Aeshnoidea
Encyclopedia
Aeshnoidea is a superfamily
of dragonflies.
Superfamily
The term superfamily is used to describe several different concepts in different scientific fields:* Superfamily and Superfamily : a level of biological classification; redirects to Taxonomic rank...
of dragonflies.
Families
- PetaluridaePetaluridaeThe Petaltails of the family Petaluridae are apparently the most ancient of the extant true dragonflies , having fossil members from as early as the Jurassic ....
- AeshnidaeAeshnidaeThe hawkers include the largest dragonflies found in North America and Europe, and are among the largest of the dragonflies on the planet...
- GomphidaeGomphidaeGomphidae is an Odonata family that contains about 90 genera and 900 species. They are commonly referred to as clubtail dragonflies. The name refers to the clublike widening of the end of the abdomen...
- AustropetaliidaeAustropetaliidaeAustropetaliidae is a small family of dragonflies occurring only in Chile and Australia....
- †Aktassiidae