Description of the last instar larva of Chalcostephia flavifrons Kirby, 1889 and comparison with other brachydiplactinae (Anisoptera : Libellulidae)

The morphology of this African sp. is illustrated and described. A comparison is made with other known Brachydiplactinae. the South American Elga leptostyla and Nephepeltia phryne and the African Hemistigma albipuncta. The group is a very heterogenous one in terms of larval morphology.