Pseudocymatophlebia boda Li et al. 2012 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Aktassiidae

Full reference: Y. J. Li, A. Nel, and D. Ren. 2012. Taxonomic names, in A new fossil petalurid dragonfly (Odonata: Petaluroidea: Aktassiidae) from the Cretaceous of China. Alcheringa 36:320-321

Belongs to Pseudocymatophlebia according to Y. J. Li et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Pseudocymatophlebia bisecta, Pseudocymatophlebia hennigi

Type specimen: HG I038, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Liutiaogou Village, Dashuangmiao Town (Bohai collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Liutiaogou Village, Dashuangmiao Town (Bohai collection)

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