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Genus of damselflies

Mesopodagrion
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Calopterygoidea
Family:	Mesopodagrionidae Kalkman & Abbott, 2021
Genus:	Mesopodagrion McLachlan, 1896

Mesopodagrion is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly order Odonata. There are two described species in Mesopodagrion.

As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Bybee et al. in 2021, it is now in its own family, Mesopodagrionidae.

Species

Seth M. Bybee et al. (2021) Phylogeny and classification of Odonata using targeted genomics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 160: 1-15
"World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Extant Odonata families

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)

Epiophlebiidae	Epiophlebia

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
Mesopodagrion	Wikidata: Q2249533 Wikispecies: Mesopodagrion BioLib: 224817 BOLD: 533953 CoL: 5PWR EoL: 16007 GBIF: 1424607 iNaturalist: 89882 IRMNG: 1001672 NCBI: 1407348 Open Tree of Life: 3009402

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