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Original Articles

A new genus and species of darner dragonfl y (Aeshnidae: Odonata) from the lower Eocene of Laguna del Hunco, Patagonia, Argentina

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Pages 271-275 | Accepted 31 Jan 2010, Published online: 31 May 2013
 

Abstract

A new genus of Aeshnidae, Huncoaeshna n. gen., based on Huncoaeshna corrugata n. gen., n. sp., is erected from Laguna del Hunco (Ypresian) in Patagonia Argentina. The specimen presents a special kind of preservation with the middle part of the wing wrinkled. The presence of only two fossil specimens of Aeshnidae in South America is surely due to the lack of paleontomologists and collections of fossil insects in the subcontinent.

Résumé

Un nouveau genre et espèce d’aeschne (Aeshnidae : Odonata) de l’Eocène inférieur de la Laguna del Hunco, Patagonie, Argentine. Un nouveau genre d’Aeshnidae, Huncoaeshna n. gen., basé sur Huncoaeshna corrugata n. gen., n. sp., est décrit de la Laguna del Hunco (Yprésien), Patagonie, Argentine. Le spécimen présente un type particulier de conservation avec la partie médiane de l’aile détruite. La présence de seulement deux fossiles d’Aeshnidae en Amérique du Sud est certainement due au manque de paléoentomologistes et de collectes d’insectes fossiles dans ce continent.

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