Colección de odonatos (Insecta: Odonata) del Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, México (COD-UAEH)

The odonates shape into an order of paleopteran insects that play important role in ecosystems as they are generalist predators and some their species considered bioindicators the quality environments. establishment, care growth scientific collections include this group can promote study. To end, creation collection (COD-UAEH) Biological Research Center Autonomous University State Hidalgo is announced. This has 1,180 adult individuals belonging to ten families, 43 genera 104 collected different states country, but mainly Puebla. It not yet started with incorporation studies immature states. 54% specimens belong Anisoptera suborder, which represented by families Aeshnidae, Cordulegastridae, Gomphidae Libellulidae, for 26 56 species. remaining 46% suborder Zygoptera, includes Calopterygidae, Coenagrionidae, Heteragrionidae, Lestidae, Thaumatoneuridae Platystictidae, 17 48 All deposited identified at taxonomic level In collection, among others, record a female Megaloprepus caerulatus (Drury, 1782) stands out, well elaboration unusual montage extended wings cardboard facilitates photoshooting comparison wing venation analyzed identification.