Zygoptera
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζυγός (zugós, “even”) + πτερά (pterá, “plural of πτερόν, wing”); the front and hind wings are essentially of the same shape, differently from the related dragonflies.
Hypernyms
- (suborder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Palaeoptera - infraclass; Odonata - order
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Calopterygoidea, Coenagrionoidea, Hemiphlebioidea, Lestoidea (superfamilies)
- Lestinoidea (extinct superfamily)
- Libanolestes (extinct genus, incertae sedis)
References
- Zygoptera at the Tree of Life Web Project
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