A detailed description and illustration of the larva of Macrothemis ultima González-Soriano is provided, based upon larvae reared until emergence. Its main features are: body dark brown, integument mostly bare, premental setae 7 3 or 8 4, ligula prominent, palpa setae 6, dorsal protuberances on abdomen well developed and high on 2–5, low, spine-like on 6–9, total length 15.8–16.5 mm. It appears more closely related to the larva of M. aurimaculata Donnelly than to others.
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1 March 2006
The Larva of Macrothemis ultima González-Soriano, 1992 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae)
Rodolfo Novelo-Gutiérrez
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