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How many families and genera are included among living odonates?
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Odonata
Male jewelwing damselfly (Calopteryx splendens).
The order Odonata, which includes both damselflies and dragonflies, comprises 27 families and slightly over 600 genera of living insects. These are organized into 8 living superfamilies.1