author(s)
Shaun Paul Adambukulam, Francy K Kakkassery

abstract
Lathrecista asiatica asiatica, the Asiatic Blood Tail, is a monotypic cosmopolitan dragonfly species of the genus Lathrecista belonging to family Libellulidae, reported from peninsular India to Australia. No literature is available on the description of the nymph of this species, and the present paper describes the nymphal features of the last instar of Lathrecista asiatica asiatica by using its exuviae which was collected at the time of emergence of adult from a temporary pond in Ammadam, Thrissur district, Kerala, India.