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The larva of Phyllogomphoides pugnifer Donnelly, 1979 (Odonata: Gomphidae)
Rodolfo Novelo-Gutiérrez1, José Antonio Gómez-Anaya
1Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Red de Biodiversidad y Sistemática. Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, 91073 Xalapa, Veracruz, MEXICO. rodolfo.novelo@inecol.mx.
Abstract:
The larva of Phyllogomphoides pugnifer Donnelly, 1979 is described for the first time based on reared specimens to emergence, and several F-0 larvae collected in Chiapas and Veracruz states, Mexico. The larva of P. pugnifer can be separated from other larvae of the genus by the length/width proportion of structures such as prementum, ligula, and abdominal segment 10, as well as length of cercus relative to epiproct.
