Austroperilestes hunco Petrulevičius and Nel 2005 (damselfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Austroperilestidae

Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius and A. Nel. 2005. Austroperilestidae, a new family of damselflies from early Eocene of Argentina (Insecta: Odonata). Phylogenetic relationships within Odonata. Journal of Paleontology 79(4):658-662

Belongs to Austroperilestes according to J. F. Petrulevičius and A. Nel 2005

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MPEF-PI 997, a wing (wing). Its type locality is Laguna del Hunco (MPEF collection), which is in a Ypresian crater lake tuff in Argentina.

Ecology: fast-moving volant suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Laguna del Hunco (MPEF collection)

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