†Alloaeschna Wighton and Wilson 1986 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Gomphaeschnidae
Full reference: D. C. Wighton and M. V. H. Wilson. 1986. The Gomphaeschninae (Odonata: Aeshnidae): new fossil genus, reconstructed phylogeny, and geographical history. Systematic Entomology 11:505-522
Parent taxon: Gomphaeschninae according to C. Jouault et al. 2023
See also Nel et al. 1994 and Wighton and Wilson 1986
Sister taxa: Allopetalia, Gomphaeschna, Kishenehna, Oligoaeschna, Oplonaeschna
Subtaxa: Alloaeschna paskapooensis
Type: Alloaeschna paskapooensis
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (6: Alberta collections)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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