English: Damselflies.
Clades:
Palaeoptera; Insectae;
Arthropoda;
Animals.
TaxonomyZygoptera are damselflies in the
Odonata, which was far more diverse in the late Paleozoic and contained gigantic species, including the griffinflies or giant dragonflies.
They are a subclade of
Odonata, which are also called Odonatoptera, Euodonatoptera, Campylopterodea or Odonatoidea.
Families•••
Zygoptera•• Order Hemiphlebioidea
Hemiphlebiidae – ancient greenling
•• Order Coenagrionoidea
Coenagrionidae – pond damselflies
Isostictidae – narrow-wings
Platycnemididae – white-legged damselflies
Platystictidae – shadowdamsels
Protoneuridae" $ – threadtails
Pseudostigmatidae – forest giants
•• Order Lestoidea
Lestidae – spreadwings
Lestoideidae - bluestreaks
Megapodagrionidae" $ – flatwings
Perilestidae – shortwings
Synlestidae – sylphs
•• Order Calopterygoidea
Amphipterygidae" $ - relicts
Calopterygidae – demoiselles
Chlorocyphidae – jewels
Dicteriadidae – barelegs
Euphaeidae – odalisques
Polythoridae – bannerwings