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We here present a taxonomic re-evaluation on the species status of<jats:italic>Epiophlebia diana</jats:italic>Carle, 2012, known from the Sichuan province in China, supplemented with a morphological character mapping on a genetic tree to highlight synapomorphies of<jats:italic>E. diana</jats:italic>and<jats:italic>E. laidlawi</jats:italic>Tillyard, 1921. We conclude that<jats:italic>E. diana</jats:italic>is a junior synonym of<jats:italic>E. laidlawi</jats:italic>. 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