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Published: 2025-06-17
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Description of the last instar larva of Mnesarete guttifera (Selys, 1873) (Odonata: Calopterygidae)

Lestes Lab; Centre of Entomology and Experimental Biology; Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro; Uberaba; MG; Brazil
Lestes Lab; Centre of Entomology and Experimental Biology; Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro; Uberaba; MG; Brazil; Graduate Program in Entomology; University of São Paulo (USP); Ribeirão Preto; SP; Brazil
Lestes Lab; Centre of Entomology and Experimental Biology; Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro; Uberaba; MG; Brazil; Graduate Program in Entomology; University of São Paulo (USP); Ribeirão Preto; SP; Brazil
Odonata Calopterygidae Mnesarete guttifera

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How to Cite

Mendonça, A.J.E., Datto-Liberato, F.H. & Guillermo-Ferreira, R. (2025) Description of the last instar larva of Mnesarete guttifera (Selys, 1873) (Odonata: Calopterygidae). Zootaxa, 5647 (4), 395–398. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.4.7