The final-instar larva of Bayadera strigata Davies & Yang, 1996 from Yunnan, China (Odonata: Zygoptera: Euphaeidae)

Guo-Hui Yanga,b,c , Albert G. Orrd

  1. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dali University, Yunnan 671003, China
  2. Co-Innovation center for Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake Integrated Protection and Green Development of Yunnan Province, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China
  3. Cangshan Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Yunnan Province, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China
  4. Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 27, Pages 11-18, 2024
https://doi.org/10.48156/1388.2024.1917250
Published: 23 January 2024 (Received: 11 August 2023, Accepted: 13 December 2023)

Abstract

The final instar of Bayadera strigata Davies & Yang, 1996, from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated for the first time. This study confirms several characters as being typical of, or unique to, the genus Bayadera and discusses them in comparison to other genera. The larva of B. strigata is distinguished from its congeners by the presence of numerous distinct short spines on the genae, but no long spines. The gonapophyses are unusually long in both sexes. Notes on this species’ habitat and behaviour are provided. The material examined will be stored at the Bioscience Museum of Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China.

Keywords: dragonfly, morphology, naiad, Oriental region

Issue section: Original Article

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