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Argiolestinae

Insecta - Odonata - Argiolestidae

Taxonomy
Argiolestinae was named by Fraser (1960). It is extant.

It was assigned to Megapodagrionidae by Nel and Paicheler (1994); and to Argiolestidae by Petrulevičius (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Argiolestinae Fraser
1994Argiolestinae Nel and Paicheler
2020Argiolestinae Petrulevičius

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
infraclassHydropalaeopteraRohdendorf 1969
—Euhydropalaeoptera
—OdonatopteraMartynov 1932
—Palaeodonatoptera
—Plesiodonatoptera
RankNameAuthor
—Apodonatoptera
—Paneodonatoptera
—Neodonatoptera
—Euodonatoptera
—OdonatocladaBechly 1999
—Nodialata
—Discoidalia
—Stigmoptera
—Lobodonata
—Panodonata
orderOdonata
suborderZygopteraSelys-Longchamps 1854
—Euzygoptera
familyArgiolestidaeFraser 1957
subfamilyArgiolestinaeFraser 1960
subfamilyArgiolestinaeFraser 1960

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. Argiolestinae Fraser 1960
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G. †Librelula Petrulevičius 2020
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†Librelula maradoniana Petrulevičius 2020
G. †Lithagrion Scudder 1890
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†Lithagrion elongatum Martynov 1929
†Lithagrion hyalinum Scudder 1890
G. †Melanagrion Cockerell 1907
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†Melanagrion nigerrimum Cockerell 1908
†Melanagrion umbratum Scudder 1890
G. †Miopodagrion Kennedy 1925
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†Miopodagrion optimum Cockerell 1916
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: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Chattian or 58.70000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Argentina (Jujuy) Librelula maradoniana (106995)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Argiolestinae indet. specimen 11 (123770)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Lithagrion hyalinum (106382) Lithagrion optimum (124692) Lithagrion umbratum, Lithagrion hyalinum (106384) Melanagrion nigerrimum, Lithagrion hyalinum (106381)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Saisan) Lithagrion elongatum (114018)