Insecta - Odonata - Sieblosiidae
Alternative combinations: Agrion iris, Coenagrion iris
Full reference: O. Heer. 1879. Die Urwelt der Schweiz, Zweite Auflage 1-713
Belongs to Stenolestes according to M. Boderau et al. 2025
See also Archibald et al. 2021, Heer 1879, Kirby 1890, Nel 1986, Nel and Paicheler 1994 and Scudder 1895
Sister taxa: Stenolestes adygeianensis, Stenolestes andancensis, Stenolestes belligaudi, Stenolestes camoinsi, Stenolestes cerestensis, Stenolestes coulleti, Stenolestes dauphinensis, Stenolestes falloti, Stenolestes fasciata, Stenolestes fischeri, Stenolestes hispanicus, Stenolestes oeningensis, Stenolestes rhodopensis, Stenolestes ronzonense
Type specimen: Its type locality is Oeningen (Zurich collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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