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Lestodea

Insecta - Odonata

Taxonomy
Lestodea was named by Bechly (1996). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lestida by Wappler (2003), Bechly (2007).

Subtaxa
Lestoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Lestodea Bechly
2003Lestodea Wappler
2007Lestodea Bechly

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
RankNameAuthor
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
—Euzygoptera
—Lestomorpha
—Lestiformia
—Eulestiformia
—Lestida
—Lestodea
—Lestodea

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Lestodea Bechly 1996
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Superfm. Lestoidea Fraser 1957
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G. †Cerdanyagrion Nel et al. 1996
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†Cerdanyagrion miocenicus Nel et al. 1996
G. †Cretalestes Jarzembowski et al. 1998
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†Cretalestes martinae Jarzembowski et al. 1998
G. †Danolestes Simonsen et al. 2025
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†Danolestes moelleri Simonsen et al. 2025
Fm. †Eolestidae Greenwalt and Bechly 2014
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G. †Eolestes Cockerell 1940
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†Eolestes ramosus Greenwalt and Bechly 2014
†Eolestes syntheticus Cockerell 1940
Fm. Lestidae Calvert 1901 [spread-winged damselfly]
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G. Chalcolestes Kennedy 1920
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†Chalcolestes tibetensis Xia et al. 2022
G. Lestes Leach 1815
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†Lestes aquisextana Nel 1985
†Lestes arvernus Piton 1935
†Lestes brisaci Nel et al. 1997
†Lestes ceresti Nel and Papazian 1985
†Lestes conexus Yan and Tang 1976
†Lestes datangensis Wang 1976
†Lestes dianacompteae Compte-Sart 2014
†Lestes forsterii Hess 1895
†Lestes irenea Nel 1987
†Lestes leucosia Heer 1849
†Lestes ligea Heer 1849
†Lestes lutzi Nel and Paicheler 1994
†Lestes peisinoe Heer 1849
†Lestes plicata Piton and Théobald 1939
†Lestes regina Theobald 1937
†Lestes sieblosiformis Cosmovici and Pauca 1955
†Lestes statzi Schmidt 1958
†Lestes vicina Hagen 1858
†Lestes zalesskyi Piton 1940
G. Sympecma Selys 1840
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†Sympecma incerta Piton 1935
†Sympecma ribesalbesensis Peñalver et al. 1996
Invalid names: Lestinae Calvert 1901 [invalid subgroup], Sympecmatinae Fraser 1951 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Lutetialestes Greenwalt and Bechly 2014
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†Lutetialestes uniformis Greenwalt and Bechly 2014
Fm. Perilestidae Kennedy 1920
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G. †Palaeoperilestes Zheng et al. 2016
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†Palaeoperilestes electronicus Zheng et al. 2016
Fm. Synlestidae Tillyard 1917 [malachite]
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G. †Albertalestes Jouault and Nel 2023
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†Albertalestes paskapooensis Jouault and Nel 2023
G. †Cretaphylolestes Huang et al. 2021
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†Cretaphylolestes cretacicus Huang et al. 2021
G. †Gaurimacia Vasilenko 2005
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†Gaurimacia sophiae Vasilenko 2005
G. †Inacayalestes Petrulevičius 2015
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†Inacayalestes aikunhuapi Petrulevičius 2015
G. †Madres Petrulevičius 2018
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†Madres delpueblo Petrulevičius 2018
G. Megalestes Selys 1862
G. †Palaeophylolestes Doriath-Döhler et al. 2023
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†Palaeophylolestes distinctus Doriath-Döhler et al. 2023
Invalid names: Chlorolestidae Fraser 1960 [synonym]
Invalid names: Daemhippus Navás 1927 [nomen dubium], Platycnemis cincuneguii Gil Collado 1926 [nomen dubium], Pseudolestidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available