Description of the final stadium larva of Periaeschna zhangzhouensis Xu, with discussion of taxonomic characters of the larvae of the genus Periaeschna Martin (Odonata: Aeshnidae)

Qihan Xu^a , Haomiao Zhang^b

Department of Garden and Horticulture, Zhangzhou City University, Zhangzhou, PR China
State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, PR China

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 53-58, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2014.882272
Published: 2 January 2014 (Received: 24 October 2013, Accepted: 7 January 2014)

Abstract

The finnal stadium larva of Periaeschna zhangzhouensis Xu is described and illustrated for the first time. The taxonomic characters of the larvae of the genus Periaeschna Martin are discussed and summarized.

Keywords: Odonata, dragonfly, Periaeschna zhangzhouensis Xu, Periaeschna Martin, larva, taxonomic characters

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