Odonatological Abstracts

1985 preferred habitat types. Div. Nat. Heritage, Va Dept

2 Mountain View Conserv., Richmond/VA, pp. - (146

(11038) TOPACHEVSKIY, V.A., [Ed.], 1985. Otryad Rd, Warren, NJ 07059, USA).

for strekozy (Odonata). - [Order dragonflies(Odonata)]. [Not available abstracting ]

In: V.A.Topachevskiy, [Ed.], Priroda Ukrainskoy SSR: 1989 Zhivotnyy mir, pp. 67-68, Naukova Dumka, Kiev.

(Russ.)

A similar encyclopaedia article as that listed in OA (11042) CARLE, F.L., 1989. The endangered dragonfly

10768, but dealing with the Ukraine, and missing a fauna of New Jersey. In: F.F. Karlin, [Ed ], New Jer-

the the fauna. and and 119- statement on precise status of national sey’s rare endangeredplants animals, pp.

-148, 239, Inst. Environ. Stud., Ramapo Coll. New Jer-

- View Warren 1987 sey, Mahwah/NJ. (146 Mountain Rd,

NJ 07059, USA).

(11039) HANDEL, A., 1987. Insekten: Kiefer, IAhpllfn [Not available for abstracting ]

und andere. Kaiser, Klagenfurt (BLV Verlagsgesell-

63 ISBN 3-7043- 1989. Die Tierwelt der Wahner schaft. Miinchen-Wien-Zurich). pp. (11043) SCHMITZ, O.,

-9998-1. - [Dreipunkt-Buch: Finden, bestimmen, Heide. Libellenwelt: Veranderungenund Perspektiven.

kennen, 1017], In: H. Boiler & U. Schmitz, [Eds], Die Wahner Heide,

“field 9.5x14.0 Kdln, ISBN 3-7927- A mini guide’ (size cm), containing pp. 165-168, Rheinland-Verlag,

col. portraits, brief descriptions and notes onecology -1104-4. - (Author’s address unknown),

and behaviour of 8 odon. A odon. ofthe Wahner European spp., referable to generalassessment of the fauna

5 families. Heide, a rich wetland area in the Kdln-Bonn region,

Germany. Many spp. are named, but a checklist is not

(11040) JARZEMBOWSKI, E.A., 1987. Early Creta- given.

insects southern PhD Univ. ceous from England. thesis,

421 - Mus. & Art 1990 Reading, Reading. pp. (Maidstone

Gallery, St Faith’s St., Maidstone, Kent, MEI4 ILH,

UK). (11044) MILFORD,P.J.&A.G. IRWIN, 1990.Thedrag-

[Not available for abstracting.] - Contains the descrip- onflies of Norfolk. Trans. Norfolk Norwich Nat. Soc.

tions of, and the comments on several odon. taxa. 28(5); 357-380. - (First Author: 24 Lloyd Rd,

Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6LL, UK).

results with older 1988 The of a 3-yr survey are compiled

records, to present an account of the distribution and

1988. State (11041) CARLE, F.L., and globalrankings status of the 29 spp. that have occurred in the county

number known this Tetrad for Virginia Zygoptera including of century. distribution maps are provided for

estimates, distribution and all localities, population types, spp. 228 Odonatological Abstracts

1991 civ. Slor. nat. Grosseto 15: 97-106. (With Engl. s.). -

(Mus. Zool. “La Specola", Univ. Firenze, Via Romana

1-50125 (11045) CARLE, F.L., 1991. Dragonflies. In. K. 17, Firenze).

An annotated and commented list of 21 5 of Terwilliger, [Coordinator],Virginia’sendangered spe- spp.,

which Hemianax not cies, pp. 197-214, McDonald fc Woodward, (inch ephippiger) were previously

from Grosseto - For the Blacksburg/VA. - (146 Mountain View Rd, Warren, reported prov., Tuscany, Italy,

Grosseto odon. fauna OA for the record NJ 07059, USA). cf. 5991, of an

[Not available for abstracting.] erratic Trithemis annulata cf. OA 8011.

1992 1994

(11046) SMITH, E.M., 1992, Field identification chart (11051) TILDEN, A.R., V.H. HUTCHISON, W.J.

in & J. in in- for Anisoptera ( dragonfly) exuviaefound Scotland. ANDERSON WARES, 1994. Melatonin

and Odonata Recording Scheme, Monks Wood, ii+10 pp. sect nervous tissue hemolymph. Am. zool. 34(5):

Univ. - Author: - (33 HunterTerrace, Loanhead, Midlothian, Scotland, 80A [abstract only]. (First Dept Zool.,

EH20 9SJ, UK). Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019-0235, USA).

for identification of 13 Melatonin levels measured A pictorial key spp. [Verbatim:] (MEL) were

with radioimmunoassay (RIA) in Ischnura verticalis

1993 and Enallagma civile, and in the tobacco homworm,

Manduca sexta. In damselflies, MEL was found pri-

(11047) NEL, A. & X. MARTINEZ-DELCLOS, 1993. marily in the heads (nervous tissue). I. verticalis had

Nuevos Zygoptera y Anisoptera(Insecta; Odonata) en higher MEL levels during scotophase; E. civile had

el Cretacico Inferior de Espana. Estud. geol. 49: 351- no MEL cycle. In M. sexta, MEL was measured in

and found -359. (With Engl. s.). - (First Author; 8 av. Gassion, hemolymph, we a significant peak during

MEL of F-13600 La Ciotat). scotophase. may be an important transducer

In environmental information in addition to descriptions of larval Samarura sp. and invertebrates as well as

an unidentified libellulid larva, Hoyaeshna cretacica vertebrates, - See also OA 9914.

and gen. n„ sp. n. (adult) is described illustrated from

the Lower Cretaceous lithographic limestone of Las 1995

Hoyas, Cuenca prov., Spain.

BROWN, T„ 1995. A the (11052) survey of dragonflies

G. & Ein the 1995. Gt Yarmouth (11048) SCHWEIGERT, C.G. KORAN, 1993. of eastern Norfolkfor season

besonderes Fossil. Paldont. Z. 237-238. - Naturalists' Soc„ Gt Yarmouth. 28 - 16 67(3/4): pp. (Author:

(First Author: Staat. Mus. Naturk., Rosenstein 1, D- Mariners Park Close, Hopton, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk,

-70191 Stuttgart). NR3I 9DQ, UK).

well of An unusually preserved impression a This is a very detailed account on 21 spp. from E Nor-

is described and illustrated from the folk and Sympetrum sp. the adjacent Suffolk border area, UK, with

of Pleistocene interglacial travertine Stuttgart-Bad numerous valuable field- and biological notes. A re-

Cannstatt, Germany. view of the first and last 1995 sightings is also in-

cluded (Aeshna mixta and Sympetrum striolatum, on

V.D. &C. SINHA, 1993. 6 and 15 the observations of (11049) SRIVASTAVA, [Fauna resp., Nov.). Among gen-

of West Bengal], Insecta: Odonata. State Fauna Ser. eral interest are, e.g. a note on a mixed Ischnura elegans

M New 3(4): 51-168. - (Zool. Surv. India, Block, /Erythromma najas 9 tandem, a record of Aeshna

Alipore, Calcutta-700053, India). grandis coming to rest beside the light (which also

A attracted the checklist of 185 spp. recorded from West Bengal, many moths), evidence on numerous

India, with a of 178 inch striolatum exuviae, found 140 monographictreatment spp., Sympetrum up to cm

the and various synonymy, locality data, descriptions, high on the tree trunks, some at a distance of about 15

remarks. 9 spp. are new to the regional fauna. m from the water’s edge, etc. - (.Abstracter’s Note: A

similar for the 1996 is report season to appear shortly.)

(11050) TERZANI, F, 1993, Ricerche odonatologiche

in Toscana. 5. Lago Boracifero (Grosseto). Alii Mus. (11053) CHAO, H.-f„ 1995. Keys to genera of dragon- Odonatological Abstracts 229

flies from Fujian province, China (order Odonata). traced through subcellular tissue, and ultimately

12: Wuyi Sci. J. 51-79. (Chin., with Engl. s,). - (Biol. organismal levels offunction. The alternatively spliced

Control Res. Inst., Univ., FujianAgric. Fuzhou, Fujian- calcium regulatory protein troponin-t undergoes an

-350002, P.R. China). isoform shift during adult maturation. Skinned

A for larvae of 82 fam ). fibers of pictorial key genera (17 (demembranated) mature flight muscle are

up to seven times more sensitive to activation by cal-

1995. New little (11054) CHAO, H.-f„ or known cium than skinned fibers from teneral (newly emerged

from I muscle. This gomphid dragonflies China, (Odonata: adult) flight difference provides a likely

Sci. J. 12: 1-47. - mechanism Gomphidae). Wuyi (Chin. & Engl ). for the observed shorter time to peak ten-

Res. (Biol. Control Inst., Fujian Agric. Univ., Fuzhou, sion (TTP) and longer time to half-relaxation (THR)

Fujian-350002, PR. twitch contractions ofintact China). during mature flight mus-

This is the first of series of with cle. Because it pt a papers dealing becomes activated more quickly and

corrections and additions the relaxes on, to volume listed in more slowly, mature flight muscle is able to

OA Various 7911. Gomphinae and Onychogomphinae generate with each twitch more force per unit area

taxa are considered, and the following are described than teneral muscle; this difference in force becomes

as new: Davidius truncus n. (holotype

Tachulan, S date, 9 7-V-1942; be 9: Fujian, no larva), any age-related differences in actomyosin

D. zhoui sp. n, (holotype cJ, allotype 9: Yunnan, Luku, crossbridge properties, since teneral and mature flight

and tienfuensis have similar 2-V-1983), Lamelligomphus choui ssp. muscles very shortening velocities and

n. (holotype 3 Sichuan no - : prov., date). This is a tetanic tension. EMG traces show that there is usually

valuable revision, with redescriplions and new a 1: 1 relationship between neural events andwing beats

in both synonymies. age groups, i.e. dragonfliesuse high-frequency

twitch contractions during flight, wherein sensitivity

CHAO, H.-f. & Z. 1995. A to activation and deactivation is de- (11055) YANG, new species by calcium a key

of gomphid dragonfly of the genus Davidius from terminant of overall muscle and organismal perform-

Shaanxi province (Odonata: Gomphidae). Wuyi Sci. ance.

J. 12: 48-50. (Chin. & Engl.). - (Biol. Control Res.

Inst., FujianAgric. Univ., Fuzhou,Fujian-350002,P.R. (11058) GUPTA, I.J., ML. DE & T.R. MITRA, 1995.

China). Conspectus of Odonata fauna ofCalcutta, India. Rec.

D. n. is described and illustrated from zool. Surv. 107-121. triangularis sp. India 95(1/2): - (Third Author;

18/1 southern Shaanxi prov., China (holotype 6 , allotype Dakshin Para Rd, Calcutta-700028, India).

9. in Zhenba Co., in An annotated list of copula: 28-VII-I987; deposited 58 spp., with a brief discussion

Hanzhong Teachers Coll.), and regional bibliography.

(11056) CONRAD, R„ 1995. 1. Beitrag zur (11059) HARRISON, F„ 1995. Observed. Wingspan

Insektenfauna Thiiringens (Dermaptera, Odonata, 1995 (June): 22. - (c/o Dr I.D. Endersby, 56 Looker

Hymenoptera). Ent. Nachr. Ber. 39(4): 232-233. - Rd, Montmorency, Vic 3094, AU).

(Heinrichstr. 33, D-07545 extract of the the Gera). [Verbatim observation on feeding

Contains a commented record ofCalopteryx splendens behaviour of Striated Heron, Aug. 1989, in Mt Elliot

from E. E Eichenberg, Thuringia, Germany. National Park, nr Townsville, Australia:] The bird was

several [. . .] perched on a rock, metres into the water

J.H. (11057) FITZHUGH, G.H. & MARDEN, a It 1995. [of large waterhole]. seemed to be staring at a dead,

in contractile of in Age-related changes physiology drag- bright red dragonfly, floating on the water front of

muscle. Am. Zool. 79A the the onfly flight 35(5): [abstract rock. After perhaps 30 s, heron picked the in-

- St. Univer- only]. (Dept Biol., Pennsylvania Univ., sect up but, instead of swallowing it, flew to another

sity Park, PA 16802, rock USA). a few metres away. Here it dropped the dragon-

Libellula [Verbatim:] pulchella dragonflies a into the and watched with undergo fly water intense concen-

dramatic increase in the flight performance during adult tration as, after a couple ofseconds, water around

maturation. Here we report that the mechanistic basis the insect gently trembled from the attentions ofsmall

this involves for transition a developmental in fish. Over the change owing 15-20 s the heron lunged its

the ofwhich have bill 3 times this each thrust protein expression, consequences we into rippling area: evi- Abstracts 230 Odonatological

mendax dently fruitless. As the agitation subsided the bird con- 1906 y B. (Hagen, 1861) (Odonata:

94: 33-40. tinued to study the dragonflyfor perhaps another min Libellulidae), Fol. ent. mex. (With Engl,

- Ecol., A.C., Postal MX-91000 before again picking it up and flying to another rock a s.), (Inst, Apdo 63,

few metres to the left. The procedure was repeated Xalapa, Veracruz).

the it The ultimate instar various Mexican localities) and, this time, as the heron struck into ripples, (from

its bill with its brought out in the tip of a fish some 5 cm long. is described, illustrated and compared conge-

Also is the larvae ofthe 6 Then the bird flew to the bank, leaving the insect float- ners. provided a key to spp.

its known in Mexico. ing in the water and, after swallowing prey, began to occur

few seconds in the to preen for a before loafing sun

for several minutes. (11064) NOVELO GUTIERREZ, R„ 1995, Nayade de

Brechmorhoga pertinax (Odonata: Libellulidae). An.

1995. Inst. 181- (11060) KLEIN, J.-P. & A. EX1NGER, Oxygastra Biol. Univ. nac. aulon. Mex. (Zool.) 66(2):

curtisi (Dale, 1834), une espxice d'odonate nouvelle -187. (With Engl. s.). - (Inst. Ecol., A.C., Apdo Postal

pourl’Alsace. Bull. Assoc,philomath.Alsace Lorraine 63, MX-91000 Xalapa, Veracruz).

31: 93-96. (With Engl. s,). - (First Author: 5 rue de The ultimateinstar (from various Mexican localities)

Londres, F-67000 Strasbourg). is described and illustrated, and its structural features

1994, discovered with those in 4 In May anemerging was at a gravel are compared congeneric spp.

30 km S of France. The has pit, some Strasbourg, sp.

not been previously recorded from the Alsace, A de- (11065) PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R„ 1995. Sinopse da

tailed description of the habitat is presented. Among fauna cavemicola do Brasil (1907-1994).Papeis aval.

the 15 other odon. spp. recorded at the same locality, Zool. 39(6): 61-173. (Port., with Engl. s.). - (Mus.

there are Crocothemis erythraea, Leucorrhinia caudalis Zool., Univ. Sao Paulo, Caixa Postal 7172, BR-01064-

and Sympetrum depressiusculum. -970 Sao Paulo, SP).

A bibliographicallycross-referenced catalogue of 613

282 (11061) MELEWCZYK, S„ 1995.Zmianywfauniewa- taxa, recorded from caves in Brazil, containing

zek (Odonata) Tatrzariskiego parku narodowego. - also numerous previously unpublished data. The odon.

in the fauna the Tatra listed suborder-wise For review [Changes dragonfly (Odonata) of are only. - a world of

National Park], I Ogolnopot. Konf. Przyr. Tatrzan. odon. records from caves cf. OA 9614.

Parku narod.. Zakopane, p. 39 (abstract only]. (Polish).

