†family Rudiaeschnidae Bechly et al. 2001 (true dragonfly)
Insecta - Odonata - Rudiaeschnidae
Full reference: G. Bechly, A. Nel, X. Martínez-Declòs, E. A. Jarzembowski, R. Coram, D. Martill, G. Fleck, F. Escuillié, M. M. Wisshak and M. Maisch. 2001. A revision and phylogenetic study of Mesozoic Aeshnoptera, with description of numerous new taxa (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera). Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 4:1-219
Parent taxon: Cymatophlebioidea according to D. Y. Huang et al. 2022
See also Bechly et al. 2001
Sister taxon: Cymatophlebiidae
Subtaxa: Fuxiaeschna Rudiaeschna
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence