Fuxiaeschna Lin et al. 2004 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Rudiaeschnidae

Full reference: Q. B. Lin, S. Zhang, and D. Y. Huang. 2004. Fuxiaeschna hsiufunia gen. nov., spec. nov., a new Lower Cretaceous dragonfly from northwestern China (Aeshnoptera: Rudiaeschnidae). Odonatologica 33:437-442

Parent taxon: Rudiaeschnidae according to Q. B. Lin et al. 2004

Sister taxon: Rudiaeschna

Subtaxa: Fuxiaeschna hsiufunia

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Type: Fuxiaeschna hsiufunia

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Dataizi village, Shenyuhe town, Huating County (Cretaceous of China)

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