Aeshnoidea, Leach, 1815

Bybee, Seth M., Kalkman, Vincent J., Erickson, Robert J., Frandsen, Paul B., Breinholt, Jesse W., Suvorov, Anton, Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B., Cordero-Rivera, Adolfo, Skevington, Jeffrey H., Abbott, John C., Herrera, Melissa Sanchez, Lemmon, Alan R., Lemmon, Emily Moriarty & Ware, Jessica L., 2021, Phylogeny and classification of Odonata using targeted genomics, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 160, pp. 107115-107115 : 11

4.1.9. Aeshnoidea : Austropetaliidae and Aeshnidae

(BS = 100, PP = 1, QS = 0.86/0/1)

Composed of the fully supported clades (i.e., BS = 100, PP = 1, QS = 1/NA/1) Austropetaliidae and Aeshnidae , the Aeshnoidea form a monophyletic group. Aeshnoidea are recovered as sister to the remaining Anisoptera families but with suboptimal quartet sampling support (BS = 100, PP = 1, QS = -0.48/0/0.97). This lack of support among QS values was unexpected as Aeshnoidea has been recovered as sister to the remaining Anisoptera for over a decade with strong support. Outside of Libellulidae QS values show this as the least supported node within Anisoptera , including the node supporting Petaluridae and Gomphidae , although both BS and PP support provided full support for this node. A closer look at this relationship in the future with a broader taxon sampling is needed. Austropetaliidae was represented by both South American genera ( Phyllopetalia and Hypopetalia ). Including both Australian genera in future analyses would be ideal. Within Aeshnidae , a family comprising 456 extant species, we sequenced six. Gynacantha and Anax form a monophyletic group (BS = 100, PP = 1, QS = 0.92/0/0.98) and have commonly been recovered in a clade (e.g., Carle et al., 2015; Dumont et al., 2010; Von Ellenrieder, 2002). We also reconstruct them with full support as a clade that is sister to the remaining Aeshnidae .