Synonyms: Epacantha Martynov 1929, Mediaeschna Zhang 1989, Triaeschna Campion 1916
Parent taxon: Aeshnidae according to A. Nel and J. F. Petrulevičius 2010
See also Campion 1916, Carpenter 1992, Martynov 1929, Nel et al. 1994, Zhang 1989 and Zhang et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Aeshna dido, Aeshninae, Basiaeschna, Brachytroninae, Eoshna, Gynacanthinae, Huncoaeshna, Idemlinea, Kvacekia, Merlax, Oplonaeschna vectensis, Palaeaeschna, Ypshna
Subtaxa: Epiaeschna gossi Epiaeschna lucida Epiaeschna magnifica Epiaeschna matutina Epiaeschna pseudoheros Epiaeschna stauropolitana Epiaeschna wisseri
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (5 collections), the Russian Federation (1)
• Oligocene of France (1), Germany (1), Kazakhstan (1)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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