Calopterygidae

Calopteryx splendens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Calopterygoidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Cladus: Odonatoptera Cladus: Holodonata Ordo: Odonata Subordo: Zygoptera Superfamilia: Calopterygoidea

Familia: Calopterygidae
Subfamiliae: Caliphaeinae - Calopteryginae - Hetaerininae

Name

Calopterygidae Selys, 1850

References

• Fleck, G.; Waller, A.; Serafin, J.; Nel, A. 2009: The oldest Calopterygidae in the Eocene Baltic amber (Odonata: Zygoptera). Zootaxa, 1985: 52-56. Abstract & excerpt
• Nel, A.; Petrulevičius, J.F. 2010: Afrotropical and Nearctic genera of Odonata in the French Oligocene: biogeographic and paleoclimatic implications (Insecta: Calopterygidae, Aeshnidae). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.), 46: 228-236. ISSN: 0037-9271 [not seen]

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Prachtlibellen
English: Broad-winged damselflies
español: Calopterígidos
한국어: 물잠자리과
lietuvių: Gražutės
Nederlands: Beekjuffers
日本語: カワトンボ科
norsk bokmål: Praktvannymfer
polski: Świteziankowate
suomi: Neidonkorennot
svenska: Jungfrusländor
Tiếng Việt: Họ Chuồn chuồn kim cánh rộng

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