Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Libelluloidea for Africa (Continents)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	938 35674 239642	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	934 35600 239346	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 Ancient winged insects	41 418 2040	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Odonatoptera Martynov, 1932	24 253 1393	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Odonata Fabricius, 1793 Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies	24 253 1393	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Epiprocta Lohmann, 1996	8 159 813	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Anisoptera Berthold, 1827 Dragonflies, True Dragonflies	8 159 813	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Libelluloidea Selys, 1840	4 105 536	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Africa
4 Families width 536 Species and 54 Subspecies

Subnodes of Libelluloidea with occurrences in Africa

Family	Corduliidae Selys-Longchamps, 1850 Baskettails, Boghaunters, Emerald dragonflies, Emeralds, Emeralds and Cruisers, Green-Eyed Skimmer, Green-eyed skimmers, River cruisers, Shadowdragons, Sundragons	16 96	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 Chasers, Common Skimmer, Common Skimmers, Darters, Perchers, Skimmers	87 438	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Macromiidae Cruisers, Skimmers	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Synthemidae Tillyard, 1917	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom