†Erpetogomphus shii Zheng et al. 2018 (clubtail dragonfly)
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Full reference: D. R. Zheng, A. Nel, E. A. Jarzembowski, S. C. Chang, H. C. Zhang and B. Wang. 2018. Exceptionally well-preserved dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) in Mexican amber. Alcheringa 43:157-164
Belongs to Erpetogomphus according to D. R. Zheng et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: RX001, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Mexican amber ( Rongxin Amber Museum coll), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Mexican amber ( Rongxin Amber Museum coll)
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