Inacayalestes Petrulevičius 2015 (malachite)

Insecta - Odonata - Synlestidae

Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius. 2015. A new Synlestidae damselfly (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera) from the early Eocene of Nahuel Huapi Este, Patagonia, Argentina. Arquivos Entomolóxicos 14:287-294

Parent taxon: Synlestidae according to J. F. Petrulevičius 2015

Sister taxa: Albertalestes, Cretaphylolestes, Gaurimacia, Madres, Megalestes, Palaeophylolestes

Subtaxa: Inacayalestes aikunhuapi

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Type: Inacayalestes aikunhuapi

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Pampa de Jones (Nahuel Huapi Este) (Eocene of Argentina)

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