Abstract
The second and third larval instars of the Australian endemic dytiscid Chostonectes nebulosus (Macleay, 1871) are described and illustrated for the first time including a detailed chaetotaxic analysis of head capsule and appendages, legs, last abdominal segment and urogomphi. Collected larvae were successfully associated with adults using rearing and a molecular approach. The identification key and COI barcodes for C. nebulosus, C. gigas (Boheman, 1858) and C. johnsonii (Clark, 1862) are provided.
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