Günter Bechly

Günter Bechly

Günter Bechly (1963-2025), German entomologist and paleontologist

Biologic Institute, Redmond, Washington, USA
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany. (1999–2016)

Taxon names authored

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90 taxon names authored by Günter Bechly

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1996

Bechly, G. 1996. Morphologische Untersuchungen am Flugelgeäder der rezenten Libellen und deren Stammgruppenvertreter (Insecta; Pterygota; Odonata) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der phylogenetischen Systematik und des Grundplanes der Odonata. Petalura Special Volume 2: 402 pp, 3 tabls, 111 figs. Reference page.
Bechly, G., Nel, A. & Martínez Delclòs, X. 1996. Redescription of Nannogomphus bavaricus Handlirsch, 1906-1908 from the Upper Jurassic of Germany, with an analysis of its phylogenetic position (Odonata: Anisoptera: Gomphidae or Libelluloidea). Archaeopteryx 14: 51–66. PDF. Reference page.

1997

Bechly, G. 1997. New fossil odonates from the Upper Triassic of Italy, with a redescription of Italophlebia gervasuttii Whalley, and a reclassification of Triassic dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata). Rivista del Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "Enrico Caffi" 19: 31–70. PDF. Reference page.

1998

Bechly, G. 1998. New fossil dragonflies from the Lower Cretaceous Santana Formation of north-east Brazil (Insecta: Odonata). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 264: 1–66. BHL. Reference page.
Bechly, G. 1998. New fossil damselflies from Baltic amber, with description of a new species, a redescription of Litheuphaea carpenteri Fraser, and a discussion on the phylogeny of Epallagidae (Zygoptera: Caloptera). International Journal of Odonatology 1(1): 33–63. DOI: 10.1080/13887890.1998.9748092 . Reference page.
Bechly, G. 1998. A revision of the fossil dragonfly genus Urogomphus, with description of a new species (Insecta: Odonata: Pananisoptera: Aeschnidiidae). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 270: 1–47. BHL. Reference page.
Bechly, G. 1998. Juracordulia schiemenzi gen. et. sp. nov., Eine neue Libelle aus den Solnhofener Plattenkalken (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera). Archaeopteryx 16: 29–36. PDF. Reference page.
Bechly, G., Nel, A., Martínez-Delclòs, X. & Fleck, G. 1998. Four new dragonfly species from the Upper Jurassic of Germany and the Lower Cretaceous of Mongolia (Anisoptera: Hemeroscopidae, Sonidae, and Proterogomphidae fam. nov.). Odonatologica 27(2): 149–187. PDF. Reference page.

2000

Bechly, G. 2000. Two new fossil dragonfly species (Insecta: Odonata: Pananisoptera: Aeschnidiidae and Aktassiidae) from the Solnhofen Lithographic Limestones (Upper Jurassic of Germany). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 288: 1–9. BHL. Reference page.
Bechly, G. 2000. Two new fossil dragonfly species (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera: Araripegomphidae and Lindeniidae) from the Crato Limestone (Lower Cretaceous, Brazil). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 296: 1–16. BHL. Reference page.
Bechly, G. 2000. A new fossil damselfly species (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae: Ischnurinae) from Dominican Amber. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 299: 1–9. BHL. Reference page.
Bechly, G. & Schweigert, G. 2000. The first fossil hanging flies (Insecta: Mecoptera: Raptipedia: Cimbrophlebiidae and Bittacidae) from the limestones of Solnhofen and Nusplingen (Upper Jurassic of Germany). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 287: 1–18. PDF. Reference page.

2001

Bechly, G. 2001. A new species of Cymatophlebia (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera: Cymatophlebiidae) from the Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone (Upper Jurassic, Germany). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 301: 1–5. BHL. Reference page.
Bechly, G., Nel, A., Martínez-Delclòs, X., Jarzembowski, E.A., Coram, R., Martill, D., Fleck, G., Escuillié, F., Wisshak, M.M. & Maisch, M. 2001. A revision and phylogenetic study of Mesozoic Aeshnoptera, with description of several new families, genera and species (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera). Neue Paläontologische Abhandlungen 4: 1–219. ISBN 3-931689-07-7. ResearchGate . Reference page.
Bechly, G., Brauckmann, C., Zessin, W. & Gröning, E. 2001. New results concerning the morphology of the most ancient dragonflies (Insecta: Odonatoptera) from the Namurian of Hagen-Vorhalle (Germany). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 39(4): 209–226. DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0469.2001.00165.x . ResearchGate . Reference page.
Schawaller, W. & Bechly, G. 2001. Die Ordnung der Vielfalt. In: Bechly, G. Ur-Geziefer. Die faszinierende Evolution der Insekten. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (C) 49: 65–81. Full volume (PDF). Reference page.

