Alternative combinations: Aeschna separata, Aeshna (Basiaeschna) separata, Hoplonaeschna separata, Oplonaeschna separata
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
Belongs to Oligaeschna according to A. Nel et al. 1994
See also Cockerell 1908, Kirby 1890, Scudder 1890 and Wighton and Wilson 1986
Sister taxa: Oligaeschna ashutasica, Oligaeschna bulgariensis, Oligaeschna jungi, Oligaeschna kvaceki, Oligaeschna lapidaria, Oligaeschna palaeocoerulea, Oligaeschna saurai, Oligaeschna sinica, Oligaeschna wedmanni
Type specimen: MCZ 8164-11693, a forewing (forewing & fragment of hindwing). Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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