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OdonatologicalAbstracts 1971 1976 Exlibrisi med In- (6425) PAVLOVEC, R., 1971. (6427) MEINEKE, T„ 1976, Beobachtungen von planinci. — [Some book plates of the moun- sektenwanderungen auf der Insel Sylt in der taineers], Plan. Vest. 71(6): 280-283. (Slovene). Zeit vom 30.V11.-9.VIII.1975. Alalanla 7(4): — (Trubarjeva 14, YU-61000 Ljubljana, Slo- 216-218. — (Am Eichelbach. D-3420 venia). Herzberg, FRG). and technical Odon. recorded 2 localities Reproductions descriptions are Migrating were at given of some alpine-motif book plates (ex on the Northsea island of Sylt, 8-VII1-I975. mountaineers. libris) of some alpinists and/or No species names are stated. Among these is an ex libris ofProf. B. Kiauta, also 11 1976. as published in Selysia 17(2); (1988), in (6428) MERIAN. M.S., Schmellerlinge, Kdfer which his 3 principal professional interests are and andere Insekien. Leningrader Slu- symbolically depicted in a composition dienbuch. Acta humaniora, VCH Verlagsge- showing the North Face and glacier of Mt sellschaft, Weinheim (FRG) [ISBN 3-527- Triglav in the Eastern Alps, the "Brilliant”sta- -17539-3] & VCH Publishers Deerfield Beach lagmite in the Cave of Postojna (Adelsberg- (FL, USA) [ISBN 0-89573-446-X], Vol. 1 /Postumia), and an adult Sympetrum (text): 472 pp. (inch facsimile handwritten vulgatum, standing for resp. high mountain notes, with transliteration). Vol. 2 (120 col. research, biospeleology and odonatology. The pis). Bibliophile edition, issued in 1750 book made D. numbered plate was by Smit (1966, (arabic-) copies i 50 (roman-) Utrecht) and has been exhibited at Ex Libris numbered copies for library deposition. Vol. 1 exhibits in Slovenia (Yugoslavia) (1975) and hardbound, Vol, 2 unbound pis in box, the 2 Holland (1978). vols together in a dustjacket. 24x32 cm. Text in Germ., Engl., Fr. & Russ. — Price: DM 1062.- 1973 net. The manuscript, with watercolours and notes Wandernde (6426) BURMANN, K.„ 1973. Klein- of Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), re- schmetterlinge (Microlepidoptera). Alalanla produced in this volume, is in possession of 4(6);: 353-360. — Anichstr. 34, A-6020 the Library ofthe Academy ofSciences ofthe USSR F in- Innsbruck). (signature no. 246). Leningrad. It Dead Odon. from in the cludes 2 odon. 219 adult are reported a glacier spp. Fig. (adult$. $, Stubaier Alps ( Austria), alt. above 3000 m, larva) is identified as "Agrion sp.", repre- — 9-1X-1951. No specific names are stated. senting a European Coenagrion. Fig. 162 a of records" (For a review "glacier ofOdon., cf. shows a Gomphus vulgatissimus and its OA 3885). exuviae. In the respective captions, field obser- vations on the ecdysis of both spp. are em- phasised. 108 Odonatological Abstracts 1981 (6432) KUCHEROV, E.V., [Ed.], 1984. Krasnaya kniga Bashkirskoy ASSR. - [Reddata book of (6429) TAMM, J.C., 1981. Das jahresperiodisch the Bashkir /LS'.S'R]. Bashkirskoe Knizhnoe iz- Ufa. Irockenliegende Euliloral der Ederlalsperre als datel’stvo, 200 pp. (Russian). official Data Book of the Lebens- and Ersalzlebensraum. Eine dkosy- This is the Red stemstudie mit lerresirischem Schwerpunkt. Bashkir Autonomous Republic, European Inaug.-Diss. Philipps-Univ. Marburg, Mar- USSR. Libellula depressa is the only odon. sp. burg/Lahn. IV+I6I pp.—(Author’s address treated (p. 138, fig 46a). It is called "enegarak" Ural not known). in the Bashkir language (southern area), The eulittoral biotic communities of the and is considered a beneficial predator, Edertal man-made lake. North Hessen. therefore the protection of its habitats is ad- the Red Data Book vocated. — USSR Germany, are described, analysed, and dis- (For cussed with reference to the "substitute value” cf. OA 5090). of fluctuating man-made lakes for the fauna 1985 of natural, now largely destroyed riverine backwater habitats. Enallagma cyathigerum, life Aeshna and KUMAR, A., 1985. Studies on the history Calopteryx splendens. cyanea (6433) the odon. of Indian Sympetrum flaveolum are only dragonflies, Ictinogomphus rapax Ann. Em. spp. recorded in the summer reed areas of (Rambur) (Gomphidae; Odonata). the lake. 3(1): 29-38. — (Northern Regional Stn, Zool. Surv. India, 13 Subhas Rd, Dehra Dun- 1983 -248001, India). adult. 