Epophthalmia Burmeister 1839 (true dragonfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Macromiidae
Full reference: H. C. Burmeister. 1839. Handbuch der Entomologie. Zweiter Band. Besondere Entomologie. Zweite Abtheilung. Kaukerfe. Gymnognatha (Zweite Hälfte; vulgo Neuroptera) 757-1050
Parent taxon: Macromiidae according to A. Goodman et al. 2026
See also Nel and Paicheler 1994 and Zhang 1989
Sister taxon: Macromia
Subtaxa: Epophthalmia biordinata Epophthalmia zotheca
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (1 collection), United States (1: Washington)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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