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Issue: Vol. 5646 No. 3: 10 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5646.3.2
Page range: 344-350
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The F-0 exuvia of Micrathyria almeidai Santos, 1945 (Odonata: Libellulidae)

Graduate Program in Entomology; University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto; São Paulo; Brazil
Ecology Department; Universidade Federal de Sergipe; São Cristóvão; Sergipe; Brazil
Department of Biology; Federal University of São Carlos; Sorocaba; São Paulo; Brazil
Federal Institute of Southern Minas Gerais State; Inconfidentes; Minas Gerais; Brazil
Odonata Atlantic Forest São Paulo dragonfly Serra do Japi

Abstract

Here, we describe, illustrate, and diagnose the F-0 exuvia of Micrathyria almeidai Santos, 1945, collected from the Serra do Japi Municipal Biological Reserve, Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil (23°14’10″ “S 46°57’11” W, 1053m asl) inhabiting lentic environments. The exuvia can be distinguished from other congeners based on the morphology of the mandibula and prementum.

 

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How to Cite

Dias-Oliveira, T.M., Santos, J.C., Urso-Guimarães, M.V. & Vilela, D.S. (2025) The F-0 exuvia of Micrathyria almeidai Santos, 1945 (Odonata: Libellulidae). Zootaxa, 5646 (3), 344–350. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5646.3.2