OdonatologicalAbstracts

1971 12 spp, from the Faisalabad area, Pakistan, are

listed, described and discussed. Pseudagrion

ceylanicum is a peculiar record, certainly re- (7055) REMANE, A. & C. SCHLIEPER, 1971. ferable to C. rubriceps. Biology of brackish water. [Die Binnenge-

York- wasser, Vol. 25]. X+372 pp. Wiley, New 1981 -Toronto-Sydney. ISBN 0-471-71640-5. -

Price: US $ 57.50. (7058) GROSSBERGER, K. & J, HOFFMANN, This is a revised Engl, edition of the classical 1981. Antrag auf Ausweisung eines Natur- 1958 ’’Biologic des Brackwassers”(Die Binnen- schutzgebietes im Bereich der Flussmün- Bd. Schweizerbart’sche gewasser, 22, Verlags- dungen Ilmenau und Luhe, Landkreis buchhandlung, Stuttgart). The scanty infor- MittBl. dt. Bund Odon. based H. Harburg. Vogelschulz mation on (p. 80) is mainly on

Hamburg (Sonderheft 9; 1-68. — „ (Second Lindberg’s 1949 monograph (Commeniat. Author: Schopstr. 6, D-2000 Hamburg-20, biol. 10: 1-206), it is neither revised, nor com- FRG). pleted or updated. The very substantial the and brief References to list of, a discussion volume of information on Odon. in brackish

on the national status of the 21 odon. spp. water habitats published in the past 4 decades recorded in the area of the proposed nature and covering all climatic zones and continents

reserve (Hamburg, FRG) appear on pp. 4, 5, remains completely disregarded. 45-47.

1978 1984

(7056) PINHEY, E„ 1978. Falcon College Expe- (7059) NIAZ1, W.A.K., 1984. Damselfliesof district dition to Huwi Private Nature Reserve, El- Rawalpindi. M. Sc. thesis (Ent.) Univ. Agric., lisras, N.W. Transvaal, Nov.-Dec., 1977: excl. Faisalabad. VI+36 pp., I map — (c/o Dr and Lepidoptera. Falcon. Zimbabwe M. — Yousuf, Dept. Agric. Ent., Univ. Agric., 6(3): 61-63. (7 Anvil Close, Billingshurst, Faisalabad,Pakistan). W. Sussex, RH14, 9NQ, UK). from 18 spp. the Rawalpindi area, Pakistan, Commented list of 30 odon. spp.

arelisted, described and discussed.

1979

1985

(7057) CH1SHT1, M.Y., 1979. of Fai-

salabad. M. Sc. thesis (Ent.), Univ. Agric., Fai- (7060) KANTH, Z.I., 1985. Odonata of Azad Jammu

salabad. VI+20 — Dr M. and Kashmir. M. Sc. thesis Univ. pp. (c/o Yousuf, (Ent.) Agric.,

Dept Agric. Ent., Univ. Agric., Faisalabad, Faisalabad. X+101 pp. —(c/o Dr M. Yousuf.

Pakistan). Dept Agric., Univ, Agric., Faisalabad, Pa- 196 Odonatological Abstracts

kistan). 1986

61 spp. from 4 districts of the province Azad

1986. Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan, are described (7064) DAVID, S.. Vaiky (Odonata) Holeho

other vrchu in considerable detail. Among details, a Kosiar dolinky v Sliavnickych — the characters distinguishing between Croco- vrchoch. [ (Odonata) of the

themis servilia and C. erythraea. and between Holy hill and the KoDiar valley in the

Pseudagrion rubriceps and P. ceylanicum Landscape Reserve of the Stiavnecke Range],

but of the are outlined, no localities latter Prehi. odhor. Vysl. XXI Tahora Ochrancov

stated OA 50-56. — are (cf. 7057). Prir.. pp. (Slovak). (Tekovské

Muzeum, CZ-934 69 Levice).

15 listed (7061) KAPPES, E. & W. KAPPES, 1985. Zusam- spp. are and the fauna of this reserve

menstellung der Lihellen-Beobachtungen ini in the Stiavnccke Range (= Schemnitzer Mts),

Slovakia. Norden Griechenlands. IV-H33 pp. Privately Czechoslovakia, is briefly discussed.

published. Hamburg. — (Holstenstr. 157, D-

(7065) DAVID, S.. 1986. -2000 Hamburg-50,FRG). Vâiky Hrâdockého ramene — Detailed account of odon. (47 spp.) recorded Vâhu a dais ich lokalit v okoli Trencina.

44 in the branch of (1982-1984) in areas northern Greece, Dragonflies of Hrâdok the River

mainly in the regions of the Prespa Lakes, Vâh and of other localities in the surroundings

of Trencin. Aliakmon Delta. Limni Volvi, a stream nr Zbor. odbor. Prac IV zapadoslov.

Porto Lagos, and the Mitrikoy Lake. Detailed Topu, Bratislava 3: 255-265. (Slovak, with

descriptions of habitats and their odon. fauna Engl. s.). — (Tékovské Muzeum, CZ-934 69

are followed by an annotated list of records. A Levice).

adults the Cordule- key to the of European 20 spp. are evidenced from this locality in

gaster spp. (by H. Stobbe) is appended (cf. OA Slovakia, Czechoslovakia. The record of Cro-

7063). cothemis erythraea is ofparticular interest.

(7062) MICHAELIS, F.B.. 1985. Rare or threatened (7066) KAPPES, E. & W. KAPPES, 1986.

from inland waters of Tasmania, Au- observations in Canada (Yukon

Rec. Victoria Mus. Launceston 87: I- British 44 stralia. and Columbia). pp. Privately pu- — — -14. (Aust. Natn. Parks & Wildlife Serv., 3rd blished, Hamburg. (Holstenstr. 157, D-

Floor, Construction House, 217 Northbourne -2000 Hamburg-50/Altona,FRG).

and of Ave.. Turner, A.C.T. 2601, AU). Field notes a list records.

The Tasmanian endemics Archipetalia auri-

culata and Synthemiopsis gomphomacro- (7067) SCHMIDT-FASEL, S. & D. SCHMIDT,

mioides. and Synthemis macrostigma 1986. Zur Flora und Fauna des Nistertales

orientalis (which is widespread in continental zwischen Stein-Wingert und Wissen. Ornilhol.

7: listed in the IUCN NatSchutz Koblenz 149-156. — ) are category (Denkmal-

"rare”. str. 16, D-5244 Daarden, FRG).

Contains a list of 8 odon. spp. (Westerwald

(7063) STOBBE, H., 1985. Bestimmungsschlüssel nr Koblenz, FRG).

für die europäischen Cordulegaster-Arten

(Anisoptera: Cordulegasteridae). In: E. Kap- 1987

& W. pes Kappes. Zusammenstellung der

Libellen-Beobachtungenim Norden Griechen- (7068) CHAO, H.-f.. 1987. Odonata: Aeshnidae, Li-

In: S. lands, pp. 128-133. privately published, bellulidae. Zhang, [Ed.], Agricultural - Hamburg. (Holthusenstr. 4a. D-2000 , spiders, plant diseases and weeds of

Hamburg-67. ERG). Xizang [=Tibet], Vol. I. pp. 5-6. Xizang

the both Key to adults of sexes of 6 European Peoples’ Publishing House, Xizang. [Pu-

the blished in 1987 is spp.; infraspecific taxa are not considered. 1988, though given on the

For the book cf. OA 7061. cover], (Chin., with Engl. s.). — (Inst. Biol. Odonatological Abstracts 197

Control, Fujian Agric. Coll., PRC-350002 — (Dipto Zook, Univ. Napoli, Via Mezzo-

Fuzhou, Fujian). cannone8,1-80134 Napoli).

This is 16 listed from of a highly interesting little note, dealing spp. are the lake Falciano

with the fauna ofan odonatologicallyvirtually (Caserta, Campania, southern Italy). Or-

thetrum unexplored region in Tibet. Since the text is nitidinerve represents the first record

in entirely Chinese, Professor H.-f. Chao was ofthis sp. in Campania since 1928.87.5 % ofthe

kind enough to provide Engl, transliterations regionalspp. are referable to the preglacial"Re-

of the the of St. — An locality names as appearingin paper fugialfauna” Quentin. annotated

list of 34 from 38 localities in southern by S.-m. Zhang, Y.-x. Chao & S.-c. Hu, ”On spp.,

the geographicalregions ofagricultural insects Italy is appended.

the in Xizang", published in same volume, pp.

25-27. The Engl, transliterations of Tibetan (7070) DAVID, S., 1987. Prispevek k poznâni vâzek

okoli Lucence. — locality names there, however, are in part (Odonata) [Contribution to

unusual, hence the the knowledge of dragonfly fauna in the places not easily recog-

nizable, therefore the Abstracter requested Dr LuJenec area]. Prehl. odbor. Vysl. XXII

Prir. 151-158. Gyatsho Tshering (Library of Tibetan works Tabora Ochrancov pp. (Slovak).

and — CZ-934 69 archives, Dharamsala, India) for a more (Tekovské Muzeum, Levice).

"classic” transliteration, based on the names in The odon. fauna (19 spp.) of this region in

the al. work. The southern is listed. Zhang et localities are as Slovakia, Czechoslovakia,

follows et transliteration in At 5 localities 2 distinct odon, (the Zhang al. pa- studied, commu-

rentheses): Oriental region: (I) Dza-yul/ nities were discerned.

Mon-yul/Glo-yul rice and tea district ("Zayu-

-Menyu-Loyu”), (2) "double cropping dry far- (7071) KAPPES, E. & W. KAPPES, 1987. Odonata

ming district", no locality name, (3) "Middle Canada 29.6-25.7.1986 und 20.6-18.7.1987 in

Himalayadistrict”, nolocality name, (4) Nying- British Columbia und Alberta. Stencil, 8 pp.

-khu/sMin-gling district ("Nyingchi-Main- Printed and circulated by the authors. — (Hol-

ling"); — Palaeartic region: (5) Hong- stenstr. 157, D-2000 Hamburg-50/Atona,

-grong mountain district ("Heng-Duang”), (6) FRG).

"southern Xizang [=Tibet] farming and Annotated list of 38 spp. collected or photo-

husbandry district”, no locality name, (7) graphed.

"Mountain region high cold district", no lo-

cality name, (8) Western mNg’a-ris district (7072) MACAGNO, M„ 1987. Per una libellula. Boll.

("Ali”), (9) Nag-chu high cold district Soc.paleontol. ital. 26( 1 /2), 2 pp. (introductory

The and the lo- of the ("Nagqu”). spp. corresponding part issue, no pagination) (Author’s

calities are: Anax parthenope (I, 2, 3, 7), address not stated).

Aeshna Personal the sp. (9?), Adsorb'd panorpoides (4), Cro- reminiscences of encounter with,

cothemis erythraea (6), trivialis (5), and the odon. palaeontology work of the late

Prof. Libellula quadrimaculata (1,2, 8), Orthetrum Carlo Sturani (deceased Dec, 20, 1975).

O. For his work cf. OA chrysis (6), internum (2), Palpopleura sex- 6925,

maculata (4, 6), Pantala flavescens (6), Tri-

themis festiva T. (6), pallidinervis (2, 6). In the (7073) McNICOL, D.K., P.J. PLANCHER & B.E.

Zhang et al. a is given of paper good map the BENDELL, 1987. Waterfowl as indicators of

the topographicposition of districts concerned. wetland acidification in Ontario. Techn. Publ.

was This annotated by Prof. Chao and copies Ini. Council Bird Preserv. 6: 149-166. — (Can.

are available from the Editor of Odonalologica. Wildl. Serv., Ontario Region, 1725 Woodward

Drive, Ottawa, Ont. K1A OH3, CA).

D’ANTONIO, C., Gli odonati (7069) 1987. del lago di The summarizes information on paper current Falciano del (Falciano Massico, Caserta) e v/aterfowl-acid rain relationships in Ontario,

catture di odonati inaltre stazioni. Boll. nuove identifies the advantagesof using breeding wa-

Soc. Natur. 96; 165-175. Napoli (With Engl. s.). terfowl as indicators of wetland acidification, 198 Odonatological Abstracts

and provides recommendations for the devel- to the Library are receiving it free, sub-

of the addresses opment a biomonitoringprotocol using wa- scriptions are accepted at in-

The terfowl. The effects on waterfowl ofecological dicated. bulletin regularly publishes

the changes associated with lake acidification were the (computerized) accessions to Library.

and far data of studied in an acid-stressed (Wanapitei) an So bibliographic were published

unstressed (Ranger Lake) area of NE Ontario, 866 publications by Japanese authors, and of

offood for 38 titles. The ultimate Canada. The availability some spp. non-Japanese Library

has been influenced In ab- by acidification. the objectives are (I) to develop a regular

stressed such service of odonatol. lite- area, acid-sensitive organisms, as stracting Japanese

certain fish. Ephemeroptera and Gastropoda, rature, and (2) to compile a complete Japanese

Both occurred infrequently in lakes where pH was odonatol. bibliography. projects are

below 5.5, Acid-tolerant organisms, including scheduled in conjunctionwith the SIO. A "side

certain Odon. and nekton (Notonectidae, Co- product” of the KRGO Library efforts are the

low and the distribution rixidae and Dytiscidae), were common at production updating of

in of the — view pH. Anisoptera were more abundant but less maps of the Odon. Japan. In

of diverse on acidic lakes, because the extreme appreciable costs involved in these projects,

SIO abundance of Leucorrhinia glacialis. Nekton the worldwide membership are warmly

absence the work was most abundant in the of fish. requested to support by regularly

to Diets among non-piscivores (4 spp.) were providing reprints of their current papers

in to KRGO the more similar acidic (pH < 5.5) compared the Library, as represented by

of non-acidic habitats, due to a reliance on a few Editor this bulletin.

abundant taxa, particularly larval L. gla-

cialis. Piscivores (2 spp.) produced fewer (7075) SUZUKI, K. & H. KADOWAKI, 1987. Ge-

broods relative to the number of indicated ographical distribution of Mnais damselflies

in stressed in Shimane nesting pairs observed the area. (Odonata, Calopterygidae) pre-

Because the Common Loon relies on a healthy fecture includingOki Islands Chûgoku district-

fish of Arts population,the breeding success this Southwest Japan. (III). J. Coll, liberal sp. ,

is a good indicator of the effects of acidifi- Toyama Vniv. (nat. Sei.) 20(2): 49-61. (With

— Author: cation on fish at moderately high pH (> 5.5). Jap. s.). (First Dept Biol,, Coll.

