Clade Neobrachystigmata Bechly 2003 (true dragonfly)
Parent taxon: Eubrachystigmata according to G. Bechly 2007
Sister taxa: Daohugoulibellulidae, Hemeroscopidae, Juralibellulidae
Subtaxa: Paneurypalpidomorpha
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore