†Celithemis zavattinii Bagli and Gentilini 2003 (common skimmer)
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Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae
Full reference: L. Bagli and G. Gentilini. 2003. Nuove libellule fossili del Miocene superiore di Monte Castellaro, Pesaro (Marche, Italia centrale) (Insecta Odonata Libellulidae). Quaderno di Studi e Notizie di Storia Naturale della Romagna 18:37-50
Belongs to Celithemis according to L. Bagli and G. Gentilini 2003
Sister taxon: Celithemis cantalensis
Type specimen: MTR 181, a hindwing. Its type locality is Monte Castellaro (MTR collection), which is in a Messinian lagoonal marl in the Gessoso-solfifera Formation of Italy.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Castellaro (MTR collection)
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