Lestoidea

Lestoidea is a superfamily of damselflies comprising the families Hemiphlebiidae, Lestidae, Perilestidae and Synlestidae. Members occur on every continent except Antarctica, with greatest diversity in tropical and temperate regions.

Studies of damselfly evolution indicate Lestoidea as an ancient lineage that is the sister group to all other living damselflies, making it the earliest-diverging extant damselfly lineage.