Alternative combination: Mediaeschna lucida
Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459
Belongs to Epiaeschna according to A. Nel and J. F. Petrulevičius 2010
See also Zhang 1989 and Zhang et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Epiaeschna gossi, Epiaeschna magnifica, Epiaeschna matutina, Epiaeschna pseudoheros, Epiaeschna stauropolitana, Epiaeschna wisseri
Type specimen: s82681, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection s (Shandong Provincial Museum), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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