Libelluloidea

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Libelluloidea
Temporal range: Berriasian to present
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Superfamily: Libelluloidea
Leach, 1815 [1]
Families

4, see text

Synonyms
  • Anauriculida Bechly, 1996
  • Eurypalpidomorpha Bechly, 2003

Libelluloidea is a superfamily of dragonflies.

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

Contents

Recent taxonomic changes

The following dragonfly families are now considered invalid or potentially disputed: [2] [3] [4] [5]

The following genera are no longer assigned to a family and are now placed incertae sedis within this superfamily, Libelluloidea: [2]

Fossils

The following extinct fossil taxa are also included in Libelluloidea: [5] [6]

This superfamily is one of two extant groups in the large, ancient clade Cavilabiata, in addition to Cordulegastroidea. [7] The oldest known member is Araripelibellula brittanica from the Berriasian of England. [8]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aeshnidae</span> Family of dragonflies

Aeshnidae, also called aeshnids, hawkers, or darners, is a family of dragonflies, found nearly worldwide, with more than 50 genera and over 450 species.

<i>Austrocordulia</i> Genus of dragonflies

Austrocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea, endemic to northern and eastern Australia. Species of Austrocordulia are medium-sized, dark-coloured dragonflies, either brown or black with yellow markings.

<i>Lathrocordulia</i> Genus of dragonflies

Lathrocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the superfamily Libelluloidea, endemic to Australia. Species of Lathrocordulia are medium-sized, bronze to black dragonflies without pale markings,

<i>Archaeophya</i> Genus of dragonflies

Archaeophya is a small genus of dragonflies assigned to the superfamily Libelluloidea. Species of Archaeophya are large dragonflies with metallic-coloured bodies, dark with yellow spots, and clear wings. They only occur in eastern Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Platystictidae</span> Family of damselflies

Platystictidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as shadowdamsels. They look very similar to the threadtail damselfly family (Protoneuridae). They can mostly be found throughout Asia, Central America, and South America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Synthemistidae</span> Family of dragonflies

The Synthemistidae are the family of dragonflies commonly known as tigertails, or sometimes called southern emeralds. This family is part of the superfamily Libelluloidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coenagrionoidea</span> Superfamily of damselflies

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aeshnoidea</span> Superfamily of dragonflies

Aeshnoidea is a superfamily of dragonflies that contains two extant families, Aeshnidae and Austropetaliidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cordulegastroidea</span> Superfamily of dragonflies

Cordulegastroidea is a superfamily of dragonflies that contains three families.

<i>Cordulephya</i> Genus of dragonflies

Cordulephya is a genus of dragonflies assigned to the superfamily Libelluloidea, and endemic to eastern Australia. The species are small to tiny in size, coloured black, or purplish-black, with yellowish markings. Unusually for Anisoptera, these dragonflies rest with their wings folded above their body in a similar manner to many species of damselfly. They are commonly known as shutwings.

Cordulephyidae was formerly considered a distinct family of dragonflies occurring in Africa and Australia. Recent taxonomic revisions have classified the species previously placed in Cordulephyidae to now be within the superfamily Libelluloidea.

Up until recently, Lindeniidae was considered a family of dragonflies occurring in Australia. It is no longer recognised.

Austrocorduliidae was formerly considered a family of dragonflies occurring in South Africa and Australia. Recent taxonomic revisions have classified the species previously placed in Austrocorduliidae to now be within the superfamily Libelluloidea.

<i>Apocordulia</i> Genus of dragonflies

Apocordulia is a genus of dragonflies in the superfamily Libelluloidea, endemic to the Murray-Darling Basin in eastern Australia.

<i>Hesperocordulia</i> Genus of dragonflies

Hesperocordulia is a genus of dragonflies in the superfamily Libelluloidea, endemic to south-western Australia.

<i>Micromidia</i> Genus of dragonflies

Micromidia is a genus of dragonflies in the superfamily Libelluloidea. They are small to medium-sized dragonflies, coloured black or metallic green with pale markings, and endemic to eastern Australia.

<i>Austrophya</i> Genus of dragonflies

Austrophya is a genus of dragonflies in the superfamily Libelluloidea, endemic to north-eastern Australia.

Gomphomacromiidae was formerly considered a distinct family of dragonflies occurring in Chile and Australia. Recent taxonomic revisions have classified the species previously placed in Gomphomacromiidae to now be within the superfamily Libelluloidea.

<i>Pseudocordulia</i> Genus of dragonflies

Pseudocordulia is a small genus of dragonflies endemic to tropical northeastern Australia. They are medium-sized, bronze-black dragonflies with clear wings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calopterygoidea</span> Superfamily of damselflies

Calopterygoidea is a superfamily of damselflies in the order Odonata.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 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). 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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  4. Carle, F. L., Kjer, K. M., & May, M. L. (2008). Evolution of Odonata, with special reference to Coenagrionoidea (Zygoptera). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 66(1), 37-44.
  5. 1 2 Sroka, Steven D.; Howells, Thomas F.; Nel, André (2023). "A new transitional "libelluloid" family of odonates with Mesozoic affinities in the Eocene Green River Formation of Utah, USA". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 68 (2): 337–342. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  6. Petrulevičius, Julián F; Nel, André (2003-07-01). "A new libelluloid dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata: Italoansida) from the late Paleocene of Argentina". Geobios. 36 (4): 401–406. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(03)00039-1. ISSN   0016-6995.
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