Carter P. & al. 2026
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Carter P. & al. 2026 - The classification and diversity of extant dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). - Intern. J. of Odonatol., 29 : 95-124. - BiB
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We present an updated classification for extant dragonflies and damselflies (Odo- nata) and summarize new insights gained over the past two decades. Our focus is on taxa of family-level and higher and we indicate subfamilies only when their monophyly is currently undisputed and well-supported by phylogenetic analyses. The superfamily Calopterygoidea was known to be polyphyletic and based on recent phylogenomic data is divided into nine superfamilies, of which eight are recognized for the first time (Amphipterygoidea stat. nov., Euphaeoidea stat. nov., Megapodagrionoidea stat. nov., Mesopodagrionoidea stat. nov., Philogangoidea stat. nov., Polythoroidea stat. nov., Priscagrionoidea stat. nov., Tatocnemi- doidea stat. nov.). At present, midway through 2025, odonates are divided into three sub- orders, 17 superfamilies, 55 families and 687 genera containing 6447 species (May 1, 2025). We give an overview of the distribution of the families across major biogeographical realms. Except for Amanipodagrionidae, nymphs of at least some of the species of all families are known. Our understanding of the classification of dragonflies and damselflies has greatly improved in the past two decades largely due to phylogenetic inferences based on molecu- lar studies. We expect that in the next few years the last remaining issues regarding the higher-level phylogeny and classification, including the posi- tion of the South American genus Sciotropis and the division into subfamilies of families such as Coenagrionidae, Aeshni- dae, Gomphidae and Libellulidae, will be better refined by the acquisition of additional morphological and genomic data.
