OdonatologicalAbstracts
1972 (2756) EMAD, S., 1973, An introduction to the
systematics and biologyof Iranian Odonata.
1972. immo- M.S.P.H. thesis. Tehran Univ., 162 (2754) MENON, M.G.R., Dragonflies pp. (Per-
breakers seashore. Entomo- — bilized by on sian, with Engl. s.). ( Author's address’
logists' News!., New Delhi 3 (7): 43-44. — unknown).
(c/o Div. Em.. Indian Agric. Res. Inst., Ne«■ [Not available for abstracting; reference in
Delhi- 10012. listed in No. 1 India). the paper OA 2821].
Large numbers of Diplacodes nebulosa and
D. trivialis were observed (mostly alive when (2757) PINHEY, E„ 1973. Report by Dr. E.C.G.
seashore the lower collected) stuck to the sands of the Pinhey on insect groups and on
along the Puri beach. Orissa, India. The 2 caddis flies, butterflies, moths and ant
the often spp. are common in area and are lions. Dragonflies: (order-Odonata).[Rep.]
the sand. found perching on It is presumed Rhod. Schools Explor. Soc., Matabeleland
on small that Br. 23 34 — they predate crustaceans (Bukwa), pp. 32, (Appendix).
washed on the shore by breakers. When they (Naln. Mus.. P.O. Box 240. Bulawayo. Zim-
sit on the wet sand they are unable to take babwe- Rhodesia).
the billows collected readily on wing, and as break 11 spp. Apr.-May, 1973 at Bukwa,
they get surrounded by the receding waters Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) f20°30'IO" S,
and and im- ultimately get partly buried 30P I6'45" N) are listed. Chlorocypha con-
mobilized under the rolling sand. sueta, Atoconeura biordinata chirinda and
Notiothemis jonesi are discussed in some
detail, and it is concluded that the odon. 1973
fauna of the area in Apr.-May is inclined to-
wards the East and North of Zimbabwe, (2755) ELLIOT, W.R. & J.R REDDELL, 1973. A
thence into warmer areas N. of the Zambezi checklist of the cave fauna of Mexico. VI.
River. — (,Abstracter’s Noie ; This is the Valle de los Fantasmas region, San Luis odon. chapter of the 1973c, as listed Potosi. Bull. Assoc. Mexican Cave Stud. 5: paper in Dr. Pinhey’s bibliography in Odonato- 191-201. (Dept. Biol, Texas Tech. Univ., logica 5 [1976]: 105). Lubbock. Texas 79409, VSA).
Larvae of recorded from Cueva Argiasp. are
de la Puente and Sôtano de San Francisco, 1974
I larva of and Cordulegaster diadema was
collected from I9°C stagnant water of the (2758) JUDD, W.W., 1974. Vignettes of nature
first mentioned older refe- in southern Ontario. 96 Carlston cave. (For some pp., Press,
the odon. rences on records from caves cf. New York. — ( Dept. Zooi. Univ. Western
OA No. 357). Ontario. London, On!.. CA). 260 Odonatological Abstracts
is "An On pp. 19-21 there a chapter, assem- (Jap., with Engl, translation of the title and — blage of dragonfliesat Rondeau Park in Sep- fig. captions). ( Depl. Oral Pathol., Mal-
tember”, a general narrative, mentioning sumoto Denial Coll.. 1780 Gohara. Hiro-
Anax junius and Trapezostigma lacerata. oka. Shiojiri-shi 399-07. JA ).
An illustrated note.
(2759) MANDAL, B.K.. A HAKIM, S.P. ROY &
DATTA MUNSHI, 1974. Aquatic insect (2763) LENKO, K. & N. PAPAVERO, 1975. In-
J. fauna of Bhagalpur. Indian Zootomy 15 setos no folclore. [Insects in folklore].
— Zooi. Burdwan 520 Conselho Estadual de Arles Cién- (2): 111-120. (Dept. pp. e
Univ., Burdwan. W. Bengal. India). cias Humanas (Coleçâo folclore. No. 18),
- A very primitive review and drawings are Sâo Paulo. (Portuguese). (First author
of insect of given 17 aquatic spp. (5 orders) deceased; address second author: Museu
Bhagalpur. India, incl. the larvae of"Arche- de Zoologia. Univ. Sao Paulo, C.P. 7172.
lestes sp.” and "Hagenius sp." (= Siebol- Sao Paulo, SP. Brazil).
dius nigricolor ?). Chapter VI (pp. 105-112), under the title,
"As senhoritas libelulas" ("Misses dragon-
1975 flies"), deals with the folklore of dragon-
and flies in Brazil, is preceded by a "dragon-
(2760) COMPTE SART, A.. 1975. Notas sobre las fly" sonnet by GustavoTeixeira. Apparently
del formas paleârticas género Sympecma there are but few superstitionsabout dragon-
Burm., 1839, el verdadero de la flies in Brazil. One of these, from Piracicaba y status
Sympecma aragoniensis Navâs (insectos. (S5o Paulo), is stated. The chapter contains
Volumen extraordinario del odonatos). pre- a very valuable (annotatedand commented)
mier centenario Sociedad from de la Real Es- list of 28 folk names various parts of
de Historia Natural 91-103. which panola (II), pp. Brazil, a considerable number of were
(Inst. Espanol Em.. Jose Gutierrez collected in the field by the well-known
Abascal I. Madrid-6. Spain). Brazilian odonatologist Prof. Dr. A.B.M.
The palearctic members of the genus Sym- Machado (E)ep. Morf., Inst. Cienc. Biol.,
pecma are critically revised and a list of Univ. Fed. Minas Gerais, C.P. 2486,
infraspecific taxa is presented. The holotype BR-30000 Belo Horizonte, M.G.), viz.:
of Navas's S. aragoniensis is re-examined "Aguadera", "Aviaozinho", "Catarina".
and illustrated, and the is Cavalinho-de-Judeu". "Cavalinho-de-Sao- sp. synonymized
with S. fusca (Vander L.). Jorge", "Cavalo-do-cao". "Cavalo-de-Ju-
deu", "Cabra-cega". "Calunga". "Camhilo",
(2761) CONC1, C.. 1975. Repertoriodellebiografie "Chupeta", "Fura-olho". "Guigo". "Ja-
" e bibliografie degli scrittori e cultori italiani cina". Lava-bunda". "Lavadeira". "Lavan-
di entomologia. Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 48 (Vol deira". "Olho-depeixe". "Papa-mosquito", — Cent.) 4: 817-1069. (With Engl. s.). (Mus. "Papa-venlo", "Pica-fogo", "Pilo". "Pito-
Civ. Star. Nat.. Corso Venezia 55. 1-20121 -do-coisa-ruim", "Pito-do-demo". "Tange-
Milano). rina". "Zahumha". "Zig-zag", and "Zigue-
Briefbiographic data and (partly annotated) zigue". The provenience of each name is
is bibliographic references tobiographicpubli- stated and a bibliographic list appended.
cations for 2400 deceased are given approx.
Italian entomologists. For the Italian region (2764) YASUMATSU, K„ T. WONGSIRI.S. NA-
the work than & is considerably more complete VAV1CHIT C. T1RAWAT. 1975. Ap-
that listed in OA No. 2172. proaches toward an integrated control of
rice pests. Part I: Survey of natural enemies
(2762) EDA, S„ 1975. Emergence of Gomphus of important rice pests in Thailand. Techn.
postocularis. Insectarium, Tokyo 12 (5): 10; Bull. Plant Prot. Serv., Thailand, No. 24: — with a cover photograph by H. Ogawa 1-21. (Second author: Div. Em. & Zooi. Odonatological Abstracts 261
meisten Dept. Agric., Bangkhen. Bangkok-9. Thai- Bücherei No. I. 134 pp. Philler,
address: land). Minden. — (Publishers’ Albrecht
Aciagrion occidentale, Agriocnemis da- Philler Verlag. D-4950 Minden, GFR).
The cabinet of Odon. is breui, A. pygmaea, Ceriagrion olivaceum preservation dealt
and the with Ischnura senegalensis are most im- on pp. 99-103.
portant zygopteran predators of rice pests
in Thailand. (For a list of 33 odon. spp. (2768) TERZAN1, F„ 1977. Gli odonati (le libel-
recorded from the Thai rice fields cf. OA lule). Riv. ent., Bologna 2 (2): 12-13, —
No. 1725). ( Mus. Zoo!. "La Specola", Univ. Firenze,
Via Romano 17, 1-50125 Firenze).
A generalnote on dragonflies,with a photo- 1977 graph of larval "Libellula doris” from the
Upper Miocene of the Colline del Monfer- (2765) BOILLOT, F., 1977. Observations d’Odo- rato (from coll. Russo). nates peu communs en Franche-Comté.
Annls sei. Univ. Besançon, (III) 14: 39-40. (2769) TERZANI, F., 1977. Una popolazione di (With Engl. s.). — (Lab. Ecol. Anim., Fac. Aeschna juncea L„ 1758 al Laghetto dal Sci., La Bouloie, F-25030 Besanfon Cedex). Passo di Lavazè (Trento). Riv. ent., Bo- Somatochlora arctica, Orthetrum albi-
logna 2 (6): 18-19. — (Mus. Zoo!. "La and stylum Sympetrum pedemontanum are Specola", Univ. Firenze. Via Romana 17, listed for the Franche-Comté, France. S. 1-50125 Firenze). arctica is here recorded from the (French) A population of A. juncea at the Long Lake Jura for the first time.
(Lungo Laghetto) on the Passo di Lavazè,
Trento, northern Italy (alt. 1800 m) is de- (2766) CONROY, J.C. & J.L. KUHN, 1977. New scribed and discussed, and some material records the annotated of Odonata from pro- the collected at nearby ponds Colbricon vince of Manitoba with notes on their para- (alt. 1909 m) is brought on record. sitism by larvae of water mites. Manitoba
— Entomol. II: 27-40. (Dept. Biol., Univ. (2770) WISE, K.A.J., 1977. A synonymic checklist Winnipeg. 515 Portage A ve. Winnipeg. of the Hexapoda of the New Zealand sub- Manitoba. RJB2E9, CA). region. The smaller order*. Bull. Auckland 23 Zygoptera and 27 Anisoptera (inch 2 Mus. Il: IV + Inst. & 176 — Auck- pp. (, sspp.) are recorded. Among these, Lestes land Inst. & Mus., Private Bag. Auckland-1, forcipatus, L. rectangularis, Chromagrion NZ). conditum, Enallagmacarunculatum, E. ver- The basic intention of the work is to provide nale, Ischnura 1. posita, perparva, Aeshna list of valid with all the a currently spp. i. interrupta. A. verticals, Epitheca canis, names used with reference to the New Zea- Sympetrum rubicundulum and S. illotum land sub-region. The Odon. aredealt with on reported for the first time from Manitoba, pp. 31-33. Canada. 15 zygopteran and 8 anisopteran
spp. were parasitized by water mite larvae,
of which Arrenurus major, A. americanus, 1978
A. marshallae and Limnochares americana
were the most frequently found parasites. (2771) BUCCIARELLI, I., 1978. Jurzitza, G„
The 1978 — Boll. latter showed a marked preference Unsere Libellen. Soc. ent. ital.
for the thorax of the host (97.7%), while 110 (7/8): 150. (Italian). — (Mus. Civ.
the other 3 showed Corso spp. no site preference. Star. Nat., Venezia 55. 1-20121 Mi-
lano).
