Full reference: S. B. Archibald and R. A. Cannings. 2019. Fossil dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera)from the early Eocene Okanagan Highlands, western North America. The Canadian Entomologist 151:783-816
Parent taxon: Aeshnidae according to S. B. Archibald and R. A. Cannings 2019
Sister taxa: Aeshna dido, Aeshninae, Basiaeschna, Brachytroninae, Eoshna, Epiaeschna, Gynacanthinae, Huncoaeshna, Idemlinea, Kvacekia, Merlax, Oplonaeschna vectensis, Palaeaeschna
Subtaxa: Ypshna brownleei Ypshna latipennata
Type: Ypshna latipennata
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (2: British Columbia collections), United States (1: Washington)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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