Description of the larvae of Epigomphus rufus Bota-Sierra & Novelo-Gutiérrez, 2020, and E. brillantina Bota-Sierra & Novelo-Gutiérrez, 2020 (Odonata: Gomphidae)
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The larvae of Epigomphus rufus Bota-Sierra & Novelo-Gutiérrez, 2020, and E. brillantina Bota-Sierra & Novelo-Gutiérrez, 2020 (by supposition) are described, figured and compared with other described larvae of the genus. The larva of E. rufus is characterized by 3rd antennomere spindle-shaped, 2.12x as long as widest part; ligula with a ventral row of 8-10 short, truncate teeth on middle; abdomen lateral spines on S7-9 divergent and upturned; middorsal third of abdomen reddish-brown. The larva of E. brillantina is characterized by 3rd antennomere 2x as long as widest part, 4th antennomere more or less subspherical; ligula with 9-10 teeth, and lateral margins of S7-9 serrate.
Source: Zootaxa
Institutions: Instituto de Ecología, Universidad de Antioquia
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4402287805