Its monotypic genus Coryphagrion is considered as the only member of the family Coryphagrionidae (sometimes placed in the Megapodagrionidae as subfamily Coryphagrioninae).
The genus Coryphagrion, which consists of only one species, is classified as the sole member of the Coryphagrionidae family. This classification has also been proposed for placement within the Megapodagrionidae family as a subfamily called Coryphagrioninae.