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Sympetrinae

Insecta - Odonata - Libellulidae

Taxonomy
Sympetrinae was named by Tillyard (1917). It is extant.

It was assigned to Libellulidae by Nel and Paicheler (1993), Gentilini and Bagli (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Sympetrinae Tillyard
1993Sympetrinae Nel and Paicheler p. 167
2004Sympetrinae Gentilini and Bagli p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
RankNameAuthor
orderOdonata
—Epiproctophora
—EuepiproctophoraBechly 1998
—Anisopteromorpha
—Trigonoptera
—Pananisoptera
—NeoanisopteraBechly 1998
suborderAnisopteraSelys-Longchamps and Hagen 1854
—Euanisoptera
—Exophytica
—Cavilabiata
—Cristotibiata
—Brachystigmata
—Paucipostnodalia
—Eubrachystigmata
—NeobrachystigmataBechly 2003
—PaneurypalpidomorphaBechly 2003
—EurypalpidomorphaBechly 2003
—EurypalpidiformiaBechly 2003
—Paneurypalpida
—Eurypalpida
—Neolamellida
—Valvulida
—Trichodopalpida
—Laterocarinida
—Mediocostida
—Longiansida
—Liberaponsida
—Haplohamulida
—Italoansida
—Anauriculida
—Libellulida
familyLibellulidaeRambur 1842
subfamilySympetrinaeTillyard 1917
subfamilySympetrinaeTillyard 1917

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Sympetrinae Tillyard 1917
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G. Deielia Kirkby 1889
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†Deielia sarae Gentilini and Bagli 2004
G. Sympetrum Newman 1833
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†Sympetrum bigoti Nel and Papazian 1985
†Sympetrum cantalensis Nel et al. 1996
†Sympetrum elongatum Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum italicum Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum krzeminskii Gentilini 1989
†Sympetrum marinum Bagli and Gentilini 2003
Invalid names: Diplax Burmeister 1839 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitino
Form: roller-shapedo
Environment: freshwater, terrestrialo
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: volanto
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: insectivoreo
Vision: well-developedo
Dispersal: watero
Created: 2011-03-07 03:41:10
Modified: 2011-03-06 10:41:10
Source: o = order
Reference: Ren and Guo 1996

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Messinian or 27.30000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Sympetrum bigoti (127415)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Sympetrum sp. (105571)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Diplax sp. (113751)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Sympetrum cantalensis (122195)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Sympetrum italicum, Sympetrum krzeminskii, Sympetrum elongatum, Deielia sarae, Sympetrum marinum (157306)