Insecta - Odonata - Aeschnidiidae

Full reference: T. Schlüter and M. Hartung. 1982. Aegyptidium aburasiensis gen. nov, spec. nov. (Aeschnidiidae) und Gondvanogomphus bartheli gen. nov, spec. nov. (Gomphidae) aus mutmasslicher Unterkreide Südwest-Ägyptens (Anisoptera). Odonatologica 11(4):297-307

Belongs to Aegyptidium according to A. Nel and X. Martínez-Delclòs 1993

See also Schlüter and Hartung 1982

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Aes. U.K. ARP.1, a wing (Left wings attached to thorax). Its type locality is North Abu Ras Plateau to Saad Plateau, which is in an Aptian paralic mudstone in the Abu Ballas Formation of Egypt.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at North Abu Ras Plateau to Saad Plateau

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.