Cordulephyidae was formerly considered a distinct family of dragonflies occurring in Africa and Australia.

[2][3] Recent taxonomic revisions have classified the species previously placed in Cordulephyidae to now be within the superfamily Libelluloidea.

[4] The family had included the following genera.

[4] These genera are no longer assigned to a family, but are placed incertae sedis within the superfamily Libelluloidea.

[4][5]