- (Res. Cent. Agric. & Forest Envir, Pol. Acad, Sci., (11066) TAKAGI, M„ W. POHAN, H. HASIBUAN, W.

ul. Bukowska 19, PO-60-809 Poznan). PANJAITAN &T. SUZUKI, 1995. Evaluation of shad-

J. offish control Fudakowsky (1930, Spraw. Kom. fizjogr. pol. Akad. ing farming ponds as a larval measure

Umiej. 64: 87-174, fold tab. excl.) recorded 39 spp. against Anopheles sundaicus Rodenwaldt (Diplera:

from the Tatra Poland. Under human Mts, impact, Culicidae). SEast Asian J. trap. Med. public Health

have suf- particularly the rheophilous taxa recently 26(4): 748-753). - (First Author: Dept Med. Ent., Inst.

fered. barbarus and Ischnura Here, Lestes pumilioare Trap. Med., Nagasaki Univ., 1-12-4 Sakamoto-machi,

recorded for the first time from the Polish Tatra, al- Nagasaki, 852, JA).

from though the former sp. has been known previously Larval density ofA. sundaicus in shaded and unshaded

mountain - the Slowakian part ofthe range. (Cf, also fish farming ponds was monitored at a coastal village

OA in Indonesia. The 11119). North Sumatra, average density in

the experimentally shaded ponds with Nipa leaves was

(11062) MULLER, J„ 1995. [Untere Havelniederung in reduced to <1/10. Disappearance ofalgae and decline

Libellen. NatSchutz Sachsen-Anhalt of water also but the Sachsen-Anhalt:] temperature were observed, sa-

32 36-38. - D-39116 did (Sonderh ): (Frankefelde 3, linity not change. The larval density was lower in

Magdeburg). ponds with Tilapia sp. than without fish, but that in

A brief review of the odon. fauna (39 spp ), Untere ponds with Ophiocephalus sp. was not significantly

lower. The and Libellulidae Havelniederung, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. “Agrionidae” were among

the dominant insects collected by dipping (species

The larval (11063) NOVELO GUTIERREZ, R„ 1995. La nayade names are not stated). density of Odon. and

de Brechmorhoga 1861) in unshaded praecox (Hagen, y notas sobre Nolonectidae was higher ponds. Taking

las nayades de B. rapax Calvert, 1898, B. vivax Calvert, into account longevity of the materials, and easiness Odonatological Abstracts 231

in construction and applicability, shading by Nipa Westfall & M L. May, Damselflies of NorthAmerica

leaves was an easy and effective larval control meas- (pp. 24-27); - Garrison, R.: [Book Review] Book on

A. sundaicus in fish - ure against non-operating small Mexican biodiversity (p. 28). The issue also con-

if leaves renewed in farming ponds were once every tains 3 meeting announcements, 3 IORI sell listings

two months. [cellophane envelopes and books], and the updated

e-mail list.

(11067) TERZANI, F, 1995. Odonati della regione di

Aqaba (Giordania mend ). Studi Ecol. Quaternario (11071) ASAHINA, S„ 1996. Records of the northern

1995 135-136. - Zool. “La Univ. Vietnamese (17): (Mus. Specola”, Odonata taken by the expedition mem-

Firenze, Via Romana 17, 1-50125 Firenze). bers from the National Science Museum, Tokyo. 3.

3 spp. are listed from 6 localities in the Aqaba region, Aeschnidae [sic!] Corduliidae and Libellulidae. Bull,

southern Jordan. Sci. Mus. natn. Tokyo (A) 22(2): 69-80. -

(Takadanobaba4-4-24, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169, JA).

ZHU, H. & J. OUYAN, 1995. of (11068) Redescription 22 spp. are dealt with. As new are described and illus-

from Nihonogomphus ruptus (Selys) Heilongjiang trated: Planaeschna tamdaoensis sp. n. (holotype S :

China Sci. J. Tam Dao, Vinh Phu alt. 950 province, (Odonata: Gomphidae). Wuyi prov., m, 24-IX-1994), P. 12: 80-83. (Chin., with Engl, - tomokunii s.). (First Author: Dept sp. n. (holotype 2: same locality, 22-IX-

Shanxi Biol., Univ., Shanxi-030006, PR. and Macromia Taiyuan, -1994), pinratani vietnamica ssp, n.

China; - Second Author: HeilongjiangNonken Teach- Tan (holotype 6 : Mt Vien, Ba Vi, Ha Tay prov., alt.

er’s PR. dido Coll., Acheng City-150301, China), 980 m, 28-IV-I995). Somatochlora Needh. (3).

The adult of both is described and illustrated. and sexes Lyriothemis bivittata (Ramb.) (9) are redescribed.

- (For pts I & 2, cf. OA 10674, 10832). 1996

(11072) BACCETTI, B., 1996. An outline ofthe history

(11069) ANDO, H. &Y. KOBAYASHI, [Eds], 1996. In- ofthe Italian entomology. Proc. 20th Ini. Congr. Em.,

sect 1. embryology, Vol. Arthropodan Embryol. Soc. Firenze, pp. xi-xv. - (Dept. Evol. Biol., Univ. Siena,

viii+316 4-563-07735-6. - Jpn, Tokyo, pp. ISBN Price: 1-53100 Siena).

¥ 15000.- net. with traced from 200 BC (Jap. Engl, title). The history is ca until ca 1950.

The is Odonata chapter (pp. 175-192) authored by H. The review includes several references to the odon.,

Ando. and numerous names of Italian odonatologists.

(11070) ARGIA. The news journal ofthe So- BACCETTI, Dragonfly (11073) B., 1996. Comparative sperma- the of Vol. - ciety Americas, 8, No. 3(15 Oct. 1996), tology in insect taxonomy and phylogeny. Proc. 20th

Dr & Mrs T.W. 2091 (c/o Donnelly, Lane, Ini. Firenze, xiii-xxiv. - Partridge Congr. Ent., pp. (Dept. Evol. NY Binghamton, 13903, USA). Biol., Univ. Siena, 1-53100 Siena).

R.W: A [Signed articles:] Garrison. neotropical no- A generalpicture ofinsect sperm features ispresented,

mad in the Sonoran desert - On, /?.: The the (pp. 4-6); ordering various findings into a phylogenetic tree.

Odonata Canal of the Chesapeake and Ohio National - The real is first, pterygote sperm present in Odon.

Historical Park - J.J.. The Rat Pa- (pp. 6-10); Daigle. Dragonflies have a bilayered acrosome, a 9+9+2 clas-

trol’s excellent Ecuador - expedventure (pp. 10-13); sic axoneme, with 16 protofilaments in the wall of

Brunelle, P.-M:. Pantala in the Maritimes (pp. 13-15); tubules, 2 accessory partially crystallized mito-

R. & J. Garrison: Thailand Garrison, A trek, or chondrial derivatives (crystallomitin protein synthe-

leeches - in your boots (pp. 15-18); Wagner, D. & M. sis this and 2 starts at level) compact accessory bod-

Thomas: Odonata - husbandry (pp. 18-19); ies, flanking the axoneme. No involved or aflagellate

R road kill forms Beckemeyer, Dragonflies as (pp. 19-20); are present in the order, which exhibits the most

While, R : E-mail comer classic insect H./Daigle, J./Beckemeyer. sperm model. From several points of

(pp. 20-21);- O ’Brien, M. Michigan Odonata : survey view, the Ephem. and the Odon. seem to be absolutely

abound in the Univ. underway (pp. 21-22);-Changes independentorders, and the Palaeopteraappear to be of Michigan Museum of Zoology Odonata collection a quite artificial taxon.

(pp. 22-23); - Daigle, J.\ Bugs caught in list of bug

names (pp. 23-24); - Donnelly, N.: [Book review] M.J. (11074) BROCKHAUS. T. & K. REINHARDT, 1996. 232 Odonatological Abstracts

Drei Tucheler 1996. The Blue neue Libellenarten fiir die Heide, Bory (11077) CANNINGS. R., Damets. Drag-

Tucholskie Em. Nadir Ber 127. onflies of the Aeshna in British Columbia. (Nordpolen). 40(2): genus

- (First Author; An der Morgensonne 5, D-09387 Cordillera 1996 (Summer): 28-38. - (Royal British

Jahnsdorf/Erzgebirge). Columbia Mus„ P.O. Box 9815, Stn Prov. Govt, Vic-

Sympecma paedisca, Lestes viridis and Anax imperator toria, BC, V8W 9W2, CA).

