Parafleckium Li et al. 2012 (dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Campterophlebiidae

Full reference: Y. J. Li, A. Nel, D. Ren and H. Pang. 2012. A new damsel-dragonfly from the Lower Cretaceous of China enlightens the systematics of the Isophlebioidea (Odonata: Isophlebioptera: Campterophlebiidae). Cretaceous Research 34:340-343

Parent taxon: Campterophlebiidae according to Y. J. Li et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Adelophlebia, Amnifleckia, Angaroneura, Angustiphlebia, Archithemis liassina, Azarphlebia, Bathmophlebia, Bellabrunetia, Campterophlebia, Ctenogampsophlebia, Dorsettia, Gallodorsettia, Gampsophlebia, Honghea, Hsiufua, Hypsophlebia, Hypsothemis, Junfengi, Jurassophlebia, Karatawia, Lateophlebia, Melanohypsa, Olonkia, Oreophlebia, Oshinia, Parabrunetia, Parasinitsia, Parazygokaratawia, Petrophlebia, Pritykinia, Pternopteron, Qibinlina, Sagulia, Sarytashia, Sibirioneura, Sinitsia, Sinokaratawia, Sogdophlebia, Xanthohypsa, Zygokaratawia, Hypsomelana

Subtaxa: Parafleckium senjituense

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Type: Parafleckium senjituense

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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