Coenagrionoidea

Superfamily of damselflies

Coenagrionoidea
Saffron-faced blue dart (Pseudagrion rubriceps)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Superfamily: Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890[1]
Families
  • Coenagrionidae
  • Isostictidae
  • Platycnemididae
  • Burmacoenagrionidae †

Coenagrionoidea is a superfamily of closed wing damselflies of the order Odonata found worldwide.

Families

A 2013 phylogenetic analysis suggests that this superfamily contains three families:[2]

  • Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890
  • Isostictidae Fraser, 1955
  • Platycnemididae Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905

The family Pseudostigmatidae and New World Protoneuridae are now incorporated into Coenagrionidae and Old World Protoneuridae is now incorporated into Platycnemididae.[2]

See also

  • List of damselflies of the world (Coenagrionidae)

References

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  1. ^ Kirby, W.F. (1890). A Synonymic Catalogue of Neuroptera Odonata, or Dragonflies. With an Appendix of fossil species. London: Gurney & Jackson. pp. 202 [148]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5534.
  2. ^ 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 (2013-08-30). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)". Zootaxa. 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. hdl:10072/61365. ISSN 1175-5334.
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Extant Odonata families
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
Coenagrionoidea