The larva of Neoneura confundens Wasscher and van't Bosch, 2013 (Odonata, Coenagrionidae) and key to the larvae of genus.

An Acad Bras Cienc

Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical, National Council of Scientific Research/CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML, Ciudad Universitaria Horco Molle (T4105XAY), Argentina.

Published: November 2019

The beautifully colored damselflies included in Neoneura Selys are divided in 28 species known from North, Central and South America. Larval stage is little known, only seven species were described at this stage. We describe and illustrate the final instar larva of Neoneura confundens for the first time. Adults associated to this larva correspond to the blue form of the species and are also discussed and illustrated. The larva of N. confundens is similar to other Neoneura larvae, showing 1 premental seta and a well-marked nodus in caudal lamellae, but it can be differentiated by having fringed posterior margin in all tibiae and in middle and hind tarsi, among other characters. A key to known larvae of Neoneura and new records extending the species range in the southern cone are provided.

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Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical, National Council of Scientific Research/CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML, Ciudad Universitaria Horco Molle (T4105XAY), Argentina.

The beautifully colored damselflies included in Neoneura Selys are divided in 28 species known from North, Central and South America. Larval stage is little known, only seven species were described at this stage. We describe and illustrate the final instar larva of Neoneura confundens for the first time.

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