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Calopterygidae (broad-winged damselfly)
Taxonomy
Calopterygidae was named by Selys-Longchamps (1850). It is extant. Its type is Calopteryx.
It was synonymized subjectively with Agrionidae by Cockerell (1921).
It was assigned to Zygoptera by Carpenter (1992); and to Calopterygoidea by Bechly (2007) and Lin et al. (2010).
It was synonymized subjectively with Agrionidae by Cockerell (1921).
It was assigned to Zygoptera by Carpenter (1992); and to Calopterygoidea by Bechly (2007) and Lin et al. (2010).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1850 | Calopterygidae Selys-Longchamps |
| 1992 | Calopterygidae Carpenter p. 87 |
| 2007 | Calopterygidae Bechly |
| 2010 | Calopterygidae Lin et al. |
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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. Sapho Selys 1853
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†Sapho armissani Nel 1987
†Sapho legrandi Nel and Petrulevičius 2010
†Sapho sannoisiensis Meunier 1914
G. Umma Kirby 1896
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available