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Description of the last instar larva of Acanthallagma caeruleum Williamson & Williamson, 1924 (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The last larval instar of Acanthallagma caeruleum Williamson & Williamson, 1924 is described and illustrated for the first time based on a reared female collected in the Colombian Amazon region (Caquet department). This is the first larva known for this genus. The general aspect of the larva resembles that of some Oxyagrion Selys, 1876 and Acanthagrion Selys, 1876 species and presents the following unique combination of features: 1 pair of premental setae, stout spines mounted on elevated sockets in body and legs, caudal lamellae lanceolate and 0.860.90 the length of abdomen, with marked nodus and sulcus.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.10

Authors: KAREN LINEKE ALVAREZ-ALVAREZ, CORNELIO A. BOTA-SIERRA, CARLOS MOLINERI

Institutions: National University of Tucumán, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad de Antioquia

Language: English

Topic: Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4410530506

FWCI: 0.533

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