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Odonata

10790  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:10790)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Hexapoda (Subphylum)
  5. Insecta (Class)
  6. Odonata (Order)
Fabricius, 1793
accepted
Order

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  1. Family Aeschnidiidae Needham, 1903 †
  2. Family Aeshnidae Leach, 1815
  3. Family Aeshnoptera incertae sedis †
  4. Family Agriidae
  5. Family Agrionidae
  6. Family Aktassiidae Pritykina, 1968 †
  7. Family Amphipterygidae
  8. Family Anglophlebiidae Kelly & Nel, 2018 †
  9. Family Anisoptera incertae sedis
  10. Family Araripelibellulidae Bechly, 1996 †
  11. Family Araripephlebiidae Bechly, 1998 †
  12. Family Archipetalidae
  13. Family Archithemistidae †
  14. Family Argiolestidae Fraser, 1957
  15. Family Asiopteridae †
  16. Family Austrocorduliidae
  17. Genus Austrolibellula Petrulevičius & Nel, 2003 †
  18. Family Austroperilestidae Petrulevicius & Nel, 2005 †
  19. Family Austropetaliidae
  20. Family Batkeniidae †
  21. Family Bolcacorduliidae Gentilini, 2002 †
  22. Family Bolcathoridae Gentilini, 2002 †
  23. Family Burmacoenagrionidae Zheng, Nel, Zhang, Chang, Jarzembowski, Zhuo & Wang, 2019 †
  24. Family Burmaeshnidae Huang, Cai, Nel & Bechly, 2017 †
  25. Family Burmagomphidae Zheng, Nel & Wang in Zheng et al., 2017 †
  26. Family Burmaphlebiidae Bechly & Poinar, 2013 †
  27. Family Callimokaltaniidae †
  28. Family Calopterygidae
  29. Family Campterophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1920 †
  30. Family Carleidae Bechly, Garrouste, Aase, Karr, Grande & Nel, 2020 †
  31. Family Chlorocyphidae
  32. Family Chlorogomphidae Needham, 1903
  33. Family Chlorolestidae
  34. Family Chorismagrionidae
  35. Family Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890
  36. Family Cordulegasteridae
  37. Family Cordulegastridae
  38. Family Cordulephyidae
  39. Family Cordulibellulidae Sroka, Howells & Nel, 2023 †
  40. Family Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850
  41. Family Cratopetaliidae Bechly, 2010 †
  42. Family Cretapetaluridae Bechly, 1996 †
  43. Genus Cymatophlebiella Pritykina, 1968 †
  44. Family Cymatophlebiidae Handlirsch, 1906 †
  45. Family Daohugoulibellulidae Nel & Huang, 2015 †
  46. Family Devadattidae Dijkstra, Kalkman, Dow, Stokvis & van Tol, 2014
  47. Family Diphlebiidae
  48. Family Ditaxineuridae †
  49. Family Dysagrionidae Cockerell, 1908 †
  50. Family Engellestidae Felker, 2024 †
  51. Family Enigmaeshnidae Nel, Neraudeau, Perrichot, Girard & Gomez, 2008 †
  52. Family Enigmalestidae Nel & Huang, 2021 †
  53. Family Eolestidae Greenwalt & Bechly, 2014 †
  54. Family Epallagidae
  55. Family Epiophlebiidae
  56. Family Eumorbaeschnidae Bechly et al., 2001 †
  57. Family Euphaeidae Sélys-Longchamps, 1853
  58. Family Euthemistidae Pritykina, 1968 †
  59. Family Frenguelliidae Petrulevičius & Nel, 2003 †
  60. Family Gallophlebiidae Nel, Fleck, Garcia, Gomez, Ferchaud & Valentin, 2015 †
  61. Family Gomphaeschnidae Tillyard & Fraser, 1940 †
  62. Family Gomphidae Rambur, 1842
  63. Family Gomphomacromiidae
  64. Family Guocorduliidae †
  65. Genus Guyuanaeschnidia Lin, 1982 †
  66. Family Hageniidae Tillyard & Fraser, 1940 †
  67. Family Heliocharitidae
