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Issue: Vol. 5831 No. 3: 16 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5831.3.8
Page range: 437-446
Abstract views: 42
PDF downloaded: 2

Integrative taxonomy reveals the larva of Allopodagrion contortum (Hagen in Selys, 1862) (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae) from Southeastern Brazil

Graduate Program in Entomology; University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto; São Paulo; Brazil
Laboratório de Ecologia Molecular e Taxonomia Integrativa (LABEMTI); Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB); Rio Tinto; Paraíba; Brazil
Laboratório de Ecologia Molecular e Taxonomia Integrativa (LABEMTI); Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB); Rio Tinto; Paraíba; Brazil
Federal Institute of Minas Gerais state; Bambuí; Minas Gerais; Brazil
Ecology Department; Universidade Federal de Sergipe; São Cristóvão; Sergipe; Brazil
Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro; Laboratory of Aquatic Insects Systematics (LAIS); Uberaba; Minas Gerais; Brazil
Odonata neotropical damselfly description immature stage Zygoptera

Abstract

The genus Allopodagrion Förster, 1910 includes Neotropical damselflies distributed from southeastern Brazil to northern Argentina, with only A. brachyurum De Marmels, 2001 previously known in the larval stage. Here, we describe the larva of A. contortum (Hagen in Selys, 1862) based on specimens collected in Pico do Itambé State Park (Minas Gerais, Brazil). The relationship between the larva and the adult was confirmed through molecular analyses (COX1 gene). The larva of A. contortum, which can be distinguished from A. brachyurum by tubercles of the head, pronotum, and mouthpart morphology.

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How to Cite

Dias-Oliveira, T.M., Koroiva, R., Junior, E.G.S., Jacques, G.C., Santos, J.C. & Vilela, D.S. (2026) Integrative taxonomy reveals the larva of Allopodagrion contortum (Hagen in Selys, 1862) (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae) from Southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 5831 (3), 437–446. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5831.3.8