Hemerobioides Westwood 1845 (dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Isophlebiidae

Full reference: J. O. Westwood. 1845. Taxonomic names. 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

Parent taxon: Isophlebiidae according to A. Nel et al. 1993

See also Carpenter 1992 and Cowley 1942

Sister taxa: Anisophlebia, Dahurium, Isophlebia, Isophlebiodes, Nacholonda, Parawalleria, Walleria, Xeta

Subtaxa: Hemerobioides giganteus

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Type: Hemerobioides giganteus

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at 8 km north-east of Witney, near the village of Stonesfield (Brodie Coll) (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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