A description of the final stadium larva of Leptogomphus elegans Lieftinck, with a discussion of taxonomic characters of the larvae of the genus Leptogomphus Selys (Odonata: Gomphidae)

A description of the final stadium larva of Leptogomphus elegans Lieftinck, with a discussion of taxonomic characters of the larvae of the genus Leptogomphus Selys (Odonata: Gomphidae) 00

Qi-Han Xu^a ✉️

Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering , Zhangzhou City University, Zhangzhou, PR China

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 25-29, 2012

https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2012.663677

Published: 1 March 2012 (Received: 10 December 2011, Accepted: 7 January 2012)

Abstract

The final stadium larva of Leptogomphus elegans Lieftinck is described and illustrated for the first time. The taxonomic characters of the larvae of the genus Leptogomphus Selys are discussed and summarized.

Keywords: Odonata, dragonfly, Leptogomphus elegans Lieftinck, Leptogomphus Selys, larva, taxonomic characters

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