Insecta - Odonata - Sieblosiidae
Full reference: M. Boderau, M. S. Engel, I. Stössel and A. Nel. 2025. Two new damselflies of the genus Stenolestes (Odonata: Sieblosiidae) from the Miocene of Öhningen, Germany. Historical Biology 37:2040-2044
Belongs to Stenolestes according to M. Boderau et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Stenolestes adygeianensis, Stenolestes andancensis, Stenolestes belligaudi, Stenolestes camoinsi, Stenolestes cerestensis, Stenolestes coulleti, Stenolestes dauphinensis, Stenolestes falloti, Stenolestes fasciata, Stenolestes fischeri, Stenolestes hispanicus, Stenolestes iris, Stenolestes rhodopensis, Stenolestes ronzonense
Type specimen: ETH Pt.I.664, a forewing. Its type locality is Oeningen (Zurich collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Oeningen (Zurich collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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