Insecta - Odonata - Sieblosiidae
Alternative combinations: Agrion iris, Coenagrion iris
Full reference: O. Heer. 1879. Die Urwelt der Schweiz, Zweite Auflage 1-713
Belongs to Stenolestes according to S. B. Archibald et al. 2021
See also Heer 1879, Kirby 1890, Nel 1986, Nel and Paicheler 1994 and Scudder 1895
Sister taxa: Stenolestes adygeianensis, Stenolestes andancensis, Stenolestes belligaudi, Stenolestes camoinsi, Stenolestes cerestensis, Stenolestes coulleti, Stenolestes dauphinensis, Stenolestes falloti, Stenolestes fasciata, Stenolestes fischeri, Stenolestes hispanicus, Stenolestes rhodopensis, Stenolestes ronzonense
Type specimen: Its type locality is Oeningen (Zurich collection), which is in a Sarmatian crater lake limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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