prepared by Bob Honig, Houston TX, updated March 2007 Please let me know via email ([email protected]) if any of the web addresses are no longer correct. DAMSELFLIES & DRAGONFLIES
(ODONATA: ZYGOPTERA AND ANISOPTERA)
W eb sites/pages (See also next page for some URLs)
Dragonflies & Damselflies of Houston, TX & Vicinity = http://texasnaturalist.net/dragon/dragon.htm [covers Harris, Galveston, Chambers, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller, Montgomery, San Jacinto, and Liberty Counties]
Digital Dragonflies = http://www.dragonflies.org/ [Texas-based, Forrest Mitchell, Stephenville -- incredible scans of living dragonflies]
Damselflies of Texas (part of digital dragonflies) = http://stephenville.tamu.edu/%7efmitchel/damselfly/
Odonata Central [emphasis on TX & surrounding states; John Abbott, U TX] = http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/ [an incredible site -- well worth the time to exploring it]
Dragonfly Society of the Americas (DSA) = http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/dsa1/default.htm
Odonata Info Network (International Odonata Research Institute) = http://www.afn.org/~iori/
Odonata links (via IORI site) = http://www.afn.org/~iori/oinlinks.html
Intro to Odonata = http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/compendium/odonata.html
Dragonfly Primer = http://www.gloriamundipress.com/dragonflies/id39.htm
Roy Beckmeyer's Odonata site = http://www.windsofkansas.com/Bodonata/odonata.html
Migration
The North American Dragonfly Migration Project = http://www.hsrl.rutgers.edu/BOB/migrant/may_txt.html
Pacific Northwest Dragonfly Migration Project (incl. advice for teachers) = http://www.ent.orst.edu/ore_dfly/migrate.htm
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/fall/DragonflyMigration.html list of common names of N. American damselflies and dragonflies = http://www2.ups.edu/biology/museum/NAdragons.html
page 1 of 3 prepared by Bob Honig, Houston TX, updated March 2007 Please let me know via email ([email protected]) if any of the web addresses are no longer correct. Books & Pamphlets
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, by John C. Abbott, 2005, Princeton University Press. [The first guide to dragonflies and damselflies of the south- central United States, covering 263 species (85 damselflies, 178 dragonflies), over half the N. American fauna. The coverage significantly overlaps other regions making this book useful in any part of the US, Canada, or northeastern Mexico. It has more photos of N. American damselflies than in any previously published work; also line drawings, keys, and detailed descriptions to help with identifications. Includes life history, habitats, zoogeography, seasonality, conservation, external anatomy of dragonflies and damselflies, and range maps for each species.]
The Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Texas, Volumes 1 and 2. Edited by John C. Abbott, 2006 and 2007. [I haven't seen these volumes, so I can't directly on them. They are not identification guides.] http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/ost/publications.htm says they include detailed species distribution and seasonality information arranged so users can quickly and easily search by scientific name, county name, or flight season. A variety of articles are also included on the natural history, collection and preservation, and diversity of Texas odonates.]
Dragonflies Through Binoculars, by Sidney W. Dunkle, 2000, Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York. [A field guide to all of N. America; great text, although many of the photos are too small and sometimes don't show the key marks, it's a must for the serious dragonfly observer. Note: I take issue with what he says about fishless ponds -- read http://texasnaturalist.net/dragon/fishlesspond.html if you think you'd like fish as well as Odonates in your pond -- then decide for yourself.]
Introduction to Dragonfly and Damselfly Watching, by Mark Klym and Mike Quinn, 2003. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department PWD BK W7000-892 (5/03). Available on line at http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_0892.pdf.
Dragonflies of the World, by Jill Silsby and Michael J. Parr, 2001, Smithsonian Institution Press. [Not directly familiar with this -- appears to be an excellent overview.]
A Biology of Dragonflies, by Philip S. Corbet, 1983, E.W. Classey, Ltd, Oxon, England.
Dragonflies of North America (Revised Edition), by James G. Needham, Minter J. Westfall, Jr., and Michael L. May, 2000, University of California Press, Berkeley. [A technical, taxonomic manual.]
Damselflies of North America, by Minter J. Westfall, Jr., and Michael L. May, 1996, Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL. [A technical, taxonomic manual.]
The Damselflies (Zygoptera) of Texas, by Clifford Johnson, 1972, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences Vol. 16, No. 2, 128 pp. [A technical key.]
Forthcoming:
Sid Dunkle reportedly has a damselfly guide to N. America in the works -- a companion to Dragonflies Through Binoculars (but may not be in the "... Through Binoculars" series).
page 2 of 3 prepared by Bob Honig, Houston TX, updated March 2007 Please let me know via email ([email protected]) if any of the web addresses are no longer correct. In addition to widely known booksellers, BioQuip Products, 310-324-0620, 17803 LaSalle Avenue, Gardena, CA 90248-3602, http://www.bioquip.com/ is a great source of entomology equipment and thus may be a good source for these books.
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