Information for Authors International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 153, 2010https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2010.9748369Published: 1 April 210 Full text PDF Copyright information Issue section: Miscellany
The larvae of Macromia flavocolorata and M. septima from Fujian, China (Odonata: Macromiidae)
The final stadium larvae of Macromia flavocolorata and M. septima are described and illustrated for the first time. They are diagnosed against the congeners on the basis of published descriptions.
The larva of Mecistogaster amalia (Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae)
The final larval stadium of Mecistogaster amalia is described and illustrated for the first time based on one female collected in a tree hole in Misiones province, Argentina, and compared with all known larvae of related genera. Larval morphology of Pseudostigmatidae is briefly discussed.
Remarks on the taxonomy of Megapodagrionidae with emphasis on the larval gills (Odonata)
A list of genera presently included in Megapodagrionidae and Pseudolestidae is provided, together with information on species for which the larva has been described. Based on the shape of the gills, the genera for which the larva is known can be arranged into four groups: (1) species with inflated sack-like gills with a terminal filament;…
The larva of Podolestes orientalis from West Malaysia, with notes on its habitat and biology (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae)
The larva of the south-east Asian megapodagrionid, Podolestes orientalis, is described and figured. Specimens were collected from shallow forest pools lined with large dead leaves in secondary lowland forest. Final and earlier stadium larvae were found concentrated around the edges of pools in very shallow water. Larvae sometimes perched in exposed situations, just below the…
The larva of Nesolestes sp. from Madagascar (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae)
The larva of the genus Nesolestes is described and figured for the first time. Specimens were found in small brooklets in littoral swamp forest in south-eastern Madagascar. The larva is compared with the two other Madagascan genera of Megapodagrionidae, Protolestes and Tatocnemis, and diagnostic characters are given. The caudal lamellae are held in a horizontal…
Calilestes and Lestomima, junior synonyms of Rhipidolestes (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae)
Calilestes pallidistigma and Lestomima flavostigma, both sole representatives of their respective genera, are shown to belong to the genus Rhipidolestes. Rhipidolestes flavostigma comb. nov. is determined to be a junior synonym of R. truncatidens. R. pallidistigma comb. nov. is deemed to be a valid species.
Archaeopodagrion armatum sp. nov. from Ecuador (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae)
Archaeopodagrion armatum sp. nov. is described and illustrated (holotype ♂ Ecuador, Zamora Chinchipe Prov., forest S of Zamora (4°07′18″S, 78°58′22″W), 02 iv 2008, leg. KJT; in FSCA). The new species is distinct from A. bicorne and A. bilobatum by the pair of highly recurved processes on the hind margin of the prothorax of both sexes,…
Three new species of Argiolestes, with a key to the males of Argiolestes s. str. (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae)
In this article the genus Argiolestes s.str. is defined and three new species belonging to this group are described: A. foja sp. nov. (holotype: Foja Mountains, Indonesia, dep. in MBB}); A. muller sp. nov. (holotype: Baia River, Papua New Guinea, dep. in SAMA); A. roon sp. nov. (holotype: Roon Island, Indonesia, dep. in BPBM). New…
Two new species of Argiolestes from Papua New Guinea (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae)
Two new species of the New Guinean megapodagrionid genus Argiolestes are described: A. tuberculiferus (holotype ♂ Papua New Guinea, Simbu Province, 6°43′S, 145°05′E; 900 m, 14 xii 2003) and A. verrucatus (holotype ♂ Papua New Guinea, Sandaun Province, 4°48′S, 141°39′E; 1,700-2,100 m, 08 ix 2004). We further provide additional descriptions and ecological data of new…