Insecta - Odonata - Campterophlebiidae
Full reference: P. E. S. Whalley. 1985. The systematics and palaeogeography of the Lower Jurassic insects of Dorset, England. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology 39(3):107-189
Parent taxon: Campterophlebiidae according to D. R. Zheng et al. 2016
See also Nel et al. 1993 and Whalley 1985
Sister taxa: Adelophlebia, Amnifleckia, Angaroneura, Angustiphlebia, Archithemis liassina, Azarphlebia, Bathmophlebia, Bellabrunetia, Campterophlebia, Ctenogampsophlebia, Gallodorsettia, Gampsophlebia, Honghea, Hsiufua, Hypsophlebia, Hypsothemis, Junfengi, Jurassophlebia, Karatawia, Lateophlebia, Melanohypsa, Olonkia, Oreophlebia, Oshinia, Parabrunetia, Parafleckium, Parasinitsia, Parazygokaratawia, Petrophlebia, Pritykinia, Pternopteron, Qibinlina, Sagulia, Sarytashia, Sibirioneura, Sinitsia, Sinokaratawia, Sogdophlebia, Xanthohypsa, Zygokaratawia, Hypsomelana
Subtaxa: Dorsettia laeta Dorsettia sinica
Type: Dorsettia laeta
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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