Non-piscivores integrate the combined effects Liberal Arts, Toyama Univ., 3190 Gofuku.

of fish predation and acidity on major inver- Toyama-shi. 930, JA).

tebrate prey under more stressful conditions Continuation of the series listed in OA 6103.

(pH < 5.5). 1988

(7074) ODONA TOLOGICA L LIBRARY NEWS.

Published by the Kansai Research Group of (7076) CHOCKAL1NGAM, S., K.P.S. JEYA-

Odonatology, Osaka. (Jap., with Engl, title). CHANDRAN & B. SHANTHY, 1988. Effect

No. 1 (July 31, 1987), No. 2 (March 1, 1988), of sublethal concentrations ofdairy effluent on

biochemical No. 3 (Dec. 4,1988), No. 4(Apr. 2, 1989), No. 5 the constituents in the nymph of

(Dec. 3, 1989). — (Editor; Dr S. Tsuda, 17-9. dragonfly Brachythemis contaminata. Poll.

Habikigaoka 7-chome, Habikino-shi. Osaka Res. 7(1/2): 23-28. — (Zool. Res. Lab., — Pref. 583, JA; for the Publisher: K. Tani, ThiagarajarColl., Madurai-625009, India).

— Results the Jizo-cho 129, Nara, 630, JA; for the distri- of same research project aslisted in

OA 7077. The total and bution outside Japan: K. Inoue, 5-9. Fumi- sugar protein content

nosato 4-chome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545, JA). in the entire insect, i.e. in the cuticle, ali-

the the ofthe Kansai canal and baskets This is bulletin of Library mentary in branchial were

Research located to be the Group of Odonatology, at found depleted in presence of dairy

the Osaka Mus. Nat. Hist. (Librarian: Dr S. effluent. The total lipid content in these

Tsuda). The subscription is included in the tissues/organs, however, increased when the

KRGO membership fees. Standing Donators concentration ofdairy effluent increased. Odonatological Abstracts 199

(7077) CHOCKALINGHAM, S., K.P.S. JHYA- Vivara, Gulf ofNaples, Italy.

CHANDRAN & B. SHANTHY, 1988. Effect

ofsublethal concentrations k ofdairy effluent on (7081) DAVID, S., 1988. Pflspevek rozsifeni va/ek

the respiratory metabolism of dragonfly (Odonata) v jihovychodni casti Podunajske

contaminata. nymph Brachythemis Uttar pahorkatiny s poznamkami k vyskytu vazky

Pradesh — J. Zool. 8(1): 12-17. (Zool. Res. Orthetrum brunneum. — [Contributionto the

Lab., Thiagarajar Coll., Madurai-625009, knowledge of dragonfly occurrence(Odonata)

India). in the SE part of the Podunajska pahorkatina

The effects of different sublethal concen- hills, with notes on Orthetrum brunneum],

trations of effluent 10.0 Zbor. odbor. Prac V dairy (2.5, 5.0, 7.5, and zapadnoslov. Tabor a

on 12.5%) larval respiratory metabolism were Ochrancov Prir. 4: 62-68. (Slovak). — (Te-

examined. The oxygen consumptionwas indi- kovské Muz., CZ-934 69 Levice).

A rectly proportional to the concentrations. The Odon. fauna (16 spp.) was surveyed at 2

in SW decreasing trend the consumption was also localities in this area, Slovakia, Czecho-

noted when the duration of the exposure was slovakia. Of local interest is the occurrence of

prolonged. Coenagrion pulchellum, Erythromma vi-

ridulum and Orthetrum brunneum.

(7078) COPRA, G., 1988. Odonates des landes d'Oger

et de Mesnil-sur-Oger (51-Mame). Bull. Em. (7082) DAVID, S., 1988. Somatochlora flavoma-

champen. 5(3); 101-103. — (Les vieilles Censes, culata (van der Linden, drulc 1825) novy pro

Elan, F-08160 Flize). faune v42ek slovenska. — [Somatochlora

List of 31 with brief comments 5 of flavomaculata spp., on (van der Linden, 1825), a new

them. The fauna of the 2 localities includes species for the dragonfly fauna of Slovakia],

55% of the spp. known from the Dept of Vlasrivedny Spravodaj tekov. Muz. 12: 39-42,

Marne, but the excl. — Platycnemididae, Calopte- map (Slovak). (Tekovské Muzeum,

rygidaeand Cordulegastridaeare lacking. CZ-934 69 Levice).

2 $ (7/8-VII-I987) are recorded from "Ro5e-

(7079) COSTA. J.M.. 1988. Descriçâo de Oxyagrion linisko”, Plaveckÿ Peter, Zâhorskâ lowlands,

fernandoi sp. n. e interpretaçâo filogenética da SW Slovakia, Czechoslovakia. The locality is

nervura cübito-anal (CAC) (Odonata. Coena- described in detail and the record is discussed.

grionidae). Bolm. Mus. nac. Rio de J. (Zool.)

323: 1-7. (With Engl. s.). — (Depto Ent., (7083) GARRISON, R.W. & E. GONZALEZ-

Mus. Nac., Quinta da Boa Vista, Sâo -SORIANO, 1988. Population dynamics of

Cristôvâo, BR-20960 Rio de Janeiro). two sibling species of neotropical damselflies,

O. fernandoi is sp. n. described and figured Palaemnema desiderata Selys and P. pauli-

from 4 $ (holotype $■. Municipio de Sâo toyaca Calvert (Odonata: Platystictidae). Foi

Rio Sâo Mato mex. Vicente, Lourenço, Grosso, ent, 76: 5-24. (With Sp. s.). — (First

Brazil; 22-VII-I983). In the author’s interpre- Author: 1030 Fondale St., Azusa, CA 91702-

tation of the cubito-anals,the sp. is considered -0821, USA).

primitive. Demographic parameters, inch average life

in spans, average movements meters per day,

(7080) D’ANTON IO, C. & P. FIMIANI. 1988. and home described for Ap- average ranges, are 2

ad inventario entomofaunistico del- the 2 proccio un sympatric populations of spp., from l’lsola di Vivara (NA). Nota (1° southern Veracruz, Mexico. preliminare Average daily po- Annuar. 1st. contributo). Mus. Zool. Univ. pulation estimates showed P. desiderata to be

Napoli 26 [1983]: — 155-170. (With Engl. s.). about 8 times as abundant as P. paulitoyaca.

(Second Author: P. Ist, Ent. Agrar., Univ. Male desiderata were significantly more

Via Université 10,1-80055 Portici, Portici). common than their females, but standard

Anax and parthenope Sympetrum striolatum errors for P. paulitoyaca were too great,

are the sole odon. listed from the island of reliable precluding estimates of sex ratios. 200 Odonatological Abstracts

life 7-10 for desi- 2.-31. Juli Average span was days P. lumbia, 1988. 96 pp. Privately pu-

P. derata, 3-7 days for paulitoyaca. Maximum blished, Hamburg. — (Holstenstr. 157, D-

post-emergence adult lifespans probably -2000 Hamburg-50/Altona,FRG).

about 3 weeks. differences the odon. average Significant Diary of trip, with extensive notes on

in mean body length within each group, no field observations, and detailed checklists of

evidence ofdisruptive selection for body length odon. records.

was observed, and strong site fidelity charac-

terizes the No populations studied. quanti- (7087) KAPPES, W., 1988. Die Libellen von British

tative evidence of reproductive isolation was Columbia und Yukon: Beslimmungsschlussel.

detected. The is speciose, and current 11+34pp. Deutscher JugendbundfurNaturbe-

will agricultural practices in the neotropics obachtung, Hamburg. — Available also from

tend only to encourage isolation among the SIO Central Office, Bilthoven. — (Author:

various D-2000 populations, leading perhaps to race Holstenstr. 157, Hamburg-50/Altona,

formation, assuming that local populations do FRG).

not become extinct. The small booklet (printed in 500 copies)

contains of solely a key to the adult stage

known in (7084) HEYM, W.-D. & I. H1EK.EL, 1988. Ent- 83 spp. to occur British Colombia

and wicklung, Vegetation und Libellehfauna Yukon, Canada. It is largely based on the

älterer Restgewässer im westlichen Muskauer handbook, listed in OA 2055. Unfortunately,

Nalur Collbus it the Faltenbogen. Landschaft Bez. contains some errors (such as e.g.

Str. 10: 36-58, — (Hallenser 3, DDR-7500 spelling of "Aeschna”), and it is not updated

Cottbus, GDR). (Pantala hymenaea is missing).

The odon. fauna (29 spp.) and its succession in

the ponds of the abandoned opencast mining (7088) RUFFO, S. & A.V. TAGLIANTI, 1988.

in the districts of and delle area Spremberg Forst, Appunti per una storia ricerche entomo-

recorded GDR, are and discussed in terms of logiche nell’Appennino centro-meridionale.

continuous in abiotic and ilal. changes vegetational Alii XV Congr. naz. Ent., LAquila, pp.

that features of the habitats, were systema- 7-30. — (First Author: Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat.

tically followed during about 2 decades. Consi- LungadigePorta Vittoria 9,1-37129 Verona).

research in the derations relative to a tentative management of History of entomological area

individual ponds are also included. of South-Central Apennines, Italy, is traced

from 16th century to present. On p. 26, re-

(7085) HILL, L. & F.B. MICHAELIS, 1988. Conser- ference is made to the "Roman entomological

vation of insects and related wildlife. Report school", represented by the odonatologists G.

on the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Carchini and C. Utzeri. Ofgeneralinterest are

needs. the definitions and characterizations ofthe his- Service survey of insect conservation

torical Occ. Pap. oust. naln. Parks Wildlife Serv. 13: periods.

1-40. — (Second Author; Aust. Natn. Parks &

Wildlife Serv., 3rd Floor, Construction House, (7089) SUZUKI, K. & H. KADOWAKI, 1988. Ge-

distribution of Mnais damselflies 217 Northbourne Ave,, Turner, A.C.T. 2601, ographical

AU). (Odonata, Calopterygidae) in Tottori pre-

Archipetalia auriculata and Hemiphlebia mi- fecture, Chûgoku district. Honshu, Southwest

J. Coll, liberal Arts Univ. rabilis are stated as threatened in Australia, Japan. (I). Toyama

while, in addition, 11 spp. are listed that (nat. Sci.) 21(1): 1-17, col. pis 1-2 inch (With

— Author: 176 require attention as to their conservation Jap. s.). (Second Yamada,

either individual Daito-cho, Ohara-gun, Shimane-ken, 699-12, status as spp. or as members

of threatened invertebrate communities. JA).

The work is based on 439 specimens, referable

M. nawai, (7086) KAPPES, E. & W. KAPPES, 1988. Canada: to M. pruinosa and an unnamed

from 63 localities. 4. naturkundliche Fahrl nach British Co- new sp,, originating M. Odonatological Abstracts 201

and the onflies (Leucorrhinia Intacta): of pruinosa ("Nankai group”) new sp, plasticity

with tactical and for occur parapatrically, the N-S boundary options consequences repro-

the line. ductive Evol. Ecol. 205-231. — approx, on Sendai-gawa-Yoshii-gawa success. 2(3):

The occurrence of intermediate individuals (Dept Biol., 108 College Place, Syracuse

the suggests existence of a narrow hybrid Uyiv., Syracuse, NY 13244-1270, USA). Alternative tactics zonebetween the ranges of the 2 taxa. used by males to obtain

mates usually are associated with genetic

(7090) TAKAHASHI, Y., 1988. [ Dragonflies of and/or phenotypic differences between the be-

Miyagi-ken]. Bunanoki-shuppan, Yonezawa. havioral morphs. This system of L. intacta al-

VI+144pp„ !4col. pis, soft cover, 13x18.5 cm. ternatives is characterized by plasticity of

- ISBN 4-938557-04-5. (Jap.), — It is not tactical options for individual males. Males

available from the SIO. — (Publishers: Tôri- may act either as territorials, and defend small

-machi the 5-5-11, Yonezawa-shi, Yamagata-ken, perch-centered territories on study pond,

992, JA). Price in Japan: Y 1200.). or they act as transients, spendingmost oftheir

Prefectural fauna, with annotations, detailed time in vegetation surrounding the pond and

records and distribution sallying intervals in search of The regional maps. out at mates.

2 tactics remain in constant proportions overa

broad of transients (7091) THOMAS, M„ A.M. DANIEL & M. range densities, so do not

result ” terri- GLADSTONE, 1988. Studies on the food pre- only from a Tillingin ofsuitable

ference in three species of dragonfly naiads torial sites. Males adopt tactics independently

with particular emphasis on mosquito larval from day to day, with no significant influences

predation. Proc. Bocovas [= Int. Conf. biol. of phenotypic variation, priority of arrival at

Vectors I: 34-41. — the Control predac. Arthr.] breeding site, or prior successin a role. This

(Dept Zool., Madras Christian Coli., system is interpreted as based on conditional,

Tambaram, Madras-600059, India). frequency-dependent choice ofalternatives by

The males Variation in food preference in larval Icti- a population of not differing signifi-

in their abilities tactic nogomphusrapax, Bradinopyga geminataand cantly to employ one or

Brachythemis contaminata is discussed in the other, but the possibility of mixed stra-

terms of the larval spatialdistribution, and the tegies cannot be excluded entirely. Average

availability of Culex and Chironomus larvae. daily mating success is equal for territorial and

transient males, supporting predictions of

mixed and conditional ESS hypotheses. Males (7092) VERSPU1, K., 1988. fumipennis: the

of each tactic obtain matings daily in pro- mating system of a . 40 pp. M. Sc. their in the thesis, Univ. Utrecht (Dept Comp. Anim. portion to representation popu-

lation for most data Deviations from Physiol.). — (Author: Westerkade 27 bis, NL- samples. the -3582 CA Utrecht). expected mating success provide no infor-

The mation of use in selecting one or the other main features ofthe A. fumipennismating

the tactic on subsequent days. This of alter- system are: male aggregation nr ovipo- system

natives is suggested to a conditional sition sites, short term localization of males, represent

in which males tactics short duration of female availability, lack of mating strategy, adopt

based on the availability of perches relative to courtship, long tandem period, and ovipo-

oviposition substrate and on interactions sition in tandem. A. f. atra (Gainesville,

within and between tactics that are influenced Florida) and A. f. violacea (Palmer R., Mass.) the relative of territorial differ in the duration of translocation by frequencies and sperm transient males. and copulation, and in the length of the daily

reproduction period. This is tentatively as- U. MATTHIAS cribed to differences in local climatic features. (7094) WOLF-E., M„ & G.

