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Caloptera

Insecta - Odonata

Taxonomy
Caloptera was named by Belyshev and Haritonov (1983). It is extant.

It was assigned to Zygoptera by Bechly (2007).

Subtaxa
Eucaloptera
Sister taxa
Eucaloptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Caloptera Belyshev and Haritonov
2007Caloptera 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
—CalopteraBelyshev and Haritonov 1983
—CalopteraBelyshev and Haritonov 1983

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. Caloptera Belyshev and Haritonov 1983
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Unr. Eucaloptera Bechly 1996
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Unr. Amphipterygida Bechly 1996
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Superfm. †Amphipterygoidea Tillyard 1917
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Fm. Amphipterygidae Selys 1853
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G. †Amgupteryx Petrulevičius et al. 2010
Subfm. †Amphipteryginae
G. †Pamita May and Carle 2005
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†Pamita hannahdaltonae May and Carle 2005
Fm. Thaumatoneuridae Tillyard and Fraser 1938
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Subfm. †Eodysagrioninae Rust et al. 2008
G. †Eothaumatoneura Pongrácz 1935
Subfm. †Euarchistigmatinae Carle and Wighton 1990
Unr. Calopterygomorpha Bechly 1996
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Unr. Calopterygiformia Bechly 1996
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Unr. Calopterygida Bechly 1996
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Fm. †Carleidae Bechly et al. 2020
G. †Eocalopteryx Cockerell 1921
Unr. Euphaeida Bechly 1996
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Superfm. Epallagoidea Needham 1903
Superfm. Polythoroidea Munz 1919
Superfm. Calopterygoidea Selys-Longchamps 1850
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Fm. Calopterygidae Selys-Longchamps 1850 [broad-winged damselfly]
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G. Calopteryx Leach 1815
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Invalid names: Agrion Fabricius 1775 [replaced]
G. †Guangxicalopteryx Huang et al. 2022
G. Sapho Selys 1853
G. †Sinocalopteryx Lin et al. 2010
G. Umma Kirby 1896
Fm. Chlorocyphidae Cowley 1937 [jewel damselfly]
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G. Chlorocypha Fraser 1928
Fm. Euphaeidae Jacobson and Bianchi 1905
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Subfm. †Eodichromatinae Cockerell 1923
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Invalid names: Parazacallitinae Nel 1988 [synonym]
G. Epallage Charpentier 1840
G. †Epallagites Cockerell 1925
G. Euphaea Selys 1840
Subfm. Euphaeinae Jacobson and Bianchi 1905
G. Indophaea Fraser 1929
Invalid names: Epallagidae Needham 1903 [synonym]
Fm. Hypolestidae Tillyard and Fraser 1938
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Subfm. Hypolestinae Tillyard and Fraiser 1938
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G. Chalcopteryx Selys 1853
G. †Protothore Cockerell 1930
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†Protothore explicata Cockerell 1930
Invalid names: Chlorocyphoidea Cowley 1937 [synonym]
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 Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 119.57000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.2 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Euarchistigma atrophium (122352 122925) Euarchistigma marialuiseae (122919 122922) Euarchistigma marialuiseae, Euarchistigma atrophium (122921) Euarchistigma peterknobli (122557) Euarchistigma peterknobli, Euarchistigma atrophium (122918)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Argentina (Jujuy) Latibasalia elongata, Latibasalia quispeae (106995)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Bolcathore colorata (122230)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Labandeiraia grimaldii (123850)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Colorado) Labandeiraia americaborealis (107337) Litheuphaea coloradensis (107336) Litheuphaea coloradensis, Eodysphaea magnifica (221178)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Washington) Republica weatbrooki (103206)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07China (Yunnan) Sinocalopteryx shangyongensis (113892)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Denmark Ejerslevia haraldi (157041) Eodysagrion mikkelseni (127172) Labandeiraia europae (123998 127173) Solveigia wittecki (157040)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Labandeiraia browni (134760)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Carlea eocenica, Zacallites cockerelli (216597) Labandeiraia riveri (221176) Tynskysagrion brookeae (221181 221182) Zacallites cockerelli (221179)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Epallagites avus (122749) Oreodysagrion tenebris (132370) Zacallites balli (124458)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Eocalopteryx atavina, Protamphipteryx basalis (114058)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera (155693)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) Protothore explicata (117537)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Texas) Eodichroma mirifica (130390)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Calopterygidae indet. specimen 10, Hypolestini indet. specimen 14 (120814) Hypolestini indet. specimen 12, Hypolestini indet. specimen 15 (123420) Hypolestini indet. specimen 13 (123770) Hypolestini indet. specimen 16 (110735) Pamita hannahdaltonae (123493) Wolfgangeuphaea ferweri (123936)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anglohypolestes fasciata (21976) Calopterygiformia indet., Bolcathore sp. A, Eohypolestes hooleyi (123960)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Elektroeuphaea flecki (123215)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Litheuphaea ludwigi (123911)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Agrion telluris (106381 106384)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3China (Guangxi) Guangxicalopteryx huashanensis (229462)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Alpes-de-Haute) Prohypolestes dauphinensis (114016)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Calopterygidae indet. (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Russian Federation Amgupteryx zherikhini (156627)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Litheuphaea carpenteri (97603)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Calopteryx sannoisiensis (122487)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Parazacallites aquisextanea (123943) Umma sp. (127415)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Aude) Sapho armissani (120819)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Aix-en-Provence) Sapho legrandi (114117)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Greece Chalcopteryx sp. (130761)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Austria Chlorocypha cordasevae (105962)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Calopteryx andancensis, Calopterygoidea indet. (113893)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Piedmont) Epallage fatima (113998)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Calopterygoidea indet. (122195)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Calopterygidae indet. (157306)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Japan Calopteryx atrata (127452)