1. rapax has been reared from eggto The (6430) KOBAYASHI, T„ 1983. [Somatochlora principal changes in external morphology arctica from Mt Irikasa. Nagano Pref.]. during the development of larval instars are Gekkan Mushi 143: 38 (Jap.). — (Lion Co., described, and the characters helpful in distin- stated and Ninomiya-ryo, 457, Yamanishi, Ninomiya- guishingvarious instars are figured. and -machi, Naga-gun, Kazagawa Pref., 259-01, Notes on oviposition on egg morphology JA). are also provided. A female is recorded from the Hase-mura marsh, Kami-ina-gun, Nagano, alt. 1800-1900 (6434) PEKKARINEN, A„ 1985. Aimo K. Merisuo Notui enlomol. 65; 101-102. m (I0-VIII-I98I). (1907-1984). (Finnish). 1984 and Obituary, with a portrait bibliography (1932-1980). A.K.M. was a hymenopterologist C.H., 1984. The Bee-eaters. 304 pp. and and As (6431) FRY, an excellent artist photographer. a Colton. ISBN 0-85661-037-2. Finnish Poyser, student of the great odonatologist, classical A After H. Dresser’s (1884-1886) mo- K.J. Valle, Merisuo made for him a beautiful the this is the first based the nograph of Meropidae. mo- dragonfly book plate (ex libris), on nographic treatment ofthe family. Odonatolo- photograph of ovipositing Aeshna grandis of the gically are particular importance Ap- published originally in W.J. Lucas’ British ofvarious Thus, pendices, giving the diets spp. dragonflies(1900), and republished in Valle’s the odon. in diets of the are represented the Suomen sudenkorennoiset (1922) and in C. following spp.: Meropogon pusillus (Nigeria. Wesenberg-Lund’s Biologie der Siisswasserin- Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana; 8% — Zambia, sekten (1943). On Merisuo’s 70th birthday, of M. bullocki M. prey items). (Nigeria; 1%), a biographic article was published in Notai, albicollis (Nigeria; 0.05%), M. apiaster entomol. 57(1977); 128-129. lists of (Europe; 65.5%). In most cases detailed and the odon. often prey are presented, are identified the level. to sp. Odonatological Abstracts 109 1986 conspicuously successful field, trial in which anisopterous larvae were used in a biological- A. (6435) CHOWDHURY, S.H. & BARMAN, -control programme to suppress larvae of the in 1986. Food habits of a libellulid dragonfly Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti, a Ann. Enl. Pantala flavescens (Fabricius). 4(2): suburb of Rangoon, Burma. The trial was 1-6. — (Dept Zool., Univ. Chittagong, Chit- devised and supervised by Anthony Sebastian tagong. Bangladesh). and entailed active and enthusiastic partici- Stomach contents of freshly captured adult pation by the local community. The success of show dragonflies were analysed. The results this venture is cited as an encouragement to that feed of the other medical they on a large variety insects; entomologists to exploit oppor- Rice Stem Borer moths, leaf hoppers and male tunities of this kind. — (Cf. also OA 3195). of mosquitoes make up a significant portion the diet. 1986. Le di (6438) GERECKE, R„ acque interne la loro naturale Sicilia e fauna: un patrimonio (6436) CORBET, P.S., [Ed.], 1986. Current topics da salvare. Animalia 13(1/3): 217-245. (With in dragonfly biology. Vol. 2. Soc. ini. od- Engl. & Germ. s’s). — (Biesinger Str. 11, D- onatol. rapid. Comm. (Suppl.) 6: Vlll+32 pp. -7400 Ttibingen. FRG). — (Old Manse, 45 Lanark Rd, Edinburgh, The typology of the Sicilian (Italy) running 14 — The booklet EH 1TL, Scotland, UK). is waters is analysed with reference to their available from the S.l.O. Central Office, P.O. animal communities. A few references to Box AG Bilthoven. — Odon. 256, NL-3720 Price: are included. Hfl.20.- net; — Vols 1-3, with Standing Order; Hfl. 50.-. (6439) KAZ1, S.M., 1986. Experimental infection of This is the transcript of a tape-recorded dis- nymph Coenagrion puella with H. variegatus cussion conducted during the "Corbet and H. similis in the laboratory. Riv. Pa- Seminar”, in the framework of the VUIth Int. rassilol. 