Megapodagrionidae is a
family
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of
damselflies
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...
.
They are commonly called flatwings for their habit of spreading out their
wings
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horizontally when at rest.
A 2013 phylogenetic analysis pares down this family into only three genera,
and numerous other genera are now placed in different families, including
Amanipodagrionidae,
Argiolestidae
Argiolestidae is a family of flat-wing damselflies in the order Odonata
Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the '' Epiophlebia'' damsel-dragonflies). The two major groups ...
,
Heteragrionidae,
Hypolestidae,
Lestoideidae
The Lestoideidae are a family of damselflies occurring in South-east Asia, New Guinea and Australia.
The family comprises two genera and nine species.
Genera
Lestoideidae is an accepted family name and until recently it was considered to be mo ...
,
Mesagrionidae,
Mesopodagrionidae,
Philogeniidae,
Philosinidae
Philosinidae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata
Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the '' Epiophlebia'' damsel-dragonflies). The two major groups are distin ...
,
Protolestidae,
Rhipidolestidae
Rhipidolestidae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata
Odonata is an order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the '' Epiophlebia'' damsel-dragonflies). The two major groups are dis ...
,
Tatocnemididae, and
Thaumatoneuridae.
Genera
*''
Allopodagrion''
Förster, 1910
*''
Megapodagrion''
Selys, 1885
*''
Teinopodagrion''
De Marmels, 2001
References
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Calopterygoidea
Odonata families
Taxa named by Philip Powell Calvert