2002

Bechly, G. & Sach, V.J. 2002. An interesting new fossil dragonfly (Anisoptera: Libellulidae: “Brachydiplacini”) from the Miocene of Germany, with a discussion on the phylogeny of Tetrathemistinae and a fossil list for the locality Heggbach. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 325: 1–11. PDF. Reference page.
Bechly, G. & Ueda, K. 2002. The first fossil record and first New World record for the dragonfly clade Chlorogomphida (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera: Araripechlorogomphidae n. fam.) from the Crato Limestone (Lower Cretaceous, Brazil). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 328: 1–11. PDF. Reference page.
Huguet, A., Nel, A., Martínez-Delclòs, X., Bechly, G. & Martins-Neto, R. 2002. Preliminary phylogenetic analysis of the Protanisoptera (Insecta: Odonatoptera). Geobios 35(5): 537–560. DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6995(02)00071-2 . ResearchGate . Reference page.
Nel, A., Béthoux, O., Bechly, G., Martínez-Delclòs, X. & Papier, F. 2002 ("2001"). The Permo-Triassic Odonatoptera of the ‘protodonate’ grade (Insecta: Odonatoptera). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 37(4): 501–525. Gallica, Academia.edu, ResearchGate . Reference page.

2003

Bechly, G. 2003. Description of a new species of Nannogomphus (Insecta: Odonata: Nannogomphidae) from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone in Germany. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 339: 1–6. PDF. Reference page.
Bechly, G. 2003. Odonatology Website [offline version 2002]. In: Schorr, M. & Lindeboom, M. (eds.) Dragonfly Research 1.2003. Zerf-Tübingen (CD-ROM). Reference page.
Bechly, G., Dietl, G. & Schweigert, G. 2003. A new species of Stenophlebia (Insecta: Odonata: Stenophlebiidae) from the Nusplingen Lithographic Limestone (Upper Jurassic, SW Germany). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 338: 1–10. PDF. Reference page.
Fleck, G., Bechly, G., Martínez-Delclòs, X., Jarzembowski, E., Coram, R. & Nel, A. 2003. Phylogeny and classification of the Stenophlebioptera (Odonata: Epiproctophora). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.) 39(1): 55–93. DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2003.10697363 . Reference page.

2005

Bechly, G. 2005. A new fossil dragonfly (Anisoptera: Corduliidae) from the Paleocene Fur Formation (Mo clay) of Denmark. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 358: 1–7. PDF. Reference page.
Bechly, G. 2005. A re-description of "Stenophlebia" casta (Insecta: Odonata: Parastenophlebiidae n. fam) from the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone in Germany. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie B 359: 1–12. PDF. Reference page.
Nel, A., Bechly, G., Garrouste, R., Pohl, B. & Escuillié, F. 2005. A new extraordinary neuropterid family from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil: a new insect order? (Insecta, Neuropterida). Cretaceous Research 26(6): 845–852. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2005.05.006 Reference page.

2008

Delclòs, X., Azar, A., Bechly, G., Dunlop, J.A., Engel, M.S. & Heads, S.W. 2008. The enigmatic Mesozoic insect taxon Chresmodidae (Polyneoptera): New palaeobiological and phylogenetic data, with the description of a new species from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 247(3): 353–381. DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2008/0247-0353 Full article (PDF) on ResearchGate Reference page.
Fleck, G., Nel, A., Bechly, G., Delclòs, X., Jarzembowski, E.A. & Coram, R. 2008. New Lower Cretaceous 'libelluloid' dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata: Cavilabiata) with notes about estimated divergence dates for this group. Palaeodiversity 1: 19–36. PDF. Reference page.

2010

Bechly, G. 2010. Additions to the fossil dragonfly fauna of the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil (Insecta: Odonata). Palaeodiversity 3 (Supplement "Contributions to the WILLI-HENNIG-Symposium on Phylogenetics and Evolution, University of Hohenheim, 29 September - 2 October 2009"): 11–77. PDF. Reference page.
Poinar, G.O., jr., Bechly, G. & Buckley, R. 2010. First record of Odonata and a new subfamily of damselflies from Early Cretaceous Burmese amber. Palaeodiversity 3: 15–22. PDF. Reference page.

