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Eulestiformia

Insecta - Odonata

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

It was assigned to Odonata by Petrulevičius and Nel (2005); and to Lestiformia by Bechly (2007).

Subtaxa
Austroperilestidae, Lestida, Lestinoidea
Sister taxa
Lestida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Eulestiformia Bechly
2005Eulestiformia Petrulevičius and Nel
2007Eulestiformia Bechly

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
RankNameAuthor
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
—Euzygoptera
—Lestomorpha
—Lestiformia
—Eulestiformia
—Eulestiformia

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. Eulestiformia Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Austroperilestidae Petrulevičius and Nel 2005
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G. †Austroperilestes Petrulevičius and Nel 2005
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†Austroperilestes hunco Petrulevičius and Nel 2005
Unr. Lestida Bechly 1996
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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
Fm. †Eolestidae Greenwalt and Bechly 2014
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G. †Eolestes Cockerell 1940
Fm. Lestidae Calvert 1901 [spread-winged damselfly]
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G. Chalcolestes Kennedy 1920
G. Lestes Leach 1815
G. Sympecma Selys 1840
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
Fm. Synlestidae Tillyard 1917 [malachite]
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G. †Albertalestes Jouault and Nel 2023
G. †Cretaphylolestes Huang et al. 2021
G. †Gaurimacia Vasilenko 2005
G. †Inacayalestes Petrulevičius 2015
G. †Madres Petrulevičius 2018
G. Megalestes Selys 1862
G. †Palaeophylolestes 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]
Superfm. Lestinoidea Calvert 1901
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Fm. †Menatlestidae Nel and Jouault 2022
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G. †Menatlestes Nel and Jouault 2022
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†Menatlestes palaeocenicus Nel and Jouault 2022
Fm. †Priscalestidae Wappler and Petrulevičius 2007
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G. †Priscalestes Wappler and Petrulevičius 2007
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†Priscalestes germanica Wappler and Petrulevičius 2007
G. †Promegalestes Petrulevičius and Nel 2004
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†Promegalestes singularis Petrulevičius and Nel 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitino
Form: roller-shapedo
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialo
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: insectivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Dispersal: watero
Created: 2011-03-07 03:41:10
Modified: 2011-03-06 10:41:10
Source: o = order
Reference: Ren and Guo 1996

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Hauterivian to the top of the Gelasian or 132.60000 to 1.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.77 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77United Kingdom (England) Cretalestes martinae (106281)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Russian Federation (Chita) Gaurimacia sophiae (113599)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4China (Zhejiang) Cretaphylolestes cretacicus (223262)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Palaeoperilestes electronicus (161726)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66China (Anhui) Lestes conexus (132955)
Middle Paleocene61.66 - 59.24China (Guangdong) Lestes datangensis (139657)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Lestes zalesskyi (113685) Menatlestes palaeocenicus, Palaeophylolestes distinctus (123463)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Albertalestes paskapooensis (119839 232707)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Argentina (Jujuy) Promegalestes singularis (106995)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Colorado) Eolestes synthetica (113959)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Chubut) Austroperilestes hunco (75178)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Neuquén) Inacayalestes aikunhuapi (84702)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Argentina (Rio Negro) Madres delpueblo (157776)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Montana) Eolestes ramosus, Lutetialestes uniformis (135665) Eolestes syntheticus (117614)
MP 1348.07 - 41.03Germany (Eifel) Lestinoidea indet., Priscalestes germanica (138912)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France Lestes regina (113709)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9China (Xizang) Chalcolestes tibetensis (224485)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Synlestidae indet. specimen 9 (123928)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Lestinoidea indet. specimen 8 (123911)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (Isle of Wight) Lestes regina (156628)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Lestes regina (21976 123960)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Germany Lestes vicina (113964 169856)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Spain Lestes regina (113990)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Alsace) Lestes foersteri (113963)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Lestes ceresti (157228) Lestes ceresti, Lestes brisaci (122984) Lestes ceresti, Lestes irenea (155667) Lestes ceresti, Lestes lutzi (123913)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Romania Lestes sieblosiformis (113962)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Lestes statzi (122010)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Lestes sp. 1, Lestes sp. 2, Lestes aquisextana (127415)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Puy-de-Dome) Lestes plicata (155204)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Lestidae indet. larva, Lestes ceresti (113989)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Turkey Lestidae indet., Lestidae indet. larva (123307)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Germany Lestes sp. (237236)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan Lestidae indet. A, Lestidae indet. B (114003)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Spain (Castellon) Lestes sp. (140792 140796) Lestidae indet. (140797) Platycnemis cincuneguii (122583) Sympecma ribesalbesensis (140793)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Spain Lestoidea indet. (155648)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Agrion leucosia (115304) Agrion ligea, Agrion peisinoe (113695)
Vallesian - Turolian11.63 - 5.09Spain (Lleida) Cerdanyagrion miocenicus (154246) Lestes sp., Lestes dianacompteae (140806)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Lestes arvernus (172761) Lestes sp. A (156164)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Lestidae indet. D, Lestidae indet. E, Lestes sp. (157306)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Lestoidea indet. (122195)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Sympecma sp. (113998)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Lestes sp. (113751)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8France Lestes arvernus (113994) Lestes incertus (113996) Sympecma incerta (114059)