Copera

Copera
	Copera annulata (female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Coenagrionoidea
Family:	Platycnemididae
Genus:	Copera; Kirby, 1890
Species
	about 9, see text

Copera is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. They are distributed in Asia, especially Southeast Asia.^[1]

There are approximately 9 species in the genus. Genetic analysis suggests that some members, such as Copera ciliata, are better treated as species in the genus Platycnemis.^[2]

Species include:^[3]

References

^ 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.
^ Species in the genus Copera. The Odonata - Dragonflies and Damselflies. James Cook University.

[yum-1] 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.

[2] Lim, P., et al. (2013). Distinct genetic clades of Malaysian Copera damselflies and the phylogeny of platycnemine subfamilies. Scientific Reports 3, Article Number 2977.

[3] Species in the genus Copera. The Odonata - Dragonflies and Damselflies. James Cook University.

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