ROLDAN-P., 1988. Estudio del desarrollo de

los insectos su (7093) WALTZ, E.C. & L.L. WOLF, 1988. Alter- acuaticos, emergencia y

ecologia en ecosistemas diferentes el native matingtactics in male white-faced drag- tres en 202 Odonatological Abstracts

Departamento de Antioquia. Aclualidades K.J. & A.R. Lahiri: The diel patterns of

biol. 17(63): 2-27. (With Engl. s.). — (Third communal roosting behaviour in Potamarcha

Author; Depto Biol., Univ. Antioquia, Ma- congener (Rambur) (Anisoptera: )

dellin. Colombia). (pp. 45-52); — Lahiri, A.R.: On the status of

Indian odonate — From Apr. 1983 to March 1984, theemergence rare species (pp. 53-56);

of from 7 P.L.: functions of the sub- taxa aquatic insect orders was studied Miller. Possible

in 3 areas, located at different altitudes in the -genital plates of female libellulid dragonflies

Antioquia Dept, Colombia. These included (Anisoptera: Libellulidae) (pp. 57-71); -

representatives of 5 odon. families, but PiIon, J.-G., D. Lagace. L. Pilon & S. Pilon:

The odonate the northern of neither specific, nor generic names are stated. fauna of regions

Only the representatives of 5 dipteran families Quebec-Labrador: review and perspective (pp.

the all others — G.: Female the emerged throughout year, in 73-88); Rehfeldl, arrival at

emergence increased with increased precipi- oviposition site in Platycypha caligata (Selys):

tation. Aside from temperature and precipi- temporal patterns and relation to male activity

chemical — tation, other physical and parameters (Zygoptera: Chlorocyphidae) (pp. 89-93);

in F.: des odonates à l’endocri- do not seem to affect emergence aquatic Schuller, Apport

insects. nologie des insectes: rétrospective historique

(pp. 95-122); - Thompson. D.J.: Sexual size

1989 dimorphism in Coenagrion puella (L.) (Zy- — goptera: ) (pp. 123-131); - (7095) (Anonymous), 1989. Rote Lisle Bedrohte Ulzeri, C. & L DeU'Anna, Wandering and

Tier- und Pflanzenarlenim Saarland. Minister territoriality in Libellula depressa L. (Anis-

für Umwelt, Saarbrücken. 127 pp. ISBN none. optera: Libellulidae)(pp. 133-147).

With reference the listed in OA 519 to papers

and M. 4415, the odon. chapter (pp. 46-49) was (7097) ALTMÜLLER, R„ M, BREUER &

prepared by A. DIDION (Scheidter Str. 273, RASPER, 1989. Zur Verbreitung und Si-

D-6602 Dudweiler) and J. GERSTNER 25 tuation der Fliessgewässerlibellen in Nieder-

listed in diverse list is sachsen. NaiSchulz spp. are categories. The Informalionsdiensl Nie-

considered it is dersachs. fold. col. "preliminary", and emphasised 9(8): 137-176, map (62x70

that the and — most of riverine mooreland spp. cm) excl. (Fachbehörde f. Naturschutz,

have apparently become extinct prior to the Niedersächs. Landesverwaltungsamt,Postfach

first odon. inventarisation in Saarland (ERG) 107, D-3000 Hannover- 1, FRG). — Available

in 1973. (Cf. also OA 6629,7114), also from the SIO, Bilthoven.

small This is a "monograph" on the rheo-

IN odon. Lower (7096) ADVANCES ODONATOLOGY, Vol. 4 philous spp. of Saxony, FRG,viz,

(148 pp.), Dec. 1989. Edited by J. Legrand, Calopteryx virgo, C, splendens, Platycnemis

published by the Societas Internationalis O- pennipes, , C. mercuriale,

donatologica (S.I.O.), Paris. Price: Hfl. 125,-. Gomphus flavipes, G. vulgatissimus, Ophio-

— (Orders to the SIO Central Office, P.O. Box gomphus serpentinus, Onychogomphus for-

256, NL-3720 AG Bilthoven). cipatus, Cordulegaster boltonii, C. bidentatus

Beena, S„ A. Palavesam & J. Mulhukrishnan: and Libellula fulva. Regional distribution and

Satiation time and behaviour in the habitat and of each predatory status, ecology biology sp.

Lestes data the larva of Hagen (Zygoptera: are briefly dealt with. In addition to sp.

distribution col. Lestidae) (pp. 5-11); — Desforges. J. & J.-G. maps, a large map is provided,

Pilon: de la the of all Étude croissance postembry- showing known occurrence the spp.

onnaire de Libellula Julia Uhler en milieu on the selected streams in Lower Saxony.

contrôlé (Anisoptera: Libellulidae) (pp. 13- - -25): Johnson. D. M. & P. H. Crowley: Aten (7098) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTERNA-

year study of the odonate assemblage of Bays TIONAL ODONATA RESEARCH IN-

Mountain Lake, Tennessee (pp. 27) — Joseph. STITUTE. No. 2 (1987-1988), 1989. Soc. Int. OdonatologicalAbstracts 203

Odonatol. (S.I.O.), Gainesville, FL, USA. addition to the checklist ofall known records,

Vl+20 — Orders the S.l.O. the of pp. (Standing to notes on autecology some spp. are

Central Office, P.O. Box 256, NL-3720 AG provided and the complete regional bibli-

Bilthoven; price: Hfl. 15.- net). ography is given.

Dunkle, S. W. & M.J. Westfall: Annualreport

1.0. 1987-1988 (pp. 1-8; Introduction, (7102) BECK, C.H., [Publisher], 1989. Nalurschutz.

Present Future Field und der facilities. facilities. re- Naturschutzgesetze des Bundes

search, Lodging, Visitors, Archives, Service to Lander. Bundesarlenschulzverordnung. Was-

1.0. Donations from the l.O.R.I., Do- hingloner Artenschulzubereinkomtnen. (4th

nations to the l.O.R.I. collection. Financial ed.). Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag,

donations, Financial — Odonata München. XXXII+512 ISBN 3-423- report). pp. — species in the l.O.R.I. collection (pp. 8-16); -05528-6, — Price in FRG: DM 14.80 net.

Primary Odonata type specimens in the A completecollection ofauthentic texts ofthe

Florida State Collections of international conventions relative to nature

and curated by the l.O.R.I. (pp. 17-20). species conservations as ratified by the

FRG, and of German national and state legis-

(7099) AUE, N„ D. DRESCHER & K. VO- lation in this field. The introductory outline of

1989. the WINKEL, Zoologische Untersuchungen operation of the German conservancy legal

auf rekultivierten Flächendes Braunkohlen-ta- State A. ix- system (by Secretary Ebert; pp. Borken Nord hessen. gebaugebietes / Poster -xxxi) and a subject index facilitate the use of

the The Verb. Ges. Okol., Essen 18: 67-71. (With Engl, book. odon, are listed on p. 150. The

s.). — (II. Zool. Inst., Univ. Gottingen, list of legally recognized specialists for various

Str, D-3400 the Convention Berliner 28, Gottingen, ERG). animal groups re Washington

In the in the and the Federal Nature Act recently formed acidic ponds re- Conservancy

cultivation area ofa brown coal mine, Borken, ("Lists der anerkannten Sachverständigen”)

evi- include Northern Hesse, ERG, 15 odon. spp. were does not a qualifiedodonatologist.

denced (but are not listed here),ofwhich only 1

Chemical sp. appears autochthonous. para- (7103) BELYSHEV, B.F., A.Yu. HARITONOV,

meters of the habitat aregiven in some detail. C.N. BORISOV, Z.D. SPUR1S, G.A. MA-

ZOHIN-PORSHNYAKOV, P.A, MOKRU-

(7100) BANNING, M„ 1989. Limnologische Unter- SHOV, R.S. PAVLYUK, L.N. PR1TYKINA,

suchung des Ehrbaches und seiner Ne- G.l. RYAZANOVA, E.S. SHALOPENOK,

benbäche im Hunsrück. Fauna Flora Rhein- A.D. PISANENKO, G.A. SUHACHEVA, - land-Pfalz 5: 567-580. (With Engl. s.). l.N. HARITONOVA, V.V. ZAIKA & L.l.

(Schönecker Str. 31, D-5401 Gondershausen, FRANCEV1CH, 1989. Fauna i ekologiya

ERG). strekoz, — [Fauna and ecology of dragon-

and C. Lists Cordulegaster bidentatus boltonii ßies], Nauka, Novosibirsk. 206 pp., 7 pis

excl. — ISBN (Rhineland-Palatinate,ERG). 5-02-028931-0. — Price in the

USSR (hard cover): Rb 3.70. — (Available

(7101) BATTIN, T„ 1989. Überblick über die Libel- from the SIO, Bilthoven).

lenfauna der Insel Kreta Z. The (Insecta: Odonata). SIO emblem appears on the cover of the

52-64. ArbGem. dsl. Ent. 41(1/2): (With Engl, book, which was edited by V.G. Mordkovich,

s.). — (Leopold-Ernst-Gasse 17/6, A-1170 and presents a review of the achievements of

Wien). Soviet odonatology. Different fields of re-

The odon. of the Island of search fauna (29 spp.) are covered by the respective specialists.

Crete, is Anax A. Greece, reviewed; parthenope, Haritonov, Yu: Preface (pp. 3-4; a brief

Hemianax ephippiger, Sympetrum striolatum outline of the odonatologyin the USSR, with

and annulata the Trithemis are reported for considerable emphasis on the SIO); — Part I:

first time. The taxonomic status of Calopteryx History of research, composition and genesis of

splendens cretensis Pongracz is discussed. In the fauna: Spun's, ZD..-The European USSR 204 Odonatological Abstracts

(pp, 6-11); — Belyshev, B.F., A. Yu. Haritonov incl. , Somatochlora

& The USSR 6- arctica Leucorrhinia The S.B. Borisov: Asiatic (pp. and pectoralis. pre-

small -31; arranged region-wise); — Belyshev, B.F.. viously populations of Aeshna juncea

A. Yu. Haritonov, I.N. Haritonova & S.N. and Leucorrhinia dubia greatly increased and

The the fauna Borisov: composition of USSR spread over the new man-made habitats. The

with checklist of all fauna is with the unaffected (pp. 31-43; a spp., compared adjacent

annotated per region); Pritykina, L.N.: Schwarzes Moor.

Dragonfly paleontology and evolution (pp. 33,

1-7 B.F. 1989. 44-59, pis excl.); — Belyshev. & A. Yu. (7105) BOND, K.G.M., Aeshnacyanea(Muller)

Haritonov: ofthe boreal Origin fauna (pp. 59- (Odonata: Aeshnidae) a dragonfly new to

-66). — Part II: Ecology and behaviour; Ha- Ireland. !r. Nat. J. 23(2): 73-74.—(Dept Zool.,

ritonov, A. Yu. & S.N. Borisov: Dragonfly phe- Univ. Coll., Cork, Eire).

— The in A dead collected nology (pp. 67-76); main rhythms freshly 9 was in Cork city on

dragonfly activity (pp. 77-85); — Ryazanova, Oct. 17, 1988. The meteorological conditions

G.A. G.l. & Mazohin-Porshnyakov:Spatial or- on and close before that date were particularly

ganisation in larval populations (exemplified favourable for insect migrationto Ireland from

the — Mo- the SE. on genus Calopteryx) (pp. 85-91);

krushov, P.A.: The role of vision in dragonfly

behaviour (pp. 92-108); — Mokrushov, P.A. & (7106) BROOKS, S.J., 1989. The dragonflies

of LI. Francevich: Behaviour studies in the genus (Odonata) London; the current status. Land.

68: Sympetrum (pp. 108-118). — Part 111: The Naturalist 109-131, I col. pi. exd. — (Dept

role of dragonflies in biotic communities: Ent., Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist., Cromwell Rd,

Pavlyuk, R.S.: Dragonfly parasites (pp. 118- London SW7 5BD, UK).

-141); — Suhacheva, G.A.: A review of the The Odon. occurring within 20 mi of St Paul’s

available evidence on the dragonfly trophic re- Cathedral were surveyed during 1983-1988.

lationships (pp. 142-148); — Shalopenok, ES. Records were received from over 500 localities,

& A.D. Pisanenko: 33 of An attempt at the eva- representing about % the survey area. 25

the role found luation of of dragonfliesin the Byelo- spp. were to be breeding. Of these, 11 are

- russian aquatic habitats (pp. 148-158); common and widespread, but 10 are restricted

V. the theresults Zaika, V: Preliminary report on to a few sites only. By comparing of

the dragonfly fauna in the West Siberian aquatic present survey with the last comprehensive

communities — London-area (pp. 158-160). Bibliography survey by C. Longfield (1949,

(pp. 161-205; 887 titles). — This is an excellent Land. Naturalist 28: 80-98) it has been possible

the presentation of Soviet odonatology. In its to assess changes in odon. distribution over

the book in the last 40 of scope, is unique odonatological yr. Many the nationallycommon

literature, though, unfortunately, the title does spp. have remained static and some have even

the of the work. increased. the have not really cover scope However, most of rarer spp.

declined and 2 have apparently become extinct.

(7104) SENKEN, T„ 1989. Der Einfluss der Renatu-

rierungsmassnahmen auf die Libellenfauna des (7107) CAO, Y. & Z. ZHENG, 1989. A new species of

Rotes Moor. 121-147 the NSG Telma (Beiheft) 2: genus Davidius from Shaanxi (Odonata:

(With Engl. s.). — (Milchstr. 7, D-7800 Gomphidae). Entomolaxonomia 11(1/2): 1-4.

Freiburg, FRG). (Chin., with Engl. s.). — (Dept Biol., Shaanxi

The odon. fauna in the Rotes Moor, Hessen, Teachers’ Univ., Xi’an, P R. China).

FRG, D. was seriously threatened by peat cutting qinlingensis sp. n. (holotype ß: Shaanxi,

and drainage. In 1984, the ditches were Ningshaam, 15-VI-1983, $ allotype: same lo-

several several of dammed and new stretches of water cality, 14-VI-I983, paratypes both

were created. The odon. communitywas inves- sexes, all deposited in the authors’ inst.) is des-

cribed tigated during 1987-1988. 18 spp. were re- and figured. The features distinguishing

the D. corded, mostly in eutrcphic marginalareas. it from nanus Sei. and D. moiwanus OdonatologicalAbstracts 205

Okumura de les insectes à arestated. (’’Eviter tuer faciles identifier),

will be As far however, contraproductive. as at

(7108) CARL, M., 1989. Aquatische Insekten ausdem all traceable, most ofthe mystifications in the

Irak: ihre Verbreitung und Lebensräume literature concern ’’easy to identify spp.”, spe-

of (Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Heteroptera, Cole- cimens which were not collected. The nu-

other optera, Diptera). NachrBI. bayer. Em. 38(1): merous arguments againstthis provision

12-20. (With Engl. s.). — (Zool. Staats- cannot be listed here. On the other hand, it

sammlung, Münchhausenstr. 21, D-8000 would be opportune to recommend that, ba-

München-60, ERG). sically, the publication of any sp. name be

Anax based parthenope, Crocothemis chaldaeorum on identifiable voucher specimens. As

and Orthetrum taeniolatum are listed from a soon as published, these become plesiotypes,

few localities in Iraq. hence, whenever required, they must be

available for re-examination. Consequently,

(7109) CARL, M., 1989. The ecology ofa wadi in Iraq the ultimate deposition of all published ma-

with particular reference to colonization stra- terial in a public (institutional) collection

of should be endeavoured. Instead tegies aquatic macroinvertebrates. Arch. Hy- of generalre-

499-515. — strictions the collectors should drobiol. 116(4): (Zool. Staats- on collecting,

sammlung, Münchhausenstr. 21, D-8000 be put under "moral obligation” to imme-

München-60, FRG). diately and properly label their material with

Larvae of and Anax parthenopeare reported from adequate legible locality data, insuring

channel the a (containing water throughout the therewith documentation value of each

and year), those of Crocothemis chaldaeorum specimen. Such anobligation alone would in

and Orthetrum taeniolatum from temporary many cases automatically preclude excessive

20 km NE The collectors should be made pools in a wadi, located ca. ofBaiji. collection. also

aware oftheir moral obligation to make arran-

H.-f. & that material lost is de- (7110) CHAO, Z.-y. LIU, 1989. One new gements no gets or

the when the becomes species of genus Lamelligomphus stroyed original owner

(Odonata: Gomphidae). Entomotaxonomia unable to curate the collection. While the

11(3): 177-179. (Chin.,with Engl. s. & Engl. fig. owner ofany material should feel bound by the

— Control Res. "code of ethics” to assistance captions). (Biol. Inst., Fujian render to any

Agric. Coll., PRC-350002 Fuzhou, Fujian). qualified bona-fide worker requiring material

L. choui the that sp. n. (holotype ß: Huangshan, for examination, Abstracter feels at

least Anhuei prov., alt. 750 m, 20-VII1-1964) is des- some aspects of the commercial insect

cribed fairs should be mark. — and figured. The new sp. is probably put under a question

closely related to Nepogomphus hainanensis In the appendices a directory is given ofSwiss

Chao and N. ringens (Needham), but can be governmentalconservancy institutions and the

differentiated from both of them in lacking legally protected insect taxa are listed. Odon.

branch the the posterior of anterior hamulus. collecting is free, save for the cantons ofSchaff-

hausen and Vaud, where all spp. are under

legal "protection”. As demonstrated in the (7111) COMITÉ DE LA SOCIÉTÉ ENTOMO-

listed in OA the effect of this LOGIQUE SUISSE, 1989. Code de conduite paper 5137,

les ’’protection” is nil. pour entomologistes suisses. Bull, romand

Ent. 7(2); 87-92.

(7112) CONTACTBLAD NEDERLANDSE LI- To the Abstracter it is not clear whether this is a BELLEN0NDER70EKERS — [Newsletter proposed discussion draft, or the final ’’legal” of the Netherlands Dragonfly No. text of a Swiss entomological ’’code of Workers],

18 (Nov., 1989) (Dutch). — Miss K. conduct”. The recommendations are rather (c/o

Verspui, Westerkade 27 bis, NL-3582 CA general and ’’moderate”, and they are most Utrecht). certainly spontaneously practised by the vast

After almost 2 decades of odonatol. majority of field workers. Provision 2.1 activities, 206 Odonatological Abstracts

Mrs M. Verdonk has resigned from the coordi- mining area of Heinitz nr Neunkirchen,

nation office of the Netherlands odon. re- Saarland, FRG, was studied systematically

cording scheme, operating in the framework of during 1982-1986. The faunal composition of

Invertebrate Her various and the European Survey. re- localities different habitats is

taken sponsibilities were over by M. Wasscher, analysed. Of particular interest are locally rare

who is highlighting in the present issue (pp. spp. such as , Libellula

her fulva and Orthetrum coerulescens. 3-4) numerous services to Dutch odona-

Member the SIO tology. She is a Charter of

the the and her monograph on status of (7115) DONNELLY, T„ 1989. 1989 collecting European odon fauna (cf. OA 6181) published summary. Privately circulated, 1 p. (2091

with Dr J. Tol is a milestone in jointly van Partridge Lane, Binghamton, NY 13901,

odon. conservation. The present setup Europ. USA).

of the Conlacihlad was also one of her nu- Deals with noteworthy records in New York, The initiatives. — issue contains the merous northern Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Ve-

traditional book review (M. Wasscher. H. nezuela. The erroneous identifications of some

and records The adult Verhaar) sections. the New York gomphids in State Museum are

odon. in the Netherlands lasted in 1989 season as follows: 2 "Gomphus adelphus" (Kenwood

from Apr. 18 (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) to Nov. and Bethlehem) are G. vastus. The Bethlehem The 2 mixta, Sympetrum vulgatum). record of G. (Aeshna plagiatus is spiniceps, and a

is section brief abstracts of novelty a presenting specimen without locality (but presumably

9 odonatol. M. Sc. dissertations, submitted at fron nr Albany) is close to G. abbreviatus, but

the Netherlands Universities since 1985, which might be a new sp.

H. Verhaar was compiled by (pp. 13-15).

Zur (7116) FERWER, W., 1989. Libellenfauna von

DAVID, S., 1989. (Odonata) dolni (7113) Vâzky Gewassern der Stadt Bergisch Gladbach.

câsti nivy Ipl’u. — Libellen (Odonata) des Verb, westdt. 117- Em Tag. Diisseldorf, pp.

unteren Teiles der (Slowakei). Zhor. Ipel’-Au -130. — (Römerfeld 10, D-5060 Bergisch slov. ndr. Muz. (Prir. Vedy) 35:51-74. (Slovak, Gladbach, FRG).

with Ger. — (Tekovské Müzeum, CZ-934 s.). The odon. fauna of the city of Bergisch 69 Levice). Gladbach, FRG (32 spp.) is listed and briefly

The odon. fauna (33 spp.) of the lower part of discussed.

the Ipel' backwaters, Slovakia, Czecho-

is treated. The bio- slovakia, monographically (7117) FOX, A.D., 1989. Ischnura pumilio (Char-

composition of the fauna is — geographic pentier) (Odonata: Coenagriidae) a wan-

and several odon. analysed, communities, as dering opportunist? Em. Rec.J. Var. 101(1/2):

revealed defined. - by a computer analysis, are 25-26. (Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge, Glou-

features of the ultimate larval Structural cester, GL2 7BT, UK). instars of Gomphus vulgatissimus, G. si- Since I. pumilio rapidly colonises newly- millimus, Onychogomphus forcipatus, Cor- -formed biotopes, while thecolonies tend to die

dulia aenea and Orthetrum brunneum are out after a few years, it must be dispersive and.

figured. it is indeed, often recorded in areas far from the

nearest known colonies. However, it has such HANDKE & P. (7114) DIDION, A., K. weak that it flight seems an unlikely long- ALM UND, 1989. Die Gewässer im Bereich K -distance migrant. In this note, 3 observations

Lebensraum der Grube Heinitz, ein vieler ge- that are recorded, suggesting the sp. may be Libellenarten. Noliz. fährdeter Faun.-flor. able In to cover substantial distances. all cases, Author: Ma- Saarland 21(1/2): 17-30. (First after brief from water’s a initial flight away the rienstr. 23, D-6650 Homburg, FRG). the flew edge, dragonfly directly upwards very The odon. fauna of 14 (34 spp.) ecologically On all 3 occasions the weather rapidly. was situated in diverse water bodies the opencast similar: high midday temperature and little Odonatological Abstracts 207

wind, leading to the development of strong la faune entomologique suisse, 1987. Bull,

thermal currents. It is suggested that the usual romand Em. 7(2): 93-102. — (Inst. Zool.,

weak, erratic of Univ. Neuchâtel, CH-2000 manner flight may have Neuchâtel).

in Contains 8 odon. titles I adaptive significance signalling to conspe- on Switzerland, on

and 1 the East — cifics its presence at small isolated pockets of Liechtenstein on Middle (!).

It I. OA suitable habitat. seems that pumilio does (For 1986, cf. 6590).

possess a means of dispersal, taking advantage

of hot still weather to leave a suitable habitat (7122) GOLDAMMER, L., 1989. Die Libellen des

Raumes. (having presumably first attempted to re- Dudweiler Faun.-flor. Noth.

and 30-36. produce) disperse elsewhere (not merelyas Saarland 21(1/2): —(Scheidterstr. 100,

but newly emerged tenerals, also as full adults) D-6600 Saarbrücken, FRG).

List by strong upward flight, taking advantage of of 25 spp., with comments, from 30 loca-

the the upward thermal currents. lities in Dudweiler area, Saarland,FRG.

(7118) FRANKOVlC, M. & R. JUREClC. 1989. (7123) GORB, S., 1989. Litayuchidrakoni. —[Flying

Comparative cytogenetic analysis of ka- dragons]. Ridna Prir. 89(3) 72: 32, 1 col. pi.

ryotype morphology and organization in excl. (Ukrainian). — (Inst. Zook, Biol. Fac.,

males of species Libellula depressa L. and L. Lenin St. 15, USSR-252601 Kiev-30).

fulva Müll. (Insecta: Odonata). Period. Biol. A nice presentation of dragonflies and odona-

32-33. 91(1): — (Dept. Anim. Physiol., Fac. tology, directed at the biologically interested

Sei., Univ. Zagreb, Croatia). Ukrainian reader. It contains references to the

A slightly enlarged and combined version of Japanese Aka Tombo tradition, to the

the notes listed in OA 5653 and 5923, with German Species Conservation Act, to the SIO

spermatocyte micrographs and idiograms of and some ofthe journals, etc.

the 2 spp.

(7124) GRACILE. [Newsletter of Odonatology].

(7119) FRASERIA. Newsletter of the S.1.0. Re- Published by the Kansai Research Group of

gionalOffice in Southern Asia, No. 17 (Dec. I, Odonatology, Osaka, No. 42 (Dec. I, 1989).

1989). — (c/o Dr B.K.Tyagi, SIO ROSA, Plot (Jap., with Engl, titles). — (c/o K. Tani, 129

No. — 155, Street 7, Milkman Colony, Jodhpur- Jizo-cho, Nara, 630, JA; outside Japan:

-342003, India). c/o K. Inoue, 5-9, Fuminosato 4-chome,

Srivaslava, V.K. &. B.K. Tragi: Tenth Interna- Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545, JA).

tional of Symposium Odonatology; a report Shimura, S. & S. Kondoh: Egg stage duration

and (pp. 73-75); - Tyagi, B.K.: The Third Indian egg size ofSympetrum species (pp. 1-5); —

Symposium (Erode, Tamilnadu; January 29- Kondoh. S.: Trigomphus interruptus emerged

— from -31, 1990) (p. 75); New dragonflybooks (pp. larvae caught in Awaji Island (pp. 6-7);

— More the S.: of the the 75-76); references to Nepalese Nishu, Report survey trip on

Odonata in British Dragonfly Society News- odonate fauna of Awaji Island, Hyogo Pre-

letter No. 1889 in 1989 16, (p. 76); — Indian Odona- fecture (7) spring, (pp. 8-14); — Report

tology, vol. 2 is out (p. 76). of the survey trip on the odonate faune of

in Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture (8) summer,

1989 — (7120) FRIGG, J., 1989. Es begann am Spitzmeilen. (pp. 15-19); Shimura, 5.;Report ofthe

Terra plana 89(4): 10-15. — (Hôflistr. 3, CH- additional survey trip on the odonate fauna of

-9425 Thal /SG). Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture: Sympetrum

and Contains a portrait of, a few biographic frequens found (p. 20); — Boh. H.: Male Ana-

notes on the Swiss odon. collector H. daeschna martini saved 21- Spoerry- my brandy (pp.

-Jacob dealt with in -22); — S.: ofthe (1869-1907), Notul. od- Nishu, Report survey trip on

onalol. 2(1985): 103. the odonate fauna ofAwaji Island, Hyogo Pre-

fecture (9) in early autumn, 1989 (pp. 23-37);

(7121) GEIGER, W„ 1989. Bibliographie concernant Inoue, K.: Sympetrum frequens in Awaji 208 Odonatological Abstracts

Island, Hyogo Prefecture (pp. 38-40); — (7126) IHSSEN, G., E. KAPPES & W. KAPPES,

Shimura, S. & S. Kondoh: Aeshna juncea 1989. Florida: naiurkundliche Reisenotizen, - found at Mt Rokko, Hyogo Prefecture (pp. 25. Dezember 1988 6. Januar 1989. Zoo-

— A F. 40-41); naze, N. & Yamauchi: Ceri- logischer Teil. 11+74 pp. Privately published,

agrion nipponicumfound at Wakayama City, Hamburg. — (First Author: Heisterkamp 18,

Wakayama Prefecture (pp. 42-43); D-2000 Hamburg-63, FRG; — Copies

Shimura. S.: Ictinogomphus pertinax col- available from: W. Kappes, Holstenstr. 157,

lected at Yadogawa River, Osaka Prefecture D-2000 Hamburg-50/Altona, FRG).

