---
_id: '13357'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "Determination key of German damselfly and dragonfly exuviae (Odonata) – An
    identification key for the exuviae and final-instar larvae of all 82 damselfly
    and dragonfly species recorded in Germany to date is presented. The introduction
    describes methods and search strategies for collecting exuviae, presents phenological
    aspects being important for exuviae\r\nsurveys, and introduces methods for recording
    exuviae. Information is given on the storage, transport and shipping of exuviae
    and the preservation of larvae. Materials and procedures for the preparation and
    identification of exuviae and larvae are described.\r\nThe terminology used in
    the key to describe the morphological features of exuviae and larvae is given
    by presenting figures and a glossary. In the main section the determination key
    for exuviae of all 82 damselfly and dragonfly species recorded in Germany is presented.
    The breakdown is done down to the species level, except for the following species
    and species pairs, as no reliable distinctive features are known for them so far:
    Coenagrion puella/C. pulchellum and Sympecma fusca/S. paedisca, as well as Sympetrum
    meridionale, whose distinguishing features from S. sanguineum and S. striolatum
    are not yet sufficiently known.\r\nThe key baises on the currently known and published
    distinctive features for exuviae and final-instar larvae, focusing on differentiation
    characteristics that have proven to be robust and reliable and are also easily
    recognisable for beginners in exuviae identification. "
author:
- first_name: Mathias
  full_name: Lohr, Mathias
  id: '22021'
  last_name: Lohr
citation:
  ama: Lohr M. Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Exuvien der Libellen Deutschlands (Odonata).
    <i>Libellula Supplement</i>. 2025;18:1-96.
  apa: Lohr, M. (2025). Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Exuvien der Libellen Deutschlands
    (Odonata). <i>Libellula Supplement</i>, <i>18</i>, 1–96.
  bjps: <b>Lohr M</b> (2025) Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Exuvien der Libellen Deutschlands
    (Odonata). <i>Libellula Supplement</i> <b>18</b>, 1–96.
  chicago: 'Lohr, Mathias. “Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Exuvien der Libellen Deutschlands
    (Odonata).” <i>Libellula Supplement</i> 18 (2025): 1–96.'
  chicago-de: 'Lohr, Mathias. 2025. Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Exuvien der Libellen
    Deutschlands (Odonata). <i>Libellula Supplement</i> 18: 1–96.'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Lohr, Mathias</span>: Bestimmungsschlüssel
    für die Exuvien der Libellen Deutschlands (Odonata). In: <i>Libellula Supplement</i>
    Bd. 18, Gesellschaft deutschsprachiger Odonatologen (2025), S. 1–96'
  havard: M. Lohr, Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Exuvien der Libellen Deutschlands
    (Odonata), Libellula Supplement. 18 (2025) 1–96.
  ieee: M. Lohr, “Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Exuvien der Libellen Deutschlands (Odonata),”
    <i>Libellula Supplement</i>, vol. 18, pp. 1–96, 2025.
  mla: Lohr, Mathias. “Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Exuvien der Libellen Deutschlands
    (Odonata).” <i>Libellula Supplement</i>, vol. 18, 2025, pp. 1–96.
  short: M. Lohr, Libellula Supplement 18 (2025) 1–96.
  ufg: '<b>Lohr, Mathias</b>: Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Exuvien der Libellen Deutschlands
    (Odonata), in: <i>Libellula Supplement</i> 18 (2025),  S. 1–96.'
  van: Lohr M. Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Exuvien der Libellen Deutschlands (Odonata).
    Libellula Supplement. 2025;18:1–96.
date_created: 2026-02-03T22:30:09Z
date_updated: 2026-02-10T12:51:33Z
ddc:
- '590'
department:
- _id: DEP1310
intvolume: '        18'
keyword:
- Libellenkunde
- Odonatologie
- Odonata
- Bestimmungsschlüssel
language:
- iso: ger
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400404990_Bestimmungsschlussel_fur_die_Exuvien_der_Libellen_Deutschlands_Odonata
oa: '1'
page: 1-96
publication: Libellula Supplement
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0723-6514
publication_status: published
publisher: Gesellschaft deutschsprachiger Odonatologen
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Exuvien der Libellen Deutschlands (Odonata)
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 18
year: '2025'
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