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Libelluloidea

Insecta - Odonata

Taxonomy
Libelluloidea is a superfamily. It is extant. Its type is Libellula.

It was assigned to Anisoptera by Gentilini (1992), Nel and Martínez-Delclòs (1993); to Odonata by Nel et al. (1999); and to Cavilabiata by Goodman et al. (2026).

Subtaxa
Condalia, Cordulephyidae, Corduliidae, Gomphomacromiidae, Idionychidae, Libellula cassandra, Libellula ceres, Libellulidae, Macromiidae, Neophyidae, Synthemistidae
Entered
by P. Holroyd on 2007-01-06; modified by M. Clapham on 2016-03-22

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Libellula ceres Hagen p. 260 figs. Pl 44, figs 9-11; pl 45, figs 5-12
1863Libellula cassandra Hagen p. 264 figs. Pl 45, figs 1-4
1890Libellula cassandra Kirby p. 167
1890Libellula ceres Kirby p. 167
1917Cordulephyidae Tillyard
1992Libelluloidea Gentilini
1993Libelluloidea Nel and Martínez-Delclòs
1999Libelluloidea Nel et al. p. 66
2009Cordulephyidae Petrulevičius and Nel p. 386
2026Libelluloidea Goodman et al.

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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
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
RankNameAuthor
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
—Epiproctophora
—EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
—Anisopteromorpha
—Trigonoptera
—Pananisoptera
—NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
—Euanisoptera
—Exophytica
—Cavilabiata
superfamilyLibelluloidea
superfamilyLibelluloidea

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.

