Amphipteryx is a genus of damselfly, the only genus in the family Amphipterygidae.[Jocque, M. & Argueta, I. (2014). 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 . They rest on vegetation hanging over seeps and streams. The 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 longicaudata González, 1991
-
Amphipteryx meridionalis González, 2010
-
Amphipteryx nataliae González, 2010
