†Epallagites Cockerell 1925 (damselfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Euphaeidae
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1925. Fossil insects in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 64(13):1-15
Parent taxon: Euphaeidae according to S. B. Archibald and R. A. Cannings 2021
See also Bechly et al. 2020, Carpenter 1992, Cockerell 1925 and Nel and Paicheler 1993
Sister taxa: Eodichromatinae, Epallage, Euphaea, Euphaeinae, Indophaea, Epallaginae
Subtaxa: Epallagites avus
Type: Epallagites avus
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Salt Wash, Roan Mountains, station 2 (Eocene of Colorado)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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