Insecta - Odonata - Megapodagrionidae
Alternative combinations: Diplax propedemontana, Diplax propedemontanum
Full reference: L. Piton. 1935. Pseudo-névroptères et Névroptères des Cinérites tertiaires d'Auvergne. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 78:171-176
Belongs to Vulcagrion according to A. Nel et al. 1996
See also Nel and Paicheler 1993, Nel and Paicheler 1994, Piton 1935 and Piton and Théobald 1935
Sister taxa: Vulcagrion andancensis, Vulcagrion cantalensis, Vulcagrion propedamontanum
Type specimen: MNHN-LP-B.47301, a wing. Its type locality is Lac Chambon (Piton coll), which is in a Gelasian crater lake diatomite/volcaniclastic in France.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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