Alternative combination: Agrion (Lestes) ligea
Full reference: O. Heer. 1849. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Zweiter Theil: Henschrecken, Florfliegen, Aderflügler, Schmetterlinge und Fliegen 1-264
Belongs to Lestes according to A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler 1994
Sister taxa: Lestes aquisextana, Lestes arvernus, Lestes brisaci, Lestes ceresti, Lestes forsterii, Lestes irenea, Lestes leucosia, Lestes lutzi, Lestes peisinoe, Lestes plicata, Lestes regina, Lestes sieblosiformis, Lestes statzi, Lestes vicina, Lestes zalesskyi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Oeningen (unspecified coll), which is in a Sarmatian lacustrine - large limestone in the Upper Freshwater-Molasse Formation of Germany
Average measurements (in mm): wing 30.7 x 6.9