†Asiopteron simile Pritykina 1968 (dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Asiopteridae
Alternative combination: Oreopteron simile
Full reference: L. N. Pritykina. 1968. Strekozy Karatau (Odonata). Yurskoy Nasekomiye Karatau 26-54
Belongs to Asiopteron according to G. Bechly 2007
See also Bechly 1997 and Pritykina 1968
Sister taxon: Asiopteron antiquum
Type specimen: PIN 2239/14, a hindwing. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2239), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2239)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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