Hemerobioides giganteus Westwood 1845

Insecta - Odonata - Isophlebiidae

Alternative combination: Isophlebia gigantea

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

Belongs to Hemerobioides according to A. Nel et al. 1993

See also Buckland 1838, Cowley 1942, Handlirsch 1906, Handlirsch 1907 and Westwood 1845

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is 8 km north-east of Witney, near the village of Stonesfield (Brodie Coll), which is in a Bathonian marine shale in the Taunton Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom

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

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