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Issue: Vol. 5380 No. 6: 5 Dec. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-12-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5380.6.6
Page range: 587-594
Abstract views: 234
PDF downloaded: 12

Description of the Last Instar Larva of Platylestes platystylus (Rambur, 1842) from Kerala, India (Odonata: Lestidae)

Aqua Research Lab; Department of Geology and Environmental Science; Christ College (Autonomous); Irinjalakuda; Thrissur; Kerala 680125; India; Society for Odonate Studies; Vellooparampil; Kuzhimattom PO; Kottayam; Kerala 686533; India
Aqua Research Lab; Department of Geology and Environmental Science; Christ College (Autonomous); Irinjalakuda; Thrissur; Kerala 680125; India
Department of Zoology; Shyampur Siddheswari Mahavidyalaya; Ajodhya; Howrah – 711312
Odonata Damselfly Exuvia Larvae Lestidae Life History

Abstract

The description of the final instar larva and the subsequent exuvia of Platylestes platystylus (Rambur, 1842) is given based on a single male larva collected from Kerala and reared in the laboratory. A brief account of the habitat of the damselfly and an updated key to the larvae of genera of Family Lestidae Calvert, 1901 are also provided.

 

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