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Home How to cite this site Terms & conditions Disclaimer Contact Site tutorial / Help Links	Coenagrion freyi Synonyms Agrion freyi Bilek, 1955 Coenagrion freyi (Bilek, 1955) Coenagrion hylas freyi (Bilek, 1955) Agrion hylas auct. nec Trybom, 1889 (misidentification) Coenagrion hylas auct. nec Trybom, 1889 (misidentification) Note: this species is superficially similar to Coenagrion hylas from Siberia and is therefore often regarded as an Ice Age relic population of C. hylas (and thus as a subspecies or synonym of C. hylas). However, the notion that it is a relic population of C. hylas is an untested hypothesis and does not explain why there are not more relic populations in the area between the range of C. freyi and the range of C. hylas. An equally likely explanation is that C. freyi is a relic population of another European Coenagrion species or a locally adapted population (and thus not a relic population at all). Thus, the origin and evolution of C. freyi is unclear and it therefore must be regarded as a separate unit with unclear relationships. I therefore regard C. freyi as a bona species. This page has been updated on October 23, 2011 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic. All rights reserved.