— K. &./. C. Lien:Additional southern (p. 43); Maisuki, Brief diary of a Christmas trip to

and notes on the platyenemidid damselflies of Florida, with extensive comments on, pho- — Taiwan (pp. 44-49); Nagase, K.: Repro- tographs of 28 seasonal odon. spp., incl. the

ductive in Asiatic Crocothemis servilia. competition swimming pools among

dragonfly species; what occurring in large

cities (pp. 50-51). (7127) INDIAN ODONA TOLOGY. Journal of the

South Asian Regional Office of the Interna-

(7125) HAMILTON, J.D. & R.D. MONT- tional Odonatological Society (S.I.O.), — GOMERIE, 1989. Population demography, Jodhpur, Vol. 2 (Dec. I, 1989). (Orders

and sex ratio in a neotropical damselfly outside India to: SIO Central Office, P.O. Box

(Odonata: Coenagrionidae)in Costa Rica. J. 256, NL-3720 AG Bilthoven, The Nether-

irop. Ecol. 5: 159-171. (Dept Biol,, Queen’s lands).

K7L M.: notes Univ., Kingston, Ont., 3N6, CA). Hdma'ldinen. Synonymic on some

the of the Throughout the latter part of dry season species genus Mortonagrion(Zygopte-

(Jan.-Apr., 1985, 1986), the demography of ra: Coenagrionidae) (pp. 1-4); — Kumar, A.:

Life ofTramea mature adults of a small population of Argia history Virginia (Rambur) from

chelata was studied along a stream at Mon- Dehradun, India (Anisoptera; Libelullidae) - teverde. Costa Rica. Males defended sunlit (pp. 5-14); Mahalo, M.: Dragonflies of

spots along the stream between 1030 h and Kathmandu Valley, Nepal (pp. 15-20); — Pa-

1400 h central standard time each day and lavesam, A., S. BeenaSiJ. Mulhukrishnan: Ki-

females netic of in the visiting these spots were soon mated. properties phosphatases nymph

By individually marking all mature adults in of Mesogomphus lineatus Selys (Aniso-

the that there — populationit was found was nosig- ptera: Gomphidae)(pp. 21-26); Srivaslava,

V.K.: Internal of female nificant difference between the sexes in daily genital organs

rates (0.85 for $, 0.86 for $). Lifetime mating Copera marginipes (Rambur)(Zygoptera: Pla-

success was positively correlated with longevity tycnemididae) (pp. 27-35); — Srivaslava. V.K.

in B.K. External of both $ and $, but the ability of<5 toobtain a Si Srivaslava: genital organs

female mate appeared to be independent of age. Copera marginipes (Rambur) (Zy-

the — Ba- Although sex ratio at emergence was 1:1, goptera: Platycnemididae) (pp. 37-42);

of Gandhi, Murlidhar that mature adults at the stream was salingappa. S., M R. K.S.

biased V. strongly ß (87% ß), perhaps as a result & Modse: Preliminary observations on

of total Lestes data a longer or more risky prereproductive lipid changes in Hagen

related the different hours of the period in females to costs of egg during day (Zygoptera:

formation. It is argued that the strongly ß- Lestidae) (pp. 43-44); — Bhargava, R. N.: On a

collection of Odonata from West -biased sex ratio has important effects on the Kameng

of this Arunachal Pradesh — mating system sp. in that the$ contact- district, (pp. 45-46);

-guards the 9 for the entire oviposition period Prasad. M.: A note on the seasonal fluctuation

each day. Although this limits each ß to of some Odonata around a perennial pond at

with India — M. mating I 9 Per day, it probably ensures Calcutta, (pp. 47-48); Thomas, Si

in the that the ß will fertilize most of the eggs laid by M. Gladstone: Odonata occurring

the $ that day. Madras Christian College Campus, South

India (pp. 49-50). OdonatologicalAbstracts 209

(7128) JÖD1CK.E, R., 1989. Die Bestandsituation (7133) KRONER, U„ 1989. Zur Verbreitung, Bio-

von Libellula fulva Müller, 1764,in Nordrhein- logie und Ökologie der Späten Adonis-

-Westfalen. Verh. westdt. Em Tag, Dusseldorf, libelle, Ceriagrion tenellum(Odonata; Coena-

141-151. pp. — (Happelter 15, D-4054 grionidae) in Nordwesteuropa, insbesondere

Nettetal-1, FRG). im Gebiet zwischen Maas und Rhein. Verh.

The of L. fulva in Northrhine- — occurrence westdt. Em Tag. Dusseldorf, pp. 133-140.

-Westfalia is from 1908 list traced to present, a (Gelderner Str. 39, D-4050 Mönchengladbach-

of 31 current localities in the Nette and Niep- -4, FRG).

that the kuhlen areas is given, and it is stated The current distribution ofC. tenellum in NW

distribution and abundance of this in GDR. and in the Nether- sp. Germany, Belgium

Northrhine-Westfalia did decrease in the lands km and not is mapped on 10x10 grids

course of this century. analysed. The ecological requirements within

its northern and the range are described,

JÖDICKE, 1989. Die Odonatenfauna im heath (7129) R., emergence process at a locality in

Naturpark Schwalm-Nette — Beispieleiner in- northern Germany is evidenced in some detail

tensiven Flächenkartierung und Analyse der (cf. also OA 7003).

Bestandsentwicklung. Verh. westdt. Em Tag,

Dusseldorf, pp. 131-132. —(Happelter 15, D- (7134) KUHN, J., 1989. Spermienkonkurrenz bei

-4054 Nettetal-l,FRG). milteleuropaischen Zygoptera: ein Oberblick.

Concise ofthe monograph listed in Verh. westdt. summary Em Tag, Dusseldorf pp.

OA 7009. The latter has a more general title 174-201. (With Engl. s.). — (Abt. Wickler,

and a different authorship. Max-Planck Inst. Verhaltensphysiol., See-

wiesen D-8130 Starnberg-1, ERG).

W. 1989. clues (7130) KAPPES, E, & KAPPES, Canada: Morphological to sperm displacement

5. naturkundliche shown electron Fahrt nach Canada und ability are in scanning micro-

USA (Alberta, Idaho. Washington, British graphs of male genitalia in Calopteryx

15. - Columbia), Juli 13. August 1989. 58 pp. splendens, Lestes sponsa, L. dryas, Ischnura

Privately published, Hamburg. — (Hol- elegans, 1. pumilio, Coenagrionpuella, C. pul-

stenstr. 157, D-2000 Hamburg-50/Altona, chellum and C. mercuriale. The ability to

FRG). remove and/or reposition sperm of previous

of the with annotated checklists of males from the Diary trip, storage organs offemales prior

records. odon. to inseminatingthem requires further investi-

gation in Platycnemis pennipes. Phenomena,

(7131) KEIM, C, 1989. Les du and of gravières Verney. consequences unsolved problems zy-

Bull. Ligue valais. Protect. Nat. 23: 1-15. gopteran sperm competition are briefly re-

(Bilingual: Fr. & Germ.). — (c/o L.V.P.N., viewed. Zygoptera penis morphology

de la Cotzette rue 4, CH-1950 Sion). probably involves valuable taxonomic and

20 odon. recorded from the spp. were gravel phylogeneticpotentials.

pits of Verney, nr Martigny, Valais, Swit-

of which zerland, Lestes virens, Sympecma (7135) LATZMAN, M., 1989. How to make a fossil

and odonate Me- paedisca Sympetrum depressiusculum insect: reconstruction of a fossil

mentioned are (pp. 10-11). ganeura monyi Brongniart. Quart, young Em.

Soc. 6(4): 18-19. — (Author’s address not

1989. 100 of (7132) KELSEY, L.P., years contri- stated).

butions to the science and literature of ento- The natural size model made for the Mo-

mology through the pages of Entomological ravian Mus., Brno, Czechoslovakia is des-

News. — Em. News 100(5): 195-199. (Author cribed and photographs ofit are shown. deceased).

In first 100 the vols of Em. News, 66 new odon. (7136) LATZMANN, M. & J. RIHA, 1989. Ne-

were described. — spp. tradicni paleontologicka rekonstrukce. [An 210 Odonatological Abstracts

untraditional paleontological reconstruction], lologca, dated Feb. 12. 1990]: "In Sept. 1989

52-53. book was the IVth Int. Book Veda & livot 89(8): — (Czech.). — this presented at

in Rio de At the stand (Authors’ addresses not stated). Fair Janeiro. of my

A note on the same subject as in OA 7135, but publisher on the Fair, I maintained an

the all the spelling of the first author’s name is aquarium with aquatic insects men-

different here ! tioned in the book, incl. several dragonflies,

The which were seen by about 800 children.

(7137) LIU, Z.-y., 1989. Description ofa new species book is now in its 3rd ed„ 8000 copies having

in be of the genus Sinogomphus from China been sold 4 months, which may regarded

the standards. (Odonata: Gomphidae). Acta ertt. sin. 32(4): a success according to Brazilian

459-461. with — After the there followed series of (Chin., Engl. s.). (Shanghai Fair, a press

Inst. Acad. TV and discussions Ent., Sinica, Chungkin Rd (S) 225, interviews, programs

Shanghai, P.R. China). about the book with children in the schools

S. is described and where it had been Since shennongjianus sp. n. adopted. a green

both in figured from a series of sexes (holotype Aeshna has an important role the story,

activities in allotype $: China. Hubei prov., Shennongjia, these led to a tremendous increase

Sonbai, 8-V111-I983 and 5-VII1-I983, resp., the awareness of people, especially children,

In depositedin the author’s institution). The new about dragonfliesand their biology. some of

is with S. scissus the schools that I the children sp. compared (McL.). visited, prepared

exhibition for me an of posters, containing

(7138) LUTZ, H„ 1989. Die fossile Inseklenfauna drawings, pictures and texts about dragonfly

von Rott, In: W. von Koenigswald, [Ed.], biology. Although primarily aimed at children,

bei the book the adults Fossillagerstätte Rott Hennef am Sieben- is being appreciatedby too.

It tells the and gebirge, pp. 33-46, Rheinlandia Verlag, story of a boy a marmoset, his

Siegburg. — (Adelungstr. 50, D-6100 friend, who wander about the world in search

Darmstadt). of the single clean river that still exists. They

also For the description of the complete mo- come across a "travelling poet", who is

for clean order nograph cf. OA 7179. — This is a review ofthe looking a river in to regain his

insect and arachnid based write and fisherman, fauna, on an eva- inspiration to poems, a

all and luation of published unpublished ma- who is trying to get a fish. After several ad-

the collection of them become terial, incl. large G. Statz, now ventures, leading to acquainted

in Los Angeles. Odon. are represented by with the main ecological problems of rivers,

11.37% of the known fossils, making the they are about to die of thirst and pollution—

when Aeshna and them Upper Oligocène thanatocoenosis of Rott one a grean appears guides

the clean The of clean of most important European Tertiary finally to a river. concept a

the odon. assemblages. The immature stages are river is defined in terms of rich riverine

particularly well represented: in one site, close fauna of aquatic insects, inc. Hetaerina and

the the to 100 larvae were recovered from a surface of Argia. While swimming in river, boy

2 decides the ca 192 cm ). Of particular interest is the dis- to return to city to initiate a

of leaf with inserted clean the rivers ofthe and covery a zygopteran eggs. campaign to world,

For bibl.data the odon. the final of the book is — on primary papers on message positive".

this locality cf. OA 1 179. (Abstracter’s Note: The book is a literary mas-

terpiece and the first of this ’’dragonfly kind”

Omeninoe6rio. (7139) MACHADO, A.B.M., 1989. ever published. An Engl, translation ofthe text

Editera — and the 120 Lé, [The boy river], pp. is in preparation and attempts are being made

Belo Horizonte. ISBN none, (Port ). — (Pub- by SIO to mediate its publication in various

lishers: Av. Pedro II, C.P. 2585, BR-30730 other languages. The problems of water pol-

Belo Horizonte). lution in general, and the conservation of the

from Author’s Brazilian rain in "hot [Slightly modified personal forest particular are

the communication to Editor of Odona- topics” ofnature conservation worldwide, the- Odonatological Abstracts 211

refore this ’literary" approach is more than logues de France, No. 14 (Dec., 1989). —(c/o

alone. — 7 opportune Mulalis mutandis, the J.-L. Dommanget, rue Lamartine, F-78390

role the in this book is Bois plaid by dragonfly very d’Arcy).

similar in the Zuni to that Indian myth, listed Dommanget, J.-L: Editorial (pp. 85-86); —

in OA 6990). Boudet, J.-P.: Modifications apportées à la

d’eau la faune odonatologiqe d’un cours par

(7140) MACHADO, A.B.M., 1989. Studies on ne- construction du barragede la Rouvière (Gard)

Neoneura desana otropical Protoneuridae. 8. (pp. 87-89); - Balan(a, G. & M.-N. de Vis-

the sp. n. from Amazonian region (Odonata, scher: Observation de la ponte en tandem

Zygoptera). Revta bras. Ent. 33(2); 225-228.— d’Anax imperator Leach, 1815 dans l’Hérault

(Depto Zool., Inst. Cien. Biol., Univ. Fed. (34) (Odonata, Anisoptera;Aeshnidae) (p. 90);

Minas Gerais, C.P. 2486, BR-3I270 Belo Ho- Coppa, G.: Aménagement de biotopes à

odonates tourbières rizonte, MG). sur des de moyenne al-

The dans is described and from titude Ardennes — new sp. figured a les (08) (pp. 91-95);

series of <5, all from Igarapé Japu, between the Grand. D.: Sur la présence de Somatochlora

Desan village and the Uaupés R., at the Col- arctica (Zetterstedt, 1840) dans le département

ombian border, Amazonas, Brazil; holotype in de la Savoie (73) (Odonata, Anisoptera: Cor-

author’s coll., 5 unknown. Structurally it is (pp. 95-96); — Brunei. C., J.-L Dom-

related N. waltheri Sei. Male-Malherbe to manget, C. Dutreix, E. & G.

Tiberghien: Les odonates du lac de Grand-

WIL- (7141) MAIBACH, A., G. VONWIL & H. -Lieu, Loire-Atlantique (44) (pp. 97-104); —

DERMUTH, 1989. Nouvelles observations de • Francez, A.-J.: Odonates du Massif Central:

Hemianax ephippiger (Burm.) (Odonata, ou en est l’atlas? (pp. 105-108); — Dom-

Suisse évidence Anisoptera) en avec de déve- manget. J.-L: Rubrique bibliographique(pp.

loppement. Bull. Soc. vaud. Sci. nal. 79(4): 109-111); — Analyse d’ouvrage (1 1 l-l 12).

