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Taxonomy
Aeshna (Basiaeschna) separata was named by Scudder (1890). Its type specimen is MCZ 8164-11693, a forewing (forewing & fragment of hindwing), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
It was recombined as Aeschna separata by Kirby (1890); it was recombined as Hoplonaeschna separata by Cockerell (1908); it was recombined as Oplonaeschna separata by Wighton and Wilson (1986); it was recombined as Oligaeschna separata by Nel et al. (1994).
It was recombined as Aeschna separata by Kirby (1890); it was recombined as Hoplonaeschna separata by Cockerell (1908); it was recombined as Oplonaeschna separata by Wighton and Wilson (1986); it was recombined as Oligaeschna separata by Nel et al. (1994).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1890 | Aeschna separata Kirby |
| 1890 | Aeshna (Basiaeschna) separata Scudder p. 144 |
| 1908 | Hoplonaeschna separata Cockerell p. 74 |
| 1986 | Oplonaeschna separata Wighton and Wilson p. 508 |
| 1994 | Oligaeschna separata Nel et al. p. 171 |
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†Oligaeschna separata Scudder 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available