The ovipositor of the relic dragonfly epiophlebia superstes: A morphological re-examination (Odonata: Epiophlebiidae)

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-80

  Matushkina, Natalia A ^a  

^a TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Anisozygoptera; Dragonfly; Epiophlebia superstes; Morphology; Odonata; Ovipositor; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANISOZYGOPTERA; EPIOPHLEBIA SUPERSTES; EPIOPHLEBIIDAE; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 77953228107     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: 21596719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2008.9748313     Document Type: Article

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