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Taxonomy
Libelluloidea is a superfamily. It is extant. Its type is Libellula.
It was assigned to Anisoptera by Gentilini (1992) and Nel and Martínez-Delclòs (1993); and to Odonata by Nel et al. (1999).
It was assigned to Anisoptera by Gentilini (1992) and Nel and Martínez-Delclòs (1993); and to Odonata by Nel et al. (1999).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1863 | Libellula ceres Hagen p. 260 figs. Pl 44, figs 9-11; pl 45, figs 5-12 |
1863 | Libellula cassandra Hagen p. 264 figs. Pl 45, figs 1-4 |
1890 | Libellula cassandra Kirby p. 167 |
1890 | Libellula ceres Kirby p. 167 |
1992 | Libelluloidea Gentilini |
1993 | Libelluloidea Nel and Martínez-Delclòs |
1999 | Libelluloidea Nel et al. p. 66 |
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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.
Superfm. Libelluloidea
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Fm. Macromiidae Tillyard 1917
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G. Epophthalmia Burmeister 1839
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†Epophthalmia biordinata Lewis 1969
†Epophthalmia zotheca Zhang 1989
G. Macromia Rambur 1842 [river cruiser]
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Macromia amphigena Selys 1871
†Macromia pilifera Lin 1982
Invalid names: Laragithemis Lin 1982 [synonym]
Invalid names: Libellula cassandra Hagen 1863 [nomen dubium], Libellula ceres Hagen 1863 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available