Chlorocypha cordasevae Nel et al. 2017 (jewel damselfly)

Insecta - Odonata - Chlorocyphidae

Full reference: A. Nel, M. Gross, and M. S. Engel. 2017. First fossil occurrence of the jewel damselflies (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae): a new species from the Late Miocene of Styria, Austria. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 53:280-285

Belongs to Chlorocypha according to A. Nel et al. 2017

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UMJG&P 211473, a forewing. Its type locality is Paldau, which is in a Tortonian pond siltstone in the Paldau Formation of Austria.

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Paldau

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