AUSTROPERILESTIDAE, A NEW FAMILY OF DAMSELFLIES FROM EARLY EOCENE OF ARGENTINA (INSECTA: ODONATA). PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN ODONATA

Abstract The new dragonfly family Austroperilestidae n. fam. based on Austroperilestes hunco n. gen. and sp. is erected from early Eocene of Patagonia (Argentina). Its phylogenetic relationships within the Zygoptera (sensu Bechly, 1996) are discussed. The new family seems to be related to Perilestidae, with a Neotropical and Afrotropical recent distribution.

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