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Amphipteryx
Amphipteryx is a genus of damselflies, the only genus in the family Amphipterygidae. It is limited to Mesoamerica from Mexico to Honduras and Guatemala.
Most damselflies in this family live in tropical rainforests and cloud forests. They rest on vegetation hanging over seeps and streams. The larvae live in gravel and leaf litter.
There are five species in this family:
- Amphipteryx agrioides Selys, 1853 – Montane Relict Damsel
- Amphipteryx chiapensis González, 2010
- Amphipteryx jaroli Jocque & Argueta, 2014
- Amphipteryx meridionalis González, 2010
- Amphipteryx nataliae González, 2010