Libellula requieniana Nicolas 1890 (common skimmer)

Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae

Full reference: H. Nicolas. 1890. Insectes fossiles d'Aix - collection du Muséum Requien, à Avignon. Compte Rendus, Association Française pour l'Avancement des Sciences 18:424-432

Belongs to Libellula according to H. Nicolas 1890

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (Requien Museum collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Aix-en-Provence (Requien Museum collection)

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