(2767) SCHMIDT, G., In- Book review of the volume listed in OA No. 1977. Praparieren von
sekten und anderen Wirbellosen. Lehr- 2121. 262 Odonatological Abstracts
(2772) DÉVA1. G., I. DÉVA1 & S. ROCHL1TZ, dress third author: 95. Samashita. Ginowan.
1978. Kisérlet a vizi szervezetek elôfordu- Okinawa Pref. 901-22, JA).
lâsi An sajâtossâgainak egzakt értékelésére. annotated list is given of 27 odon. spp.
for the the the The also (Attempt exact evaluation of oc- known to occur in area. list
currence characteristics of aquatic organ- includes the 2 endemic spp. and the 4 en-
isms). Acta biol. debrecina 15: 89-99. demic sspp. peculiar to the Ryukyus, Japan.
(Hung., with Engl, s.). — (Depl. Tool. &
Anlhropol., L. Kossuth Univ.. H-4010 (2776) KOHAMA, T., 1978. Diurnal activities and
Debrecen ). reproductive behavior of Matrona basilaris
The basic principles of a statistical method, japonica Foerster (Odonata: Calopterygi-
the application of the contingency tables dae). Biol. Mag. Okinawa 1978 (16): 23-27.
2 evaluated and with translation of the — by X tests application pos- (Jap., Engl, title).
sibilities are discussed. Biotope ties of Cor- (95. Samashita. Ginowan. Okinawa Pref.,
dulia aeneaare analysed, and computer pro- 901-22. JA).
This is the first behaviour of cessing adaptations are presented. paper on the
member the Matrona. The be- a of genus
(2773) FALCHETT1, E.. 1978. II comportamenlo havioural features are described, illustrated
In: A. the reproduttivo degli odonati. Curcio, and briefly compared to those of genus
[Ed.], Enciclopedia scientifica e tecnica. Calopteryx.
Volume di 332-336, 2 aggiornamento, pp.
col.pis. excl., Roma. — (1st. Zool.. Univ. (2777) K.RICHEVSKIY, R.E., B.Ya. RYABKO &
Roma. Cilia Universilaria. 1-00100 Roma). A.Yu. HARITONOV, 1978. Teoretiko-in-
melod This is a general encyclopedia account on formacionny postroeniya opredelite-
odon, reproductive behaviour, without bi- ley. [Theoretically-informative method of
bliographic references. 6 of the 8 original the organization of identification keys].
Dokl. Konf. biol. col. photographs (Coenagrion lindeni, Les- Tezisy 3. vesoyuz. & med,
C. Kibernetike, Moskva, 223-226. tes virens, Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis, pp. (Rus-
splendens, Libellula depressa. Sympetrum sian). — (Inst. Mathematics, Siberian Sect. — flaveolum)were contributed by C, Utzeri. USSR Acad. Sci.. Novosibirsk. USSR).
No considerations based the (Abstracter's note: reprints are avail- The are on analysis
able; xerox copies available from Dr. C. of a section of a key to the genera of Libel-
Utzeri, address as above). lulidae.
P.A.. 1978. Nuovi di the (2774) GALLETTI, reperti (2778) KUMAR, A., 1978. Field notes on Odo-
Lindenia tetraphylla(v.d.L.) in Italia (Odo- nata around a fresh water lake in western
nata Gomphidae). Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 110 Himalayas. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 74(3):
223-224. s.). — ( Via Monte (10): (With Engl. 506-510.— (Northern Reg. Sin. Zool. Surv.
Generoso 2, 1-20155 Milano). India. U Subhash Rd., Dehra Dun-24800!.
review is of hitherto A given the published U.P.. India).
of L. in and 2 records tetraphylla Italy, new Notes are given on habitat selection of 31
localities added to the list. The distri- are spp. inhabiting the perennial Renuka Lake
bution of the in is discussed and sp. Italy and 2 adjacent streams. Parush Ram Tal,
data some biometrical are presented. Sirmaur Distr., Himachal Pradesh. India
be- (alt. 650 m). Various observations on
(2775) KINJO, M.. S. AZUMA & T. KOHAMA, also haviour are presented.
1978. Insects of the Forestry Experiment
Station of of the - University Ryukyus. (3) (2779) LARSSON, S.G., 1978. Baltic Amber a
and Ortho- Odonata, Phasmida. Mantoda palaeobiologicalstudy. 192 pp.. 12 pis excl.
ptera. Bull. Coll. Agric. Univ. Ryukyus Entomonograph Vol. I, Scandinavian
25711-722. with — (Ad- (Jap., Engl.s.). Science Press. Klampenborg. Price: Odonatological Abstracts 263
DK 160.—. — address towards individual (Author's unknown). tendency only I per stem.
This is a monograph on petrography, flora, Neither diel periodicities in selection of
fauna and paleoecology of Baltic Amber. substrate nor a hierarchy of substrate pre-
and beha- Extensive bibliography a catalogue of ferences were discovered. Various
fossil material in the Copenhagen Zool. vioural patterns are described and discussed
Mus. are also provided. The latter contains in detail.
no odon. material. A brief chapter on the
Order (pp. 82-83) is based on literature. (Cf. (2783) SADYRIN, V.M., 1978. Production of
also OA No. 1185). phytophilous invertebrates in the cooling
reservoir ofthe Gorkovskaya State Regional
(2780) MEAD, A.P., 1978. A rhabdocoele turbel- Electric Power Plant. Ekologiya 1978 (5):
larian — predator on the aquatic stages of mos- 62-69. (Russian, with Eng. s.). (AU-
quitoes. Ann. trop. Med. Parasitol. 72 (6): Union Res. Inst. Pond Fish., Rybnoye,
591-594. — (Dept. Biot. Sci., Ahmadu Bello USSR).
Univ., Zaria. Nigeria). Production of fauna was calculated with the
Unidentified zygopteran and anisopteran aid of the value of daily specific production
of and larvae are mentioned as predators a still taken from the literature determined ex-
undescribed rhabdocoele of the Mesostoma perimentally at the cooling reservoir of the
in Zaria, The of the lingua group Nigeria. plant. dynamics production pro-
cesses and the number of predators in the
M B. (2781) MERLASSINO, & J A. SCHNACK, reservoir were followed. Totalproduction of
Estructura and 1978, comunitaria y variacion fauna pure production for the season
1973-1974 estacional de la mesofauna de artropodos en were calculated. Various inverte-
el de dos afluentes de la de brate incl. Odon. pleuston Laguna spp. were considered,
Chascomus. (On the pleuston complex of
two affluents of the Chascomus lagoon. (2784) TERZANI, F„ 1978. Gliodonatidel Lagodi
Community structure and seasonal changes Castel dell’Alpi, Appennino emiliano. Boll.
with reference to the Arthropoda meso- Soc. ent. ital. 110 (4/6): 78-79. (With Engl.
fauna). Revta Soc. ent. Argent. 37 (1/4); s.). — (Mus. Zool. "La Specola", Univ.
1-8. (Spanish, with Engl. s.). — (Inst. Firenze. Via Romano 17. 1-50125 Firenze).
Limnoi, Univ. Nac. La Plata, Argentina). 12 spp. are listed for the lake Castel dell’Alpi,
Val The mesofauna related to the Azolla fili- S. Benedetto, di Sombro, Bologna,
culoides association was studied (Mar-Oct, Italy.
1974). The community structure and the
evaluated the seasonal variations were using 1979
diversity indices and a rank correlation
method. The Odon. are considered, but (2785) (Anonymous), 1979. [Dr. Rainer Rudolph],
to suborder Z. I specified the level only. Münsterische 109(178), p. (issue ofAug.
I ). (German). — ( Publisher’s address: Verlag
(2782) ROWE. R.J., 1978. Some aspects of the MUnsterische Zeilung, Neubrückenslr. 8,
behaviour of Xanthocnemis zealandica D-44 Münster, GFR).
larvae, 111+42 M.Sc. Univ. pp, thesis, Can- A daily's interview with the well-knownGer-
terbury, Qiristchurch — Zoo!.. Dr. R. A (Dept. man odonatologist, Rudolph. por-
Univ. Canterbury. Christchurch- /, NZ). trait is also provided. (Cf. also OA Nos.
X. zealandica larvae act as "sit and wait" 2651, 2652).
predators in the aquarium. They display
stylised threat and combat behaviours and (2786) BARTH, E.,[Ed.], 1979. Karl-Marx-Stadt,
defend Bestands- the stem or root on which they are Ergebnisse der heimatkundlichen
from The distri- im perching conspecifics. aufnahme Gebiet von Karl-Marx-Stadt.
of bution larvae on stems shows a strong I-XII, 1-255 pp. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin. 264 Odonatological Abstracts
— literation of the author’s is "Hari- — Price: M 12.50. (Publishers' address: name
Akademie-Verlag. Leipziger Sir. 3-4, DDR- tonov”, occasionally also "Kharitonov”).
108 Berlin. GDR).
CHELMICK. D.G.. 1979. Provisional atlas Lestes sponsa, Aeshna cyanea, A. grandis, (2789)
of British Isles. 7. Sympetrum danae and S. vulgatum are men- of the insects the Part.
in the tioned for the "Indianerteich" pond, Odonata. Dragonflies. X1I+46 pp. Biol.
Karl-Marx-Stadt area, German Democratic Records Cent., Huntingdon.— Price: £ 3. —.
Republic (p. 135). (Author’s address: "Bredon". High Beech
Lane. Haywards Heath. Sussex, UK: Pu-
(2787) BUSSMANN, C„ 1979. ökologische Son- blishers' address: Biol. Rec. Cent.. Monks
derung der Rohrsänger Südfrankreichs auf- Wood Expl Sin. Huntingdon, Camhs. PEI7
grund von Nahrungsstudien. Vogelwarte 2LS. UK).
84-101. This and 30: (With Engl. s.). — (Zweier sir. is a completely revised essentially
124. CH-800} Zürich). enlarged edition of the volume listed in OA
The feeding habits of 3 sympatric Acro- No. 2361. Contrary to the first edition, the
warblers here. This cephalus was studied (1976-1977) Channel Islands are included
in the Camargue, France. The relative brings the total British Isles list to 51 spp.,
of food hour is about 38 3 extinct amount brought per comprising breeding spp., spp,
in all A. C. equal 3 bird spp., however, arun- (Coenagrionarmatum, scitulum, Oxygas-
dinaceus and 10 specializes on relatively large prey, tra curtisi). vagrant spp. Distribution
bill for can hold but a few food items in its and maps are presented 44 spp., showing the
has lower feeding frequency. A. scirpaceus records received up to Dec. 31, 1978. 40% of
smaller made after of and A. melanopogon feed on prey, these were the publication the
hold in their bills and first edition. more prey specimens
have higher feeding frequency. Hence, the
former sp. is an essential predator on Odon., (2790) COELHO. P.A., M R. PORTO & L.M.
the latter A list of 1979. Entomofauna dos viveiros while 2 spp. are not. prey SILVA, e
cultivo spp. and their numbers is given per bird sp. tanques de de camarôes de àgua
the From the latter it is evident that there is a doce. [Entomofauna of nurseries and
the for the significant difference in prey collection tanks rearing offresh-water shrimps],
sites of the 3 bird Ciencia Cultura 31 693-694. spp. e (7): (Portu-
guese). — (Dep. Oceanogr.. Univ. Fed.
(2788) CHARITONOV. A.Yu., 1979. Novy vid Pernambuco, Pernambuco. Brazil).
roda Ischnura abstract of at the strekozy Charp. (Odonata, This is an a paperpresented
Coenagrionidae)iz Yuzhnogo Kasakhstana. Annual Meetingofthe Brazilian Association
of the Ischnura for the Advancement of Science. The insect [A new species genus Charp.
(Odonata, Coenagrionidae)from the south- fauna of shrimp nursery basins in the State
and ern Kazakhstan], Trudy vsesoyuz. Obshch. of Pernambuco. Brazil, was surveyed,
ent. 61: 5-7. (Russian). — (Inst. Biol., reference is made to the odon. families
Siberian Sect. USSR Acad. Sci., Ul. Frunze Coenagrionidae, Lestidae, Calopterygidae,
II. USSR-630091 Novosibirsk). Gomphidae. Petaluridae [sic!], and Libel-
I. Karasevo The aralensis sp.n. (9 holotype: lulidae. species names are not mention-
Lake. Syrdar'inskiy Distr.. Kzyl-Ordinskaya ed. — (.Abstracter's note: The reference to
Prov., Kazakhstan, USSR; 8-VI-I976) is the occurrence of Pelaluridae in Brazil is
described and illustrated. The single speci- greatly peculiar).
encountered 160 other men was among
Ischnura specimens from the lower Syr- (2791) COR DULI A. Cahier d’amateurs. Published
darya Riv. region, and is depositedin the col- by the College Bourget. Rigaud. Quebec.
lections of the Inst. Biol., Novosibirsk. Canada: edited by A. Larochelle. College
3 No. 4 (Abstracter's note: The usual Latin trans- Bourget. Vol. 5, No. (Sept. 1979), Odonatological Abstracts 265
(dec. 1979). (French and Engl., most larger Foods of feral house cats (Felis catus L.) in
papers with s’s. in Engl ). — Annual sub- forest of the OrongorongoValley, Welling-
scription for 1979 (4 issues): Can.S 4. — (Ca- ton. N.Z. JIZool. 6: 107-126 — (Ecol. Div..
nada. USA), Can.S 5.— (others). — (c/o Dept Sci. <& Ind. Res., Private Bag. Lower
A. Laroche lie. Coll. Bourgel, C.P. woo. Hun. NZ).
JOP I dealt with Rigaud. Que. PO. CA). Predation on Uropetala carovei is
(No. 3): no odonatol. contents. on p. 110 (mean weight of prey) and on pp.
(No. 4): Larochelle. A. (address cf. above): 116-118 (seasonality of predation). — (For
and work also The life of Kiyoshi Inoue. a Japan- cat predation on Petaluridae cf. OA
ese odonatologist (76-79); — Captures Nos. 2441, 2857). — d’Odonates au Québec en 1979 (80-81);
Lanthus parvulus Selys (Odonata: Gomphi- (2795) GORRE, J A., 1979. Patterns of initial
dae): histoire naturelle selon la littérature benthic recolonization of a reclaimed coal
(82-83); — Hutchinson, R. (Coll. Bourget. strip-mined river channel. Can. J. Zool. 57
C.P.1000. Rigaud, Que. JOP IPO, CA): A (12): 2429-2439. (With Fr. s.). — ( Water
Vespula wasp (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Resources Res. Inst., Univ. Wyoming. P.O.
with a male Enallagma boreale Selys (Zygo- Box 3067, University Station. Laramie. — ptera: Coenagrionidae)in its mouth (84). Wyom. 82071. USA).
Contents table for vol. 5. Benthic macroinvertebrate samples were
stations taken at upstream and downstream
(2792) COSTA, J.M.. 1979. Contribuiçâo ao of and within a newly opened channel (re-
estudo das formas larvârias do género claimed from coal strip-mining) of the
de Oxyagrion Selys, 1876. com a descriçâo Tongue Riv., Wyoming, USA. Colonization
occurred Oxyagrion evanescens Calvert, 1909 (Odo- primarily by drift of aquatic in-
nata-Coenagrionidae).(Contribution to the sects and algal mats in the first 2 weeks of
of forms of study the larval the Oxyagrion opening. Someupstream migration, particu-
of Selys. 1876. with the description Oxy- larly of Ophiogomphus morrisoni, was ob-
1909 agrion evanescens Calvert. (Odonata- served. Reference is also made to coloniza-
-Coenagrionidae)). Anais Soc. ent. Brasil 8 tion by Argia vivida. — (I): 163-166. (Portuguese, with Engl. s.).
( Mus. Nac., Univ. Fed. Rio Je Janeiro. (2796) GRIFFIN, G.F., 1979. Dragonfly (Odo-
Quinta da Boa Vista. BR-20.940 Rio de Ja- nata) records from central Australia. Aust,
neiro). ent. Mag. 6 (4): 75-77. — {19 Cummings
The larva O. ç ultimate stage of evanescens Sir.. Alice Springs. N T. 5750. AU).
from the Tiradenles Mt.. MG. Brazil, is des- 16 listed from the Northern Terri- spp. are
cribed and illustrated. tory, south of latitude 21° south. Among
these, Austroagrion cyane, Ischnura hetero-
(2793) CROWLEY, P.H. & A.D. WILSON, 1979. sticta, Austrolestes annulosus, Austrogyna-
New species records of damselflies (Odo- cantha heterogena, Orthetrum migratum,
loewi and T. stenoloba nata: Zygoptera) in Kentucky. Trans. Ken- Trapezostigma are — tucky Acad. Sei. 40 ( I 12): 52. (T.H. Mor- new for central Australia.
gan Sch. Biol. Sci., Vniv. Kentucky. Lexing-
ton. Ky 40506. USA ). (2797) HAIRSTON, N.G., Jr.. 1979. The adaptive
Argia tibialis. Enallagma traviatum. Isch- significance of color polymorphism in two
ramburii and Lestes of nura rectangularis were species Diaptomus (Copepoda). Limnol.
collected in Fayette Co.. Kentucky, USA. Oceanogr. 24 (1): 15-37. — (Dept. Zool.,
Univ. R.l. H. traviatum and I, ramburii are new state R.I., Kingston. 02881. USA).
records. In the Lower Grand Goulee, Washington,
USA, D. nevadensis in Soap Lake contains
(2794) FITZGERALD. B.M. & B.J. KARL, 1979. larger amounts of the carotenoid asta- 266 Odonatological Abstracts
xanthin than in Lake Lenore. During winter, (2800) JARVILEHTO, M„ 1979. Receptor poten-
D, sicilis contains more pigment in both tials in invertebrate visual cells. In: H.
but Lake Handbook lakes, in summer individuals from Autrum, [Ed.], of sensory
Lenore are much reduced in pigment, while physiology, Vol. 7. Pt. 6A, pp. 315-356.
- those from Soap Lake are unchanged. The Springer, Berlin. (Depl. Physiol.. Unis.
amount of astaxanthin might be a reflection Oulu. Kajaaninlie52A. SF-90220 Oulu-22,
of the amount of pigment in the copepods’ Finland).
the diet or might reflect relative importance Insect photoreceptor cell axons do not
of selective forces acting for and against pig- generally produce spike trains, though oc-
mentation. Visually oriented predators, such casionally by intra- and extracellular mea-
the larval as Zygoptera from both lakes, surements some have been recorded (Hemi-
selected red copepods. The hypothesis that cordulia; cf. OA No. 975). Receptor poten-
the result evoked the pigment differences are of tials of various insects by bright
natural selection is supported. Selective pre- flashes are sometimes characterized by a
dation is implicated as the explanation for large spike or spikelike peak, superimposed
the small amount of pigment in Lake Lenore on the rising phase of the slow potential (cf.
