Description of the final stadium larva of Anisagrion allopterum (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

Jareth Román-Heracleoa , Rodolfo Novelo-Gutiérrezb

  1. Sistema de Estudios de Posgrado en Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
  2. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática, Xalapa, Mexico

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 147-154, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2019.1637378
Published: 3 April 2019 (Received: 11 April 2019, Accepted: 25 June 2019)

Abstract

The final stadium larva of Anisagrion allopterum is described for the first time for Middle America, based upon specimens reared and emerging in the field, from Cartago, Province, Costa Rica. Detailed illustrations are also provided. The larva of this species is characterized by a slender yellow body, premental setae 4+1, five palpal setae, male cerci globose, and caudal lamellae densely tracheate.

Keywords: Neotropical Region, Costa Rica, Zygoptera, reared specimens, taxonomy, damselfly, dragonfly

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