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Superfamily of damselflies This article is about the Odonata superfamily. For the damselfly genus, see Lestoidea.

Lestoidea

Indolestes peregrinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Lestoidea Calvert, 1901
Families
Hemiphlebiidae Kennedy, 1920 Lestidae Calvert, 1901 Perilestidae Kennedy, 1920 Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917

Lestoidea is a superfamily of damselflies of the order Odonata. It includes four families:

Hemiphlebiidae Kennedy, 1920
Lestidae Calvert, 1901
Perilestidae Kennedy, 1920
Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917

Note

It is important to distinguish the genus Lestoidea from superfamily Lestoidea. They have the same spelling, but the superfamily is based on the genus Lestes.

References

Calvert, P.P. (1901). "Fam. Odonata". In Godman, F.D.; Salvin, O. (eds.). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Vol. Insecta. Neuroptera (1892-1908). London: R.H. Porter. pp. 17–342, 342-410 . doi:10.5962/bhl.title.730.
Dijkstra, K.D.B.; et al. (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.
"Superfamily LESTOIDEA". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2017.

Extant Odonata families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Superorder: Odonatoptera

Suborder Zygoptera

Calopterygoidea	Amanipodagrionidae Amphipterygidae Argiolestidae Calopterygidae (jewelwings or demoiselles) Chlorocyphidae (jewels) Devadattidae Dicteriadidae (barelegs) Euphaeidae (gossamerwings) Heteragrionidae Hypolestidae Lestoideidae Megapodagrionidae (flatwings) Mesagrionidae Mesopodagrionidae Pentaphlebiidae Philogangidae Philogeniidae Philosinidae Polythoridae (bannerwings) Priscagrionidae Protolestidae Pseudolestidae Rhipidolestidae Rimanellidae Tatocnemididae Thaumatoneuridae
Coenagrionoidea	Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged or pond damselflies) Isostictidae (narrow-wings) Platycnemididae (white-legged damselflies)
Lestoidea	Hemiphlebiidae (ancient greenling) Lestidae (spreadwings) Perilestidae (shortwings) Synlestidae (sylphs or malachites)
Platystictoidea	Platystictidae (shadowdamsels)

Suborder Anisozygoptera

Epiophlebiidae	Epiophlebia

Suborder Anisoptera

Aeshnoidea	Aeshnidae (hawkers or darners) Austropetaliidae
Cordulegastroidea	Chlorogomphidae Cordulegastridae (spiketails) Neopetaliidae (Neopetalia punctata)
Gomphoidea	Gomphidae (clubtail dragonflies)
Libelluloidea	Corduliidae (emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers) Libellulidae (skimmers or perchers) Macromiidae (cruisers or skimmers) Synthemistidae (tigertails)
Petaluroidea	Petaluridae (giant dragonfly and relatives)

Taxon identifiers
Lestoidea	Wikidata: Q15868159 Wikispecies: Lestoidea (superfamilia) AFD: Lestoidea BioLib: 16936 Fauna Europaea: 11835 Fauna Europaea (new): 4d4d6610-8305-48b3-9af3-9f180c5032a7 NCBI: 126179 Open Tree of Life: 210443

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