3(3); 349-352. — (Parasitol. Sect., Symp. Odonatol., Paris, August 1985, The Zool. Dept, Sind Univ., Jamshoro, Sind, Pa- subjects dealt with are; "Breeding in small con- kistan), tainers”, "Economic importance”, "Aesti- The work was carried out at the ImperialColl., vation of adults in temperate latitudes”, "Di- London. — The second intermediate host, C. morphism in adults", "Life history patterns in puella, was exposed to cercariae of Haemato- and laechus and H. and the tropics: wet dry season adaptations”, similis variegatus, 1-2 and the "Seasonal regulation at different la- unencysted metacercariae were found free in titudes”. The contributors are: L. W. Beu- the haemocoele onthe followingday. Out of 10 kehoom, E. Caron, R.A. Cannings, D.A.L. larvae un-exposed to the trematode (and used R.M. D.C. Davies. O. Fincke, Gambles, as controls), I was positive. Hence, an experi- B. J. A.B.M. dem- Geijskes, Kiaula, Legrand. menfal infection was not unequivocally Machado. M. L. May, N. W. Moore. J. On. onstrated. M.J. Parr, J.-G. Pilon, F. Schuller, B. Sigwalt, M.T. Siva-Jolhy, B.K. Tyagi. C. Uizeri, J.K. (6440) STIL1NG, P.D., 1986. Butterflies and other and M.J. The Waage Westfall. discussion was insects of the Eastern Caribbean. MacMillan moderated by Prof. PS Corbel. —(For Vols Caribbean. London-Basingstoke. V11I+86 pp. 1 and 3, cf. OA 4563 and 6472 resp.). — ISBN 0-333-38962-X. — Price; US $ 15. Contains a brief chapter on the Odon., with (6437) CORBET, P.S.. 1986. Using dragonflies to col. photographs of Argia sp.. Orthemis fer- in domestic suppress mosquitoes water-storage ruginea and Brechmorhoga praecox. containers. Walerlines 4(3): 10-11. — (The Old Manse, 45 Lanark Rd. Edinburgh. EH 14 (6441) WEBB, W.J., E.D. CASHATT & H.D. ITL, Scotland, UK). BOHLEN, 1986. Four new dragonfly records A brief account for general readership of a in Illinois; Cordulegaster diastatops (Selys), Odonatological Abstracts 110 of in the Hrythrodiplax connata minuscula (Rambur), occurrence Cenozoic fossil insects Celithemis vernaPritchard, Celithemis mono- Oshima Peninsula, Hokkaido.
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    The Great Smoky Mountains National Park All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory: A Search for Species in Our Own Backyard 2007 Southeastern Naturalist Special Issue 1:159–174 Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Megaloptera, and Trichoptera of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Charles R. Parker1,*, Oliver S. Flint, Jr.2, Luke M. Jacobus3, Boris C. Kondratieff 4, W. Patrick McCafferty3, and John C. Morse5 Abstract - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), situated on the moun- tainous border of North Carolina and Tennessee, is recognized as one of the most highly diverse protected areas in the temperate region. In order to provide baseline data for the scientifi c management of GSMNP, an All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) was initiated in 1998. Among the goals of the ATBI are to discover the identity and distribution of as many as possible of the species of life that occur in GSMNP. The authors have concentrated on the orders of completely aquatic insects other than odonates. We examined or utilized others’ records of more than 53,600 adult and 78,000 immature insects from 545 locations. At present, 469 species are known from GSMNP, including 120 species of Ephemeroptera (mayfl ies), 111 spe- cies of Plecoptera (stonefl ies), 7 species of Megaloptera (dobsonfl ies, fi shfl ies, and alderfl ies), and 231 species of Trichoptera (caddisfl ies). Included in this total are 10 species new to science discovered since the ATBI began. Introduction Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) is situated on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee and is comprised of 221,000 ha. GSMNP is recognized as one of the most diverse protected areas in the temperate region (Nichols and Langdon 2007).

