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Eucaloptera

Insecta - Odonata

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

It was assigned to Caloptera by Bechly (2007).

Subtaxa
Amphipterygida, Calopterygomorpha
Sister taxa
Amphipterygida, Calopterygomorpha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Eucaloptera Bechly
2007Eucaloptera Bechly

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
RankNameAuthor
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
—CalopteraBelyshev and Haritonov 1983
—Eucaloptera
—Eucaloptera

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. 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
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†Amgupteryx zherikhini Petrulevičius et al. 2010
Subfm. †Amphipteryginae
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G. †Protamphipteryx Cockerell 1921
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
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G. †Eodysagrion Rust et al. 2008
G. †Oreodysagrion Bechly et al. 2020
G. †Tynskysagrion Bechly et al. 2020
G. †Eothaumatoneura Pongrácz 1935
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†Eothaumatoneura ptychoptera Pongrácz 1935
Subfm. †Euarchistigmatinae Carle and Wighton 1990
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G. †Euarchistigma 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
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G. †Carlea Bechly et al. 2020
G. †Eocalopteryx Cockerell 1921
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†Eocalopteryx atavina Cockerell 1921
Unr. Euphaeida Bechly 1996
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Superfm. Epallagoidea Needham 1903
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Fm. †Latibasaliidae Petrulevičius and Nel 2004
Fm. †Zacallitidae Cockerell 1928
Superfm. Polythoroidea Munz 1919
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Fm. †Bolcathoridae Gentilini 2002
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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†Calopteryx andancensis Nel and Brisac 1994
Calopteryx atrata Selys 1853
Invalid names: Agrion Fabricius 1775 [replaced], Agrion (Agrion) Fabricius 1775 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Guangxicalopteryx Huang et al. 2022
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†Guangxicalopteryx huashanensis Huang et al. 2022
G. Sapho Selys 1853
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†Sapho armissani Nel 1987
†Sapho legrandi Nel and Petrulevičius 2010
†Sapho sannoisiensis Meunier 1914
G. †Sinocalopteryx Lin et al. 2010
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†Sinocalopteryx shangyongensis Lin et al. 2010
G. Umma Kirby 1896
Fm. Chlorocyphidae Cowley 1937 [jewel damselfly]
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G. Chlorocypha Fraser 1928
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†Chlorocypha cordasevae Nel et al. 2017
Fm. Euphaeidae Jacobson and Bianchi 1905
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Subfm. †Eodichromatinae Cockerell 1923
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Tr. †Eodichromatini Cockerell 1923
G. †Eodysphaea Bechly et al. 2020
Tr. †Litheuphaeini Bechly 1996
Invalid names: Parazacallitinae Nel 1988 [synonym]
G. Epallage Charpentier 1840
G. †Epallagites Cockerell 1925
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†Epallagites avus Cockerell 1925
G. Euphaea Selys 1840
Subfm. Euphaeinae Jacobson and Bianchi 1905
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G. †Elektroeuphaea Nel et al. 2013
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. †Anglohypolestes Nel and Fleck 2014
Tr. Hypolestini Tillyard and Fraser 1938
G. †Prohypolestes Nel and Paicheler 1994
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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