339-346, (With Engl. & Germ. s’s). — (First

Author: Mus. C.P. zool., 448, Ch-1000 (7144) McPEEK, M.A., 1989. Differential dispersal Lausanne-17). tendencies among Enallagma damselflies After than in 1989 more a century, May a (Odonata) inhabiting different habitats. Oikos

mature was recorded in Switzerland 56: Q again 187-195. — (Kellogg Biol Stn & Dept

In of that massive (Wallis). Aug, year, a Zool., Michigan St. Univ., Hickory Corners,

emergence of hundreds of individuals took Ml 49060, USA).

in the is place Reusstal, canton Aargau. It hy- The propensity and mechanism ofdispersal for

that the insects from pothesized immigrated adults of several nearctic Enallagma spp., northern and have rise Africa given to a local whose larvae are differentiallyable to survive

"population”. in fishless and fish-containing lakes, were

examined, 2 spp., found as larvae in fishless

(7142) MARTENS, A., 1989. Aggregation of and 2 found larvae in lakes lakes, spp., as sup- tandems of Coenagrion der pulchellum (Van porting well-developed fish faunas, dispersed Linden, 1825) during oviposition (Odonata; very few adults to adjacent lakes « I km

Anz. Coenagrionidae). Zool. 228(1/2): 124- Another apart). sp. found in winterkill lakes

-128. — Techn. Univ. (Zool. Inst., that periodically cycle between the fish-con-

Pockelsstr. D-3300 Braunschweig, 10a, taining and fishless condition, dispersed large Braunschweig, FRG). numbers of adults to adjacent lakes. The

It is experimentally demonstrated by using results of mark-release experiments suggested

dead mounted specimens, that the presence of that the fishless spp. inhabiting lakes cannot

a tandem of C. other pair pulchellum attracts discriminate between fishless and fish-con-

the pairs to same spot. lakes. differences in taining Species the pro-

to pensity disperse are attributed to the con- (7143) MARTINIA. Bulletin de liaison des Odonato- stancy of the fishless and fish-containing con- 212 Odonatological Abstracts

dition of the lakes inhabited by species. The Reserve, Kent. Em. Rec. J. Var. 101(5/6): 137,

mechanisms causing species differences in mo- — (I Windmill Close, Willesborough,

vement between lakes appear to be differences Ashford, Kent, TN24 OAU, UK).

in their propensity to leave natal lakes, andnot An interspecific tandem (both $!), Sym-

active selection of differirent lake striolatum types. petrum carrying Orthetrum coeru-

lescens, is briefly described. The pair continued

in tandem least the (7145) MÉTAYE, R., 1989. Odonates observés en for at 3 min, Orthetrum

1988 dans le départementde l’Aube. Bull. Em. remaining motionless, while the Sympetrum

95-100. champen. 5(3): — (307 rue du Fbg- repeatedly dipped the other’s abdomen into

-Croncels, F-10000 Troyes). the shallow waters ofthe mire.

With reference the OA to paper listed in 6768,

annotated list 19 10 an is presented of spp., (7149) PETERS, B„ 1989. Die Libellenarten

of which were not previously recorded from (Odonata) der Fliessgewässer in Bayern und

the département(France). ihre Eignung als Indikatoren für die Sa-

probität. Lauterbornia 2: 3-12. (With Engl. s.).

(7146) NAUMANN, CM.. 1989. [Buchbesprech- — (Herzog-Johann-Str. 20, D-8000 Miinehen-

ung], Askew, R.R., The dragonfliesof Europe. -60, FRG).

Mill, munch, enl. Ges. 79: 148. — (Author’s The indicator value for saprobity is tentatively

address assessed in 13 less not stated). more or rheophilic spp.

Extensive book review ofthe volume listed in (Bavaria, FRG).

OA 6357. The publication of a "Central

European", i.e. German edition is advocated, (7150) FOR, F.D., 1989. The legacy of Tethys. An

and concern is expressed about the ever in- aquatic biogeography of the Levant. Kluwer,

—ISBN creasing number of misidentifications caused Dordrecht. 216 pp. 0-7923-0189-7. —

the 150.- also the by use of widespread popular picture "field Price Hfl. net. Available from

guides” on European dragonflies. — (The Ab- SIO, Bilthoven. — (Author: Dept Zool.,

with stracter certainly agrees the latter view, Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem, Israel).

in addition to the ofidenti- The 1596 the though, inadequacy paper listed in OA may represent

fication by means of col. photographs, legal inception of the idea from which this mo-

restrictions and occasionally also still wide- nograph has ultimately developed. In the

the author spread [but at present probably decreasing] 1950s, in his native Romania, was

involved in odonatol. but "personal reservations” re specimen collecting actively research,

are likewise for the numerous iden- his into Israel he much responsible upon immigration very

tification in literature. errors the The rather expanded the scope of his activities in aquatic

of vernacular in "aggressively”advocated use biology. Consequently, the present work,

also be the considerations "nomenclature” is likely to contra- most of on the odon. are

productive where taxonomic precision is re- mainly based on the primary research of H.J.

quired). Dumont and W. Schneider.

(7147) NEUMANN, D„ 1989. Teiche als Sonder- (7151) RIDLEY, M„ 1989. The incidence of sperm

Natur biotope in forstlicher Rekultivierungen. displacement in insects: four conjectures, one

& Landschafl 64(10): 459-461. — (Zool. Inst., corroboration. Biot. J. Unn. Soc. 38(4): 349-

Univ. Köln, Weyertal 119, D-5000 Kôln-41, -367. — (Dept Anthropol. & Biol., Emory

FRG). Univ., Atlanta, GA 30322, USA).

4 4 odon. spp. are listed from the recent reculti- hypotheses explaining why the degree of

vation in the of differs in different insect ponds opencast mining area sperm displacement

tested and 8 odon. also Hambach nr Köln, FRG. spp. are spp. are con-

sidered among the 57 spp. of various orders

1989. the be (7148) ONSLOW, N„ Unusual pairing in studied. Though conclusions are to con-

Hothfield sidered evidence Odonata at Common Nature provisional, the suggests that Odonatological Abstracts 213

the differences are mainly related to the also provided.

female’s natural mating frequency, rather than

the the to spermathecal shape, or incidence of (7155) SANT, G.J. & T.R. NEW, 1989. Behaviour of

matingplugs or paternal investment. last instar Austrolestes psyche (Selys) larvae

(Odonata: Lestidae). Ausl. ent. Mag. 16(3):

& (7152) RÜPPELLG. O. F1NCKE. 1989. Mecisto- 63-68. — (Dept Zool., La Trobe Univ.,

gaster ornatus (): Flugver- Bundoora, Vic., 3083, AU).

und wiss. The halten Nahrungserwerb. Publ. behaviour of single and paired larvae was

Filmen (Biol.) 20(7): 3-15. (With Engl. & Fr. analysed from videotape records, and the re-

s’s). —(First Author: Zool. Inst., Techn. Univ. pertoires of postures and movements

Braunschweig, Pockelsstr. 10a, D-3300 compared with those recorded of other Zy-

Braunschweig, FRG). goptera. 13 distinct postures or motions were

No. 4 in Explanatory text for film E-2975 (Inst, found, of which did not occur isolated

elaborate Wiss. Film, Gottingen; no voice, 16 mm, larvae. Several body movements

7 The distribution be ’’Labial strike” is colour, min). geographic may agonistic displays.

and be and and general biology are outlined, the fo- presumed to aggressive was com-

and in the of raging flight is described analysed consi- monly followed by retreat response

derable detail. A detailed description of the swimming.

film and a comprehensive bibliography on the

also behaviour ofthis sp. are provided. (7156) SCHALLES, J.F. & DJ. SHURE, 1989. Hy-

drology, Community structure, and produc-

G. (7153) RÜPPELL. & O. F1NCKE, 1989. Mega- tivity patterns of a dystrophic Carolina bay

loprepus coerulatus (Pseudostigmatidae): wetland. Ecol. Monogr. 59(4); 365-385. —

Flug- und Fortpflanzungsverhalten. Publ. (First Author: Biol. Dept, Creighton Univ.,

wiss. Filmen (Biol.) 20( 10): 3-20. (With Engl. & Omaha, Nebraska 68178, USA).

Fr, s’s). — (First Author: Zool. Inst., Techn. A shallow, 5.4 ha dystrophic Carolina bay

Univ. Braunschweig, Pockelsstr. 10a, D-3300 wetland was studied (1974-1978) to test the

that and Braunschweig, FRG). premise biomass production are con-

for film Explanatory text No. E-2976 (Inst. strained by the stagnant hydrology and dilute,

Wiss. Film, Göttingen; Engl, or Germ., 16 mm, acidic chemistry of bay wetlands. The

A and low colour, 10.5 min). generalnote onbiology is autotroph biomass production were

and followed by a detailed description analysis and so was the secondary production. Animal

of behaviour and the in insects flight alternative repro- biomass was dominant (especially

ductive A detailed of of which strategies. description the odon., 6 spp. are listed) and sala-

film and a comprehensive bibliography on the manders. High turnover ofprey (largely midge

also behaviour ofthis sp. are provided. larvae and microcrustaceans) was implied by

the predator-dominantcommunity structure.

(7154) RÜPPELL, G.. R. RUDOLPH & H.

1989. HADRYS, Perithemis tenera (Libel- (7157) SCHELL, V.A. & J.J. KEREKES, 1989. Dis-

lulidae): Fortpflanzungsverhalten. Publ. wiss. tribution, abundance and biomass of benthic

3-10. Filmen (Biol.) 20(8): (With Engl. & Fr. macroinvertebrates relative to pH and nu-

s’s). — (Zool. Inst., Techn. Univ. trients in eight lakes ofNova Scotia, Canada.

Braunschweig, Pockelsstr. 10a, D-3300 Water Air Soil Pollul. 46: 359-374. —

Braunschweig, FRG). (Bedford Inst. Oceanogr., P.O. Box 1006,

Explanatory text for film No. E-3000 (Inst. Darthmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4A2. CA).

16 Wiss. Film, Gottingen; silent, mm, colour, The lakes investigated ranged widely in pH

14 min). The geographic distribution and ha- (3.6-6.3), total phosphorus (3.3-33.1 pgl 1)

bitats and the and ecology are stated, reproductive calcium (0.35-6.30 /rgl 1). Generally, ma-

and flight behaviour are described and ana- croinvertebrate diversity decreased with in-

lysed. A detailed description of the film is creased acidity, but the abundance and 214 Odonatological Abstracts

biomass controlled in coal appear by nutrient availa- former mining activities, and exhibit at

considered the features of bility. 9 odon. genera are (spp. present a natural backwater

Since odon. fauna names not stated). these are not adapted habitat. Their is analysed with

the of to coexist with fish populations, it was as- special reference to impact recreation.

sumed that odon. become earlier may more

abundant with the reduction offish predation (7161) SCHMIDT. E., 1989. Zur Odonatenfauna des

in Hechtmoores in acidified lakes. In the present study, they Angeln/Schleswig. Drosera — occur in higher densities relative to other ma- 89(1/2): 31-42. (With Engl. s.). (Biol.

croinvertebrates in the acidic lakes than in the Didaktik, FB 9. Univ. GHS Essen, Postfach

slightly acidic habitats. Their distribution, as 10-3764, D-4300 Essen, FRG).

ad- A annotated of 27 determined by the availability of food in thoroughly list spp., with a

dition abiotic discussion of to predation and some con- tentative management measures

be the overall ditions may limited by pro- (Angeln, Schleswig. FRG).

duction of the system.

(7162) SCHORR, K„ 1989. Erster Fund der Scha-

(7158) SCHMIDT. E„ 1989. Odonaten im NSG brackenlibellen Hemianax ephippiger (Bur-

Stallberger Teiche bei Siegenburg: Chancen meister. 1839) in Rheinland-Pfalz. Pfalzer - von Schutz- und Sanierungsmassnahmen und Heimal 1989(4): 173-174. (With Engl. s.).

Konflikte mit der Teichwirtschaft im (Im Engelstal 9, D-6750 Kaiserslautern, ERG).

The of Staatsforst. Verh. westdt. Em Tag. Dusseldorf. appearance H. ephippiger at Kaisers- — pp. 153-172. (Biol. Didaktik, FB 9, Univ. lautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, on Aug. 13,

CHS Essen, Postfach 10-3764, D-4300 Essen, 1989 is reported. This is said to represent the

ERG). 5th record of this migratorysp. in Germany.

Analysis ofthe habitat and the odon. fauna of

the 1989. Stallberg Fishponds nr Bonn, FRG, with (7163) SCHREMMER. F., Überwinterungs- - detailed considerations on the reconstitution strategie unserer Tiere Bekanntes und

ofthe mesotrophy and odon. conservation. weniger Bekanntes. Oko-L, Linz 11(4): 3-12. — (Seidengasse 13, A-1070 Wien).

(7159) SCHMIDT. E„ 1989. Projekt Regenrückhal- 8-9 Pp. contain a chapter on Sympecma

tebecken Rodderfeld in Rheinbach; Bericht brief fusca. includinga note on its behaviour in für 1989. In: K. Schwarzlose et al„ [Eds], Aus late-summer habitats (here given as "dry alpine 21-26. der Tätigkeit für Rheinbach 1989, pp. grasslands"). The author’s statement on ”2 ge- — Ver. Natur- & Umweltschutz, Rheinbach. nerations" of this sp. (in Austria) is of course (Publisher: Roidestr. 25, D-5308 Rheinbach, wrong.

FRG; — Author: Biol. Didaktik, FB 9, Univ.

