Description of the Last Instar Larva of Platylestes platystylus (Rambur, 1842) from Kerala, India (Odonata: Lestidae)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

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

Published:2023-12-05 Issue:6 Volume:5380 Page:587-594
ISSN:1175-5334
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CHANDRAN AYIKKARA VIVEK,JOSE SUBIN KANIYAMATTATHIL,DAWN PROSENJIT^ORCID

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.

Publisher

Magnolia Press

Subject

Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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