Sympetrum Newman 1833 (common skimmer)
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Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae
Synonym: Diplax Burmeister 1839
Parent taxon: Sympetrinae according to A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler 1993
See also Garrison et al. 2006, Handlirsch 1907, Nel et al. 1996 and Nel et al. 2005
Sister taxon: Deielia
Subtaxa: Sympetrum bigoti Sympetrum cantalensis Sympetrum elongatum Sympetrum italicum Sympetrum krzeminskii Sympetrum marinum
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (1 collection), Italy (2), the Russian Federation (1)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 5 collections including 8 occurrences
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