Calopterygoidea is a superfamily 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 ...

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, Odonatoptera, first appeared in Late Carboniferous. The two comm ...

Families

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 ...

Amphipterygidae ''Amphipteryx'' is a genus of damselflies, 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.''Z ...

Tillyard, 1917 * Argiolestidae Fraser, 1957 *

Calopterygidae The Calopterygidae are a family of damselflies, in the suborder Zygoptera. They are commonly known as the broad-winged damselflies, demoiselles, or jewelwings. These rather large damselflies have wingspans of 50–80 mm (compared to about 44 ...

Selys, 1850 (broad-winged damselflies) *

Chlorocyphidae Chlorocyphidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as jewels. These are colorful species native to the Old World tropics, where they occur along forest streams. They are most diverse in Southeast Asia. Systematics This family is monophy ...

Cowley, 1937 * Devadattidae Dijkstra, 2014 * Dicteriadidae Montgomery, 1959 *

Euphaeidae Euphaeidae, sometimes incorrectly named Epallagidae and commonly called gossamerwings, is a family of damselflies in the odonate superfamily Calopterygoidea. The family is small, consisting of around 78 species living species in nine genera occur ...

Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905 *

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'' ...

Rácenis, 1959 * Hypolestidae Fraser, 1938 * Lestoideidae Munz, 1919 *

Megapodagrionidae The Megapodagrionidae are a family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-bei ...

Calvert, 1913 * Mesagrionidae * Mesopodagrionidae * Pentaphlebiidae Novelo-Gutiérrez, 1995 * Philogangidae Kennedy, 1920 * Philogeniidae Rácenis, 1959 *

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, ...

Kennedy, 1925 * Polythoridae Munz, 1919 * Protolestidae * Pseudolestidae Fraser, 1957 *

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 ...

* Rimanellidae Davies & Tobin, 1984 *

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 ...

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 ...

Fraser, 1938 * † Pseudostenolestidae Garrouste & Nel 2015

Unplaced genera

Following molecular phylogenetic studies in 2021, all of the genera under Calopterygoidea were placed into families except the genus '' Sciotropis'' Rácenis, 1959.Seth M. Bybee et al. (2021) Phylogeny and classification of Odonata using targeted genomics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 160: 1-15

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