copepods. OA Nos. 449, 1247), The initial spikelike
component is destroyed by application of
(2798) HEIDEMANN, H., 1979. Beobachtungen tetrodotoxin to the odon. ocellus (cf. OA
der Quelljungfer Cordulegaster bidentatus No. 449). whereas the slow receptor poten-
Selys (Odonata, Cordulegasteridae). Articu- tial is not affected. This implies that 2 sepa-
I lata (14): 141-143. — (Au in den Buchen rate processes are involved in generation of
66. D-7520 Bruchsal-5, these of GFR). components the receptor response.
A breeding colony of C. bidentatus is The origin and the significance of the spike
above there small reported from the Vordere Seebach, (sometimes are 2 additional
Schönmünzach, Freudenstadt, Schwarz- spikes) are unknown. The spike is generated
wald (Black Forest), alt. 800 m, German actively, but whether or not it carries infor-
Federal Republic (1976-1979), and a 1968 mation of the light stimulus is an open ques-
in the Recent second-order observation of this sp. Schwäbische tion. studies on neu-
Alb record. the is brought on rons of odon. ocellus show that this is
improbable (cf. OA No. 449). After the spike
(2799) H1RASHIMA, Y„ K ATZAWA, T. is blocked by tetrodotoxin, the normal re-
MIURA & T. WONGSIRI, 1979. stimulus is still found in Field sponse to the light
studies on the biological control of leaf- the postsynaptic cell. - Although there are
hoppers and planthoppers (Hemiptera: only a few direct measurements of receptor
Homoptera) injuriousto rice plants in south- interaction, morphologic studies are more
Asia. for e in east Progress report the year 1977. numerous, g. the Aeshna and Anax
Esakia 1979 (13): 1-20, pi. 1 (col.). — {Em. ocelli there are some interesting anatomic
Lab., Fac. Agric.. Kyushu Vniv.. Fukuoka. clues of a complex feedback system (cf. OA
812. JA). No. 450). In the odon. ocellusthe reciprocal,
the The most injurious rice pests in Thailand feedback synapses onto photoreceptor
from are Nephotettix virescens. N. nigropictus, axons are made both by processes ad-
furcifera terminals dendrites Sogatella and Nilaparvata lugens. jacent receptor and the
Among the predators, the 5 zygopteran of second-order terminals (cf. O. Trujillo-
listed K. Yasumatsu al. cf. Cen6z. 1965, J. ultrastruct. Res. spp., by et (1975; 13:1-33).
also OA No. 2764) are mentioned. The
also contains list of Thai insect 1979. Some and paper a some (2801) JENSEN, A.L., protozoan
names. In Thai, the dragonfly is called acarine parasites from New Zealand Odo-
the Mauri Ora 7: 147-149. — K. An- "Malaeng Por", "Malaeng" being nata. (c o
general term for ’’insect”. dersen. Ludvig Jensensvej J. DK-3460 Odonatological Abstracts 267
Birkernel). (2803) KOHAMA.T., M. IWASAK.I&T.YAMA-
New Parasitism of Zealand Odon. by a MOTO, 1979. New record of Hydrobasileus
cephaline gregarine (possibly Schistocepha- croceus (Brauer) from Okinawa-Honto, the
lus sp.) and mites (incl. Eylais waikawae Ryukyus (Odonata: Libellulidae). New En-
and Arrenurus rotoensis) is recorded. tomol. 28 (2): 16-17. (Jap,, with Engl. s.).
(Author). (95. Samashila. Ginowan. Okinawa Pref..
901-22. JA).
(2802) KESSEL, R.G. & L.R. GANION, 1979. The sp. has been previously recorded from
Localization the Iromote Island of horseradish peroxidase in (the Ryukyus). Here 4 9
the J. sub- panoistic dragonfly ovary. are brought on record (along with a photo-
microsc. II 313-324. — mounted taken the Cytol. (3): (Dept. graph of a specimen), at
Zool.. Unix. Iowa. Iowa City. Iowa 52242. Haneji River, Okinawa-Honto, Japan.
LISA).
Libellula pulchella ovarioles were exposed (2804) KUSUNOK1, H. & K. KUWATA, 1979.
variable concentrations of the of Ehime Prefecture. Bull. to exogenous Dragonflies
protein horseradish peroxidase, for varying Ehime pref. Mus, 1979 (10); 1-34, 2 pis. &
of lengths time under both in vitro and in captions excl. (Japanese, with Engl, trans-
vivo conditions. This marker was used to in- lation of the title). — (Second author: 397-1.
vestigate the permeability of different parts Higushiishii-cho, Matsuyama. 790. JA).
of the ovariole to protein and to investigate The fauna (79 spp.) of the Echime Pref.,
time the and magnitudeof protein transport Japan, is described and discussed.
into follicle cells and of different oocytes
size along the length of the ovarioles. In- (2805) LAUMOND, C, H. MAULÉON & A.
herent peroxidatic activity within the follicle KERMARREC, 1979. Données nouvelles
also examined. The envelope was exogenous sur le spectre d'hôtes et le parasitisme du
protein readily penetrates the ovarioles and Nématode entomophage Neoaplectana car-
channels is located in narrow intercellular pocapsae. Entomophaga24( I): 13-27. (With
between oogonia and young oocytes. Oc- Engl. s). (StnRech. Nematodes, I.N. R. A..
the of inter- casionally, cytoplasm young, Antibes, France).
connected oocytes exhibits peroxidatic ac- Laboratory tests under controlled condi-
the tivity. Peroxidase is abundant in thick tions were carried out in Antibes (France),
basal lamina the surrounding follicle cells Guadeloupe and Madagascar to investigate
and in the N. perivitelline spaces. Peroxidatic the host range of carpocapsae Weiser.
is encountered the activity infrequently in 123 insect spp., incl. Anax junius; Guade-
cytoplasm of squamous follicle cells. In loupe) were tested. Results confirmed that
cuboidal ofcolumnar follicle broad shaped cells, the potential host range is very (incl.
is contained within small intra- the in of peroxidase dragonfly) spite some cases of re-
cellular vesicles and in larger, membrane- sistance. mainly in Diplera.
bound inclusions. Peroxidatic activity is fre-
quently encountered within the cisternae of (2806) LAYNE. J.N., 1979. Natural features of the
the reticulum rough-surfaced endoplasmic Lake Annie tract. Highlands County, Flo-
of follicle cells, and the rida. 11+79 possible significance pp. Archbold Biol. Stn, Lake
of this findingis discussed in terms of follicle Placid, Fla. — (Author’s & Publishers’ ad-
cell function. Vitellogenic oocytes incorpo- dress: Archhold Biol. Sin, Route 2. Box
rate of large quantities peroxidase by means 180. Lake Placid. Fla 33852. USA).
of in this micropinocytosis. Stages process Appendix 5 (p. 61) is a list of 27 odon. spp.
involving both spherical and tubular vesic- hitherto recorded from the Lake, south-
les, as well as the accumulation and storage central Florida, USA, and is entirely based
of in peroxidase the cortical ooplasm are on literature.
illustrated. (Authors). 268 Odonatological Abstracts
(2807) LOTZING, K.. J. MÜLLER & D. SPIT- Insect colour receptors can be divided into 3
1979. der ZENBERG, Characlerisierung Li- large groups: UV, blue and green (mean
der Wester- bellenfauna (Insecta, Odonata) max. sensitivities around 350, 440, 510 nm
wiese Unseburg (Kreis Stassfurt). Abh. Ber. resp ). The spectral sensitivities of receptors
Narukd. 12 in larval adult Magdeburg (2): 78-82. eyes, compound eyes and
ocelli of ( Breitscheidslr. 19. DDR-Unseburg, GDR). many insects, inch Odon., are
10 the odon. of the During yrs fauna a region listed in table. — Adult Aeshna, Hemi-
nr. Unseburg, District Stassfurt, German cordulia and Libellula have all 3 types in
Democratic Republic, was investigated. their compoundeyes. Their distribution and
the 22 differ Among spp. breeding regularly in arrangement can appreciably in diffe-
the Lestes area. barbarus and Anax parlhe- rent regions. In the dorsal region, UV and
of considerable interest. blue cells nope are are generally more frequent, some-
times the only receptor type present
MACIOLEK, J A. & F.G. HOWARTH, (2808) (Aeshna, Anax). Green receptors are more
1979. Megalagrionpaludicola,a new species frequent in ventral (Aeshna) and frontal
of damselfly (Odonala: Zygoptera: Coena- sections. There is the advantage of the dense
grionidae) from Kauai. Pacific Insects 21 of UV in packing receptors the dorsal eye 165-171. — (2/3): (Cooperative Fishery region for an increased contrast sensitivity
Res. Unit. Univ. Hawaii. Honolulu. Hawaii in front of a predominantly UV-blue-
96822. USA). emitting background (sky) (cf. K. Hamdorf
The new endemic Hawaiian M, & M, sp., paludi- Gogala, 1973, J, comp. Physiol. 86;
cola is described and illustrated both in sp.n. 231-245). — The odon. ocelli show 2 distinct
in adult and larval (d ç allo- in the and in stages holotype, peaks: one green one the UV.
in Metrosiderus - The type, copula: low-growing odon. larvae have UV and blue re-
forest between Kanaele and Wahiawa Bog — Rhabdomes built ceptors. up by laterally
Stream, Kauai Island. alt. 610 Hawaii, m: fused or tiered rhabdomeres in a single light
15-8-1977; in Mus.; Bishop numerous para- guidingstructure (fused rhabdom) may con- larval skins and Adults types, larvae). are tain different photopigments. — (Abstrac-
found in low-statured Metro- ter's swampy, note: The table omits the many green
siderus rain forest (alt. 610-1200 m). The and the red receptors one receptor reported
larvae in small obscure shaded occur pools in Aeshna larvae; cf. H. Autrum & G. Kolb,
within the swamp. 1968, Z. vergl. Physiol. 60: 450-477). Cf. also
OA Nos. 1247, 1720. 2492).
(2809) MALZ. H. & H. SCHRÖDER, 1979. Fos-
sile Libellen — biologisch betrachtet. Kleine (2811) MIELEWCZYK, S„ 1979. B.F. BelySev,
Nr. 9. 46 Kramer, Senckenberg-Reihe pp. A.Ju. Charitonov: Opredelitel’ strekoz po
— DM - Frankfurt/Main. Price: 5, —. kryl'jam. Biul. inf. Pol. Tow. ent. 1979(22):
(Authors’ address: Forschungsinsl. Natur- 73-74. (Polish). — (Dept. Agrobiol.. Polish
mus. Senckenherg. Senckenberganlage 25. Acad. Sci.. Swierczewskiego 19. PO-60-809
D-6000 FrankfurtIMain-1. GFR). Poznan).
book This is an enlarged, edition of the Extensive book review of the volume listed
listed in OA No. 2430. paper in CM No. 1802.
(2810) MlNZEL, R., 1979. Spectral sensitivity and (2812) MIELEWCZYK, S.. 1979. Notulae Odona-
colour vision in invertebrates. In: D. tologicae. Biul. inf. Pol. Tow. ent. 1979(22): - Autrum, [Ed.], Handbook of sensory 96-97. (Polish). ( Dept. Agrobiol.. Polish
hysiology, Vol. 7, Pt. 6A. 503-580. Acad. Sci.. 19. PO-60-809 , pp. Swierczewskiego
Berlin. — Springer. (Inst. Tierphysioi. FB Poznan).
