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Austroperilestidae, a new family of damselflies from early Eocene of Argentina (Insecta: Odonata). Phylogenetic relationships within Odonata

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2017

Julián F. Petrulevičius  and
André Nel
Julián F. Petrulevičius
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Entomologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 45, rue de Buffon, Paris 75005, France, CONICET
André Nel
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Entomologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 45, rue de Buffon, Paris 75005, France, UMR CNRS 5143
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Abstract

The new dragonfly family Austroperilestidae n. fam. based on Austroperilestes hunco n. gen. and sp. is erected from early Eocene of Patagonia (Argentina). Its phylogenetic relationships within the Zygoptera (sensu Bechly, 1996) are discussed. The new family seems to be related to Perilestidae, with a Neotropical and Afrotropical recent distribution.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 79 , Issue 4 , July 2005 , pp. 658 - 662
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