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Damselfly and dragonfly nymphs in Eocene Baltic amber ( Insecta : Odonata ) , with aspects of their palaeobiology

@inproceedings{Bechly2008DamselflyAD,
  title={Damselfly and dragonfly nymphs in Eocene Baltic amber ( Insecta : Odonata ) , with aspects of their palaeobiology},
  author={G{\"u}nter Bechly},
  year={2008}
}
  • G. Bechly
  • Published 2008
  • Environmental Science, Biology, Geography
All seven previously known damselfly larvae in Baltic amber are revised and eight new specimens are described. Some of these can be attributed to the Recent family group taxa Calopterygidae: Calopteryginae, Hypolestidae: Hypolestini, Megapodagrionidae: Argiolestinae, Synlestidae, and Lestida (= Lestinoidea sensu fraser 1957), while others can only be attributed to different unidentified species of the paraphyletic “megapodagrionid” grade of damselflies. A further new specimen is a rather… 
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