†subfamily Zacallitinae Cockerell 1928 (damselfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Eodichromatidae

Alternative spelling: Zacallitidae

Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1928. A remarkable new dragon-fly from the Eocene (Odonata). Entomological News 39(10):297-301

Parent taxon: Eodichromatidae according to J. L. Ware et al. 2025

See also Bechly 1998, Carpenter 1992, Cockerell 1928, Fraser 1940 and Nel and Paicheler 1993

Sister taxon: Eodichromatinae

Subtaxa: Zacallites

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Type: Zacallites

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: Colorado, Wyoming collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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