After Bechly, 1998-2002, with Recent species from Schorr, Lindeboom & Paulson, 2003
<==o Petalurida Bechly, 1996 |--o †Protolindenia Deichmüller, 1886 [Protolindeniidae Handlirsch, 1906 emend. Bridges, 1993 sensu Nel, et al., 1998] | |-- †P. wittei (Giebel, 1860) | `-- †P. viohli Nel, Bechly & Martínez-Delclòs, 2001 `--o Petalurodea Bechly, 1996 sensu Nel, et al., 1998 |-- †Cretapetalura brasiliensis Nel, et al., 1998 [Cretapetaluridae Nel, et al., 1998] `--o Petaluroidea Needham, 1903 |--o †Aktassiidae Pritykina, 1968 | |--o †Pseudocymatophlebia hennigi Nel, et al, 1998 [Pseudocymatophlebiinae Nel, et al, 1998] | `--o †Aktassiinae Pritykina, 1968 | |-- †Aktassia Pritykina, 1968 | `-- †Aeschnogomphus Handlirsch, 1906 `--o Petaluridae Needham, 1903 |--o Tachopteryginae Fraser, 1933 | |--o Tanypteryx Kennedy, 1917 [Tanypterygini Tillyard & Fraser, 1940] | | |-- T. hageni (Selys, 1879) [Tachopteryx hageni Selys, 1879] [incl. Phenes centralis Jurzitza, 1989, in partim] | | `-- T. pryeri (Selys, 1889) [Tachopteryx pryeri Selys, 1889] | `--o Tachopterygini Fraser, 1933 | |-- Tachopteryx thoreyi (Hagen, 1857) Uhler, 1859 in Selys, 1859 [Uropetala thoreyi Selys, 1858] [incl. Phenes centralis Jurzitza, 1989, in partim] | `--o Phenes raptor Rambur, 1842 [incl. Phenes centralis Jurzitza, 1989, in partim] | |-- P. r. raptor Rambur, 1842 | `-- P. r. centralis Jurzitza, 1989 `--o Petalurinae Needham, 1903 |--o Uropetala Selys, 1857 [R. NZ.] | |-- U. carovei (White, 1846) [Petalura carovei White, 1846] [incl. Phenes centralis Jurzitza, 1989, in partim] | `-- U. chiltoni Tillyard, 1930 [non? 1921] `--o Petalura Leach, 1815 in Leach, 1814-1817 [R. Aust.] |-- P. gigantea Leach, 1815, in Leach, 1814-1817 |-- P. hesperia Watson, 1958 |-- P. ingentissima Tillyard, 1907 |-- P. litorea Theischinger, 1999 `-- P. pulcherrima Tillyard, 1913
Reference(s):
- Bechly, G., 1998-2002a: Phylogenetic classification of fossil and extant odonates.
–iNet: Günter Bechly's Odonatology Webpage: Phylogenetic Systematics of Odonata: http://www.bechly.de/system.htm - Bechly, G., 1998-2002b: Phylogenetic Systematics of basal Pananisoptera and Anisoptera / Petalurida.
–iNet: Günter Bechly's Odonatology Webpage: Phylogenetic Systematics of Odonata: http://www.bechly.de/anisopt0.htm - Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 6: Selkärangattomat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980
Original work [in French]: Beaut' Du Monde Animal XI & XII – Invertébrés.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968 - Schorr, M., Lindeboom, M. & Paulson, D., 2003: World Species List – Odonata.
–iNet: International Dragonfly Fund: http://www.calopteryx.de/idf/