Sophoaeschna frigida Zhang et al. 2008 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Gomphaeschnidae

Full reference: B. L. Zhang, D. Ren, and H. Pang. 2008. New dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata: Gomphaeschnidae) from the Yixian Formation in Inner Mongolia, China. Progress in Natural Science 18:59-64

Belongs to Sophoaeschna according to B. L. Zhang et al. 2008

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CNU-OD-NN2004015, an exoskeleton (Missing abdomen). Its type locality is Liutiaogou Village, Dashuangmiao Town (CNU collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Liutiaogou Village, Dashuangmiao Town (CNU collection)

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