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Issue: Vol. 3619 No. 5: 4 Mar. 2013
Type: Articles
Published: 2013-03-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3619.5.8
Page range: 589–594
Abstract views: 32
PDF downloaded: 5

The larva of the genus Palaeosynthemis Förster, 1903 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Synthemistidae) and a generic key to the larvae of non-New Caledonian Synthemistidae

CBGP (Centre de Biologie et de Gestion des Populations), Campus international de Baillarguet, CS 30016, 34988 Monferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France
CBGP (Centre de Biologie et de Gestion des Populations), Campus international de Baillarguet, CS 30016, 34988 Monferrier-sur-Lez cedex, France
Odonata larva Palaeosynthemis cyrene generic diagnosis Synthemistidae Gomphomacromiinae Papua New Guinea dragonfly

Abstract

The larva of Palaeosynthemis Förster, 1903, based on P. cyrene (Lieftinck, 1953), is described and illustrated for the first time. A diagnosis of the genus is given. A larval generic key to all known non-New Caledonian genera of Synthemistidae is provided.

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