The first records of coenagrionid damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae: Neoerythromma sp. and Nehalennia sp. ) from Mexican Amber (Miocene)

Abstract: Two specimens of the damselfly (Odonata: Zygoptera) family Coenagrionidae are described from Mexican amber of early Miocene age, identified as Neoerythromma sp. and Nehalennia sp. They constitute the first records of the family Coenagrionidae from this amber, and the first fossil records of the genera Neoerythromma and Nehalennia .

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Main Authors: Ross,Andrew J., Coutiño José,Marco Antonio, Nel,André
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Geológica Mexicana A.C. 2016
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1405-33222016000100081
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