Full reference: P. P. Calvert. 1901. Odonata (part). Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Neuroptera 17-48
Parent taxon: Lestoidea according to G. Bechly 2007
See also Carpenter 1992, Nel and Paicheler 1994, Tillyard 1916 and Tillyard 1918
Sister taxa: Cerdanyagrion, Cretalestes, Daemhippus, Eolestidae, Lutetialestes, Perilestidae, Platycnemis cincuneguii, Pseudolestidae, Synlestidae
Subtaxa: Chalcolestes Lestes Lestinae Sympecma Sympecmatinae
Type: Lestes
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (3 collections)
• Miocene of France (2), Germany (2), Italy (3), Japan (1), Spain (5), Turkey (1)
• Oligocene of France (8), Germany (3), Romania (1), Spain (1)
• Eocene of China (1), France (1), the United Kingdom (3)
• Paleocene of China (2), France (1)
Total: 38 collections including 50 occurrences