Zygokaratawia Nel et al. 2008 (dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Campterophlebiidae

Full reference: A. Nel, D. Y. Huang, and Q. B. Lin. 2008. A new genus of isophlebioid damsel-dragonflies with “calopterygid”-like wing shape from the Middle Jurassic of China (Odonata: Isophlebioidea: Campterophlebiidae). European Journal of Entomology 105:783-787

Parent taxon: Campterophlebiidae according to D. Y. Huang et al. 2018

See also Nel et al. 2008

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, Parafleckium, Parasinitsia, Parazygokaratawia, Petrophlebia, Pritykinia, Pternopteron, Qibinlina, Sagulia, Sarytashia, Sibirioneura, Sinitsia, Sinokaratawia, Sogdophlebia, Xanthohypsa, Hypsomelana

Subtaxa: Zygokaratawia incompleta Zygokaratawia reni

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Type: Zygokaratawia reni

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (NIGP collection) (Jurassic of China)

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