Aeshnoidea

Aeshnoidea is a superfamily of dragonflies that contains five families, one of which has no extant species.

Families

Aeschnogomphus intermedius, a member of the extinct family aktassiidae, at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin

The superfamily includes the following five families:

Hemiphlebioidea	Hemiphlebiidae (ancient greenling)
Calopterygoidea	Amphipterygidae Calopterygidae (jewelwings or demoiselles) Chlorocyphidae (jewels) Dicteriadidae (barelegs) Diphlebiidae (azure damselflies) Euphaeidae (gossamerwings) Polythoridae (bannerwings)
Coenagrionoidea (closed wing damselflies)	Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged or pond damselflies) Isostictidae (narrow-wings) Platycnemididae (white-legged damselflies) Platystictidae (shadowdamsels) Protoneuridae (threadtails, bambootails) Pseudostigmatidae (helicopter damselflies or forest giants)
Lestoidea (superfamily)	Lestidae (spreadwings) Lestoideidae Megapodagrionidae (flatwings) Perilestidae (shortwings) Pseudolestidae Synlestidae (sylphs or malachites)

Epiophlebioptera	Epiophlebioptera

Anisoptera
(dragonflies)

Aeshnoidea	Aeshnidae (hawkers or darners) Austropetaliidae Gomphidae (clubtail dragonflies) Petaluridae (giant dragonfly and relatives)
Cordulegastroidea	Chlorogomphidae Cordulegastridae (spiketails) Neopetaliidae (Neopetalia punctata)
Libelluloidea	Corduliidae (emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers) Libellulidae (skimmers or perchers) Macromiidae (cruisers or skimmers) Synthemistidae (tigertails)

Taxon identifiers	Wd: Q4688557 EoL: 956 ITIS: 101595 NCBI: 70898

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