Archaeophya is a small genus of dragonflies assigned to the superfamily Libelluloidea.

[2] Species of Archaeophya are large dragonflies with metallic-coloured bodies, dark with yellow spots, and clear wings.

They only occur in eastern Australia.

[3] The genus contains the following two species:[4] Archaeophya was formerly considered a genus within the family Gomphomacromiidae.

[5] Recent taxonomic revisions have classified the genus Archaeophya as no longer being assigned to a family, but is now placed incertae sedis within the superfamily Libelluloidea.