Nine new Anisoptera larvae from Venezuela (Gomphidae, Aeshnidae, Corduliidae, Libellulidae)

The ultimate instar larvae or exuviae of the following spp. are described and illustrated: Progomphus racenisi De Marmels, 1983; Aeshna draco Racenis, 1958; Castoraeschna tepuica De Marmels, 1989; Racenaeschna angustistrigis Calvert, 1958; Neocordulia biancoi Racenis, 1970; Elga leptostyla Ris, 1911; Nephepeltia phryne (Petty, 1834); Orthemis levis Calvert, 1906, and Rhodopygia hollandi Calvert, 1907. Differential characters which separate these larvae from similar larvae of other spp. are mentioned, and observations concerning their breeding sites are added.