Occurrence and taxonomic significance of a palpal spine in larvae of enallagma and other genera (odonata: Coenagrionidae)

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-49

  May, Michael L ^a   Corbet, Philip S ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dragonfly; Identification; Labial palpus; Larva; Odonata; Phylogenetic relationship; Spine; Zygoptera

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005150201     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2001.9748157     Document Type: Article

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