The Megapodagrionidae are a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
damselflies
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...
,
commonly called flatwings for their habit of spreading out the
hind wings horizontally when at rest.
A 2013 phylogenetic analysis pares down this family into only three genera,
and numerous other genera are now placed in different families, including
Amanipodagrionidae
''Amanipodagrion gilliesi'' is a species of damselfly. Its monotypic genus ''Amanipodagrion'' was formerly in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the flatwing damselfly family (Megapodagrionidae). As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by By ...
,
Argiolestidae,
Heteragrionidae
Heteragrionidae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata. There are more than 50 described species in Heteragrionidae, found mainly in Central and South America.
Genera
* '' Dimeragrion'' Calvert, 1913
* ''Heteragrion
''Heteragrion'' ...
,
Hypolestidae
Hypolestidae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata
Odonata is an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the group first appeared during the Triassic, though members of their total group, O ...
,
Lestoideidae,
Mesagrionidae,
Mesopodagrionidae
''Mesopodagrion'' is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly order Odonata. There are two described species in ''Mesopodagrion''.
As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Bybee et al. in 2021, it is now in its own family, Mesopodagrionid ...
,
Philogeniidae,
Philosinidae
Philosinidae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata
Odonata is an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the group first appeared during the Triassic, though members of their total group, ...
,
Protolestidae
''Protolestes'' is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly order Odonata. There are about eight described species in ''Protolestes''.
As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Bybee et al. in 2021, it is now in its own family, Protolestid ...
,
Rhipidolestidae
Rhipidolestidae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata, superfamily Calopterygoidea
Calopterygoidea is a superfamily of damselflies in the order Odonata.
Families
* Amanipodagrionidae
* Amphipterygidae Tillyard, 1917
* Argiolesti ...
,
Tatocnemididae
''Tatocnemis'' is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly order Odonata
Odonata is an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the group first appeared during the Triassic, though members of their total ...
, and
Thaumatoneuridae
Thaumatoneuridae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata
Odonata is an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the group first appeared during the Triassic, though members of their total grou ...
.
Genera
*''
Allopodagrion''
Förster, 1910
*''
Megapodagrion''
Selys, 1885
*''
Teinopodagrion''
De Marmels, 2001
References
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Odonata families
Odonata of Australia
Taxa named by Philip Powell Calvert