The first damselfly in Late Cretaceous amber from South Dakota is described and figured. The specimen preserves the forewing apex of a possible hemiphlebiid, a group of relict damselflies today that were apparently widespread and diverse during the Cretaceous.
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1 September 2010
A Possible Hemiphlebiid Damselfly in Late Cretaceous Amber from South Dakota (Odonata: Zygoptera)
André Nel,
Robert A. DePalma,
Michael S. Engel
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Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science
Vol. 113 • No. 3/4
September 2010
Vol. 113 • No. 3/4
September 2010
amber
damselfly
Hemiphlebiidae
Maastrichtian
Odonata
Zygoptera