A Study on the Odonate Larvae of Turkish Thrace: with Larval Identification Keys to the Considered Taxa

The present paper focuses on odonate larvae (damselfly and dragonfly) within Turkish Thrace. A total of 26 spp. were recorded based on larval specimens collected from the region during sampling period between years 1982 and 2009. New localities for the odonate species, except Caliaeschna microstigma, Gomphus flavipes, Cordulegaster insignis, and Sympetrum fonscolombii, were added to their distributional ranges inside the region. Furthermore, Anax imperator, Brachytron pratense, and Libellula fulva were recorded from the provinces where they had not previously been found. Keys including illustrations of the larvae recorded in the region were provided.