3 lakes in N Po- This is excellent review of the 13 British Columbia are reported from Bory Tucholskie, an

in the of the Federation land. Various other spp. are also listed from the re- spp., published new magazine

spective localities. ofBC Naturalists: concise, very informative, witheasy-

-to-read descriptions, ecology notes and outline of the

BROWNETT, A., 1996. The Ox- BC distribution of all The well illus- (11075) dragonflies of spp. appended,

Brookside 60 ISBN 0- trated the adults fordshire. Books, Banbury. pp. field key to (with emphasis on colour

- Price: - 28 and which less in -9515647-2-2. £ 7.- net. (Publishers: colour patterns, are easy to see dried

Colesbourne Rd, Brookside, Bloxham, Banbury, specimens) will certainly help in the popularisation

Oxon, 0X15 4TB, UK). of this group among the BC naturalists, Canada. -

Yet another British county dragonfly exposition, di- (.Abstracter's Note : Unfortunately,the very popularBC

in rected at the general naturalist, but containing some dragonfly handbook, as listed OA 2055, is com-

information that will be of considerable interest also pletely out-of-print. Drs R. & S. Cannings and Dr D.

to the non-British worker. The emphasis is on the ex- Paulson are now working on the preparation of a new

haustive species accounts (30), enhanced by good pho- field guide that will cover the region from Alaska and

of and distribution of all Yukon south and in which tographs some, county maps to Oregon, special empha-

references the less well sis will be behaviour il- spp. Valuable are to generally given on and colour, and on

known habitat types of some spp., such as e g. the lustrated keys.)

riverine habitats of Lestes sponsa, a calcareous fen

supporting an appreciable Sympetrum danae popula- (11078) CHACIN, ME., J.A. CLAVIJO & J. DE

A makes the the 1996. ein tion, etc. good point statement on MARMELS, Xylophanes femandezi sp. n.,

actual lack ofprecise knowledge relative to pond size neuer Schwarmer aus Venezuela (Lepidoptera:

and water depth at the Libellula depressa breeding Sphingidae). Mitt. enl. Ges. Basel 46(2/3): 78-84.

the sites, suggesting a systematic inquiry into subject. (WithEngl. s.)-(Inst. Zool.Agric., Fac. Agron., Univ.

Useful are a classification table of the local habitats, Central Venezuela, Aptdo 4579, Maracay 2101-A,

the adult phenology table and, above all, the review Venezuela).

of abundance levels and habitat preferences ofthe Ox- It is emphasised, the lowland insect taxa of various

fordshire spp. Convenient is also the (bibliographi- orders are in the Guayana highlands often replaced by

cally crossreferenced) list of the hitherto recorded closely associated dark forms. Aeshna draco is given

avian odon. - For similar Oxfordshire predators of a as an odon. example.

regional work, by the same Author cf. OA 7780.

(11079) CHIVERS, DP, B.D. WISENDEN & R.J.F.

(11076) BULLETIN OFAMERICAN ODONATOLOGY. SMITH, 1996. Damselfly larvae learn to recognize

Vol. Nos 1 & 2 15 Oct. - Dr & 4, (both 1996). (do predators from chemical cues in the predator’s diet.

Anim. Behav. Mrs T.W. Donnelly, 2091 Partridge Lane, Binghamton, 52(2): 315-320. - (First Author: Dept

NY 13903, USA). Zool., Oregon St. Univ., Cordley Hall 3029, Corvallis,

No. I): May, ML & F.L Carle: An annotated list of OR 97331-2914, USA; - other Authors: Dept Biol.,

the Odonata of New Jersey, with an Appendix on no- Univ. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, CA).

menclature in the genus Gomphus (pp. 1-35) [Analy- Chemosensory recognition ofpredators by naive prey

sis of distribution; history of recording since 1861; may be facilitated if the predator’s diet chemically ‘la-

of with the & last adult bels’ In catalogue 172 spp., first sea- the predator. a laboratoryexperiment, behav-

- R.L: sonal records, etc.]. [No. 2]: Orr. The Odonata iour patterns were quantified in individual damselfly

Patuxent been of Wildlife Research Center and vicinity (pp. larvae, Gnallagma spp., that had never exposed

37-67) [Maryland; 105 spp. catalogued by date, to pike, Esox lucius, before and after exposing the

number, and location; phenograms; notes on status, damselflies to one of three chemical stimuli: water

habitats, migratory spp., etc ]. from a tank that held pike fed a diet of (1) damselflies,

(2) fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas, or (3) Odonatological Abstracts 233

mealworms, Tenebrio molitor. Damselflies decreased (11081) DAMER, G„ A. LAURENTZI, J. STEGNER

their of head bends and frequency feedingbites, moves & R. WARNKE-GRUTTNER, 1996. Errichtung und

in to stimuli from fed response pike damselflies and Sicherung schutzwiirdiger Telle von Natur und

fed fathead but stimuli from pike minnows, not to pike Landschaft mil gesamtstaatlich reprasentativer

Damselflies fed mealworms. are sympatric with fat- Bedeutung. Naturschutzgrossprojekt: Presseler

head minnows in the tested, and und population probably Heidewald- Moorgebiet, Sachsen. Natur u.

have ofthe same A tostimuli many predators. response Landschaft71(7/8): 324-329. (With Engl. s.). - (First

from fed pike fathead minnows indicates that Author: Zweckverband “Presseler Heidewald”,

damselflies associate predationrisk with stimuli from Schlossstr. 7, D-04680 Weidenheim).

minnows. In second of injured a experiment, responses Includes a list 39 odon. spp., evidenced at the

of damselflies stimuli from previously exposed to pike “Presseler Heidewald- und Moorgebiet”, distr. Leip- fed of the one three treatment diets (damselfly, fat- zig. Germany.

head minnow ormealworm) weretested for a response

to stimuli from pike fed mealworms. Damselflies that (11082) DELL’ANNA, L„ E. DE MATTHAEIS, M.

had been exposed to stimuli from pike fed damselflies COBOLLI & C. UTZERI, 1996. Genotypic structure

or fathead minnows in the first experiment responded and reproductive isolation between syntopic

to stimuli from fed mealworms in the second pike ex- populations of Chalcolestes viridis and C, parvidens

but damselflies fed periment, exposed to pike in central Italy (Odonata: Lestidae). Proc. 20th Int.

mealworms in the first did not. Thus experiment (I) Congr. - Ent., Firenze, p. 250 [abstract only], (Dipto

pike-naive damselflies may initiallyrespond to chemi- & Biol. Anim. Uomo, Univ. Roma “La Sapienza", cal stimuli from pike based on stimuli of conspecifics Viale dell’Universita 32, 1-00185 Roma). or familiar in the pike’s heterospecifics diet, and (2) Text basically similar to that in OA 10968.

damselflies can leam to recognize chemical stimuli of

of the pike irrespective pike’s recent feeding regime (11083) DIGEST OF JAPANESE ODONATOLOGICAL

based the on initial association with damselflies or SHORT No. COMMUNICATIONS, 5 (Oct. 1996). -

minnows in the diet. pike’s Published by N. Ishizawa (1644-15, Yamaguchi,

Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359, JA).