Freie D- General 23. Univ. Berlin. Griinewaldslr. 34, information on the periodical, with
1000 Berlin-41. IVest Berlin). a brief characterization of the hitherto Odonatological Abstracts 269
published papers. Coenagrionidae) (61-62); — Tennessen,
K.J. (1949 Hickory Ave., Florence, Ala.
1979. Étude de la (2813) MOUZH, M., cytologique 35630, USA); Distance traveled by trans-
genèse ommatidienne chez la larve d’un odo- formingnymphs ofTetragoneuriaat Marion
nate anisoptère. Rev. can. Biol. 38 (4): 227- County Lake, Alabama, United States
— 248. (With Engl. s.). (Serv. Biol, anim., (Anisoptera: Corduliidae) (63-65); — Tita- title. Univ. Sci. <& Techn. B.P. 36, F-59 Ville- yavan, M. (Dept. Ent., Fac. Agric., Chiang
neuved'Ascq). Mai Univ., Chiang Mai, Thailand): A note
In larval Aeshna the successive the cyanea steps on the Odonata of Chiang Mai Valley,
in ommatidia formation described — are at the northern Thailand (65-67); White, H.B.,
level the ultrastructural from regular ce- III (Dept. Chem., Univ. Delaware, Newark,
phalicepiderm tothe fully differentiated om- Delaware 19711, USA): The Odonata of the
matidia. An importantproliferation site has Blue Hills, Norfolk County, Massachu-
been observed, which is followed by various setts, United States (67-69); — Winstanley,
steps of gathering of the presumptive om- W.J. (Dept. Zool. Victoria Univ., Welling-
matidian cells: 8 retinian cells, then 4 cris- ton, NZ): Rapid oyer-winter developmentin
tallinian cells, the 2 primary pigmentary Austrolestes colensonis (White) (Zygoptera:
cells. By deepening and motions of the cells, Lestidae) and Aeshna brevistyla Rambur
each cluster thus formed will set its omma- (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) at Pukepuke, New
tidian structure. The secondary pigmentary Zealand (69-71); — Belle, J. (Onder de
cells the seem to correspond with numerous Beumkes 35, 6883 HC Velp, NL): Dragon-
cells intercalated between the ommatidian flies collected in southern Spain in March
and do not show to — anlagen any tendency (71); Notes on female of Desmogomphus
gather around them. (Author). paucinervis (Sei.) from Panama (Aniso-
ptera: Gomphidae (71-72); — Clark. W.H.
NOTULAE (2814) ODONATOLOGICAE. Semi- (Mus. Nat. Hist., Coll. Idaho, Caldwell,
annual Bulletin of the International Odo- Idaho 83605, USA): Neurocordulia xantho-
natological Society. Published the by So- soma (Wllmsn) from New Mexico, a signifi-
cietas Internationalis Odonatologica cant range extension (Anisoptera: Cor-
4 Utrecht. Vol. No. — H. A (S.I.O.), 1, (Dec. I, duliidae) (71); Greven, (t): note on — 1979). — Annual subscription Hfl. 20. net. the behaviour of larval Cordulegaster bol-
— (c/o Dr. B. Kiauia. Dept. Anim. Cylogen. toni (Don.) in captivity (Anisoptera: Cor-
& Cytolaxon.. Univ. Vlrechl, Padualaan 8. dulegasteridae) (72-73); — Kiauia, B. &
Utrecht, NL). M.A.J.E. Kiauia (Dept. Anim. Cytogen. &
Baleslrazzi, E. & /. Bucciarelli (Via Lan- Cytotaxon., Univ. Utrecht, Padualaan 8,
franco 26, 1-27100 Pavia); Ophiogomphus Utrecht, NL): The karyotype of Libellula
serpentinus (Charpentier) in un' associazio- fulva Müll, from Switzerland (Anisoptera:
ne della odonatologica Lomellina Pavese, Libellulidae) (73-74); — Lohmann, H.
Lombardia, Italia (Anisoptera; Gomphidae) (Untere Dorfstr. 16, D-7888 Rheinfelden,
(54-59); — Mielewczyk, 5. (Dept. Agrobiol., GFR): Hemianax ephippiger (Burm.) in
Polish Acad, Sei., Swierezewskiego 19, PO- southwestern Germany and in Corsica (Ani-
60-809 Ein neuer Poznan): — Fundort von soptera: Aeshnidae) (74); Orthetrum al-
Orthetrum brunneum und (Fonscolombe) bistylum (Sei.) near Beifort, France (Aniso-
die der Art in Polen Verbreitung (Aniso- ptera; Libellulidae) (74-75); — Longfield,
ptera: Libellulidae) (59-61); — Stark, w. C. (Park House, Cloyne, Co. Cork, Eire):
Museum- (Burgenlandisches Landesmus., A note on the Odonata of the Channel Is-
A-7000 Mischformen United gasse 5, Eisenstadt): lands, Kingdom (75);— While. H.B.,
von Pyrrhosoma n. nymphula (Sulzer, III (address cf. above); Notable instances of
und P, n. elisabethae 1948 avoidance 1776) Schmidt, behavior in Odonata (75-76); —
der Oesterreich aus Steiermark, (Zygoptera: White, T.R. & R. Fox (Dept. Ent. & Econ. 270 Odonatological Abstracts
Zool., Clemson Univ., Clemson, S.C. 29631, grandis, juncea and subarctica. In the 3
USA): Chironotnid (Diptera) larvae and Anax the number of spp. dd seems larger
attached to hydroptilid (Trichoptera) pupae than that of 99, whereas in A. cyanea, — a macromiid nymph(Anisoptera)(76-77); viridis and subarctica the 1:1 ratio is the
& J.A. in White. T.R.. R.C. Fox Jordan (ad- rule. This is not the case A. grandis and
dress cf. above): Dragonfly predation by in at least I population of A. juncea, where
bats (77); Yadav, J.S.—Zool., of individuals The (Dept. only 30-35% aredd. pos-
Kurukshetra Kurukshetra-132119, Univ., sible reasons of this situation are discussed,
A it India): note on the karyotypic varia- and is suggested that the [secondary] neo-
and bility in Crocothemis erythraea ( Brülle) XY sex determination encountered [at least]
C. servilia (Drury) (Anisoptera: Libelluli- in A. grandis could be responsible for this
— & J. dae) (77-79); Geijskes. D.C. van ToI phenomenon.
Rijksmus, Nat. Hist. Raamsteeg 2, Leiden,
NL): Progress in analysing the Netherlands (2816) ROWE, R.J., 1979. A method for marking
odonate faunistic records within the frame- aquatic insect larvae. Mauri Ora 7: 143-
- work of the European Invertebrate Survey 145. (Dept. Zool.. Univ. Canterbury.
(79-80); — Schmidt, E. (Biol. Seminar, Christchurch-1. NZ).
P.H., Römerstr. D-5300 164, Bonn, GFR): A marking method is described that uses a
Die Odonaten der Rheinaue bei Burkheim, coloured plastic ring composed of"perspex"
Kaiserstuhl, Bundesrepublik Deutschland (methyl methacrylate) and coloured fluor-
— Zur (80); Verbreitung von Aeshna sub- escent powder, and which is formed by
arctica Walker und Somatochlora alpestris precipitation around a leg segment of an
in (Sei.) der Bundesrepublik Deutschland aquatic insect. The mark is long-lasting (up
the the (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae, Corduliidae) (80- to 3 months, ring remains on exuviae
81); - Schohen, W.J. (Dijkgraaf 4-bg A, and the next instar is unmarked) and is
Wageningen, NL): Observations on Libel- especially suitable for fragileaquatic larvae.
lula fulva Müll, in the central Netherlands The method has been successfully used to
(81); - Verdonk. M. (Floralialaan 47, mark either the femur or the tibia of the
Bussum, NL): Comparison of the habitat final 3 instars of the zygopterans Xantho-
and population structure of Ischnura ele- cnemis zealandica and Austrolestes colen-
and I. in gans (VanderL.) pumilio(Charp.) sonis, and a variety of instars of the cor-
a central Netherlands locality (Zygoptera: duliide Procordulia smithii.
— Coenagrionidae) (81); Wasscher. M.T.
(Ina-Boudier-Bakkerlaan 117/11, Utrecht, (2817) SANTOS, N.D. dos, 1979. Descriçào de
The odonale the 1978 NL): fauna of surroundings Leplagrion bocainense Santos. cena-
of Eindhoven, southeastern Netherlands grionideo bromelicola (Odonata: Coena-
(81-83); — O’Farrell. A.F. (Dept. Zool., grionidae). (Description of Leplagrion bo-
New N.S.W. 1978 Univ. England, Armidale, cainense Santos, a bromeliad coena-
2351, AU): Book review: Tasmanian Odo- grionid (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)).Anais
nata, by Piers Allbrook (83-84). Soc. ent. Brasil 8 (1): 167-173. (Portuguese,
with Engl s.). — ( Mus. Nac., Univ. Fed.
(2815) PETERS, G., 1979. Daten zum Geschlech- Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista BR-
terverhaltnis mitteleuropaischer Aeshniden- 20.940 Rio de Janeiro).
Populationen(Insecta: Odonata). Dt. ent. Z. Description and figures are provided of L.
(N.F.) 26 (4/5): 229-239. (With Engl, s.) - bocainense, a sp. mentioned (as nomen
in the listed in OA No. 2313. It (Mus. Nalurk.. Humboldt Univ., Invaliden- nudum) paper
is sir. 43. DDR-104 Berlin. GDR). argued that the karyotypic similarities en-
The in 3000 ratios were examined over countered in Leptagrionand (some) Mecis-
exuviae of Anax and Imperator, parthenope togaster spp, (Megapodagrionidae) may
and in Aeshna viridis. certain interrela- longipes, cyanea, point to a phylogenetic 271 Odonatological Abstracts
in A tionship between these taxa breeding bro- (2821) T1RGAR1. S„ 1979. key to the Iranian
melias (cf. B Kiaula, 1972, Odonatologica families of Odonata. J. ent. Soc. 1ran 5(1/2):
70-71 I: 31-35). 33-34 (Engl, s.), 65-69 (Persian text)
(figs., with Engl, captions). — (Dept. En-
(2818) SPÄH. H. & A. GERHARDT, 1979. Lim- vironmental Health School of Public
Univ. Box nologische und saprobiologische Unter- Health. Tehran. P.O. 1310,
suchungen der Else und einigerihrer Neben- Tehran. Iran).
