Odonata

Translingual right|thumb|Megalagrion leptodemas species (crimson Hawaiian damselfly) Etymology From mul grc ὀδούς tooth; apparently because they have teeth on their mandibles, although most insects have toothed mandibles, mul ata. Proper noun order class Insecta dragonflies and damselflies Hypernyms order ; Pterygota - subclass; Palaeoptera infraclass - infraclass Hyponyms order Epiprocta suborder (dragonflies and infraorder Epiophlebioptera infraorder), Zygoptera suborder (damselflies) suborders Archizygoptera clade clade Permagrionoidea superfamily extinct superfamily incertae sedis Aeshnidae family, Amphipterygidae family, Austropetaliidae family, Calopterygidae family, Chlorocyphidae family, Chlorogomphidae family, Coenagrionidae family, Cordulegastridae family, Corduliidae family, Dicteriadidae family, Epiophlebiidae family, Euphaeidae family, Gomphidae family, Hemiphlebiidae family, Isostictidae family, Lestidae family, Lestoideidae family, Libellulidae family, Macromiidae family, Megapodagrionidae family, Neopetaliidae family, Perilestidae family, Petaluridae family, Philogangidae family, Platycnemididae family, Platystictidae family, Polythoridae family, Pseudolestidae family, Synlestidae family, Synthemistidae family - families References 101593 1 952 1 71353 1