Cordulegastroidea

Superfamily of dragonflies

Cordulegastroidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Epiprocta
Superfamily: Cordulegastroidea
Families

3, see text

Cordulegastroidea is a superfamily of dragonflies that contains three families.[1]

Families

This superfamily includes the following three families:[1]

  • Chlorogomphidae Needham, 1903
  • Cordulegastridae Hagen, 1875
  • Neopetaliidae Tillyard & Fraser, 1940

References

  1. ^ a b Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Bechly, Günter; Bybee, Seth M.; Dow, Rory A.; Dumont, Henri J.; Fleck, Günther; Garrison, Rosser W.; Hämäläinen, Matti; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Karube, Haruki; May, Michael L.; Orr, Albert G.; Paulson, Dennis R.; Rehn, Andrew C.; Theischinger, Günther; Trueman, John W.H.; van Tol, Jan; von Ellenrieder, Natalia; Ware, Jessica (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)". Zootaxa. 3703 (1). Magnolia Press: 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. hdl:10072/61365.
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Extant Odonata families
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Superorder: Odonatoptera
Suborder Zygoptera
Hemiphlebioidea
  • Hemiphlebiidae (ancient greenling)
Calopterygoidea
  • Amphipterygidae
  • Calopterygidae (jewelwings or demoiselles)
  • Chlorocyphidae (jewels)
  • Dicteriadidae (barelegs)
  • Diphlebiidae (azure damselflies)
  • Euphaeidae (gossamerwings)
  • Polythoridae (bannerwings)
Coenagrionoidea
(closed wing damselflies)
  • Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged or pond damselflies)
  • Isostictidae (narrow-wings)
  • Platycnemididae (white-legged damselflies)
  • Platystictidae (shadowdamsels)
  • Protoneuridae (threadtails, bambootails)
  • Pseudostigmatidae (helicopter damselflies or forest giants)
Lestoidea (superfamily)
  • Lestidae (spreadwings)
  • Lestoideidae
  • Megapodagrionidae (flatwings)
  • Perilestidae (shortwings)
  • Pseudolestidae
  • Synlestidae (sylphs or malachites)
Suborder Epiprocta
Epiophlebioptera
Anisoptera
(dragonflies)
Aeshnoidea
  • Aeshnidae (hawkers or darners)
  • Austropetaliidae
  • Gomphidae (clubtail dragonflies)
  • Petaluridae (giant dragonfly and relatives)
Cordulegastroidea
  • Chlorogomphidae
  • Cordulegastridae (spiketails)
  • Neopetaliidae (Neopetalia punctata)
Libelluloidea
  • Corduliidae (emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers)
  • Libellulidae (skimmers or perchers)
  • Macromiidae (cruisers or skimmers)
  • Synthemistidae (tigertails)
Taxon identifiers
Cordulegastroidea


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