Megapodagrionidae Explained

The Megapodagrionidae are a family of damselflies,^[1] commonly called flatwings for their habit of spreading out the hind wings horizontally when at rest.^[2]

A 2013 phylogenetic analysis pares down this family into only three genera,^[3] and numerous other genera are now placed in different families, including Amanipodagrionidae, Argiolestidae, Heteragrionidae, Hypolestidae, Lestoideidae, Mesagrionidae, Mesopodagrionidae, Philogeniidae, Philosinidae, Protolestidae, Rhipidolestidae, Tatocnemididae, and Thaumatoneuridae.

Genera

• Allopodagrion Förster, 1910
• Megapodagrion Selys, 1885
• Teinopodagrion De Marmels, 2001

Notes and References

1. Web site: Family MEGAPODAGRIONIDAE. 2014. Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 31 March 2017.
2. Book: The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Theischinger. Günther. Hawking. John. CSIRO Publishing. 2006. 978-0-64309-073-6. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. 290.
3. 10.1111/syen.12035. Redefining the damselfly families: A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata). Systematic Entomology. 39. 68–96. 2014. Dijkstra. Klaas-Douwe B.. Kalkman. Vincent J.. Dow. Rory A.. Stokvis. Frank R.. Van Tol. JAN. free. 2014SysEn..39...68D .