Calopteryx Leach 1815 (broad-winged damselfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Calopterygidae

Synonym: Agrion Fabricius 1775 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Calopterygidae according to A. Nel and P. Brisac 1994

See also Carpenter 1992, Cockerell 1908, Fabricius 1775, Fabricius 1798, Latreille 1796, Latreille 1802 and Maibach 1987

Sister taxa: Guangxicalopteryx, Sapho, Sinocalopteryx, Umma

Subtaxa: Agrion (Agrion) Agrion telluris Calopteryx andancensis Calopteryx atrata

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Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Japan (1 collection)

• Miocene of France (1)

• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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