†family Menatlestidae Nel and Jouault 2022 (damselfly)
Insecta - Odonata - Menatlestidae
Full reference: A. Nel and C. Jouault. 2022. The odonatan insects from the Paleocene of Menat, central France. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 67:631-648
Parent taxon: Lestinoidea according to A. Nel and C. Jouault 2022
Sister taxa: Priscalestidae, Promegalestes
Subtaxa: Menatlestes
Type: Menatlestes
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Menat (MNT collection) (Paleocene of France)