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.

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M. Di Domenico, G. Carchini, M.J. Samways, & G. Whiteley. (2001). Description of the last instar larva of Chalcostephia flavifrons Kirby, 1889 and comparison with other Brachydiplactinae (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica, 30(1), 97–101.