(11080) CLARKE, A., P.A. PRINCE & R. CLARKE, This is an “abridged Eng. edn” ofthe Nature & In-

1996. The energy content of in as in dragonflies (Odonata) sects issue, listed OA 11011. - Ueda. T: Some

relation to predation by falcons. Bird Study 43: 300- aspects of diversified reproductive behaviour in

-304. - Antarctic (Brit. Surv., High Cross, - Madingley Sympetrum dragonflies (pp. 1-4); Inoue, K. : Genus Rd, Cambridge, CB3 OET, UK). of - Sympetrum the world (pp. 5-6); Watanabe. Y.:

The odon. are important for small prey many falcons, Embryonic development and early instar larvae of

and the recent ofthe of the expansion breeding - range Sympetrum (pp. 7-9); Ishizawa. N.: Thermoregula-

Hobby into eastern has been associated with of England tion in dragonflies Sympetrum (pp. 10-11); - Aral.

an increased availability of dragonfly prey to juve- Y. \ Adaptation of red-dragonflies in Japanese paddy

niles. The content and elemental energy composition, fields - (pp, 12-13); Matsura, T. : Sympetrum using

therefore, were measured in some common British swimming pools as a habitat (pp. 14-15); - Naraoka. odon. Carbon and spp. nitrogen contents were typical H.: Some arrive Sympetrumdragonflies at Japan across of aquatic invertebrates and did not with dragon- vary seas (p. 16). size, whereas fly ash content was significantly reduced

in larger species. The mean content of The DRAGON-FLIER. energy dragon- (11084) Newsletter of the Ohio tissue fly was 24.6 kJ/g (dry mass) and showed no Dragonfly Survey, Columbus, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Sept. variation significant between species. The con- - energy 1996). (c/o B. Glotzhober, Ohio Hist. Soc., 1982 of individual tent an dragonfly ranged from 0.8 to 9.4 Velma Ave„ Columbus, OH 43211-2497, USA). kJ for the examined in this sp. study. Data on the en- The issue contains number a of highly relevant news

ergy requirementsof falcons that free-living suggest a items, inch a preliminary schedule of the 4 1997 field

in late summer juvenile Hobby could meet its daily - On the Scotio R„ Neurocordulia trips. molesta may energy requirements by capturing between 75 and 90 occasionally fly before sunset, though its main period

Aeshna mixta or 200-250 in- Sympetrum striolatum of is after - activity sunset, Fascinating is the account dividuals each day. on Cordulegaster in malaise erronea, caught traps. 234 Odonalological Abstracts

Until 3 yr ago there were just7 specimens known from (Publishers: School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey,

Ohio, In the first week of Sept. 1996, at Wahkeena, 3 GU24 OJN, UK; -Author: 105 Rickwood Park, Beare

marked dozen individuals were taken, and released. Green, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 4PR, UK).

Some of these were recaptured 2-3 times, and larvae With the 35 ever recorded spp., of which 28 spp. are

found in certain harbours were in every small hollow a area currently breeding, Surrey certainly one of

localities and the circumstantial evidence the richest British (the precise county faunas. Its recording goes

are stated.). back to 1815. The proximity to London and the cir-

cumstance, Surrey was the home of several great

O.M. & S. 1996. Con- (11085) FINCKE, YANOV1AK, odonatologists, such as e g. A.E. Gardner and C O.

sequences of obligate killing on the population dy- Hammond, certainly also reflect favourably in the high

namics of odonates and their mosquito prey in tropi- degree of the county’s dragonfly exploration. The

holes. cal tree Proc. 20th Ini. Congr. Enl., Firenze, p. beautiful, hardcover book differs from all hitherto

337 - Zool., Univ. [abstract only], (Dept Oklahoma, published British county treatments also by the inclu-

Norman, OK of 73019, USA). sion of over a dozen fossil spp., some which are

[Verbatim:] Water-filled tree holes in the neotropics still undescribed and unnamed (cf. OA 11099); their

habitat for are a poorly known, but important a diver- line drawings and high quality photographs will be

In a of macrofauna. seasonal Panamanian - sity aquatic particularly valuable. General treatment ofthe county

forest, 4 in the larvae of odon. spp. are top predators fauna is similar to that in other works of this kind,

this the unique community. Experiments with Megalo- incl. very detailed species accounts and the stand-

coerulatus revealed that larvae kill ard distribution The former contain prepus conspecifics maps. numerous

when well-fed. Under field conditions where and even prey field notes on biology habitats, which will be of

and are cannibalism intraguild predation re- extralimital scarce, interest as well. The attractivity ofthe book

duce predator density to only 1-2 larvae/liler. Such is enhanced by 13 col. phot, of habitats, and 56 col.

maximal larval of regulation permits growth, increasing phot, most of the spp.

the that chance the surviving larvae emerge before the

habitat dries out seasonally. Given that the odon. re- (11087) [FRANKOVlC M ], 1996. Vretenca [Dragon-

duce their numbers such low own to levels, what, if flies], In: A. Randic, [Coordinator], Plan gospodarenja

effect does this guild of predators have on okoh&m any, the Cresko-LoSinskog otofija, p. 31, St. Direct.

populationsof tree holes their most mosquitoes, ubiq- Environ., Rijeka. (Croatian; the book has also an Engl,

uitous - In field 0.4 1 artifi- title - prey? a experiment, using & s.). (Barutanski breg 30, HR-10000 Zagreb).

cial holes seeded with natural level of odon. Contains a detritus, a list of 13 hitherto on the island of Cres

total number reduced both the of larvae and - mosquito (Croatia) recorded spp. (Abstracter’s Note: The is-

those relative controls. With land surviving to population, to is the site ofthe 1998 venueof the 3rd Odonatol.

initial high nutrient input (a small fruit), the total Symp. of the Alps-Adriatic Regional Community, of

number of differ the mosquito larvae did not between con- which Author is the Org. Secretary. - Cf. also OA

trols and holes containingan odon. predator. Surpris- 11145).

ingly, in the treatment with M. coerulatus, the number

of mosquito larvae actually increased, suggesting that (11088) GARRISON. R.W. & M R. WILLIG, 1996. Ar-

this predator may chemically attract ovipositing mos- boreal invertebrates. In: D P. Reagan & R.B. Waide,

quitoes. Nevertheless, in all predator treatments, the [Eds], The food web of rain a tropical forest, pp. 183-

number of mosquitoes surviving to population was -245, Univ. Chicago Press, Chicago & London, ISBN

reduced relative to controls. This result significantly 0-226-70599-4 (cloth), 0-226-70600-1 (paper). - (First

is explained by the finding that odon. preferentially Author: 1030 Fondale St., Azusa, CA 91702-0821,

ate the largest mosquito larvae. The work suggests that USA).

the ultimate size as well as the behaviour of the This is in prey a chapter the book that represents a unique

determine the the rain species impact tree hole odon. have on effort to study all spp. of a tropical forest,

these their natural histories, and the interconnections sylvan mosquitoes. among

them. It is based on an analysis of the El Verde rain

1996. (11086) FOLLETT, P„ DragonfliesofSurrey. Sur- forest, Puerto Rico. Although over 1500 invertebrate

Wildlife Trust, viii+88 16 have been recorded at El rey Pirbright/Woking. pp„ spp. Verde, diversity is poor

excl, ISBN 0-9526065-1-8. - Price: £ 12.- net. - to similar pis compared mainland ecosystems. For exam- Odonalological Abstracts 235

10 odon, found there 10727. pie, spp. are compared to over

recorded from rain site in 130 spp. a forest Brazil.

(11093) HEYNDERYEX, J„ 1996. Libellen uit heide

(11089) GOMPHUS. Mededelingsblad van de belgische en ven - [Heathland dragonflies]. Atalanla,

libellenonderzoekers. - Bulletin de liaison des Kruishoutem 24(4): 93-95, (Dutch). - (Halve

odonatologues beiges, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Sept. 1996) Maanstraat 117, B-9110 Gent),

- B- Comments the in OA (Dutch & Fr.). (do G. De Knijf, Hofstraat 58, on paper listed 9752.

-9000 Gent).

Tailly, M./P. Goffart: [Editorial] (pp. 73-74); - Titeux, (11094) HEYNDERYEX, J.. 1996. Libellenlarven - H. : Ben-Ahin, un site de grand interel odonatologique bestrijden dengue [Dragonfly larvae control dengue],

dans la vallee de la Meuse (pp. 75-89); - DeKnijf, G.: Alalanta, Kruishoutem 24(4): 84-85. (Dutch).- (Halve

[Dutch vernacular names for European dragonflies] Maanstraat 117, B-9110 Gent).