  • Ohio USA Stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera): Species Richness

    A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 178:Ohio 1–26 (2012)USA stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera): species richness estimation, distribution... 1 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.178.2616 RESEARCH ARTICLE www.zookeys.org Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Ohio USA stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera): species richness estimation, distribution of functional niche traits, drainage affiliations, and relationships to other states R. Edward DeWalt1, Yong Cao1, Tari Tweddale1, Scott A. Grubbs2, Leon Hinz1, Massimo Pessino1, Jason L. Robinson1 1 University of Illinois, Prairie Research Institute, Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 S Oak St., Cham- paign, IL 61820 2 Western Kentucky University, Department of Biology and Center for Biodiversity Studies, Thompson Complex North Wing 107, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Corresponding author: R. Edward DeWalt ([email protected].) Academic editor: C. Geraci | Received 31 December 2011 | Accepted 19 March 2012 | Published 29 March 2012 Citation: DeWalt RE, Cao Y, Tweddale T, Grubbs SA, Hinz L, Pessino M, Robinson JL (2012) Ohio USA stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera): species richness estimation, distribution of functional niche traits, drainage affiliations, and relationships to other states. ZooKeys 178: 1–26. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.178.2616 Abstract Ohio is an eastern USA state that historically was >70% covered in upland and mixed coniferous for- est; about 60% of it glaciated by the Wisconsinan glacial episode. Its stonefly fauna has been studied in piecemeal fashion until now. The assemblage of Ohio stoneflies was assessed from over 4,000 records accumulated from 18 institutions, new collections, and trusted literature sources. Species richness totaled 102 with estimators Chao2 and ICE Mean predicting 105.6 and 106.4, respectively.
  • Effects of a Labile Carbon Addition on a North Carolina

    Effects of a Labile Carbon Addition on a North Carolina

    EFFECTS OF A LABILE CARBON ADDITION ON A NORTH CAROLINA HEADWATER STREAM FOOD WEB By Heidi S. Wilcox (Under the direction of Dr. J.B. Wallace) ABSTRACT We added dextrose during two eight-week periods (summer and autumn) to a headwater stream in North Carolina, U.S.A. Bacterial densities were significantly higher in the treatment reach during both additions. Increased microbial growth led to higher respiration rates on leaf disks and a three-fold increase in instantaneous growth rates of Chironomidae larvae. Collector-gatherer and predator abundance and biomass in bedrock habitats increased significantly during the summer addition. No functional feeding group in bedrock habitat increased in abundance during the autumn addition; however, shredder biomass increased significantly. In mixed substrates, shredder abundance and scraper biomass increased significantly during the autumn addition. All functional feeding groups assimilated isotopically distinct dextrose during additions. Assimilation of dextrose, measured by stable isotope analysis, and increases in insect abundance and biomass suggest that the added carbon was an important food resource, particularly for consumers of heterotrophic organisms and biofilm. INDEX WORDS: Aquatic insects, organic enrichment, carbon isotopes, streams. EFFECTS OF A LABILE CARBON ADDITION ON A NORTH CAROLINA HEADWATER STREAM FOOD WEB by Heidi S. Wilcox B.S San Francisco State University, 2000 A Thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of The University of Georgia in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF SCIENCE ATHENS, GEORGIA 2003 2003 Heidi S. Wilcox All Rights Reserved EFFECTS OF A LABILE CARBON ADDITION ON A NORTH CAROLINA HEADWATER STREAM FOOD WEB By HEIDI S.