GHS Essen, Postfach 10-3764, D-4300 Essen, (7164) SHERRATT, T.N. & I. F. HARVEY, 1989. FRG). Predation by larvae of Pantala flavescens the OA Progress report on project reported in (Odonata) on tadpoles of Phyllomedusa tri-

6777. lunulatum is the 1989 ad- Coenagrion nitatis and Physalaemus pustulosus: the in- dition ofthis to the odon. assemblage locality. fluence and of absolute relative density ofprey - on predator choice. Oikos 56: 170-176. 1989. Schluchlsee und Heider (7160) SCHMIDT, E., (Second Author; Dept Biol. Sei., Univ. Bergsee im Braunkohlenrekultivierungsgebiet Dundee, Dundee, DDI 4HN, Scotland, UK). der Ville bei Köln; Sekundärbiotope vom The Hlton-Greenwood model was used to

Charakter der Flussaltarme im Konflikt mit P. analyse prey selection behaviour. flavescens Verh. wesldl. Em Freizeitnutzungen. Tag, larvae showed a frequency-independent pre- Dusseldorf, pp. 103-116. — (Biol. Didaktik, ference for P. pustulosus tadpoles over P. tri- FB Univ. GHS Essen, Postfach 10-3764, 9, nitatis that increased with tadpoles prey D-4300 Essen, ERG). but There density, not significantly so. was no artificial Köln, ERG, The 2 lakes nr originated consistent frequency-dependent preference. Odonatological Abstracts 215

More — tadpoles were eaten early in the study, (Russ.). (Miera iela 19-6. USSR-229021

the and at night. Prey selection behaviour was Salaspils, Latvia).

and low total same during day night, but, at Descriptive review of the title listed in OA

of larvae less in It the density prey, the were selective 6178. is regretted that locality data are

a trial. not mentioned in the captions of the species

portraits.

(7165) SIOJA. [Information Bulletin ofthe SIO Na-

tional in 1989. J. Tol Office Japan], Osaka, 1989, No. I (7170) SPURIS, Z.D., [Recenzijas], van

(Dec. 10). (Jap,). — (c/o K. Inoue,5-9, Fumi- & M. Verdenk, The protection of dragonflies

nosato 4-chome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545, JA). (Odonata) and their biotopes. Lalv. Em. 32:

The few standard administrative items are 128. (Russ.). — (Miera iela 19-6, USSR-

followed by a comprehensive account on the -229021 Salaspils, Latvia).

Tenth Int. Symp. Odonatol. (Johnson City, Descriptive review of the volume listed in OA

A TN, USA). voluminous commercial sup- 6181.

plement is appended to the issue.

(7171) STOBBE, H., 1989. Herbstbeobachtungen in

(7166) SPURIS, Z.D., 1989. [Recenzijas], R.R. Südfrankreich: Libellen. Beobachtungen aus

Askew, The dragonflies of Europe. Lalv. Em. der Camargue und den Alpillen. Nalurk. — 32: 127-128. (Russ.). (Miera iela 19-6, Rundbriefi: 7-8. — (Holthusenstr. 4a, D-2000

USSR-229021 Salaspils, Latvia). Hamburg-67,ERG).

Book the OA Annotated of the late review of volume listed in 6357, list 8 spp. Of interest is

with of haemorrho- corrective notes on the distribution of seasonal record Calopteryx

Coenagrion johanssoni, Ischnura pumilio, idalis (several individuals on21-X-1989, Canal

Lestes virens, Sympecma annulata, Aeshna de Vergiere, Crau), and the record of He-

isosceles, A. mixta, Anax imperator, mianax ephippiger(Phare de la Glacholle).

Gomphus flavipes, G. vulgatissimus, Onycho-

gomphus forcipatus, Epitheca bimaculata, So- (7172) STÖCKMANN, A., K. STROSCHER & H.

matochlora arctica S. Leu- K.LUGKIST, 1989. Holz- , flavomaculata, Naturschutzgebiet

corrhinia albifrons, L. caudalis, L. pectoralis, wäldchen — Gestaltung einer Abgrabung im

and Libellula fulva. Siedlungsbereich nach tierökologischen Ge-

sichtspunkten. Poster Verb. Ges. Okol., Essen

(7167) SPURIS, Z.D., 1989. [Recenzijas], H. 18; 637-639. (With Engl. s.). — (Second

Bellmann, Libellen beobachten-bestimmen. Author: Inst. Allg. & Spez. Zool., Univ.

Em. D-6300 Lalv. 32: 126-127. (Russ.). — (Miera iela Giessen, Stephanstr. 24, Giessen,

19-6, USSR-229021 Salaspils, Latvia). ERG).

One of the reviews A brief is ofthe results ofthe most thorough yet pu- account presented

blished ofthe title listed in OA 6111. The publi- succession management in a man-made

cation of a Russian edition is recommended. habitat nr Krofdorf-Gleiberg, Giessen, ERG.

The locality has been brought under nature

1989. A. in 1983. So 21 odon. (7168) SPUR1S, Z.D., [Recenzijas], conservancy far, spp.

Maibach der of & C. Meijer, Verbreitungsatlas were evidenced (but are not listed here),

Libellen der Schweiz. Lalv. Em. 32; 129-130. which Erythromma viridulum, Ischnura

(Russ.). — (Miera iela 19-6, USSR-229021 Sa- pumilio and Orthetrum brunneum are con-

laspils, Latvia). sidered characteristic.

Comprehensive descriptive and informative

review ofthe work listed in OA 6134,6135. (7173) STRAKA, V., 1989. Anotovany prehlad

vdzok (Odonata) Pisecka. — [Annotated

(7169) SPURIS. Z.D., 1989. [Recenzijas], A. Pin- review of the dragonflies (Odonata) of Pisek],

ratana, B. Kiauta & M. Hämäläinen, List of Sbor. johoces. Muz. Ces. Budejovicich (Prir.)

the Odonata of Thailand. Lalv. Em. 32; 130. 29; 51-54. (Czech). — (Turcianske Muz., 216 Odonatological Abstracts

Engelsova 2, CZ-036 01 Martin). -48); — Naraoka. H.: Embryonic development

of with annotations and larval of Aeschna mixta soneharai Checklist 34 spp., onsome growth

— First of them, as recorded from the district of Pisek. Asahina (1989) (pp. 49-53); Kalo. T:

Czechoslovakia. record of Sympetrum fonscolombei (Selys)

from Shizuoka prefecture, central Japan (p.

53);- K.: Some (7174) TITTIZER, T„ F. SCHÖLL, M. Watanabe, dragonfly species

54- SCHLEUTER & H. LEUCHS, 1989. Beitrag expanding their range in the Ryukyus (pp.

— The issue also contains on the zur Kenntnis der Libellenfauna der Bundes- -56). notes

SIO and the 1989 Annual of wasserstrassen und angrenzender limnischer (p. 28) on meeting

89- Soc. Bereiche. Verb. EnlTag, Dusseldorf, pp. the Tokyo Odonatol. (p. 57. with a phot.).

-102. — (Bundesanst. Gewässerte., Kaiserin-Au-

TROCKUR, B„ 1989. Erstnachweis des Zwei- gust-Anlagen 15-17, D-5400 Koblenz, FRG). (7176)

The odon. fauna the flecks (Epitheca bimaculata Charpentier 1825, of (German) federal wa-

Aus- Insecta: Odonata), einer bundesweit vom terways and the adjacent limnic habitats is

sterben bedrohter Falkenlibelle, für das analysed, with detailed''locality data for 22

Saarland. Noliz. Saarland spp., of which 13 occur in the waterway ha- Faun.-flor. 21(1/2):

9 1-16. — (Schulstr. 4, D-6695 Tholey-Scheuern, bitats (rivers, canals), while spp. are peculiar

and to the adjacent backwaters, ponds gravel FRG). of E. bimaculata is The list includes 6 from the German A standing population re- pits. spp. from backwater of the Saar Red List, ported a locality

R„ E of Rehlingen,Saarland, FRG. The biol.,

habitat selection, described in (7175) TOM BO. ACTA ODONATOLOGICA. Pu- ecol., etc. are

considerable and the author's obser- blished by the Society of Odonatology,Tokyo. detail,

are with evidence published Vol. 32, Nos 1/4 (Dec. 25, 1989).—(c/o Dr S. vations compared

Asahina, Takadanobaba 4-4-24, Shinjuku-ku, previously. The appended bibliography re-

lative this in central is Tokyo, 169, JA). to sp. Europe appre-

ciable. Eda. S.: A pair ofSympetrumpedemontanum

datum the mud dose to the laying eggs into - (7177) TRUEMAN, J.W.H., 1989, A preliminary water (p. I; frontispiece col. phot.);

and second instar larvae Asahina, S.: A list of the Odonata recorded study of the eggs of

with to from Thailand. Part XX. Libellulidae-2 (pp. some Australian dragonflies, reference

and problems of libelluloid higher 2-14); — Libellula quadrimaculata Linné

Thesis Graduate its intraspecific forms (pp. 15-28); — Malsuki, (Odonata: Anisoptera). Dipl.

Austr. Natn, Canberra. X-H05 K.: Description of the possible larva of Plan- Sei., Univ., pp.

- Zool., Austral. Natn. Univ., aeschna ishigakiana ishigakiana Asahina (Dept

(Aeshnidae: Odonata) (pp. 29-32); Canberra, A.C.T. 2601 AU).

The of this work is to describe and Miyakawa. K.: Observations on Sympetrum objective

instar larvae of Au- frequens Selys inhabitingthe forest canopies in compare eggs and early

stralian Anisoptera with a view to making lowland Sayama Hills duringsummer (pp. 33-

— inferences rela- -38); Record ofdying matured dragonflies in concerning phylogenetic corduliine so between the the field (pp. 38-40); — Inoue, K.: Discovery tionships, especially

subfamilies and ’’lower" Libellulidae, The and description of andromorphic females of pre-

K. from and Mortonagrionhirosei (pp. 41-42); — Inoue, liminary impressions, gained egg

second instar summarised follows: & M. Aiura: Distribution records of drag- data, are as

(1) Phenetic distances between Aeshnoidea, onflies of Tsushima island, Nagasaki pre-

and Libelluloidea Cordule- fecture (pp. 43-45); — Asahina, 5.; Candidate Gomphidae, (incl.

gastridae) are roughly equal. — (2) Libellu- species of the Odonata to be listed in the Red

Y.: loidea is almost — Data Book of Japan (pp. 45-46); — Arai, certainly monophyletic. (3) the Tetra- Notes the and larval the subfamilies examined, on oviposition early stage Amongst

themistinae, and Libellulidae of Aeschnophlebia anisoptera (Selys) (pp. 47- Sympetrinae Odonatological Abstracts 217

form the an unresolved triad, sister group to Palaeonlographica 10: 247-269, 3 pis excl.).

which is Corduliinae. — (4) Amongst the sub- The excellent photograph of Celithemis cel-

the families examined, Synthemistinae is an lulosa (Hag.) was published previously by G.

Natur outgroup to the Corduliinae+Cordulephynae- Statz (1937, am Niederrhein 13: 1-16).

+Libellulidae. — (5) On the limited evidence In the concluding chapter, brief biographic

available, the Synthemistinaeis most probably notes and portraits are given of all primary

sister material. a group to Cordulegastridae, and the research workers on the Rott

Synthemistinae+Cordulegastridae is a sister

the remainder ofthe Libelluloidea. — Newsletter of the Canadian Na- group to (7180) WALKERIA.

If these preliminary findings could be con- tional Office of the International Odonato- — firmed, appropriatetaxonomic changes would logical Society, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Dec. 1, 1989).

include recognition of Carle’s superfamily (c/o Dr S. Cannings, Dept Zool., Univ. British

Gomphoidea, and restoration of the Synthe- Columbia, 6270 University Blvd, Vancouver,

mistinae to the family status. B.C., V6T 2A9, CA).

Cannings. R.: The Dragonfly Society of

— The (7178) VARZ1NSKA. R„ 1989. Constituent as- America (pp. 5-6); House N.: ecology

sembly of Odonatological Section. Veslis lalv. of Leucorrhinia hudsonica (Libellulidae) in

Zinai. Akad. 1989(12); 127. (Russ., with Newfoundland bog pools (pp. 6-7). — Latvian & Engl, title). (c/o Dr Z. Spuris,

Miera iela 19-6, USSR-229021 Salaspils, (7181) WHITE, D.S. & O.J. SEXTON, 1989. The

Latvia). Monarch butterfly (Lepidoptera: Danaidae)

The Section in for the Odonatological was set up as prey dragonfly Hagenius brevistylus

the Latvian Ent. Soc. on June 13, 1989. It is (Odonata: Gomphidae). Em. News 100(3);

headed by Dr Z. Spuris (address above) and 129-132. — (First Author: Hancock Biol. Stn,

has members St. KY an All-Union character, with Murray Univ., Murray, 32071, USA),

from European and Asiatic republics of the H. brevistylus was shown to prey on an apo-

USSR. Membership is open to all, and there sematic model, Danaus plexippus, when the

are no special fees. In the periodical Lalvijas butterfly’s densities were high. The mode of

number where Enlomologsa ofpages will be reserved prey capture and feeding, the butterfly’s

and the for publications by members. The Charter thorax abdomen are eaten first, avoids

contains the provision that the Head Office highest concentrations of cardenolide poisons

could move to any other Soviet Republic, stored in the wings and exoskeleton. The

when considered opportune, and theobjective feeding mode is virtually identical tothat ofthe

is expressed to develop the Section into the known vertebrate predators of Danaus.

USSR National Chapter of the S.I.O.

(7182) WIESMATH, I., 1989. Faunistisch-o'kologi-

(7179) VON KOENIGSWALD, W„ [Ed.], 1989. sche Untersuchungen über Libellen (Odonata:

Ron Fossillagerstdtle bei Hennef am Sieben- Zygoptera und Anisoptera) an Gewässern

im gebirge. Das Leben an einem subtropischen Raum Tübingen. Jh. Ges. Naturk. Wiirtt.

See vor 25 Millionen Jahren. Rheinlandia 144: 297-314. (Rossbergstr. 52, D-7400 Tubin-

82 — ISBN 3-925551- Verlag, Siegburg. pp. gen, FRG).

-10-7. — (Availablefrom theS.I.O., Bilthoven, The odon. fauna of 11 stagnicolous habitats in

at Hfl. 35.-). the Tubingen area, southern Germany, was

A popular monograph on geology and pale- studied during 1986-1987. To the 25 previously

of known ontology the renowned Upper Oligocène spp., Gomphus pulchellus is added.

lake FRG. The at Rott, chapter on insects The exuviae sex ratios in various spp. are dis-

the contains a brief review of odon. (cf. OA cussed. Based on cluster analysis an attempt is

made the 7138) which were worked out by C.G. Giebel to define composition of the odon.

