Cordulegastroidea is a superfamily of dragonflies that contains three families.
This superfamily includes the following three families:
The oldest known fossil members of Cordulegastroidea are the family Mesochlorogomphidae (containing Mesochlorogomphus & Hispanochlorogomphus) from the Barremian of England & Spain, and the family Araripechlorogomphidae (containing only Araripechlorogomphus) from the late Aptian of Brazil, which are thought to be related to the Chlorogomphidae. The Hemeroscopidae <small>Pritykina, 1977</small> from the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous may belong to this group as well.