Aeschnosomatidae
| Aeschnosomatidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Aeschnosomatidae Fleck, 2020[1][2] |
| Genera[2] | |
Aeschnosomatidae is a family of dragonflies within the superfamily Libelluloidea.[2] Species of Aeschnosomatidae are found in Madagascar, northern Australia and tropical South America.[1][3][4][5]
Genera
[edit]The following genera are currently placed in Aeschnosomatidae:[2][3][1][5]
- Aeschnosoma Selys, 1870
- Libellulosoma Martin, 1907
- Pentathemis Karsch, 1890
- Schizocordulia Machado, 2005
Taxonomic history
[edit]Species of Aeschnosoma, Libellulosoma, Pentathemis, and Schizocordulia had generally been assigned to the family Corduliidae and possibly Cordulephyinae. Studies through the twentieth century of wing characters and other morphological features suggested they may be related.[1][3][5]
First morphological studies published in 2012 and 2020 with the creation of the taxa Aeschnosomata[5] and Aeschnosomatinae[1], and later a molecular analysis combined with some morphological characters published in 2025[3], established the monophyly of the four genera. The former studies considered the Aeschnosomata/Aeschnosomatinae as sistergroup of remaining Corduliidae s.s. and the last study supported Aeschnosomatidae as a distinct group within Libelluloidea.
Etymology
[edit]The family name Aeschnosomatidae is derived from the type genus Aeschnosoma, with the standard zoological suffix -idae used for animal families.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Fleck, in Aberlenc, Henri-Pierre; et al. (2020). Les insectes du monde: biodiversité, classification, clés de détermination des familles. Mauguio: Editions Museo. p. 721. ISBN 978-2-37375-101-7.
- 1 2 3 4 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Goodman, Aaron; Abbott, John C.; Bybee, Seth M.; Ehlert, Juliana; Frandsen, Paul B.; Guralnick, Rob; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Newton, Lacie; Pinto, Ângelo Parise; Ware, Jessica L. (2025-10-09). "Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)". Systematic Entomology. doi:10.1111/syen.70000.
- ↑ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2021). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 406. ISBN 978-1-4863-1374-7.
- 1 2 3 4 Fleck, Günther (2012-01-01). "Preliminary notes on the genus Aeschnosoma Selys 1870 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Corduliidae s. str.)". Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.). 48 (1–2): 225–228. doi:10.1080/00379271.2012.10697766. ISSN 0037-9271.
- ↑ "Article 29. Family-group names". International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
