Occurence of oligochaeta living on larvae of odonata from ipeúna (São Paulo state, Brazil)

Abstract

The occurrence of oligochaetes species living on larvae of Odonata is reported for the first time. There were found Nais variabilis (Piguet, 1906) (Oligochaeta: Naididae) and Chaetogaster diastrophus (Gruithuisen, 1828) (Oligochaeta: Naididae) living on Elasmothemis cannacrioides (Calvert, 1906) (Anisoptera: Libellulidae) and on Mnesarete (Cowley, 1934) (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae).A ocorrência de oligochaeta vivendo sobre Odonata é relatada pela primeira vez. Foram encontrados Nais variabilis (Piguet, 1906) (Oligochaeta: Naididae) e Chaetogaster diastrophus (Gruithuisen, 1828) (Oligochaeta: Naididae) vivendo sobre Elasmothemis cannacrioides (Calvert, 1906) (Anisoptera: Libellulidae) e sobre Mnesarete (Cowley, 1934) (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae).