†Epitheca miocenica Gentilini 1992 (green-eyed skimmer)
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Insecta - Odonata - Corduliidae
Full reference: G. Gentilini. 1992. Two new species of Epitheca from the Lower Messinian of central Italy. Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 123(3):201-208
Belongs to Epitheca according to A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler 1994
See also Gentilini 1992
Sister taxon: Epitheca annae
Type specimen: Gentilini col. MC 184, a hindwing (right hindwing). Its type locality is Monte Castellaro (MCSN collection), which is in a Messinian lagoonal marl in the Gessoso-solfifera Formation of Italy.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Castellaro (MCSN collection)
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