Data from: Evolution and biogeography of the widespread dragonfly genus Orthetrum (Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae): Massive dispersal in the tertiary

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Authors: Violet Onsongo, John C. C. Abbott, Seth Bybee, Klaas‐Douwe B. Dijkstra, Paul B. Frandsen, Aaron Goodman, Robert Guralnick, Vincent J. Kalkman, Manpreet Kohli, Lacie G. Newton, Lorenzo Prendini, Christopher J. Raxworthy
+1 more Jessica L. Ware
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.4f4qrfjtf
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Abstract

With 67 species, Orthetrum Newman, 1833 is the most speciose genus within the family Libellulidae Leach, 1815 (Odonata: Anisoptera), distributed across the Afrotropical, Palearctic, Indo-Malayan, Malagasy, Oceania, Wallacea, and Australasian regions. Despite its wide distribution, serving as a top predator in freshwater ecosystems, the evolutionary history of Orthetrum has remained unresolved, with prior studies limited to morphology and sparse genetic sampling (

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26 June 2026
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