Superfm. Libelluloidea
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G. †Condalia Whalley and Jarzembowski 1985
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†Condalia woottoni Whalley and Jarzembowski 1985
Fm. Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps 1850 [green-eyed skimmer]
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G. †Cellulocordulia Riou and Nel 1995
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†Cellulocordulia fasciata Riou and Nel 1995
Subfm. Corduliinae Selys-Longchamps 1850
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G. Cordulia Leach 1815 [emerald]
G. †Croatocordulia Kiauta 1969
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†Croatocordulia platyptera Charpentier 1843
G. Epitheca Burmeister 1839
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†Epitheca annae Gentilini 1992
†Epitheca miocenica Gentilini 1992
G. †Miocordulia Kennedy 1931
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†Miocordulia latipennis Kennedy 1931
G. †Molercordulia Bechly 2005
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†Molercordulia karinae Bechly 2005
G. Somatochlora Selys-Longchamps 1871
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†Somatochlora brisaci Nel et al. 1996
†Somatochlora oregonica Cockerell 1927
G. †Stenogomphus Scudder 1892
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†Stenogomphus carletoni Scudder 1892
Fm. Idionychidae Tillyard and Fraser 1940
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G. †Mioidionyx Nel et al. 2005
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†Mioidionyx stavropolensis Nel et al. 2005
Fm. Libellulidae Rambur 1842 [common skimmer]
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G. †Caussanelia Nel et al. 1997
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†Caussanelia papaziani Nel et al. 1997
G. †Jeanlegrandia Nel et al. 2005
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†Jeanlegrandia oligocenica Nel et al. 2005
Subfm. Leucorrhininae Tillyard and Fraser 1940
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G. Celithemis Hagen 1861
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†Celithemis cantalensis Nel et al. 1996
†Celithemis zavattinii Bagli and Gentilini 2003
Subfm. Libellulinae Rambur 1842
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G. Libellula Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Libellula (Heterophlebia) Westwood 1849
†Libellula adriatica Bagli and Gentilini 2003
Libellula grandis Linnaeus 1758
†Libellula kieseli Assmann 1870
†Libellula mediterranea Gentilini 1989
†Libellula oeningensis Koenig 1825
†Libellula pannewitziana Goeppert 1855
†Libellula pourqueryi Nicolas 1890
†Libellula requieniana Nicolas 1890
†Libellula sieboldiana Goeppert 1855
†Libellula ukrainensis Nel et al. 2005
Invalid names: Libellula aglaia Heer 1861 [nomen nudum], Libellula knetti Handlirsch 1907 [nomen nudum], Platetrum Newman 1833 [synonym]
G. Orthemis Hagen 1861 [tropical king skimmer]
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Orthemis ferruginea Fabricius 1775
G. †Miorhodopygia Riou and Nel 1995
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†Miorhodopygia andancensis Riou and Nel 1995
G. †Molertrum Zessin 2019
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†Molertrum eburneum Zessin 2019
G. Onychothemis Brauer 1868
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†Onychothemis rihai Prokop et al. 2003
G. †Oryctodiplax Cavallo and Galletti 1987
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†Oryctodiplax gypsorum Cavallo and Galletti 1987
G. †Palaeolibellula Fleck et al. 1999
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†Palaeolibellula zherikhini Fleck et al. 1999
Subfm. Pantaliinae Fraser 1957
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G. †Randecktrum Zessin 2019
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†Randecktrum ebi Zessin 2019
Subfm. Pantalinae Jacobson and Bianchi 1905
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G. Tauriphila Kirby 1899
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†Tauriphila cerestensis Nel and Paicheler 1993
Tr. Trameini Tillyard 1917
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G. †Palaeotramea Nel and Papazian 1985
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†Palaeotramea aquisextana Nel and Papazian 1985
†Palaeotramea cellulosa Hagen 1863
†Palaeotramea martini Meunier 1914
Paleotramea acutibucula Nel and Paicheler 1993
Paleotramea fasciata Nel and Paicheler 1993
G. †Paleotauriphila Nel and Paicheler 1993
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†Paleotauriphila marquesi Nel and Paicheler 1993
G. †Pisaurum Gentilini 1989
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†Pisaurum coloratum Gentilini 1989
G. Tramea Hagen 1861
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†Tramea barbaresii Gentilini and Bagli 2004
†Tramea miocenica Gentilini 1989
Invalid names: Trapezostigma Hagen 1849 [replaced]
G. †Trameobasileus Zeuner 1938
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Invalid names: Trameinae Tillyard 1917 [synonym]
G. †Prorhyothemis Prokop et al. 2003
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†Prorhyothemis bubiki Prokop et al. 2003
G. †Sloveniatrum Zessin et al. 2008
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†Sloveniatrum robici Zessin et al. 2008
Subfm. Sympetrinae Tillyard 1917
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G. Deielia Kirkby 1889
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†Deielia sarae Gentilini and Bagli 2004
G. Sympetrum Newman 1833
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†Sympetrum bigoti Nel and Papazian 1985
†Sympetrum cantalensis Nel et al. 1996
†Sympetrum elongatum Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum italicum Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum krzeminskii Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum marinum Bagli and Gentilini 2003
Invalid names: Diplax Burmeister 1839 [synonym]
Subfm. Tetrathemistinae Tillyard 1917
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Tr. Brachydiplacini Tillyard 1917
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G. †Parabrachydiplax Bechly and Sach 2002
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†Parabrachydiplax miocenica Bechly and Sach 2002
Subfm. Trithemistinae Tillyard 1917
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G. Trithemis Brauer 1868
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Invalid names: Libellula eusebioi Piton 1935 [nomen dubium], Libellula minuscula Oustalet 1870 [nomen dubium]
Fm. Macromiidae Tillyard 1917
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G. Epophthalmia Burmeister 1839
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†Epophthalmia zotheca Zhang 1989
G. Macromia Rambur 1842 [river cruiser]
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Macromia amphigena Selys 1871
†Macromia pilifera Lin 1982
Invalid names: Laragithemis Lin 1982 [synonym]
Fm. Neophyidae Tillyard and Fraser 1940
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G. Neophya Selys 1881
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†Neophya legrandi Nel and Fleck 2014
G. †Palaeophya Petrulevičius and Nel 2009
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†Palaeophya argentina Petrulevičius and Nel 2009
Fm. Synthemistidae Tillyard 1911
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Subfm. †Gallosynthemistinae Nel et al. 2025
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G. †Gallosynthemis Nel et al. 2025
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†Gallosynthemis bechlyi Nel et al. 2025
Invalid names: Cordulephyidae Tillyard 1917 [invalid subgroup], Gomphomacromiidae Tillyard and Fraser 1940 [empty], Libellula cassandra Hagen 1863 [nomen dubium], Libellula ceres Hagen 1863 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available