Remarks on the taxonomy of Megapodagrionidae with emphasis on the larval gills (Odonata)

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-135

  Kalkman, Vincent J ^a   Choong, Chee Yen ^b   Orr, Albert G ^c   Schütte, Kai ^d  

^a NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dragonfly; Larva; Megapodagrionidae; Odonata; Pseudolestidae; Taxonomy; Zygoptera

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); DIMERAGRION; LIGULA; MEGAPODAGRIONIDAE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 77952218114     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2010.9748366     Document Type: Article

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