Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Main Groups of Insects   Synlestidae

After Bechly, 1998-2002 and Schorr, Lindeboom & Paulson, 2003

<==o Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917 ()? [6/19]
   |--o Chlorolestes Selys, 1862 ()? [8]
   |  |-- C. apricans Wilmot, 1975
   |  |-- C. assegaii Pinhey, 1950
   |  |-- C. conspicuus Hagen in Selys, 1862
   |  |-- C. draconicus Balinsky, 1956
   |  |-- C. elegans Pinhey, 1950
   |  |-- C. fasciatus (Burmeister, 1839) [Agrion fasciatum Burmeister, 1839; Chlorolestes nigerrimus Pinhey, 1980]
   |  |-- C. tessellatus (Burmeister, 1839) [Agrion tessellatum Burmeister, 1839; Agrion longicauda Burmeister, 1839]
   |  `-- C. umbratus Selys, 1862
   |--o Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 1937 ()? [2]
   |  |-- E. nylephtha Barnard, 1937
   |  `-- E. peringueyi (Ris, 1921) [Chlorolestes peringueyi Ris, 1921]
   |--o Episynlestes Kennedy, 1920 ()? [3]
   |  |-- E. albicaudus (Tillyard, 1913) [Synlestes albicauda Tillyard, 1913]
   |  |-- E. cristatus Watson and Moulds, 1977
   |  `-- E. intermedius Theischinger and Watson, 1985
   |-- Phylolestes ethelae Christiansen, 1947 ()?
   |--o Sinolestes Needham, 1930 ()? [2]
   |  |-- S. editus Needham, 1930 [incl. S. truncata Needham, 1930]
   |  `-- S. ornatus Needham, 1930
   `--o Synlestes Selys, 1868 ()? [3]
      |-- S. selysi Tillyard, 1917
      |-- S. tropicus Tillyard, 1917
      `-- S. weyersii Selys, 1869 [S. nigrescens Tillyard, 1917; S. tillyardi Fraser, 1948]

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 Zygoptera / Euzygoptera.
–iNet: Günter Bechly's Odonatology Webpage: Phylogenetic Systematics of Odonata: http://www.bechly.de/zygopt2.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/