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Librelula

Insecta - Odonata - Argiolestidae

Discussion

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

Taxonomy
Librelula was named by Petrulevičius (2020). Its type is Librelula maradoniana.

It was assigned to Argiolestinae by Petrulevičius (2020).

Species
L. maradoniana (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Librelula Petrulevičius

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
—Euzygoptera
familyArgiolestidaeFraser 1957
subfamilyArgiolestinaeFraser 1960
genusLibrelula

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.

G. †Librelula Petrulevičius 2020
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†Librelula maradoniana Petrulevičius 2020
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. F. Petrulevičius 2020(1) pterostigma relatively shortened; (2) tendency to alignment of crossveins; (3) bases of veins RP3/4 and IR2 between levels of nodus and subnodus; (4) branches of RP diverging distally (supplementary sectors); (5) cubital area with two rows of cells; (6) supplementary sectors between medial veins; (7) pterostigma covering three and a half cells; (8) IR2 originating one and a half cells basal to subnodus; (9) distal side of discoidal cell less than twice basal side; (10) CuP+AA emerging from wing margin basal to Ax2; (11) RP3/4 reaching level of pterostigma. Characters 1–3 present in Coenagrionomorpha Bechly (2007). Character 4 present in Argiolestinae sensu Bechly (2007). Character 5 present in some Argiolestinae sensu Kalkman & Theischinger (2013). The combination of characters 6 to 11 is unique.
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: Late/Upper Paleocene or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Argentina (Jujuy) L. maradoniana (106995)