A key to the adult Costa Rican "helicopter" damselflies (Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae) with notes on their phenology and life zone preferences

We present a key to the Costa Rican species of Pseudostigmatidae, comprising three genera with the following species: Megaloprepus caerulatus, Mecistogaster linearis, M. modesta, M. ornata and Pseudostigma aberrans. Pseudostigma accedens, which may occur in the region, is also included. For each spe...

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Published in:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Main Authors:	Ingemar Hedström, Göran Sahlén
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2001-12-01
Subjects:	Odonata damselflies Pseudostigmatidae key taxonomy life zone preferences phenology status
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442001000300024

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