centripunctata is also known as Chlorocypha centripunctata, the Banded Jewel or Nigerian damselflies, and known for their multi-color abdomens ranging from blue to yellow and red. They inhabit the streams of Nigeria's Obudu mountains, which has been exposed to deforestation, consequently leading to the endangerment status of the A. centripunctata species along with others of the same family.

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