title: Redescription of the larva of Gynacantha cylindrata Karsch (Insecta: Odonata: Aeshnidae).
abstract: The ultimate stadium larva of Gynacantha cylindrata Karsch, 1891 is described and illustrated based on fifteen male and female exuviae from Bundibugyo, Uganda. The larva resembles those of the few described African species of the genus but shows a denser coverage of spine-like setae on body surface and abundance of hair-like setae on mouthparts. The female gonapophyses appear to be the longest described in the genus up to now and similar to those of G. villosa, a species included in the same group of African species.
authors.affiliation: via XXIV Maggio, 28, I - 53100, Siena, Italy.; Email: didomenicomarco67@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marco Di
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Domenico
authors.affiliation: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, PO Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.; Email: kd.dijkstra@naturalis.nl.
authors.forename: Klaas-Douwe B
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Dijkstra
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia, Università "Tor Vergata", via della Ricerca Scientifica snc, I - 001331, Roma, Italy.; Email: carchini@uniroma2.it.
authors.forename: Gianmaria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carchini
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male; D063191:Odonata / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D009929:Organ Size; D014454:Uganda