The genus Allopodagrion Förster, 1910 includes Neotropical damselflies distributed from southeastern Brazil to northern Argentina, with only A. brachyurum De Marmels, 2001 previously known in the larval stage. Here, we describe the larva of A. contortum (Hagen in Selys, 1862) based on specimens collected in Pico do Itambé State Park (Minas Gerais, Brazil). The relationship between the larva and the adult was confirmed through molecular analyses (COX1 gene). The larva of A. contortum, which can b