Oplonaeschna Selys 1883 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Gomphaeschnidae
Synonym: Hoplonaeschna Karsch 1891 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Gomphaeschnini according to A. Nel et al. 1994
See also Carpenter 1992 and Wighton and Wilson 1986
Sister taxa: Alloaeschna, Allopetalia, Gomphaeschna, Kishenehna, Oligoaeschna
Subtaxa: Oplonaeschna metis Oplonaeschna staurophlebioides
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Croatia (1 collection), Denmark (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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