Eur. J. Entomol. 99 (4): 485-489, 2002 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2002.064

A new libelluloid dragonfly from late Paleocene deposits in Argentina (Odonata: Italoansida)

Julián F. PETRULEVIČIUS1,*, André NEL2
1 Departamento Científico Paleozoología Invertebrados, Museo de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque, s/n. 1900 La Plata, and CONICET, Argentina; e-mail: levicius@mnhn.fr
2 Laboratoire d'Entomologie and UMR CNRS 8569, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 45, rue de Buffon, F-75005, Paris, France; e-mail: anel@mnhn.fr

A new genus and species of "libelluloid" dragonfly, Jujusia maizgorda gen. n., sp. n., of the clade Italoansida Bechly, 1996, from the late Paleocene, Maíz Gordo Formation, north-western Argentina, is described. Its phylogenetic relationships within the clade Cavilabiata Bechly, 1996 are discussed.

Keywords: Odonata, libelluloid dragonfly, new genus and species, late Paleocene, Argentina, South America

Received: October 30, 2001; Revised: April 4, 2002; Accepted: April 23, 2002; Published: December 10, 2002  Show citation

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PETRULEVIČIUS, J.F., & NEL, A. (2002). A new libelluloid dragonfly from late Paleocene deposits in Argentina (Odonata: Italoansida). EJE, 99(4), 485-489. doi: 10.14411/eje.2002.064
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