Amphipteryx

{{short description|Genus of damselflies}}

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Amphipteryx is a genus of damselflies, the only genus in the family Amphipterygidae.Jocque, M. & Argueta, I. (2014). [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4042827/ A new species in the genus Amphipteryx Selys, 1853 (Odonata, Amphipterygidae) from Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras.] ZooKeys 408 71. 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{{cite iucn |author=von Ellenrieder, N. |author2=Paulson, D. |date=2006 |title=Amphipteryx agrioides |volume=2006 |page=e.T1169A3301718 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T1169A3301718.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}
• Amphipteryx chiapensis González, 2010
• Amphipteryx jaroli Jocque & Argueta, 2014
• Amphipteryx longicaudata González, 1991
• Amphipteryx meridionalis González, 2010
• Amphipteryx nataliae González, 2010