  68. Family Hemeroscopidae Pritykina, 1977 †
  69. Family Hemicorduliidae
  70. Family Hemiphlebiidae Tillyard, 1926
  71. Family Henrotayiidae Fleck, Bechly, Martínez-Delclòs, Jarzembowski, Coram & Nel, 2003 †
  72. Family Heterophlebiidae †
  73. Family Hypolestidae
  74. Family Idionychidae Tillyard & Fraser, 1940 †
  75. Family Isophlebiidae †
  76. Family Isostictidae
  77. Family Italophlebiidae †
  78. Genus Jujusia Petrulevičius & Nel, 2002 †
  79. Family Juragomphidae Nel, Bechly, Martinz-Delclos & Fleck, 2001 †
  80. Family Juraheterophlebiidae Fleck, Bechly, Martínez-Delclòs, Jarzembowski, Coram & Nel, 2003 †
  81. Family Juralibellulidae Huang & Nel, 2007 †
  82. Family Kaltanoneuridae †
  83. Family Karatawiidae †
  84. Family Kennedyidae Tillyard, 1925 †
  85. Family Labellulidae
  86. Family Latibasaliidae Petrulevičius & Nel, 2004 †
  87. Family Lestidae
  88. Family Lestoideidae
  89. Family Liassogomphidae †
  90. Family Liassophlebiidae Tillyard, 1925 †
  91. Family Libanoaeshnidae Azar, Maksoud, Abi-Saad & Nel, 2024 †
  92. Family Libanocorduliidae Azar, Maksoud, Huang & Nel, 2019 †
  93. Family Libanogomphidae Azar & Nel, 2023 †
  94. Family Libellaginidae
  95. Family Libellulidae
  96. Family Lindeniidae
  97. Family Liupanshaniidae Bechly et al., 2001 †
  98. Family Luiseiidae Nel, Bechly, Prokop, Béthoux & Fleck, 2012 †
  99. Family Macromiidae
  100. Family Magnathemidae Bechly, 2010 †
  101. Family Megaphlebiidae Bechly, 2010 †
  102. Family Megapodagrionidae Calvert, 1913
  103. Family Menatlestidae Nel & Jouault, 2022 †
  104. Family Mesochlorogomphidae Fleck, Nel, Bechly, Delclòs, Jarzembowski & Coram, 2008 †
  105. Family Mesomegaloprepidae Huang, Azar, Cai, Maksoud, Nel & Bechly, 2017 †
  106. Family Mesophlebiidae †
  107. Family Mesuropetalidae Bechly, 1996 †
  108. Family Mitophlebiidae †
  109. Family Moltenagrionidae Deregnaucourt, Wappler, Anderson & Béthoux, 2019 †
  110. Family Nannogomphidae Bechly, 1996 †
  111. Family Neopetaliidae
  112. Family Nodalulaidae Lin, Huang & Nel, 2007 †
  113. Genus Nototriadophlebia Béthoux & Anderson, 2023 †
  114. Family Odonata incertae sedis
  115. Family Oreopteridae †
  116. Family Oxygastridae
  117. Genus Palaeaeschna Meunier, 1914 †
  118. Family Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevicius, Nel & Muzón, 1999 †
  119. Family Paraburmagomphidae Zheng, Jiang, Nel, Jarzembowski, Chang, Zhang & Wang, 2018 †
  120. Family Paracoryphagrionidae Zheng, Nel & Wang in Zheng et al., 2017 †
  121. Family Paracymatophlebiidae Bechly et al., 2001 †
  122. Family Paragonophlebiidae Nel, 2009 †
  123. Family Parastenophlebiidae Bechly, 2005 †
  124. Family Perilestidae
  125. Family Permaeschnidae †
  126. Family Permagrionidae †
  127. Family Permepallagidae †
  128. Family Permolestidae †
  129. Family Petaluridae Needham, 1903
  130. Family Piroutetiidae Nel, 1989 †
  131. Family Platycnemididae Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905
  132. Family Platystictidae
  133. Family Polytaxineuridae †
  134. Family Polythoridae
  135. Family Primumaeshnidae Pouillon & Nel, 2020 †
  136. Family Priscalestidae Wappler & Petrulevičius, 2007 †
  137. Family Progobiaeshnidae Bechly, Nel, Martínez-Delclòs, Jarzembowski, Coram, Martill, Fleck, Escuillié, Wisshak & Maisch, 2001  †
