Lestoidea (superfamily)
| Lestoidea | |
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| Indolestes peregrinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Superfamily: | Lestoidea Calvert, 1901[1] |
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Lestoidea is a superfamily of damselflies of the order Odonata.[2][3] It includes four families:
- Hemiphlebiidae Kennedy, 1920
- Lestidae Calvert, 1901
- Perilestidae Kennedy, 1920
- Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917
Note
[edit]It is important to distinguish the genus Lestoidea from superfamily Lestoidea. They have the same spelling, but the superfamily is based on the genus Lestes.
See also
[edit]References
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Wikispecies has information related to Lestoidea (superfamily).
- ^ Calvert, P.P. (1901). "Fam. Odonata". In Godman, F.D.; Salvin, O. (eds.). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Vol. Insecta. Neuroptera (1892-1908). London: R.H. Porter. pp. 17–342, 342-410 [45]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.730.
- ^ Dijkstra, K.D.B.; et al. (2013). "The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)". Zootaxa. 3703 (1): 36–45. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9. hdl:10072/61365.
- ^ "Superfamily LESTOIDEA". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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