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Taxonomy of Family Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917
Forest giants, Giant damselflies, Helicopter damselflies


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
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
7
278
4343
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPseudostigmatidae
Tillyard, 1917
Forest giants, Giant damselflies, Helicopter damselflies
6
96
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917
GenusAnomisma
McLachlan, 1877
2Species
GenusMecistogaster
Rambur, 1842
54Species
GenusMegaloprepus
Rambur, 1842
10Species
GenusMicrostigma
Rambur, 1842
21Species
GenusPseudostigma
Selys, 1860
2Species
GenusXanthostigma
Navas, 1909
7Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pseudostigmatidae
EnglishForest giants, Giant damselflies, Helicopter damselflies
DutchReuzenjuffers
SpanishHelicopteros


Distribution and Species lists of Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917


Distribution on islands


Links, sources and further information
Pseudostigmatidae at gbif.org
Pseudostigmatidae at irmng.org
Pseudostigmatidae at itis.gov