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Odonata larvae of Kaliningrad oblast: Species composition and distributional features

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In this study, a total of 27 species of dragonfly and damselfly larvae were identified, including 14 species from suborder Anisoptera and 13 from Zygoptera. The dominant species are Libellula quadrimaculata, Enallagma cyathigerum, and Erythromma najas. Frequently occurring species are Coenagrion hastulatum, C. lunulatum, C. pulchellum, Ischnura elegans, Platycnemis pennipes, Lestes virens, and Libellula depressa. Rare species are Lestes sponsa, Libellula fulva, Gomphus flavipes, Gomphus vulgatissimus, Sympetrum flaveolum, Aeshna viridis, Ae. cyanea, Ae. grandis, Ae. mixta, Calopteryx splendens, C. virgo, and Ophiogomphus cecilia.

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Original Russian Text © O.A. Tumylovich, 2016, published in Biologiya Vnutrennykh Vod, 2016, No. 4, pp. 18–22.

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Tumylovich, O.A. Odonata larvae of Kaliningrad oblast: Species composition and distributional features. Inland Water Biol 9, 350–354 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082916040155

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