Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae
Synonym: Platetrum Newman 1833
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Libellulinae according to H. Steinmann 1997
See also Carpenter 1992, Drury 1770, Fabricius 1775, Fabricius 1798, Geoffroy 1762, Harris 1780, Heer 1849, Latreille 1796, Latreille 1802, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761, Linnaeus 1767, Müller 1764, Müller 1776, Nel and Paicheler 1993, Pongrácz 1931, Schaeffer 1766 and Scopoli 1763
Sister taxon: Orthemis
Subtaxa: Libellula (Heterophlebia) Libellula adriatica Libellula aglaia Libellula grandis Libellula kieseli Libellula knetti Libellula mediterranea Libellula oeningensis Libellula pannewitziana Libellula pourqueryi Libellula requieniana Libellula sieboldiana Libellula ukrainensis
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Germany (2), Italy (1), Poland (1), Ukraine (1)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 7 collections including 12 occurrences
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