  138. Family Progoneuridae Felker, 2024 †
  139. Genus Promegalestes Petrulevičius & Nel, 2004 †
  140. Family Proterogomphidae Bechly, Nel, Martínez-Delclòs & Fleck, 1998 †
  141. Family Protohemiphlebiidae Zheng, Jarzembowski & Nel, 2022 †
  142. Family Protomyrmeleontidae Handlirsch, 1906 †
  143. Family Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917
  144. Family Protozygoptera incertae sedis †
  145. Family Pseudocorduliidae
  146. Family Pseudolestidae
  147. Family Pseudomacromiidae †
  148. Family Pseudostenolestidae Garrouste & Nel, 2015 †
  149. Family Pseudostigmatidae
  150. Family Selenothemistidae Handlirsch, 1939 †
  151. Family Sieblosiidae †
  152. Family Solikamptilonidae †
  153. Family Sonidae Pritykina, 1986 †
  154. Family Stenophlebiidae Needham, 1903 †
  155. Family Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917
  156. Family Synthemidae
  157. Family Synthemistidae Tillyard, 1911
  158. Family Tarsophlebiidae †
  159. Family Telephlebiidae
  160. Family Thaumatoneuridae Tillyard & Fraser, 1938 †
  161. Family Triadophlebiidae †
  162. Family Triadotypomorpha incertae sedis †
  163. Family Triassolestidae †
  164. Family Turanothemistidae †
  165. Family Urolibellulidae Zeiri, Nel & Garrouste, 2015 †
  166. Family Urothemistidae
  167. Family Voltzialestidae Bechly, 1996 †
  168. Family Whetwhetaksidae Archibald & Cannings, 2021 †
  169. Family Xamenophlebiidae Pritykina, 1981 †
  170. Family Zacallitidae Cockerell, 1928 †
  171. Family Zygophlebiidae †
  172. Family Zygoptera incertae sedis
  173. Genus Proaeschna Fritsch, 1905 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  174. Family Anisoptera (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  175. Family Neodonatoptera incertae sedis (temporary name)
  176. Family Odonata (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
  177. Family Aeschnidae accepted as Aeshnidae Leach, 1815 (Misspelling)
  178. Family Megapodogrionidae accepted as Megapodagrionidae Calvert, 1913
  179. Family Platycnemidae accepted as Platycnemididae Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905
  180. Family Protomyrmeleonidae † accepted as Protomyrmeleontidae Handlirsch, 1906 †
  181. Family Allopetaliidae Cockerell, 1913 accepted as Aeshnidae Leach, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  182. Family Haidilaozhenidae Yang, Ren & Béthoux, 2023 † (unaccepted > unavailable name, unregistered electronic publication)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2022). Odonata. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10790 on 2025-03-27
Date
action
by
2010-05-31 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2017-04-07 22:26:17Z
changed
Rees, Tony

additional source Dijkstra, K.-D. B.; Bechly, G.; Bybee, S. M.; Dow, R. A.; Dumont, H. J.; Fleck, G.; Garrison, R. W.; Hämäläinen, M.; Kalkman, V. J.; Karube, H.; May, M. L.; Orr, A. G.; Paulson, D. R.; Rehn, A. C.; Theischinger, G.; Trueman, J. W.; Van Tol, J.; Von Ellenrieder, N.; Ware, J. (2013). The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). <em>In</em>: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3703(1): 36-45., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9 [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details] 
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