Biology:Libelluloidea

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Libelluloidea is a superfamily of dragonflies.[1] It contains 13 families:[2][1]

Some taxonomic history

In 2025 a significant revision of this superfamily using morphological and molecular techniques added three families and restored six families.[2] Since 2013 the following dragonfly families have been considered invalid or potentially disputed:[3][4][5][6]

Fossils

The following extinct fossil taxa are also included in Libelluloidea:[6][7]

  • †Austrolibellula Petrulevičius & Nel, 2003[7]
  • †Araripelibellulidae Bechly, 1996
  • †Araripephlebiidae Bechly, 1998
  • †Bolcacorduliidae Gentilini, 2002
  • †Eocorduliidae Bechly, 1996
  • †Palaeomacromiidae Petrulevičius, Nel & Muzón, 1999 (=Bolcathemidae Gentilini, 2002)
  • †Valdicorduliidae Bechly, 1996
  • †Urolibellulidae Zeiri, Nel, & Garrouste, 2015

This superfamily is one of two extant groups in the large, ancient clade Cavilabiata, in addition to Cordulegastroidea.[8] The oldest known member is Araripelibellula brittanica from the Berriasian of England.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Goodman, Aaron; Abbott, John C.; Bybee, Seth M.; Ehlert, Juliana; Frandsen, Paul B.; Guralnick, Rob; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Newton, Lacie et al. (2025-10-09). "Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/syen.70000. 
  3. ↑ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Bechly, Günter; Bybee, Seth M.; Dow, Rory A.; Dumont, Henri J.; Fleck, Günther; Garrison, Rosser W.; Hämäläinen, Matti et al. (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)". Zootaxa 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. ISSN 1175-5334. 
  4. ↑ Ware, J., May, M., & Kjer, K. (2007). Phylogeny of the higher Libelluloidea (Anisoptera: Odonata): an exploration of the most speciose superfamily of dragonflies. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 45(1), 289–310.
  5. ↑ Carle, F. L., Kjer, K. M., & May, M. L. (2008). Evolution of Odonata, with special reference to Coenagrionoidea (Zygoptera). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 66(1), 37–44.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sroka, Steven D.; Howells, Thomas F.; Nel, André (2023). "A new transitional "libelluloid" family of odonates with Mesozoic affinities in the Eocene Green River Formation of Utah, USA". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 68 (2): 337–342. doi:10.4202/app.01072.2023. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Petrulevičius, Julián F.; Nel, André (2003). "A new libelluloid dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata: Italoansida) from the late Paleocene of Argentina". Geobios 36 (4): 401–406. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(03)00039-1. ISSN 0016-6995. 
  8. ↑ Lin, Qi-Bin; Huang, Di-Ying; Nel, A. (2007). "A new family of Cavilabiata from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation, China (Odonata: Anisoptera)". Zootaxa 1469 (1): 59–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1469.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334. 
  9. ↑ "PBDB Taxon". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=204343. 
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