(pp. 90-95); - Publications odonatologiquesrecentes The article is a commented summary of the work as

R. (pp. 98-101, by Stoks)', - Compte-rendu described e.g. in 04 3195, 7421, 8151.

d’excursions (De Meinweg, the Netherlands, pp. 102-

-104; Aalsterse Denderstreek, Belgium, pp. 104-108; (11095) HOLZEL, N„ G. RUSSANOW & S.

both by G. De Knijf)', - Odocybemata (pp. 109-111, SCHLEUNING, 19%. Wolga-Delta: Nalur-oase

by M. Tailly. - An announcement of the 1997 Indoor zwischen Meer undHalbwiiste. Resch, Radolfzell. 159

and outline of the ob- 3-980-3350-5-4. Meeting an Gomphus society pp. ISBN

96-97 and 112, jectives appear on pp. resp. This is a naturalist’s guideto the Volga delta region,

treatment Russia. The is similar to that (of a different

(11090) HELLMUND, M. & W. HELLMUND, 1996. river) in the volume listed in OA 7934, published by

Zum fossiler Kleinlibellen the A brief odon. Fortpflanzungsmodus same publishers, chapter appears on

Paldonl. Z. and checklist of 38 is (Insecta, Odonata, Zygoptera). 70(1/2): pp. 106-107, a spp. given on p.

153-170. (With engl. s.). - (Geiseltalmus., Domstr. 5, 145.

D-06108 Halle/Saale).

6 fossil endophytic egg-sets from the Lower Miocene (11096) HONEK, A., 1996. Geographical variation in

and Upper Cretaceous are described, illustrated and thermal requirements for insect development. Eur. J.

- discussed. Cf. also OA 8495, 9804. Em. 93(3): 303-312. - (Res. Inst. Plant Production,

Ruznye 507, CZ-16106 Praha-6).

(11091) HERMANS, J.T., 1996. De libellen van de Thermal constants, lower development threshold and

Beegderheide. - of the of effective Dragonflies Beegderheide. sum temperatures were recalculated from

Naluurh. Maandbl. 212-216, with literature data for 335 referable 85(10): (Dutch, spp., to 13 orders. The

- Hertestraat NL-6067 ER Engl. s.). 21, Linne). odon. are represented by Enallagmaebrium, E. vernale

29 evidenced, inch During 1982-1996, spp. were and Leucorrhinia glacialis.

Ceriagrion tenellum and Leucorrhinia pectoralis. Re-

cently, eutrophication, acidification and falling water (11097) HUIJSER, M.P. & M. ROOS, 1996. Libellen,

tables have affected the abundance of seriously sev- dagvlinders en hommels in voor Flevoland

eral characteristic spp., and the fauna became domi- karakteristieke vegetatietypen (Odonata;Lepidoptera: nated by ubiquists. In the was 1995, eutrophication Rhopalocera; Hymenoptera: Apidae). - Dragonflies,

further the of butterflies and bumblebees emphasised by appearance Erythromma in vegetation types char-

viridulum and Restoration Sympetrum sanguineum. acteristic for Flevoland (Odonata; Lepidoptera: of the environment original mesotrophic is essential Rhopalocera; Hymenoptera: Apidae). Ent. Her. Amst.

if the characteristic odon. of this community locality 56(11): 161-169. (Dutch, with Engl. s.). - (First Au-

is be maintained; - Zuid the Neth- to Limburg prov., thor: Kamp 42-61, NL-8225 HR Lelystad).

erlands. S the Flevoland, Netherlands, was reclaimed from a

of freshwater part a lake (Ijsselmeer) in 1968. While

(11092) HERRMANN, 1996. Die Libellenfauna R„ most of the fertile soil was transformed into arable

(Odonata) Ostfrieslands, von R. Schmid. Beitr. Vogel- land, some areas were left relatively untouched and a

Insektenwell 88: 10. less Ostfieslands more or natural vegetation developed. Here. 10

A of the Preface in the book, listed in OA odon. 4 reprint as spp. are listed from vegetationtypes. The spe- 236 Odonalologicai Abstracts

cies abundance and the composition of the fauna are 90 900/m2. Treatments sides, or were assigned ran-

discussed. domly in each of 6-spaliotemporal blocks. - Net ef-

fects 4 of predation over mo show that small sunfish

(11098) ISHIDA, K„ 1996. Odonala lar- had effects 50% reduction Monographof ‘strong’ (> of densities) on

vae in Hokkaido Univ. Japan. Press, Sapporo, x+448 triclads, large daphnid cladocerans, and snails, and

pp. ISBN 4-8529-9631-2. - Price: ¥ 13390.- net. (Jap., ‘moderate’ effects reduction (50% > > 25%) on small

with Engl, title). dragonflies and ostracods; all these effects were sta-

This is a technical treatment of 183 incl. spp., keys, tistically significant,except the oneon ostracods. Large

and ca 1200 The work descriptions superb drawings. dragonflies had moderate non-significant effects on

is based on Author’s PhD dissertation. It is triclads certainly and ostracods. There were no significant in-

to remain standard the work on the subject for creases many in prey density associated with fish predation;

years to come. but chydorid cladocerans and midge larvae showed

‘weak’ non-significant increases that might be caused (11099) JARZEMBOWSKI, E.[A.] & A. NEL, 1996. by ‘indirect effects’ of fish predation on invertebrate

[Dragonflies of Surrey and ] Geology fossil record. predators or grazers. There were only 2 significant in-

In: P, Foiled, of cumula- teraction Dragonflies Surrey, pp. 5-11, terms indicative of ‘higher-order interac-

tive References pp. 67-75, 1-3 excl., Wild- tions’: the pis Surrey Fish x Dragonfly on large daphnid

life Trust, ISBN 0-9526065-1-8. - andFish Pirbright/Woking, Simocephalus, x Egg Densityon snails, which

(First Author: Maidstone Mus. &Art St Gallery, Faith’s were associated with relatively low probabilities. In

St., Maidstone, ME 14 Kent, 1LH, UK). both cases, the net effect of dragonflieswas to reduce

The of Surrey, England, of the densities when fish county occupies part prey more were present.

eroded northern limb ofthe Wealden anticline, formed

the Miocene The of during Alpine orogeny. strata are (11102) JONES, R.A., 1996. [Book review] Dragonflies,

non-marine from Br. J. Enl. sedimentary, origin, ranging Early by Peter L. Miller. nat Him. 9(3): 166. -

Cretaceous (in the Weald) to Eocene (in the Thames (Author’s address not stated).

Valley). From the Weald Clay, several Zygoptera, A descriptive review of the volume listed in OA 10585.

Archizygoptera, “Anisozygoptera” and Anisoptera

were described. These are here listed, illustrated and (11103) JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH DRAGONFLY

commented briefly upon. SOCIETY , Vol. 12, No. 2 (Oct. 1996). - (c/o Dr W.H.

Wain, Haywain, Holywater Rd, Borden, Hants GU35

(11100) JED1CKE, E„ 1996. Klimaanderung: welche 0AD, UK).

Folgen ergeben sich fur Flora und Fauna? NalSchutz Parr. A.J.: Dragonfly movement and migrationin Brit-

- Dr LandschPlan. 316-318, ]. Ott, Am ain and - 28(10); (c/o Ireland (pp. 33-50,postscript p. 64); Cordero,

Moosberg 10, D-67705 Stelzenberg). A. & J.A. Andres: Colour polymorphism in odonates:

A comprehensive report, with brief summaries of the females that mimic males? (pp. 50-60); - Treacher, P:

papers presented at the Symposium, mentioned in OA Mortality ofemerging Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer)

10597. at a garden pond (pp. 61-62); - Paine. A. : Notes and

observations (pp. 62-64),

(11101) JOHNSON, DM., T.H. MARTIN, P.H.

