Basiaeschna Selys 1883

Insecta - Odonata - Aeshnidae

Alternative spelling: Aeshna (Basiaeschna)

Parent taxon: Aeshnidae according to R. Garrouste and A. Nel 2019

See also Carpenter 1992, Martynov 1929, Scudder 1890 and Wighton and Wilson 1986

Sister taxa: Aeshna dido, Aeshninae, Brachytroninae, Eoshna, Epiaeschna, Gynacanthinae, Huncoaeshna, Idemlinea, Kvacekia, Merlax, Oplonaeschna vectensis, Palaeaeschna, Ypshna

Subtaxa: Basiaeschna alaskaensis

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Distribution: found only at USGS Paleobotany 9870, Baxter Mine (Paleocene to Eocene of Alaska)

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