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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
—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
—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