ammonites
Oplonaeschna metis Heer 1849

Insecta - Odonata - Gomphaeschnidae

Alternative combination: Aeschna metis

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 Oplonaeschna according to A. Nel et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Oplonaeschna staurophlebioides, Oplonaeschna vectensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Radoboj (unspecified or Heer coll), which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine limestone in Croatia

Average measurements (in mm): hindwing 51.9 x 16.9