CROWLEY & L.B. 1996. Link Les odonates du CROWDER, strength (11104) KERAUTRET, L., 1996. rares

in lake littoral food webs; net effects of small sunfish In: Actes Nord-Pas-de-Calais. de la lourncc

and larval dragonflies. Jl N. Am. benthol. Soc. 15(3): d’information “Espdces animales rates et protegees de

271-288. - Author: Biol. East Ten- le 29 (First Dept Sci., la region Nord-Pas-de-Calais”, organisee mars

nesseeSt. Univ., Johnson City.TN 37614-0703,USA). 1995

fish affect - To show how predaceous and dragonflies Biologistes Environ., Douai. (Author: 312 rue de

benthic community structure, enclosure experiments I’Abbaye des Pr£s, F-59500 Douai).

France. were conducted in the littoral zone of Bays Mountain So far 43 spp. are known to occur in the region,

Lake, Tennessee. A ‘natural’ benthic of various assemblage was Out these. 20 spp. are for reasons consid-

all combinations of 2 densitiesof 3 4 subjected to preda- ered rare. These arc listed, categorised into groups.

tor treatments - small sunfish, 0 or 4/m2; large drag- The distribution of 6 spp. is mapped.

0 15/m2; and 2 den- onfly larvae, or dragonfly eggs at (11105) KIMMINSIA. Newsletter of the U K. National Odonatological Abstracts 237

Office of the International The Odonatological Society mechanism is described, and a reference is made

(SIO), Vol. 7, No. 2 (Nov. 1996). - (Orders to: Mrs J. to its occurrence in the odon.

Silsby, 1 Haydn Ave., Pudey, Surrey, CR8 4AG, UK).

Corbel. P. Behavior & ecology of dragonflies(p. 12; (11110) LIBELLENNIEUWSBRIEF. Hilversum, Vol. 4,

his scheduled in - No. 2 No. 3 notes on book, to appear 1998); (not published). (no date), No. 4 (no date),

Averill, M. : Drafted to the SWAT team in Massachu- 1996. (Dutch). - (c/o Editor: S. Tumhout, Uilenstede

setts (p. 13);- Donnithorne, N. : Thoughts from a sur- 162, NL-1183 AN Amslelveen),

oftetrads - J. : The Gambian J. & L veyor (p. 13); Silsby, ex- [Signed articles:] [No. 3]: van Delft, Luijlen:

- Anax in the perience (pp. 14-15); Henson, S,: Gunung imperator Netherlands (pp. 4-6); - Wouda,

Lompobattang (p. 15; Sulawesi/Celebes); - Vick, G.: H. . Dragonflies in the Hoge Veluwe (pp. 8-13); -

Cameroon - The Goudsmits, Dragonfly Project (CDP) (p. 15). a. : [Sympecma fusca at Waarsbergen](p.

standard sections included members" 14);- K.D:. of are "Newsfnm Dijkstra, The occurrence Lestes spe-

10 - cies between Den (pp. 9-11; contributors); and "Conservation Haag and Noordwijk (pp. 15-17);-

news" 4 - included (pp. 11-12; contributors). Also are Turnhout, 5.: Sympetrum fonscolombii near

several notices, etc., and book reviews ofthe titles listed Loosdrecht (pp. 18-19);- Dijkstra, K.D.. V. Kalknum,

in OA 10585 and 10829, both by J. Silsby. R. Ketelaar & V Mensing: Sympecma fusca recorded

in Drenthe - R. : A (pp. 20-21). [No, 4]: Ketelaar, new

KIRBY 1996. W.F. BRETT, U„ the start - (11106) Kirby: dragonfly society and a new journal? (pp. 5-6); van

ofacareer in entomology. Archs nat. Hist. 23(2): 209- de Weide, M. & K.D. Dijkslra: Sympetrum

- W4 in -218. (7 MayfieldAve., Chiswick, London, 1PN, fonscolombii invasion the Netherlands (pp. 7-8); -

UK). Ketelaar, R.: New records of Aeshna subarctica and

A cov- biographic study, by his great-granddaughter, Sympecma fusca in Drenthe (pp. 8-12); - van

his life to R. in Zuid ering up 1871. Grunsven, : [Dragonflies the Gelenbeek area,

Limburg] (pp. 12-13); - Ketelaar, R.: Dragonflies in

KOTARAC, M„ 19%. Poroiilo raziskavah the Nootd-Holland of the (11107) o prov., N Noordzee-kanaal

2 - - P. favne kacjih pastirjev (Odonata) naPohorju, 1Re- (p. 14); Edelaar, : An aberrant Libellula depressa

the into the R. & port on inquire dragonflyfauna (Odonata) (P- 15);- Ketelaar, B.G. van der Wal: Gomphus

ofPohorje mountains, 2], Dept Nature & Cultural Her- vulgatissimus along the Buurserbeek (p. 16); -

itage, Maribor, 5 (Slovene). - (Antoliii&va 1, SI- Tumhout. S.: the of the Free pp. [Dragonflies on campus

-2204 Miklavz-na-Dravskem-polju). University in Amsterdam] (pp. 16-17); - Wakkie, B

In sequel to the work listed in OA 9425, 12 odonatol. (Epitheca bimaculata exuviae in the Argonne, north-

explored localities (1994-1996) are added to the list. ern France] (p. 18).

The odon. fauna of PohoijeMts, Slovenia, consists of

25 spp., but only in 10 of these the local autochthony (11111) LIEBHERR, J.K. & D A. POLHEMUS, 1996.

could so farbe ascertained. - Cf. also OA 10439. R.C.L. Perkins and the Fauna hawaiiensis: what

data tell Hawaiian longterm can us about diversity.

KRISTENSEN, N.P., 1996. The and Proc. 20th Ini. 83 (11108) groundplan Congr. Ent., Firenze, p. [abstract

basal diversification of hexapods. Proc. 20th Int. only). - (Second Author: Hawaii Biol. Surv., Bishop

1 Congr. Ent., Firenze, p. [abstractonly],-Zool. Mus., Mus., P.O. Box 19000, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA).

Univ. that Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 1893-1897, Perkins conducted a faunal survey

Kpbenhavn). formed the basis of the above monograph. The Au-

An examination of the in-depth Ephemeroptera- thors compare diversity estimates derivable from

-Odonata-Neopteratrichotomy is called for. Empha- Perkins' collections with those made duringlater dec-

sis should be non-alar which lend ades 2 model placed on characters, using groups, incl. the Megalagrion spp.

themselves to polarization by the outgroup criterion. Profiles ofrelative abundance for relative undeveloped

Molokai deviate little from the 1890’s to present, in-

1996. Neural mechanisms of that in montane (11109) LABHART.T., po- dicating protected areas, populations

larized skylight navigation in insects. Proc. 20th Ini. of native damselflies have not been impacted by bi-

Congr. Ent., Firenze, p. 108 [abstract only], - (Zool. otic change or habitat destruction. A single potential

Inst., Univ. Zurich, Winterthurer Sir. 190, CH-8057 extinction, the terrestrially breeding M. molokaiense,

Zurich). may have been compromised by ants. 238 Odonatological Abstracts

(11112) [LOHMANN, H ] (mri), 1996. odon. far known “Okosponsoring" largest sp. so from this formation. A

fur in “Weberalten” ist idyllisches Biotop: nun derWeg list of all Crato odon. spp. is also included.

fiir ein neues Naturschutzgebiet. Siidkurier. issue of - 10 July. (c/o H, Lohmann, Basler Sir. 11, D-79618 (11116) MARTINIA. Bulletin des odonatologues de

Rheinfelden). France, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Sept. 1996), - (c/o J.-L.