2011

Bechly, G. & Stockar, R. 2011. The first Mesozoic record of the extinct apterygote insect genus Dasyleptus (Insecta: Archaeognatha: Monura: Dasyleptidae) from the Triassic of Monte San Giorgio (Switzerland). Palaeodiversity 4: 23–37. PDF. Reference page.
Bechly, G. & Wolf-Schwenninger, K. 2011. A new fossil genus and species of snakefly (Raphidioptera: Mesoraphidiidae) from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber, with a discussion of snakefly phylogeny and fossil history. Insect Systematics & Evolution 42(2): 221–236. DOI: 10.1163/187631211X568164 Reference page.
Staniczek, A.H., Bechly, G. & Godunko, R.J. 2011. Coxoplectoptera, a new fossil order of Palaeoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta), with comments on the phylogeny of the stem group of mayflies (Ephemeroptera). Insect Systematics & Evolution 42(2): 101–138. DOI: 10.1163/187631211X578406 . PDF. Reference page.

2012

Bechly, G. 2012. An interesting new fossil relict damselfly (Odonata: Zygoptera: Coenagrionoidea) from Eocene Baltic amber. Palaeodiversity 5: 51–55. PDF. Reference page.
Nel, A., Bechly, G., Prokop, J., Béthoux, O. & Fleck, G. 2012. Systematics and evolution of Paleozoic and Mesozoic damselfly-like Odonatoptera of the “protozygopteran” grade. Journal of Paleontology 86(1): 81–104. DOI: 10.1666/11-020.1 . Reference page.

2013

Bechly, G. & Kin, A.(†) 2013. First record of the fossil dragonfly family Eumorbaeschnidae (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera) from the Upper Jurassic of Poland. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 58(1): 121–124. DOI: 10.4202/app.2011.0194 . Reference page.
Bechly, G. & Poinar, G., Jr. 2013. Burmaphlebia reifi gen. et sp. nov., the first anisozygopteran damsel-dragonfly (Odonata: Epiophlebioptera: Burmaphlebiidae fam. nov.) from Early Cretaceous Burmese amber. Historical Biology 25(2): 233–237. DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2012.753884 . PDF. Reference page.
Dijkstra, K.-D.B., Bechly, G., Bybee, S.M., Dow, R.A., Dumont, H.J., Fleck, G., Garrison, R.W., Hämäläinen, M., Kalkman, V.J., Karube, H., May, M.L., Orr, A.G., Paulson, D.R., Rehn, A.C., Theischinger, G., Trueman, J.W.H., van Tol, J., von Ellenrieder, N. & Ware, J. 2013. The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (ed.) 2013. Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness (Addenda 2013). Zootaxa 3703(1): 36–45. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9 . Reference page.
Rasser, M.W., Bechly, G., Böttcher, R., Ebner, M., Heizmann. E.P.J., Höltke, O., Joachim, C., Kern, A.K., Kovar-Eder, J., Nebelsick, J.H., Roth-Nebelsick, A., Schoch, R.R., Schweigert, G. & Ziegler, R. 2013. The Randeck Maar: Palaeoenvironment and habitat differentiation of a Miocene lacustrine system. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 392: 426–453. DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.09.025 Reference page.

2014

Greenwalt, D.E. & Bechly, G. 2014. A re-description of the fossil damselfly Eolestes syntheticus Cockerell, 1940 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Eolestidae n. fam.) with description of new taxa from the Eocene of North America. Zootaxa 3887(2): 138–156. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3887.2.2 . PDF. Reference page.
Sroka, P., Staniczek, A.H. & Bechly, G. 2014. Revision of the giant pterygote insect Bojophlebia prokopi Kukalová-Peck, 1985 (Hydropalaeoptera: Bojophlebiidae) from the Carboniferous of the Czech Republic, with the first cladistic analysis of fossil palaeopterous insects. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13(11): 963–982. DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2014.987958 . Reference page.
Staniczek, A.H., Sroka, P. & Bechly, G. 2014. Neither silverfish nor fowl: the enigmatic Carboniferous Carbotriplura kukalovae Kluge, 1996 (Insecta: Carbotriplurida) is the putative fossil sister group of winged insects (Insecta: Pterygota). Systematic Entomology 39(4): 619–632. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12076 . Reference page.

2015

Caterino, M.S., Wolf-Schwenninger, K. & Bechly, G. 2015. Cretonthophilus tuberculatus, a remarkable new genus and species of hister beetle (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 4052(2): 241–245. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.2.10. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Dunlop, J.A., Bird, T.L., Brookhart, O. & Bechly, G. 2015. A camel spider from Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 56: 265–273. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2015.05.003 Reference page.