Iranian bäche. Ber. naturwiss. Ver. Bielefeld 24: A key is given to the odon. families,
— examination ofodon. material 411-456. (Univ. Bielefeld. Universitdts- based on kept
and collected slr., D-48 Bielefeld. GFR). in various Iranian universities,
in 2 decades. another Platycnemis pennipes. Coenagrion puella, the past (For recent
Iranian work cf. OA No. Ischnura elegans. Lestes sp.. Calopteryx 2756).
splendens, C. virgo and Aeshna sp, are re-
ported from the Else R. nr. Bielefeld, West- (2822) TYAGI, BK. & V. VEER, 1979. A note on
falia, German Federal Republic. some entomogenous fungi attacking preser-
ved dragonfly collections. J. Bombay nat.
946-947. Hist. Soc. 75 — (2819) STAVENGA, D.G., 1979. Pseudopupils (3): (Dept. Zoo!.,
in In: H. Autrum, D.A.V. Coll.. Dehra Dun-248001, V.P.. compound eyes. [Ed ],
Vol. Pt. Handbook of sensory physiology, 7, India).
6 the Berlin. — of to genera 6A. pp. 357-439. Springer, (Dept. spp. fungi, pertaining
Biophysics, Univ. Groningen. Westersingel Entomophthora,Mucor, Spicaria and Tari-
from 100 of 34. Groningen. NL). chium, were obtained specimens 2 anisopteran It is 3 ways in which a dragonfly can have a fovea 2 zygopteran and spp.
2 different have and 3 strategies for extending the visual interestingthat no fungi spp.
found and the col- field are described. There are discussions ever been on one same
Methods of binocular overlap, the mechanisms of lection specimen. are suggested for
interommatidial in with the on pre- prey capture, angles coping fungal growth dry in collection cabinets under larval and adult Odon.. thefunction of fused served material
rhabdoms, and of the relationship between Indian conditions.
the colours ofthe primary pigment cells and
in UBUKATA, 1979. Behavior of Somato- the colour receptors the dorsal and ven- (2823) H„
tral the The chlora viridiaenea viridiaenea Uhler in regions of eyes of adult Odon.
271 references cover the literature on odon. Kushiro District (Odonata, Corduliidae).
pseudopupils, starting with the classical New Entomol. 28 (I): 1-7 (With Jap. s.). —
also OA Nos. Shiro- paper of Exner (1891). (Cf. (Kushiro Coll., Hokkaido Univ.,
1720, 1893, 1929, 2023, 2024, 2133, 2310). yama, Kushiro, 085. JA).
Various of behaviour aspects (inch feeding,
1979. Hormonal and described and (2820) TEMBHARE, D.B., regu- mating oviposition) are this lation of osmotic and ionic balance in the compared with the observations on ssp.
of the larvae and S. central haemolymph of dragonfly, on v. atrovirens in Hokkaido,
Aeschna Aesch- No significant behavioural differen- cyanea (Müller)(Odonata: Japan.
nidae). Arch, internat. Physiol. Bioch. 87 ces were found between the 2 taxa.
(3); 557-563. - (,P.-G. Dept. Zoo!., Nagpur
Univ., University Campus. Nagpur-440010. (2824) UBUKATA, H. & K. KITAGAWA. 1979.
India). Methods in the field study of dragonflies.
Evidence is provided of an active involve- I. Key to the species of Zygoptera in Hok-
ment of the neurosecretory A cells of the kaido. with notes on the preparation of
thoracic ganglia in the internal hypo- and specimens. Seibutsu Kyozal, Hokkaido
hyperosmotic regulation in the larvae of Univ. 14: 50-70. (Jap., with Engl, trans-
Aeshna lation of the title). — Coll., cyanea. (Kushiro 272 Odonatological Abstracts
— Hokkaido Vniv.. Shiroyama. Kushiro. 085. + 244 pp. Akademie-Verlag,Berlin. (Pu-
JA). blishers' address: Akademie-Verlag. Leip-
An identification key to the Zygoptera of zigerslr. 3-4. DDR-108 Berlin, GDR).
On Hokkaido, Japan, is presented along with p. 67, Ophiogomphus serpentinus is
some suggestions on the techniques of col- mentioned from the Bohntal nr. Meissen,
lecting, colour preservation, mounting, etc. German Democratic Republic.
(Authors).
1980
(2825) WELLINGHORST, R & W MEYER,
(2829) 1979. Einige Beobachtungen zur Biologie (Anonymous), 1980. Libellen-Farb-Posters
im Schloss Arbon. von Ischnura pumilio (Charp.) und Libel- Zweieinhalbmillionen
luladepressa L. (Odonata). Dt. ent. Z. (N.F.) Augen. Bodensee TgBl., issue ofFebr. 7, I p.
26 (4/5); 271-274, pis. 11-12. (With Engl. s.). Local daily’s article on the traveling ex-
— (Second author: Inst. Zool., Tierdrzl- hibit of dragonflyphotographs, asdescribed
OA No. 2686. The liche Hochschule Hannover, Bischofsholer in exhibit was set up in
Damm 15. D-3000 Hannover-1, GFR). the castle of Arbon, Switzerland, during
Febr. Notes are given on the habitat,larval stage, 8-March 3, 1980. (Cf. also OA No.
and the I. pairing on oviposition of pumilio, 2830).
the larval and on biology of L, depressa.
The distinctive structural features of the (2830) (Anonymous), 1980. Zur Fotoausstellung
larvae of L. depressa and L. quadrimaculata "Das Libellenjahr". Schweiz. Bodensee Z..
outlined issue of Febr. 8, 1 are also and illustrated. The paper is p.
based on material from the Osnabrück Local daily’s note on the same exhibit as
District, German Federal Republic. mentioned in OA No. 2829.
(2826) WINSTANLEY, W.J., 1979. New Zealand’s (2831) ALTMÜLLER, R„ 1980. Erfassung von
bush dragonfly. Forest & Bird 13(4): 16-20. Tierarten in Niedersachsen — Libellen-Heu-
(Zool. Dept.. Victoria Univ. of Welling- schrecken-Tagfalter, erster Zwischenbe-
unnumbered with ton. Private Bag. Wellington. NZ). richt 1979, 5 pp. + 76 pp.
A popular account is given of the history, maps. Niedersächsische Landesverwaltung,
Hannover. — adult habits and habitat,early stages and the (Abt. Naturschutz, Nieder-
sächs. distribution (map) of the New Zealand Landesverwallungsaml, Postfach
endemic corduliid Antipodochlora braueri 107. D-3000 Hannover-I, GFR).
Distributional of 47 (incl. colour photographs of the adult and maps odon, spp. are
exuviae), and a plea is made for the con- presented along with those of Saltatoria
servation of its indigenous forest habitat. and Rhopalocera (Lepid.), covering the
states of Lower Saxony and Bremen, Ger-
(2827) ZIMMERMANN, W„ 1979. Thüringer man Federal Republic. No comments or
added. — Wald. Abh. Ber. Mus. Natur Gotha 9: 1-94. annotations are (Abstracter's
(Mus. Natur, Parkallee 15. DDR-58 notes: The publication date is not indicated;
Gotha, the booklet distributed the GDR). was by govern-
mental authorities in March 1980. It is un- On p. 30, Aeshna juncea, Somatochlora al-
fortunate the pestris and Leucorrhinia dubia are men- that maps are not prepared
in tioned from the Thuringian Forest, German accordance with the grid system adopted
Democratic Republic. by the European Invertebrate Survey
scheme).
(2828) ZOHLKE, D.,[Ed.], 1979. Elbtal und Loss-
hiigelland bei Meissen. Ergebnisse der hei- (2832) ANDRIES, J.C., P. PORCHERON & F.
matkundlichen Bestandsaufnahme in den DRAY, 1980. Haemolymph eedysteroids
level the of Gebieten von Hirschstein und Meissen. XII following injection eedysone Odonatological Abstracts 273
or ecdysterone; its relation with tegument mere strekoz (Odonata). (On the latest
and in Aeshna faunistic of and Austra- midgut response cyanea contacts Ethiopian
(Insecta, Odonata). Experientia 36 (4): 468- lian regions in Odonata). Ent. Obozr. 59 ( 1 ):
470. — ( Lab. Biot, anim., Univ. Sci. & 89-91. (Russian, with Eng. s.). — (Inst.
Techn. Lille I. F-59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq). Bio!., Siberian Sect. USSR Acad. Sci., Ul.
The haemolymph ecdysteroid level after in- Frunse II. USSR-630091 Novosibirsk).
A. jection of ecdysone or ecdysterone in It isargued that the Australian Aeshna stock
in cyanea larvae has been determined by a originates Neogene hurricane transfer of
radioimmunoassay method. The rate of dragonfliesfrom southern Africa.
excretion be both appears to dependent on
the ecdysteroid injected and the time of (2835) BERGMANN, E.C., N T. de MENDON-
injection. In case of ecdysone injection, the CA, Z.A. RAMIRO, M P COTTAS & E.
secretion of the epidermal cuticle and the AMANTE, 1980. Levantamentos da ento-
das differentiation of the imaginal midgut epi- mofauna pastagens em diversos muni-
thelium occur when the ecdysteroid level cipios do Estado de Sao Paulo. [Survey of
remains the several low for many days. (Authors). entomofauna of pasturelands in
municipalities of the State of S3o Paulo].
(2833) BASSEMIR, U. & K. HANSEN, 1980. Resumos VI Congr. Brasil. Ent., S3o Paulo,
Single-pore sensilla of damselfly-larvae: p. 128. (Portuguese). — (Authors’ address
representatives of phylogenetically old con- unknown).
Cell Tissue 207 The has been carried in 6 muni- tact chemoreceptors? Res. survey out
and 307-320. Germ. — close 112.000 (2): (With s.). (Reprint cipalities, yielded to spe-
requests to second author: Zool. Inst., Univ. cimens of insects and arachnids. The Odon.
