title: The Odonata (Insecta) of Patagonia: a synopsis of their current status with illustrated keys for their identification.
abstract: Patagonia is a vast landmass with a distinctive environmental and biotic heterogeneity. Its Odonata biodiversity is the best known of South America, and it is composed of 36 species, of which more than 50% are endemic. We summarize the main taxonomic, distributional and biological information including illustrated keys for adults and known larvae, and distributional maps.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Limnología "Dr. Raul A. Ringuelet" (CCT-La Plata), CC 712 - 1900 La Plata, Argentina.; Email: muzon@ilpla.edu.ar.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muzón
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Ecología y Sistemática Animal (LIESA). Sarmiento 849, 9200, Esquel, Chubut, Argentina.; Email: pablopessacq@yahoo.com.ar.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pessacq
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Limnología "Dr. Raul A. Ringuelet" (CCT-La Plata), CC 712 - 1900 La Plata, Argentina.; Email: federicolozano82@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lozano
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D063191:Odonata / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D013020:South America