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Libellula Linnaeus 1758

Body symmetry

Namigai et al 2014
bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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are eaten by

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Progne subis (Linnaeus 1758) (Purple Martin)
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Lethocerus Mayr 1853 (giant water bug)
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Dytiscus
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Graphoderus
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Bagrus bajad (Forsskål 1775) (Bayad)

are preyed upon by

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Araneus bicentenarius (McCook 1888) (Giant Lichen Orbweaver)
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Lethocerus Mayr 1853 (giant water bug)
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Dytiscus
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Graphoderus
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Falco subbuteo Linnaeus 1758 (Eurasian Hobby)

cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993

Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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developmental mode

Insect Development
hemimetabolous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/hemimetabolous

Definition: Development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, resulting in a gradual change in body form with each molt, without a pupal stage.

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eat

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Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook 1836) (American Toad)
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Agabus
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Aedes (mosquito)
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Graphoderus
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Tropisternus (water scavenger beetle)

extinction status

Paleobiology Database
extant
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/extant

Definition: This taxon is still in existence, as opposed to extinct.

Attribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extant_taxon

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first appearance

Paleobiology Database
chattian age
URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Chattian

Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale

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Paleobiology Database

28.1 million years ago

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habitat

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temperate
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206

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terrestrial
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446

Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.

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(adult)
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freshwater
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873

Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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have pathogen

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Systenostrema candida J. I. R. Larsson 1987

last appearance

Paleobiology Database
miocene epoch
URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Miocene

Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale

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5.333 million years ago

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latitude

OBIS environmental data records

44.3 degrees

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

44.3 degrees

(min)

locomotion

Paleobiology Database
aerial
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000366

Definition: Behavior related to the movement of an organism from one location to another through the air.

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longitude

OBIS environmental data records

-65.3333 degrees

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-65.3333 degrees

(min)

motility

Paleobiology Database
fast moving
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fastMoving

Definition: Organism that is capable of fast, active locomotion.

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(adult)

number of fossil occurrences

Paleobiology Database

12

number of public records in bold

Barcode of Life Data Systems

265

prey on

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Herina parva (Loew 1864)
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Chironomidae (midges)
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Hylaeus Fabricius 1793 (Masked Bees)
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Athericidae (watersnipe flies)
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Ceratopogonidae (biting midges)

skeleton contains

Paleobiology Database
chitin
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17029

Definition: An aminoglycan consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.

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trophic guild

Paleobiology Database
insectivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088

Definition: organism that eats insects.

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type specimen repository

GBIF national node type records UK

NHMUK

(male)
GBIF national node type records UK

NHMUK

(female)

wing morphology

Insect Wings
macropterous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/macropterous

Definition: The presence of fully functional wings.

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(adult)