Regensburg, D-8400 Regensburg, GFR). were also covered, but a list of spp. is not
The 4 single-pore sensilla on the maxillary given.
palp of Coenagrion puella and Ischnura ele-
2 bipolar cells for A- (2836) BINKOWSKI, R 1980. Libellenfauna der gans possess sensory ,
-sensilla and 5 for B-sensilla. Distally, their Nette. Osnabrück, naturw. Mitt. 7: 201-205.
dendrites are enclosed by a dendritic sheath - (■Lindenslr. 32, D-4502 Georgsmarien-
and a pore tube. The dendritic tips have hulle-Holzhausen, GFR).
outside via access to the the opening of the An annotated list is given of 10 spp. collected
tube. The inner dendritic 1976-1977 from pore segments join the Nette R. nr. Osnabriick,
the cell bodies The Lower German Federal receptor laterally. recep- Saxony, Republic.
cells tor of each sensillum are enveloped by
3 sheath cells and 3 receptor lymph cavities. (2837) BUENO, A.M.S. & A, FERREIRA, 1980.
and connected 4 Receptor lymph cavity I 3 arc Estudos cromossômicos de expécias de
the tube with outside by the pore and a Odonata (libélulas). [Chromosome studies
minute in canal system in the cuticle, respec- 4 odonate species (dragonflies)]. Resumes
VI Säo tively. All 3 sheath cells show microvillus- Congr. Brasil. Ent., Paulo, pp. 258-
like of the 259. — second processes apical membrane. (Portuguese). (Address
Moreover, all sheath cells contain 2 centrio- author: Dept. Biol., Inst. Biocienc., Univ.
les in tandem arrangement. The structure of Estadual Paulisla, Rua 10 n. 2527, Caixa
the single-pore sensilla is compared with Postal 178, CEP 13.500, Rio Claro, Estado
that of similar sensilla of other arthropods. de Sao Paulo, Brazil).
Functional The and phylogenetic aspects are male chromosome complements are
discussed. described of the 4 (Authors). following spp.; Oxy-
agrion evanescens(Boraceia; n= 14), Stauro-
(2834) BELYSHEV, B.F. & A.Yu. HARITONOV, phlebia r. reticulata (Rio Claro; 2n=27, n=
1980. O pozdnih faunisticheskih svyazyah I4;m), Micrathyria hypodidyma(RioClaro;
i etiopskoy avstraliyskoy oblastey na pri- n= 12; m; XO), and Trapezostigma cophysa 274 Odonatological Abstracts
Pref. (Boraceia; 2n=23, n=l2; XO). In material yame (6-7); Ghana. S. & K. Inoue
ofthe latter from the sp. Bolivia complement (Kinryo-cho 3-4-10, Sakai, Osaka Pref., 590,
has been recorded. n=!3, m, previously JA): Breeding ofthe larvae taken at Ishigaki — Island in spring, 1979 (8-9); TeraJo. Y.
(2838) CLAUSN1TZER, H.-J. & K. STRAS- (1053, K.anno-cho. Kakogawa, Hyogo Pref.,
BURGER, 1980. Vorkommen und Gefähr- 675. JA): Ecological observations on Sym-
T. dung der Grünen Mosaikjungfer (Aeshna petrum uniforme (9-11); — Takeuchi.
viridis Eversm). im Allertal(Libellen, Odo- (17-21. Kohro-en, Settsu, Osaka Pref.. 564,
Beitr. Niedersachsens nata). Naturk. 33; JA): Let's carry out a survey on the ratios
13-16. — (Siidslr. 6, D-JI06 Eschede. GER). of the homeochromic females of Ischnura
— A. viridis is reported from 4 backwaters of senegalensis! (11-13); Inoue. K. (5-9,
R. the Aller nr. Celle, Lower Saxony, Ger- Fuminosato 4-chome. Abeno-ku. Osaka.
A man Federal Republic. brief outline of 545, JA): Literatures onodonatology. 2( 14).
the these water chemism of habitats is pre-
sented. (2842) JURZITZA. G.. 1980, Ergänzungen zu:
"Neue Sammeltechniken, mit besonderer
des (2839) COSTA, J.M., 1980. Descriçâodaexùviade Berücksichtigung Lichtfangs" von Fritz
Oxyagrion impunctatum Calvert, 1909 Weber. Ent. Z., Frankfurt/M. 90 (9): 103-
(Odo., Coenagrionidae). [Description of 104. {Boi. Ins/., Univ. Karlsruhe, Kaiser-
the exuviae of Oxyagrion impunctatumCal- sir. 12. D-7500 Karlsruhe. GFR).
Resu- In the F. vert, 1909 (Odo,, Coenagrionidae)]. his comments on paper by Weber,
VI Sâo the 90: mes Congr. Brasil. Ent., Paulo, pp in same journal (1980. 57-67), for
336-337. (Portuguese). (Mus. Nac.. Vniv. dragonfly collecting the author is recom-
Rio Boa Fed. de Janeiro. Quinla da Vista. mending the use of a black-colour net, and
Guanabara-ZC-08. Rio de Janeiro. Brazil). for the treatment of "fat” cabinet specimens
the of carbon The male exuviae from Serra dos Lenheiros, application chloroform or
MG, Brazil, is described. tetrachloride rather than that of petrol,
toluol benzol, or xylol.
Funde (2840) DONATH, H., 1980. Neue von Isch-
nura pumilio (Charp.) in der siidlichen (2843) LAWTON, J.H., BA THOMPSON &
Mark (Odonata). Novius, fieri. 2: 20. - D.J. THOMPSON, 1980. The effects of
DDR-796 (Jahnstr. 6. Luckau. GDR). prey density on survival and growth of dam-
A the hitherto review is given of known selfly larvae. Hcol. Hnt. 5; 39-51. — (Corres-
records of I. pumilio in Brandenburg, Ger- pondence to Dr. D.J. Thompson. Dept.
man Democratic Republic, and 9 newlocali- Zool.. Vniv. Liverpool. P.O. Box 147, Liver-
the ties from same region are added. pool. L69 JBX. UK).
Instar 10, II and 12 Ischnura larvae were
the (2841) GRACILE (Newsletter of Odonatology). maintained throughout instar on a con-
the Kansai Research of Published by Group stant food supply ( Daphnia magna ofa stan-
27 — Odonatology, Osaka. No. (March, 1980). dard size). A very narrow range of prey
(Jap., with Engl, translation ofthe titles). availability separated cohorts in which all
(c/o K. Fani, 129 Jizocho. Nara. 630. JA). the larvae successfully moulted to the next
Tsuda. S. (Habikigaoka 7-17-9, Habikino, instar, from those in which all the larvae
Osaka Notes the died (less than in the Pref., 583, JA): on names one Daphnia per day — of some Japanese dragonflies, 2 (1-4); case of instar 10). — Larvae were able to
Twonew localities ofAnisogomphus maacki survive long periods without food at 16° C. — (5); - Muraki, A. (17-27, Takadono 4- Prey availability had a marked effect on
chome, Asahi-ku, Osaka. 535, JA): Ictino- development rates, which continued to in-
found Kada, Waka- densities well in of gomphus pertinax at crease at prey excess Odonatological Abstracts 275
— 100% survival by the larvae. The data on within the lamina cortex and in the cross-
Ischnura survival and developmentrates are section of the underlying cartridge. (Au-
compared with previously published general thors).
models of these two components of the — predators’ rate of increase. We conclude (2846) MOUZE, M., 1980, Étude autoradiographi-
starvation is de la la that very unlikely to be a sig- que prolifération et de migration
nificant cause of mortality in the field for cellulaires au cours de la croissance larvaire
Ischnura indeed Odonata de visuel chez Aeshna (or most other l'appareil cyanea
but that Müll. J, Insect. larvae), prey availability un- (Odonata; Aeshnidae).
doubtedly influences development rates. Morphol. & Embryol. 9 (3); 41-52. (With
Natural selection should therefore favour Engl. s.). — (Inst. Biol, animate, Univ. Sei.
larvae that forage optimally to minimize & Techn. Lille I. B.P. 36. F-59650 Ville-
development times. (Author). neuve d'Ascq).
Sites of cell proliferation in the ocular
LEGRAND. J„ 1980. Macromia hervei of A. have been studied (2844) apparatus cyanea by
n.sp. précédemment confondue avec M. an autoradiographic method (JH-thymidi-
This locate the aequatorialis (Martin, 1906) (Odonata: ü- ne). technique was used to at
bellulidae). Revue fr. Ent. (N.S.) 2(1): 10- compound eye and optic lobe levels the
14. (With Engl. s.). —{Lab. Enl.. Mus. natn. zones of cellular multiplication and the mi-
In Hist. not.. 45. rue de Buffon. F-75005 Paris). gration of newly formed cells. addition,
M. aequatorialis is redescribed and illustra- the effect of the differential growth of the
ted, and is M, hervei the of the a lectotype designated. compound eye on development
and lobe In sp.n. is described illustrated from optical was studied. the compound
the and levels of cell specimens from Ivory Coast the eye, two distinct proliferation
Central African Republic (d holotype, 9 were revealed: the first one was the ocular
allotype: Lamto, Ivory Coast; 22-11-1978 budding zone itself, i.e. the ocular edge ad-
and number the A second 9-2-1978 resp.; a of d para- jacent to cephalic epidermis.
The has been where types). new sp. formerly con- mitotic focus, the cells gather into
fused with M. aequatorialis; the distinctive ommatidial columns, was demonstrated.
features of the 2 spp. are given in a table. Thus, two closely related successive mitotic
waves occur in the eye of this heterometa-
(2845) MEINERTZHAGEN, I.A.C.J. ARMETT- bolous insect, whereas in holometabolous
-K.IBEL& K.L. FRIZZELL, l980,Thenum- insects these two phases are much more dis-
ber and arrangement of elements in the tinct. Migration of ganglionic cells from the
of the lamina cartridge dragonfly Sympe- neuroblast masses, where theyare formed,to
trum rubicundulum. Cell Tissue Res. 206 the optical ganglions, where they differen-
395-401. — (3): (Reprint requests to the tiate, was also followed by this method. In
second author: Biol., Massa- Dept. Univ. addition, a differential growth of optic
chusetts-Boston, Harbor Campus. Boston. lobes was revealed: at the end of thenymphal
Mass. the 02125. USA). life, development was much greater in
and the of lobes 5 monopolar cells 2 long visual fibres posterior area the optic than
are a consistent component of the lamina in the anterior, althoughthe numbers ofcells
cartridge of the ventral half of the eye produced in the neuroblast masses were, at
of S. rubicundulum. the both They communicate beginning, identical in areas. This
with the chiasma via a cartridge axon bundle observation has been interpreted in the light
comprising a minimum of 10 fibres. The of the experimental results. (Author).
of these elements is arrangement docu-
mented with respect to the ommatidial (2847) NIEHUIS, M„ 1980. (Odonata: Cordule-
photoreceptor axon bundle innervating gasteridae) — Cordulegaster bidentatus
them. These relationships are described both Selys — Erstnachweis fiir Pfalz. Pfalzer 276 Odonatological Abstracts
Heimat 31 (I): 10. — (/m vorderen Grosslhal Sweden).
