A description of the remarkable larva of Pseudolestes mirabilis Kirby (Odonata: Pseudolestidae)

International Journal of Odonatology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-110

  Yu, Xin ^a   Bu, Wenjun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dragonfly; Larva; Odonata; Pseudolestes mirabilis; Pseudolestidae; Zygoptera

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPTERYGIDAE; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); MIRABILIS; ODONATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 84862906733     PISSN: 13887890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13887890.2011.592486     Document Type: Article

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