Description of the final instar larva of Homeoura lindneri (Ris, 1928) and redescription of the larva of H. chelifera (Selys, 1876) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)
Author
Lozano, Federico
Author
Muzón, Javier
Author
Torres, Sabrina
text
Zootaxa
2009
2231
47
54
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.190289
78effc7c-8853-493f-985a-1d3d96469b77
1175-5326
190289
Key to final instar larvae of most common genera of
Coenagrionidae
from
Argentina
There are 15 genera known from
Argentina
(von
Ellenrieder 2008
; von
Ellenrieder & Muzón 2008
;
Garrison 2009
). In the key below we exclude three of them (
Aeolagrion
,
Antiagrion
and
Tigriagrion
) because there are no descriptions of the final instar larvae for the species recorded from
Argentina
.
1 Anterior margin of labial palp not bilobate ................................................................................................................. 2
- Anterior margin of labial palp bilobate; bromeliad-dwelling larvae ...........................................................
Leptagrion
2 Anterior margin of labial palp with teeth..................................................................................................................... 3
- Anterior margin of labial palp without teeth
..................................................................................................
Telebasis
3 Caudal lamellae shorter than abdomen........................................................................................................................ 4
- Caudal lamellae longer than abdomen ....................................................................................................
Acanthagrion
4 Total length of larvae excluding caudal lamellae more than
9 mm
............................................................................ 5
- Total length of larvae excluding caudal lamellae less than
6 mm
...........................................................
Argentagrion
5 Premental setae present ............................................................................................................................................... 6
- Premental setae absent ..........................................................................................................................................
Argia