Chlorocypha rubida is fairly easily distinguished from all other members of its genus (30 species endemic to tropical Africa, including 7 in Ghana) by a combination of characteristics that are easy to highlight: the face is entirely black, the tibiae are completely dark (without "white"), and the abdomen is rosy-red (hence its English name, Rosy
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Chlorocypha rubida se distingue assez facilement de tous les autres membres de son genre (30 endémiques d'Afrique tropicale dont 7 au Ghana) par un ensemble de caractéristiques faciles à mettre en évidence ; la face est entièrement noire, les tibias complètement sombres (sans "blanc"), l'abdomen rouge-rosé (Rosy Jewel en anglais). Aux parties médiane et inférieure
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Hadrothemis camarensis, Libellulidae, was described by Kirby (1889) under the name Orthetrum camarense, and it was Karsch (1891) who placed it into his new genus Hadrothemis, which he created for the occasion.It is worth noting that in the same publication, right after the redescription of Hadrothemis camarensis, Karsch created the new genus Archiclops for a
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Chlorocypha radix is one of the most beautiful species of this spectacular genus, which counts about thirty species—all endemic to tropical Africa, including seven in Ghana. All members of the Chlorocyphidae family bear a prominent clypeus that allows for immediate identification; they also share the characteristic of having wings as long as or longer than
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Chlorocypha radix est un des plus beaux de ce genre spectaculaire qui compte une trentaine d'espèces, toutes endémiques d'Afrique tropicale, dont sept au Ghana. Tous les membres de la famille des Chlorocyphidae portent un clypeus proéminent qui permet de les identifier sans hésitation ; ils ont également en commun d'avoir les ailes aussi longues ou
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