2016

Bechly, G. & Makarkin, V.N. 2015 (online) 2016 (print). A new giantic lacewing species (Insecta: Neuroptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil confirms the occurrence of Kalligrammatidae in the New World. Cretaceous Research 58: 135–140. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2015.10.014 . PDF. Reference page.
Huang, D.-Y., Bechly, G., Nel, P., Engel, M.S., Prokop, J., Azar, D., Cai, C.-Y., van de Kamp, T., Staniczek, A.H., Garrouste, R., Krogmann, L., dos Santos Rolo, T., Baumbach, T., Ohlhoff, R., Shmakov, A.S., Bourgoin, T. & Nel, A. 2016. New fossil insect order Permopsocida elucidates major radiation and evolution of suction feeding in hemimetabolous insects (Hexapoda: Acercaria). Scientific Reports 6: 23004. DOI: 10.1038/srep23004 . Reference page.
Schädel, M. & Bechly, G. 2016. First Record of Anisoptera (Insecta: Odonata) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber. Zootaxa 4103(6): 537–549. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4103.6.4. Reference page.

2017

Möstel, C., Schorr, M. & Bechly, G. 2017. A new stem-coenagrionoid genus of damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Zootaxa 4243(1): 177–186. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4243.1.9 Reference page.
Pinkert, S., Bechly, G. & Nel, A. 2017. First record of hawker dragonflies from Eocene Baltic amber (Odonata: Anisoptera: Gomphaeschnidae). Zootaxa 4272(2): 263–275. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4272.2.7 . Reference page.

2018

Bechly, G. 2018. First record and a new species of the fossil dragonfly genus Proinogomphus (Odonata: Liassogomphidae) from the Early Jurassic of Bascharage in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Zootaxa 4450(1): 108–114. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4450.1.7 . PDF. Reference page.
Bechly, G. 2018. Chrismooreia michaelbehei gen. et sp. nov. (Insecta: Odonata: Asiopteridae), a new fossil damsel-dragonfly from the Early Jurassic of England. BIO-Complexity 2018(1): 1–10. DOI: 10.5048/BIO-C.2018.1 . Reference page.
Vršanský, P., Bechly, G., Zhang, Q., Jarzembowski, E.A., Mlynský, T., Šmídová, L., Barna, P., Kúdela, M., Aristov, D., Bigalk, S., Krogmann, L., Li, L., Zhang, Q., Zhang, H., Ellenberger, S., Müller, P., Gröhn, C., Xia, F., Ueda, K., Vďačný, P., Valaška, D., Vršanská, L. & Wang, B. 2018. Batesian insect-insect mimicry-related explosive radiation of ancient alienopterid cockroaches. Biologia 73(10): 987–1006. DOI: 10.2478/s11756-018-0117-3 . PDF. Reference page.

2019

Bechly, G. 2019. New fossil Odonata from the Upper Jurassic of Bavaria with a new fossil calibration point for Zygoptera. Palaeoentomology 2(6): 618–632. DOI: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.2.6.13 . PDF. Reference page.
Bechly, G. & Rasmussen, J.A. 2019. A new genus of hawker dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) from the Early Eocene Fur Formation of Denmark. Zootaxa 4550(1): 123–128. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4550.1.6 . Plazi. Reference page.
Vršanský, P., Sendi, H., Aristov, D., Bechly, G., Müller, P., Ellenberger, S., Azar, D., Ueda, K., Barna, P. & Garcia, T. 2019. Ancient roaches further exemplify ‘no land return’ in aquatic insects. Gondwana Research 68: 22–33. DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2018.10.020 . PDF. Reference page.

2020

Bechly, G., Garrouste, R., Aase, A., Karr, J.A., Grande, L. & Nel, A. 2020 (Online) 2021 (Print). The damselfly palaeofauna from the Eocene of Wyoming and Colorado, USA (Insecta, Odonata, Zygoptera). Papers in Palaeontology 7(3): 1373–1402. DOI: 10.1002/spp2.1346 . Reference page.

2023

Bechly, G. & Velten, J. 2023. A Revised Diagnosis of Palaeodysagrion cretacicus Zheng et al., 2016 (Insecta: Odonata) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber, with erection of a new genus of fossil damselflies. Zootaxa 5263(4): 547–556. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.4.6 . Plazi. Reference page.

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