Pseudostigmatidae

Pseudostigmatidae
Female Megaloprepus caerulatus in Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Coenagrionoidea
Family:	Pseudostigmatidae Tillyard, 1917
Genera
Anomisma McLachlan, 1877 Coryphagrion Morton, 1924 Mecistogaster Rambur, 1842 Megaloprepus Rambur, 1842 Microstigma Rambur, 1842 Pseudostigma Selys, 1860

The Pseudostigmatidae are a family of tropical damselflies, known as helicopter damselflies, giant damselflies, or forest giants. The family includes the largest of all damselfly species. They specialize in preying on web-building spiders, and breed in phytotelmata, the small bodies of water held by plants such as bromeliads.