Oplonaeschna metis Heer 1849

Insecta - Odonata - Gomphaeschnidae

Alternative combinations: Aeschna metis, Anax metis

Full reference: O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264

Belongs to Oplonaeschna according to A. Nel et al. 1994

See also Hagen 1850, Heer 1849, Kirby 1890, Pongrácz 1928 and Wighton and Wilson 1986

Sister taxon: Oplonaeschna staurophlebioides

Type specimen: Its type locality is Radoboj (unspecified or Heer coll), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia

Distribution: found only at Radoboj (unspecified or Heer coll)

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