5, D-6743 Albersweiler. GFR). Finnish edition of the volume listed in OA
June 21, 1979, a 9 was taken nr. the village No. 1742. The text was translated and adapt-
of Nothweiler in southern Pfalz. This is the ed to Finnish conditions by Dr. J. Syrja-
the Because the the first record of this sp. for region of Pfalz, maki. of similarity of Fin-
German Federal Republic. nish and Swedish dragonfly fauna, only
minor alterations were introduced in the
(2848) ODONATA RECORDING SCHEME text. (Fora Dutch edition cf. OA No. 2849).
NEWSLETTER (listed previously as"Odo-
nata Mapping Scheme Newsletter”). Com- (2851) SANTOS, N.D. [dos], 1980. Descriçâo da
piled by National Organizer D.G. Chelmick, larva de Diastatops obscura (Fahr., 1775)
No. 4 — Mr. D. 1848 (Spring 1980). (c/o G. Erichson, e interrelaçôes genéricas
Chelmick, "Bredon", High Beech Lane. (Odo., Libellulidae). [Description of the
Haywards Heath. Sussex. UK). larva of Diastatops obscura (Fabr., 1775)
of "Pro- 1848 and The titles the 2-page issue are: Erichson, the intergenericrelation-
in 1979”, "Identification Resumes VI gress problems", ships (Odo., Libellulidae)].
"Recorders' and "Book- Brasil. Sâo Paulo, 334- meeting", "Help!”, Congr. Ent., pp,
shelf". 335. (Portuguese). — (Mus. Mac.. Univ. Fed.
Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista.
(2849) SANDHALL, A., U. NORLING & B W. Guanahara-ZC-08, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
SVENSSON, 1980. Libellen en andere net- The exuviae of D. obscura from Rio Sao
kleuren vleugeligen. Natuurgids in over Joao, RJ, Brazil, is described. It appears
der that uiterlijk, levenswijze en gedrag net- similar to of Celithemis eponina, but
vleugeligen. [Dragonflies and other alder differs appreciably from that of Perithemis.
A color the flies. guide on general appear-
ance, life history, bionomy and behaviour (2852) SELYSIA. A Newsletter of Odonatology.
of alder flies], Elmar Publishers, no place Compiled by M.J. Westfall, Jr. & M S.
stated. 95 + 141 col. ill. — Univ. pp. (Dutch). Westfall, Dept. Zool., Florida,
Price: Hfl. 16.90. — (,Bygglovsgrdnden 9. Gainesville, Fla. Vol. 9, No. I (March 1,
S-222 47-Lund, Sweden). 1980). — Sent free of charge to all members
Dutch edition of the volung; listed in OA of the International OdonatologicalSociety
No. 1742, translated and adapted by Dr. and to anybody else expressing to the — W.J. Kabos. (For another translation and Editors the desire to receive it. (c/o Prof.
adaptation by the same translator cf. OA Dr. M.J. Westfall. Jr.. Dept. Zool.. Univ.
No, 2565). The title is erroneously trans- Florida. Gainesville. Fla 32611. USA).
lated: aside from classifying the Odon. under Tennessen. K.J. (1949 Hickory Ave., Flo-
the Neuroptera, it also does not cover the rence. Alabama 35630, USA); Fifth Inter-
of the book. For the of national of scope correct scope Symposium Odonatology (1-2);
” the Swedish term, sldndor”, i.e. the origi- Gloyd, L.K. (Div. Insects, Mus. Zool.,
nal title of the book, cf. OA No. 1742. Nearly Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48109,
half of the book and 40 Solutions for visible color approx. photo- USA): making
graphs are devoted to the Odon. — (For the patterns obscured by postmortem changes
Finnish edition cf. OA No. 2850). and for relaxing dried specimens (3); — A
tragedyfor Argia and Protoneura type speci-
(2850) SANDHALL, A„ U. NORLING & B.W mens (3-4); — A red-letter day (5); —
SVENSSON, 1980. Sudenkorennot sukulai- Schiess, H. (Brüglenstr. I, CH-8344 Adets-
sineen. UlkonSko, kehitysvaiheet, elintavat wil): Sixth International Symposium of
141 col. Advance ja kayttkytyminen. 95 pp., ill. inch Odonatology: announcement (5-
WSOY, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva. (Finnish). 6);- Rudolph. R. (Biol. Abt., P.H., Flied-
47 D-44 — (Bygglovgranden 9, S-222 Lund, nerstr. 21, Münster, GFR): Meeting of Odonatological Abstracts 277
European dragonfly workers (6-7); — Chel- tween the 2 periods. (Cf. also OA No. 1704).
mick. D. ("Bredon", High Beech Lane, Hay-
wards Heath, Sussex, UK): Report on the (2854) VERDONK, M„ 1980. Verschillen tussen
first meeting of British Odonata recorders Ischnura elegans en I. pumilio. [Specific
for the British Odonata Mapping Scheme distinctions between Ischnura elegans and
(7-8); - Kiaula. B & M.A.J.E. Kiauia I. pumilio], Trias 1980(I);7-12. (Dutch). —
(Dept. Anim. Cytogen. & Cytotax., Univ. (Floralialaan 47. Bussum. NL).
Utrecht, Padualaan 8, Utrecht, Holland); Distinctions were noticed between the 2spp. — Research trip to the Orient (8-9); Jur- in phenology, daily activity, sexual beha-
zilza. G. (Bot. Inst. I, Univ. Karlsruhe, viour, habitat, and in their behaviour after
Re- The carried Kaiserstr. 12, D-75 Karlsruhe, GFR): rain. observations were out
search trip to South America (9); — Wil- during 2 yrs in a locality nr. Winterswijk,
liams. C.E. (704 Foster Str., Marlin, Texas the Netherlands.
76661, USA): Curtis and Lundi Williams
visit in Holland and West Germany (9); — (2855) VICK, G.S., 1980. In search of European
de Beumkes Odonata 1979. Bull. Soc. Belle. J. (Onder 35, 6883 HC — amat. enl. 39
Velp, Holland): A visit to Carl Cook in (326): 48-54. (Crossfields, Lillie London.
Kentucky ( 10); — Kiauia. B. & M.A.J.E. Basingstoke. Hants.. UK).
Kiauia. Japanese collapsiblecollecting nets An account is given of the odon, material
(10-11); - (Anonymous)'. S. 1.0. members collected during 2 trips in France (Hérault,
promoted(II); — News from Dr. Chao (II); Gard, Bouches-du-Rhone), Italy (Pied- — Dr. Rainer Rudolph in the news (II); — mont), Switzerland (Grisons: St. Moritz),
Odonata Mapping Scheme Newsletter ( 12); Austria (Tyrol: Fernpass) and German — Dr. Machado visits Dr. Belle in Velp ( 12); Federal Republic (Bavaria: Sonthofen). The
— Corbet's article on biology of Odonata fauna of each locality is discussed in con-
(12); - Blusi, M.H. (Stroud Water Res. siderable detail.
Cent., R.D.I, Box 512, Avondale Pa. 19311,
Data USA): on Stylogomphus albistylus (2856) WELLINGHORST, R & W. MEYER,
wanted (12); — Cammaens, R.J.P. (Lab. 1980. Die Libellenfauna des Altkreises
Zool. gén., Univ. Libre Bruxelles. 50 Av. Bersenbrück. Osnabrück, naturw. Mitt. 7:
F.D. Roosevelt, B-1050 Brussels): Loan of 79-104. — (First author: Nordsir. 3, D-4558
African Gomphidae desired (12); — (Ano- Bersenbriick. GFR ; — Second author; Inst.
nymus): Rosser Garrison in Puerto Rico Zool., Tierdrzlliche Hochschule. Bischofs-
(12); - Dunkle. S. (1928 S.W. 48th Ave., holer Damm 15, D-3000 Hannover-!, GFR).
Fla 32608, Second instar An annotated list is of 38 Gainesville, USA): given spp., re-
needed — corded the 20 in Anisoptera (13); (Anonymous): during past yrs a region nr
Donnelly roams again (13); — Attention Osnabruck. Lower Saxony, German Federal
odonatologists going to the International Republic. 6 of these became extinct in the
of — Congress Entomology(13); Dr. Boyes area in the mid of 1960-s (Platycnemis pen-
dies (13); — Changes of addresses (13). nipes, Coenagrion lunulatum, Erythromma
najas, Aeshna isosceles, Anax imperator,
VERDONK, M., (2853) 1980. Libelleninventari- Brachytron pratense). At present, the most
satie in Winterswijk. [Dragonfly Inventari- remarkable spp. are Ceriagrion tenellum,
sation in Trias 1980 Winterswijk], (I): 4-6. Aeshna subarctica and Leucorrhinia pecto-
(Dutch), — (Floralialaan47, Bussum. NL). ralis.
21 spp. recorded 1968-1971 and 1975-1979
in the area of Winterswijk. the Netherlands, (2857) WINSTANLEY, W.J. & R.J. ROWE, 1980.
are listed and discussed, with special refe- The larval habitat of Uropetala carovei
rence the in the fauna in to changes compo- (Odonata: Petaluridae) the North Island
sition and population density noticed be- ofNew Zealand, and the geographical limits 278 Odonatological Abstracts
of the subspecies. N.Z. J1 Zool. 7: 127-134. (2858) ZÜRCHER LIBELLHNFORUM. Com-
— (Zool. Dept. Victoria Univ. of Welling- Briiglenslr. I. CH-8J44 ton. Private Bag. Wellington. NZ). Adetswil), Nos. I, 2 (March, 1980).
in New The genus Uropetala is represented This is a newsletter of the odonatological
Zealand by U. carovei and U. carovei chil- club of the same name. The coordinator of
the club and the editor of toni. These taxa have been described as the newsletter is
H. The montane bog-dwellers, an inappropriate Schiess (address above). objective of
for U. carovei. low- the club is. for the time the description c. Typical being, prepara-
tion of the land larval habitats of U. c. carovei on the a survey of the odon. fauna of
Zurich should North Island are described and illustrated. Canton, Switzerland, which
The ecological significance of the habitat be completed by the end of 1982. The differences between the taxa are discussed. newsletter is distributed free of charge, and
the the of U. c. chiltoni was described from specimens first 2 issues contain minutes the taken near Arthur's Pass and Cass in the discussion meeting on the organisational
South Island, but has since details of the and the uncertainty survey, membership existed about its wider distribution. Records list, respectively. In the latter, 18 addresses
listed. Most of the members of U. c. carovei from the South Island are are are Swiss, now presented which indicate that U. c. but the Principality of Liechtenstein and the
German Federal chiltoni may be restricted to the eastern part Republic are also repre- of the South Island, and that U. c. carovei sented.
elsewhere. occurs (Authors).