Description of the final instar larva of Limnetron antarcticum Förster and notes on its female (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae)

The final instar larva of Limnetron antarcticum Förster is described and illustrated for the first time based on one specimen collected in Misiones Province, Argentina. It is compared with L. debile (Karsch). Color pattern and ovipositor morphology of the female imago are described. Fil: del Palacio...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: del Palacio, Alejandro, Muzon, Javier
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Magnolia Press
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/12467
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Summary:The final instar larva of Limnetron antarcticum Förster is described and illustrated for the first time based on one specimen collected in Misiones Province, Argentina. It is compared with L. debile (Karsch). Color pattern and ovipositor morphology of the female imago are described. Fil: del Palacio, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico la Plata. Instituto de Limnología "dr. Raul A. Ringuelet"; Argentina Fil: Muzon, Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico la Plata. Instituto de Limnología "dr. Raul A. Ringuelet"; Argentina