Vol. (1856, Fauna der Vorwell. 2, pp. 273-289, assemblages of various habitats. Some conser-

and H.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig) Hagen (1863, vation problems are also briefly considered. 218 Odonatological Abstracts

"vul- (7183) [WILDERMUTH, H.[, 1989. Flugkiinstler can be categorized as "endangered",

und Umweltbarometer. In: C. Schnieper, nerable”, "rare” or "indeterminate" and also

Unsere Wildtiere: mil schweizer Forschern those that are probably extinct. On the "Of-

Vol. list of fauna threatened unterwegs, 2, pp. 24-43, Mondo-Verlag. ficial with extinction in

— Vevey. ISBN 2-88I68-I28-X. (Author: Brazil" are Leptagrion dardanoi Santos, L. si-

Mythenweg 20, CH-8620 Wetzikon). queirai Santos, asticta Sel. and

Based the renowned M. The on interviews with Swiss (probably extinct) pronoti Sjdst. insuf-

odon. ecologist and population biologist, the ficiently known odon. spp. are Acanthagrion

biology ofdragonfliesis outlined,partly exem- taxaensis Santos, Chalcopteryx seabrai Santos

plified by the results of Dr Wildermuth's & Machado and Mecistogaster amalia Burm.

research. — in — A.B.M. Machado the current This is a chapter a 2-vol. Prof. is President of

zool- work on current research of Swiss field the Fundagao Biodiversitas and the Coor-

ogists. directed at the generalreadership. dinator of the Brazilian Zool. Soc. Worker

Threatened He also Group on Species. is re-

of (7184) ZEEGERS, T., 1989. Zes zomerse insekten- sponsible for the inclusion the odon.taxa

kampen in de Famenne(B)meteenpogingtot listed.

indeling naar habitat. Six summer insect

in the Famenne G.H. & J.C 1990, camps (Belgium) — an (7186) BICK. BICK, Polythore

into habitats, from Peru (Odonata: Po- attempt at classifying [sic]. neopicta spec. nov.

Siridula 13(3): 83-103. (Dutch, with Engl. s.). lythoridae). Opusc. zool. flumin. 49: 1-7. -

— (Weegschaalstraat 207, NL-7521 CH En- (1928 SW 48th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32608,

schede). USA).

Contains list of 13 brief P. a odon. spp. and a Polythore specimens, designated picta

discussion of these. The material was collected (Rambur) by G.H. BICK. & J.C. BICK (1985,

and the observations carried out in July, 1982- Odonatologica 14: 1-28), differ from the P.

-1989. in the Bure-Tellin area, S. of Rochefort, picta (Rambur) holotype and from recently

collected from Luxemburg prov., Belgium. (1988-1989) topotypes French

Guiana. The Bick specimens belong to a new

1990 sp., neopicta sp. n., from Campamiento,

Santipo, and Jingo Maria, Peru (holotype $,

(7185) BERNARDES, A.T., A.B.M. MACHADO allotype $; Tingo Maria; deposited in FSCA).

& A B. RYLANDS, 1990. Fauna hrasileira P. picta and P. neopicta are compared, the — ameaçada de extinçâo. Brazilian fauna penis of each is figured, and a key is given to

threatened with Fund. included in the extinction. 66 pp. the 7 spp. now picta group.

Biodiversitas Conserv. Diversidade Biol. &

Inst, Brasil. Meio Ambiente Recursos Natur. (7187) CORBET, P„ 1990. Tenth International Sym-

Renovâveis (Ibama), Belo Horizonte. ISBN posium ofOdonatology. Antenna 14(1); 24.—

none. (Bilingual: Port. & Engl.). —(For copies (The Old Manse, 45 Lanark Rd, Edinburgh,

apply to the Second Author: Depto Zool„ EH 14 ITL, Scotland, UK).

Inst. Cien. Biol., Univ. Fed. Minas Gerais, A review of the activities (Johnson City, TN,

C.P. 2486, BR-31270 Belo Horizonte, MG). USA; Aug. 6-12, 1989). Cf. OA 6841.

This booklet is the result of the initial stage of

of the the threatened DE 1990. the ultimate an investigation status of (7188) MARMELS, J., Key to

Brazilian fauna that is at present being carried instar larvae of the Venezuelan odonate

out by the Fundaçâo Biodiversitas, and which, families. Opusc. zool. flumin. 50: 1-6. —

linked with the Conservation (Inst. Zool. Agric., Fac. Agron., Univ. Central

Data Bank (CDSB), will eventually result in Venezuela, Apdo 4579, Maracay-2I0I-A,

the first Brazilian "Red Data Book”. The Venezuela).

IUCN classification is slightly modified: as A key to ultimate instar larvae ofthe 14 odon.

"threatened" are considered all the taxa that families found in Venezuela is presented. The Odonatological Abstracts 219

families — recognized are; Gomphidae, airitalia" (pp. 56-57); "Notizie dalla Ger-

Aeshnidae, Corduliidae, Libellulidae find. mania: libellule causano "paura e orrore” a

Torino” Macrodiplacinae), Rimanellidae, Calopte- (p. 57; with reproduction of the note

rygidae, Heliocharitidae. Polythoridae, Platy- listed in OA 6839); — ’’Distribuzione regionale

Lestidae stictidae, (Lestinae and Perilestinae), odonati italiani: aggiornamento”(p.58). Megapodagrionidae, Protoneuridae, Pseudo-

stigmatidae and Coenagrionidae. — The (7192) MONTALVERNE, G„ 1990. Libélula:

characters used in from the key are taken guerreiro magnifico. Imercidades 3(26): 26-28.

based reared published descriptions, or are on — (Author’s address not stated).

material preserved in the collection of the A in general article, a Portuguese on-rail ma-

Institute de Facultad de Zoologia Agricola, gazine, containing some factual errors and 3

Universidad Agronomia, Central de Vene- moderate photographs. Cf. also OA 7022.

zuela, Maracay.

(7193) PROGRA MME, A BSTRA CTS & SOUVE-

1990, Cercion lindenii (7189) HERMANS, J.T., NIR [OF THE] THIRD INDIAN SYM-

Selys, 1840 (Insecta, Odonata) weer in POSIUM OF ODONATOLOGY. 29-31

— Cercion lindenii Limburg gevonden. Selys January, 1990, Post-Graduate and Research

1840 found in (Insecta, Odonata) again Department of Zoology. Chikkaiah Naicker

Natuurh. Maandbl. 5-8. Limburg. 79(1): Coll., Erode. Edited by Dr G. Varadaraj. with — (Dutch, Engl. s.). (Hertestraat 21, VI+38 — pp. (interleaved). (Orders from S

NL-6067 ER Linné). Asia to the SIO Regional Office in Southern

Between 1950-1985 the has been recorded sp, Asia, Dr B.K. Tyagi, Plot 155, Street 7, from 3 localities in the Netherlands, since 1985 Milkman Colony, Jodhpur-342003, India; all

2 more localities added. the were Contrary to others: SIO Central Office, P.O. Box 256,

held view OA in the previously (e.g. 4101), NL-3720 AG Bilthoven).

Netherlands the inhabits sp. large ponds, Basalingappa, S„ M.R. Gandhi, M.A. Hooli

records from the streams refer to incidental S B. & Malhapalhi: Probe studies on the allochthonous individuals only. An original odonate fauna of the selected areas of the

the also map of European distribution is in- in Karnataka state (p. I); —

cluded. Suri Babu, B. & B.K. Srivaslava: Life history

of Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fahr.) (Zy-

1990. Libellen mit Su- (7190) LABHARDT, F„ goptera: Coenagriidae) with special reference

pertele. Fotografie draussen 21(1): 14-15, — seasonal to regulation (p. 3); — Kumar, V. &

CH-4103 (Brunderholzstr. 26, Bottmingen). S. P. Ray: Seasonal variations in the calorific

The author is on a children’s working contents of certain odonatan larvae of a

and here a note on his dragonfly book, gives freshwater at — pond Bhagalpur ( Bihar) ( p. 5); the Doller Onychogomphus forcipatus trip to Paul. S.F., M. Gladstone & A M. Daniel:

R., W of Mulhouse, Alsace, France. Comparative studies on the morphologicalva-

the rectal in of riation of gills some species

LINDENIA. Notiziario dell'Ufficio Nazionale (7191) dragonfly naiads (Anisoptera: Odonata)(p. 7);

Italiano della Société Interna- Odonatologica Thomas. M., M. Daniel & M. Gladstone:

zionale, Roma, No. 13 (Jan. I, 1990). — (c/o Impact of prey density on the predatory effi-

Prof. Dr C. Utzeri, Dipt Biol. Anim. & Uomo, ciency of three species of dragonfly naiads (p. Univ. Roma ”La Viale dell’Uni- Sapienza", 9); - Ebenezer, V., A.M. Daniel & M.

versità 32.1-00185 Roma). Thomas: The interaction between the size prey In addition to the usual administrative items, versus the predator size with reference to

the issue contains the following (anonymous) mosquito larval predation in Diplacodes tri- notes: ”11 X International of Od- — Symposium vialis (R.) (Anisoptera; Odonata) (p. 13);

onatology" 55-56); — ”L’X1 International (pp. Srivaslava. V.K. & B.K. Srivaslava: Female Symposium ofOdonatology: incarico ufficiale accessory glands of Chloroneura quadrima- 220 Odonatological Abstracts

culata (Rambur): structure and function (p. Emden, ERG).

15);- Temhhare, D.B. & R.J. Andrew: Neu- 4 common odon. spp. are listed (Sept. 23 -

roendocrine system during development ofthe -Oct. 7, 1989), Upper Bavaria, ERG.

ultimate larva of Tramea Virginia (Anisoptera: — Libellulidae) (p. 17); Varadaraj. G., M.A. (7195) TAYLOR, J„ 1990. Damselflies in a Pilbara

Subramanian & S. Viswanalhan: Variations monsoon. Geo (Australia) 11(4): 44-55. -

the on haemolymph free aminoacids during (Author's address not stated).

The former Lecturer the flight in both sexes of cingulata in Zoology at Univ. of

(Rambur) (Anisoptera: Libellulidae) [sic !]) (p. Western Autralia relates his encounter with

19); Subramanian. M.A.:-Variations in the February dragonfly life in the Pilbara, Western

The of isolated haemolymph volume, threhalose and free Australia. discovery an popu-

of blue the amino acids during flight in both sexes of Ma- lation Nososticta liveringa in Knox

cromia cingulata (Rambur) (Anisoptera: Li- and Dalas Gorges, which was hitherto only

and ad- bellulidae [sic!]) (p. 21); — Roy. S.P.: Use of known from the Kimberley region

the Northern odonate larvae to evaluate water quality of jacent areas of Territory(where it

fresh water ponds (p. 23); ThUagavathy.—D. is apple green!), is of particular interest.

& U. Kesavan: Several other localities habitat situ- Toxic effect of tannery effluent spp., and

upon odonate nymphs (p. 23); Varadaraj, ations are mentioned, and magnificent large-

-scale of G.. M.A. Subramanian & R. Subramanian: phot, are provided N. liveringa, N.

Oxygen uptake in the nymphs of dragonfly pilbara, N. solida, Hemianax papuensis (name

Macromia cingulata (Rambur) (Anisoptera: not stated) and Ictinogomphus dobsoni.

Libeliulidae [sic !]) after exposure to industrial — effluents (p, 25); Varadaraj, G., M.A. Su- (7196) [TYAGI, B.K.], 1990. International Odonato-

bramanian & S. Jayasuriya: Sublethal effects logical Society. Souvenir Ini. Symp. Environ.

of industrial effluents biochemical Seed & Germination on the con- Influences on Me-

the — stituents of the haemolymph in nymphs of chanisms, Jodhpur, p. 45. (Plot 155, St. 7,

the dragonfly Macromia cingulata (Rambur) Milkman Colony, Jodhpur-342003,India).

- Subramanian. M.A. G. Va- A brief outline ofthe and (p. 27); & organisational set up

The effects the of the SIO, with reference radaraj: of industrial effluents on objectives special

moulting in the nymphs ofthe dragonfly Ma- to the SIO Regional Office in Southern Asia.

cromia cingulata (Rambur) (Anisoptera: Li-

bellulidae [sic!]) (p. 29); Baskaran, P.. S. (7197) VONWIL, G. & H. WILDERMUTH, 1990.

Palanichamy& D. Moni: Impact of pesticides Massenentwicklung von Hemianax ephippiger

in on some biochemical parameters in the (Burmeister, 1839) der Schweiz (Odonata:

dragonfly nymph Brachythemis contaminata Aeshnidae). Opusc. zool. flumin. 51: Ml. - — (pp. 31-33); Subramanian. M.A.. R. Chan- (With Engl. s.). (First Author: Oberdorf, — dr asekaran. B.M. AH & G. Varadaraj: Tox- CH-6042 Dietwil; Second Author: My-

icity of pesticides to the nymphs of dragonfly thenweg 20, CH-8620 Wetzikon).

In 1989 H. Macromia cingulata (Rambur) (Anisoptera: ephippiger was found breeding in - Libellulidae [sic!]) (p. 35); Subramanian, Central Europefor the first time (cf. OA 7141).

K. M.A., Kannan, V. Vivekandan & G. Va- Emergence of several hundred specimens was

the in small ofthe Reuss radaraj: Changes in rate of oxygen con- observed a nature reserve

in 14 km SW Zurich. the sumption pesticide treated nymphs of the valley, of Details on

dragonfly Macromia cingulata (Rambur) emergence period and the daily rhythm of

Libellulidae Larval (Anisoptera: [sic !]) (p. 37). emergence are presented. development

took place in shallow astatic pools which were

(7194) RETT1G, K... 1990. Herbst-Beobachtungen partly overgrown by vegetation consisting

1989 in der U mgebung des Chiemsees / Ober- mainly of vertical stems. It is assumed that

Inseklenwell individuals drifted bayern. Beiir. Vogel- Ostfries- mature were by a strong air — lands 38: 25-31. (Danziger Str. II, D-2970 current from North Africa to Central Europe Odonatological Abstracts 221

and that larval in early May developmentwas comprisingapproximately 1000 individuals,is

within 3 months. In total 405 considered completed as a solitary event for Central exuviae could be female larvae pre- due collected, Europe, to extraordinary weather con-

The vailing. development ofa new generation, ditions in 1989.