Dragonfly-like
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A spotted darter from the genus darter |
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| Leach , 1815 |
The dragonfly-like (Libelluloidea) form a superfamily within the suborder of the dragonflies (Anisoptera).
features
The species grouped together in this superfamily have compound eyes that are very close together . Furthermore, the wing triangle in the front wing is longest across the wing and has a sub-triangle. The wing triangle is also very far away from the arculus . In the hind wing, however, the wing triangle is longer in the direction of the wing, has no sub-triangle and lies close to the arculus. The representatives of this superfamily also do not have an ovipositor . The superfamily is considered to be monophyletic .
Systematics
Four families, some of which are very species-rich, are subordinate to the dragonfly-like.
- Hawk dragonflies (Corduliidae)
- Macromiidae
- Libellulidae (Libellulidae)
- Synthemistidae
In addition, 19 genera with incertae sedis are included in the Libelluloidea.
Scientific description
The taxon was established by Leach in 1815 .
literature
- Henrik Steinmann: World Catalog of Odonata (Volume II Anisoptera). de Gruyter, 1997, ISBN 3-11-014934-6 , p. 250f.
- Cedric Gillott: Entomology. Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, July 1995, ISBN 0-306-44967-6 , pp. 143f.
- Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra, et al .: 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). In: Zootaxa. Volume 3703 (1), 2013, pp. 036-045.
