Paleotramea fasciata Nel and Paicheler 1993 (common skimmer)

Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae

Full reference: A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler. 1993. Les Libellulidae fossiles. Un inventaire critique (Odon., Anisoptera, Libelluloidea). Entomologica Gallica 4:166-190

Belongs to Paleotramea according to A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler 1993

Sister taxa: Palaeotramea aquisextana, Palaeotramea cellulosa, Palaeotramea martini, Paleotramea acutibucula

Type specimen: MNHN-LP-R.07881, a hindwing. Its type locality is Bes-Konak, which is in an Aquitanian lacustrine - large diatomite in Turkey.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Bes-Konak

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