Description of the larva of Erythemis mithroides (Brauer) and notes on other known larvae of the genus (Odonata, Libellulidae)

Abstract

The last instar larva of Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900) is described and figured based on exuviae of reared specimens. A comparative analysis of this immature stage and the known larvae of the genus are furnished according to the data available in the literature and of specimens of E credula (Hagen, 1861) and E. vesiculosa (Fab., 1775) permiting a diagnose for the larvae of the genus Erylhemis Hagen, 1861.

Odonata; Libellulidae; Erythemis mithroides; taxonomy