†Bolcathemis nervosa Gentilini 2002 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Palaeomacromiidae
Full reference: G. Gentilini. 2002. Fossil damselflies and dragonflies from the Eocene of Monte Bolca (Insecta: Odonata). Studi e Ricerche sui Giacimenti Terziari di Bolca, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 9:7-22
Belongs to Bolcathemis according to G. Gentilini 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCSNV i.B. 16, I.G. 24566, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Monte Bolca (MCSN Verona collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Pesciara Formation of Italy.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca (MCSN Verona collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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