Oligaeschna bulgariensis Nel et al. 2016 (darner dragonfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Aeshnidae

Full reference: A. Nel, N. Simov, V. Bozukov and M. Marinov. 2016. New dragonflies and damselflies from Middle Miocene deposits in SW Bulgaria (Insecta: Odonata). Palaeontologia Electronica 19(3.35A):1-13

Belongs to Oligaeschna according to A. Nel et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Oligaeschna ashutasica, Oligaeschna jungi, Oligaeschna kvaceki, Oligaeschna lapidaria, Oligaeschna palaeocoerulea, Oligaeschna saurai, Oligaeschna separata, Oligaeschna sinica, Oligaeschna wedmanni

Type specimen: IBER CaT-1190, a forewing. Its type locality is Satovcha Graben, which is in a Miocene lacustrine - large claystone in the Sivik Formation of Bulgaria.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Satovcha Graben

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