†Lithagrion Scudder 1890 (damselfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Argiolestidae
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1890. The Tertiary Insects of North America. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII:1-734
Parent taxon: Argiolestinae according to A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler 1994
See also Carpenter 1992, Cockerell 1907 and Martynov 1929
Sister taxa: Librelula, Melanagrion, Miopodagrion
Subtaxa: Lithagrion elongatum Lithagrion hyalinum
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Kazakhstan (1 collection)
• Eocene of United States (3: Colorado)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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