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Issue: Vol. 5357 No. 3: 19 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.3.5
Page range: 423-433
Abstract views: 125
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Descriptions of the last instar larvae of Anotogaster chaoi Zhou, 1998 and Neallogaster annandalei (Fraser, 1923) from Erhai Lake Basin, Yunnan, China (Odonata: Cordulegastrids)

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Dali University; Yunnan 671003; China Cangshan Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Yunnan Province; Dali University Yunnan 671003; China; National Observation and Research Station of Erhai Lake Ecosystem in Yunnan
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Dali University; Yunnan 671003; China Cangshan Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Yunnan Province; Dali University Yunnan 671003; China
Odonata Anisoptera dragonfly description China

Abstract

The exuviae of Anotogaster chaoi Zhou, 1998 and Neallogaster annandalei (Fraser, 1923) are described and illustrated for the first time from Erhai Lake Basin, Yunnan Province, China, based on the final stage larvae reared in a laboratory. Diagnostic differences between the larvae of congeneric A. chaoi, A. gregoryi Fraser, 1923, as well as N. annandalei and N. hermionae (Fraser, 1927) are discussed, and notes on their habitats are provided.

 

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