Calopterygoidea (Selys 1850) ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Superfamily

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Taxonomy of Superfamily Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	315 2742 23344	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	212 1837 15688	Families Genera Species
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	170 1701 15422	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Zygoptera Selys, 1854 Damselflies	24 490 6731	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850	7 97 1317	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850

Family	Amphipterygidae ♰ Selys, 1853	13 58	Genera Species
Family	Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 Broad-winged damselflies, Broad-Winged Damselfly	34 516	Genera Species
Family	Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 Jewel damselfly, Jewels	24 428	Genera Species
Family	Dicteriadidae Selys, 1853 Barelegs	3 15	Genera Species
Family	Diphlebiidae Davies & Tobin, 1984 Azure damselflies	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Euphaeidae Jacobson & Bianchi, 1905 Gossamerwings	14 152	Genera Species
Family	Polythoridae Munz, 1919 Bannerwings	9 148	Genera Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Calopterygoidea

German

Prachtlibellenartige

Distribution and Species lists of Calopterygoidea Selys, 1850

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Albania
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Algeria
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Angola
3 Families 5 Genera 14 Species

Antigua and Barbuda
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Argentina
5 Families 7 Genera 14 Species

Armenia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Australia
3 Families 5 Genera 12 Species

Austria
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species

Azerbaijan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Bahamas
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Belarus
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Belgium
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Belize
1 Family 1 Genus 5 Species

Benin
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Bhutan
2 Families 3 Genera 1 Species

Bolivia
3 Families 8 Genera 19 Species

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Botswana
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Brazil
4 Families 12 Genera 49 Species

Brunei
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Bulgaria
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Burkina Faso
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Burundi
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Cambodia
4 Families 10 Genera 16 Species

Cameroon
3 Families 8 Genera 28 Species

Canada
1 Families 2 Genera 8 Species

Central African Republic
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

China
4 Families 23 Genera 66 Species

Colombia
5 Families 15 Genera 59 Species

Costa Rica
2 Families 4 Genera 19 Species

Croatia
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Cuba
1 Family 1 Genus 4 Species

Cyprus
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Czech Republic
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Families 6 Genera 25 Species

Denmark
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

East Timor
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Ecuador
3 Families 9 Genera 39 Species

Egypt
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

El Salvador
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species

Equatorial Guinea
2 Families 4 Genera 8 Species

Eritrea
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Estonia
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Ethiopia
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Finland
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

France
2 Families 4 Genera 10 Species

Gabon
3 Families 7 Genera 25 Species

Georgia
2 Families 3 Genera 9 Species

Germany
4 Families 9 Genera 25 Species

Ghana
2 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

Greece
2 Families 3 Genera 6 Species

Guatemala
3 Families 3 Genera 12 Species

Guinea
2 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Guinea-Bissau
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Guyana
4 Families 6 Genera 13 Species

Honduras
2 Families 2 Genera 8 Species

Hungary
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Iceland
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

India
4 Families 24 Genera 80 Species

Indonesia
4 Families 23 Genera 112 Species

Iran
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Iraq
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Ireland
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Israel
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Italy
2 Families 3 Genera 6 Species

Ivory Coast
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Japan
3 Families 9 Genera 18 Species

Jordan
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Kazakhstan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Kenya
2 Families 5 Genera 10 Species

Kiribati
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Kyrgyzstan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Laos
3 Families 11 Genera 14 Species

Latvia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Lebanon
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Liberia
3 Families 7 Genera 22 Species

Liechtenstein
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Lithuania
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Luxembourg
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Madagascar
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Malawi
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Malaysia
4 Families 15 Genera 58 Species

Mali
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mauritius
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Mexico
3 Families 3 Genera 15 Species

Micronesia
4 Families 9 Genera 10 Species

Montenegro
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Morocco
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Mozambique
2 Families 4 Genera 3 Species

Myanmar
3 Families 8 Genera 12 Species

Namibia
2 Families 4 Genera 3 Species

Nepal
4 Families 10 Genera 14 Species

Netherlands
2 Families 4 Genera 7 Species

Nicaragua
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Niger
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Nigeria
2 Families 6 Genera 29 Species

North Korea
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Norway
1 Family 1 Genus 4 Species

Pakistan
2 Families 2 Genera 1 Species

Palau
4 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Palestine
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Panama
2 Families 3 Genera 13 Species

Papua New Guinea
4 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

Paraguay
2 Families 3 Genera 8 Species

Peru
3 Families 10 Genera 41 Species

Philippines
4 Families 9 Genera 25 Species

Poland
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Portugal
2 Families 2 Genera 6 Species

Republic of the Congo
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Republic South Africa
2 Families 6 Genera 10 Species

Romania
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Russia
2 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Rwanda
2 Families 3 Genera 2 Species

Saint Lucia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Senegal
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Serbia
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Sierra Leone
2 Families 4 Genera 8 Species

Singapore
4 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Slovakia
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Slovenia
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Solomon Islands
3 Families 4 Genera 7 Species

Somalia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

South Korea
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

South Sudan
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Spain
1 Family 1 Genus 4 Species

Sri Lanka
3 Families 4 Genera 8 Species

Sudan
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Suriname
4 Families 8 Genera 11 Species

Sweden
3 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Switzerland
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Syria
2 Families 2 Genera 6 Species

Taiwan
3 Families 10 Genera 24 Species

Tajikistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Tanzania
2 Families 4 Genera 10 Species

Thailand
4 Families 21 Genera 45 Species

Togo
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Trinidad and Tobago
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Tunisia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Turkey
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Turkmenistan
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Uganda
2 Families 6 Genera 19 Species

Ukraine
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

United Kingdom
2 Families 5 Genera 11 Species

Uruguay
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

USA
3 Families 4 Genera 20 Species

Uzbekistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Venezuela
4 Families 11 Genera 29 Species

Vietnam
4 Families 21 Genera 53 Species

Zambia
2 Families 4 Genera 11 Species

Zimbabwe
2 Families 4 Genera 8 Species

Distribution on islands

Alnön
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Capricorn Group
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Greifswalder Oie
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Hebrides
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Heron Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Inner Hebrides
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Islands of Chile
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

La Gomera
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

La Palma
2 Families 2 Genera 5 Species

Macaronesia
2 Families 2 Genera 6 Species

Skye
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Wellington
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Found in fossile formations

Green River Formation
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Rott Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species