Aeschnopsis perampla Brodie 1845 (true dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Mesuropetalidae

Alternative combinations: Aeshna perampla, Gomphidae perampla

Synonym: Cymatophlebiopsis pseudobubas Handlirsch 1939

Full reference: P. B. Brodie. 1845. A History of the Fossil Insects in the Secondary Rocks of England Accompanied by a Particular Account of the Strata in which they Occur, and of the Circumstances Connected with their Preservation 1-130

Belongs to Aeschnopsis according to G. Bechly et al. 2001

See also Brodie 1845, Cowley 1942, Hagen 1850, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1939, Kirby 1890 and Nel et al. 1998

Sister taxa: Aeschnopsis jurassica, Aeschnopsis perkinsi, Aeschnopsis tischlingeri

Type specimens:

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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