Insecta - Odonata - Argiolestidae

Etymology. Wordplay from Castilian words liblula, meaning Odonata, and libre, meaning free; Lula.

Full reference: J. F. Petrulevičius. 2020. First argiolestid damselfly (Odonata: Zygoptera) from the late Palaeocene of Northwest Argentina. Palaeoentomology 3(6):541-545

Parent taxon: Argiolestinae according to J. F. Petrulevičius 2020

Sister taxa: Lithagrion, Melanagrion, Miopodagrion

Subtaxa: Librelula maradoniana

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Type: Librelula maradoniana

Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at El Fuerte (Paleocene of Argentina)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.