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

Ross, Andrew J.; Coutiño José, Marco Antonio; Nel, André

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Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana

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Abstract

ROSS, Andrew J.; COUTINO JOSE, Marco Antonio and NEL, André. The first records of coenagrionid damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae: Neoerythromma sp. and Nehalennia sp. ) from Mexican Amber (Miocene). Bol. Soc. Geol. Mex [online]. 2016, vol.68, n.1, pp.81-86. ISSN 1405-3322.

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 .

Keywords : Amber; Odonata; Neoerythromma; Nehalennia; Miocene; Mexico.

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