Cephalozygoptera

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Unplaced genera: †Allenbya – †Dysagrionites – †Menatagrion – †Paradysagrion – †Stenodiafanus – †Thanetophilosina – †Valerea

Cephalozygoptera Archibald, Cannings & Erickson, 2021

Archibald, S.B., Cannings, R.A., Erickson, R.J., Bybee, S.M. & Mathewes, R.W. 2021. The Cephalozygoptera, a new, extinct suborder of Odonata with new taxa from the early Eocene Okanagan Highlands, western North America. Zootaxa 4934(1): 1–133. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4934.1.1 . Reference page.
Ware, J.L., Simonsen, T.J., Rasmussen, J.A. & Archibald, S.B. 2025. Systematics of the extinct suborder Cephalozygoptera (Odonata): a wing-based analysis comparing its genera with those of extant Zygoptera. American Museum Novitates 4043: 1–19. doi:10.1206/4043.1. ISSN 0003-0082. [pdf] Reference page.

Wang, Y.H.; Nel, A.; Cai, C.Y.; Fu, Y.Z.; Liu, Q.; Zeng, G.; Lian, X.; Huang, D.Y. 2025. New insect assemblage from the early Oligocene in Ningming Basin, Guangxi, China. Zootaxa 5739(1): 21–35. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5739.1.6. Reference page.