Libellula oeningensis Koenig 1825 (common skimmer)

Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae

Full reference: C. D. E. Koenig. 1825. Icones Fossilium Sectiles, Centuria Prima 1-4

Belongs to Libellula according to W. E. Kirby 1890

See also Koenig 1825

Sister taxa: Libellula (Heterophlebia), Libellula adriatica, Libellula aglaia, Libellula grandis, Libellula kieseli, Libellula knetti, Libellula mediterranea, Libellula pannewitziana, Libellula pourqueryi, Libellula requieniana, Libellula sieboldiana, Libellula ukrainensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Oeningen (BMNH collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Oeningen (BMNH collection)

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