A regionaldaily’s article on the gravel pit“Weberalten” Dommanget,7 rue Lamartine, F-78390 Bois-d’Arcy).

in Rheinfelden odon. (19 spp), Germany, the conser- Votal, P.-P: Les odonates du nord-est mayennais, du

vation of which is to be taken care ofby the “Interna- sud-ouest omais et du nord-ouest sarthois: donnees

tional in H. Dragonfly - Fund (IDF)”, set up 1996 by complementaires (pp. 59-63); Rapeau. A.:

Lohmann, and financed by the “Aluminium”, Platycnemis acutipennis (Selys, 1841) a plus de 600

Rheinfelden. Similar articles on this “international metres d’altitude (Odonata, Zygoptera, Platcnemi-

dragonfly conservation project" have appeared also didae) (p. 63); - Devaux. B. & J.-L. Dommanget.

in Badische Ztg (9 July 1996) and in Oberbadisches Redecouverte de Leucorrhinia caudalis (Charpentier,

- For VolksBl. (10 July 1996). information on the IDF, 1840) en Ile-de-France (Odonata, Anisoptera,

cf. 04 10986. Libellulidae) (p. 64); - Coppa, G.\ Odonates du

Mame reservoir (ddpartements de la Mame et de la

(11113) LOTZING, K„ 1996. Ein Beitrag zum aktuellen Haute Mame) (pp. 65-67); - Ttllier, P.: Les odonates

Kenntnisstand der Verbreilung von Calopteryx du Parc Naturel Regional de Briere el des regions

Harris in Sachsen-Anhalt. Ent. splendens (Odonata) limitrophes(ddpartement de la Loire-Atlantique) (pp.

Ber. 23-26. & Fr. Nachr. - - 40(1): (With Engl. s’s.). 68-72); Charrier, M. \ Premieres observations en

(Str. d, Deutschen Einheit 7, D-39418 Stassfurt). Anjou d’Anax parthenope (Sdlys, 1839) et de

E danae 17 localities in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, were in- Sympetrum (Sulzer, 1776) (Odonata,

and here discussed. The vestigated are occurrence of Anisoplera, Aeshnidae et Libellulidae) (departement

C. splendens in the Bode R. catchment area was stud- du Maine-et-Loire) (pp. 73-75); - Coue, T. & J.-L.

ied habituelle: Anax systematically. Dommanget: Une observation pen

dans imperatorLeach, 1815 prise uneGrande bardane

(11114) MALANGPO. Newsletter of the Thai National (Arctium lappa)(Odonata, Anisoptera, Aeshnidae) (pp.

Office of the International Odonatological Society 76-77); -Dommanget. J.-L.: Rubriquebibliographique

No. - Bro. A. (S.I.O.), 13 (Nov, 1996). (c/o Pinratana, (pp. 78-81); - Analyses d’ouvrages (pp. 82-84).

St Gabriel’s Coll., 565 Samsen Rd, Bangkok-10300,

Thailand). (11117) MAY, M,[L ], 1996. Comparative morphology

Hdmdldinen. M.: Progress in the knowledge of Thai- of the secondary male genitaliaof selected libelluloid

land's dragonfly fauna (pp. 95-97); - Yokoi, N.: Our dragonflies (Odonata: Libelluloidea). Proc. 20lh Ini.

in - N. Mitamura: adventures Laos (p, 97); Yokoi. &T. Congr. Ent., Firenze, p. 350 [abstract only], - (Dept

A record of the dragonfly in central Laos (pp. 97-99); Ent., Cook Coll., Rutgers Univ., P.O, Box 231, New

Yokoi. N.: A record of the Odonata of Mandai, Sin- Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231, USA).

- Thai gapore (p. 100); Mashaal, AY.: dragonflies for [Verbatim:] Internal and external cuticular morphol-

tourists (p. 101); -Garrison, R. & J. Garrison: A Thai- ogy and musculature of the secondary genitalia, i.e.,

land leeches in boots with the and associated the 2nd trek, or your (pp. 102-110, penis structures on and 3rd

list of records 25 - abdominal described in a very appreciable from localities). segments, are i Zoraena

book The issue also contains a review of the volume diastatops Selys (Cordulegastridae), Gompho-

listed in OA 10970. macromia paradoxa Br. (Gomphomacromiidae),

Oxygastra curtisii (Dale), Didymops transversa (Say),

(11115) MARTILL, D M. &A. NEL, 1996. A new drag- Cordulia shurtleffi Scudder (all Corduliidae*),

onfly from the Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous, Macrodiplax balteata (Hag.), and Libellula incesta

Aptian) of N.E. Brazil. N. Jb. Geol. Paldont. (Mh.) Hag. (both Libellulidae). Zoraena and Gompho-

1996(5): 279-292. (With Germ. %.).- (SecondAuthor: macromia retain symplesiomorphic penile morphol-

8 La av. Gassion, F-13600 Ciotat). ogy (4th segment symmetrical sperm pump emptied

of The aeschnidiid Santanopteragabbotti gen. n., sp. n. upon compression the sperm vesicle), while

from the Nova and Cordulia is described a right forewing, from Oxygastra, Didymops, exhibit distinct

is the torsion Olinda Member of the Crato Formation. This of the 4lh penis segment and a sperm pump Odonatological Abstracts 239

that fills vesicle but there upon compression; the Libellulidae mon, are no experiences in tropical coun-

have - s.s. symmetrical penes (possibly apomorphically tries. The fauna was compared between different

so) and a sperm pump that fills on compression. - forest types and between small woodland rivers and

Zoraena, Oxygastra, and Didymops all have a well open streams. Although the Ivory Coast odon have

anterior hamular muscle developed depressor (M9aII), already been studied, serious problems arose in deter-

whereas this is lost in At least independently Gompho- mination ofthe adults. 50 spp. could be iden-

macromia and the libellulids. Libellulidae share the 160 in tified, while ca spp. are expected the Ivory

unique of M9bII lost and M4II apomorphies being Coast. These can be classified into stagnant and flow- and M6II (both well the water have developed) originating near ing spp. Most of the year the forest rivers

anterior of 2 rather the margin segment than near running water. In the dry season small rivers are

- Conventional in small midlength. [￿ family designationsare divided many ponds for a period of about 3

used for convenience, although recent evidence months. The survive this sug- running water spp. period as

gests that the Corduliidae, even with Gomphomacro- adults. Due to the diverse natural conditions in the

miidae s.s. excluded, are paraphylelic ] tropical forest, the point diversity is high. The odon.

in the forest differs from the community strongly spe-

(11118) MICHALSK1, J.C., 19%. Description of cies assemblage of the open stream. The quality of

Hylaeargia magnifica Michalski, a damselfly from rivers is influenced by the whole watershed. Manyspp.

Papua New Guinea (Odonata: confined conditions: Zygoptera). Tijdschr. are to primeval their occurrence

Ent. 29-32. - Western 139(1): (90 Ave„ Morristown, indicates the environment quality of high conserva-

NJ 07960, USA). tion value. The odon., therefore, present a useful tool

This described in for the of sp. was inadvertently Argia 7(1): assessment a very complex ecosystem.

12-17 (1995). Here, a more detailed technical descrip-

tion is provided. S 2, several Holotype , allotype para- (11121) MULLER, J., 1996. Zoogeographische und

of both sexes: Sanduan types (West Sepik) prov., okologische Analyse der Libellen-Fauna (Insecta,

distr, Tekin Oksapmin Station, 2-VIII-I994; depos- Odonata) des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt. Abh. Ber.

ited in Leiden. RMNH, The sp. is distinguished from Naturk., Magdeburg 19; 3-11. (With Engl. s.). -

H. simulatrix by its bright blue, yellow and green body (Frankefelde 3, D-39116 Magdeburg).

coloration. Based on St. Quentin (1960) and Donath (1987), the

of the biogeographic, resp. ecological composition

S„ 1996. faunie Sachsen-Anhall E (11119) MIELEWCZYK, Zmiany w fauna (63 spp.; Germany) is ana-

wazek - 37 ofthe (Odonata) Tatrzanskiego parku narodowego. lysed. indigenous spp. are redlisted, ofwhich

Changesin the dragonfly fauna ofthe Tatra 13 rheofilic (Odonata) spp. are threatened most.

National Park. Przyr. tatrzan. Parku narod. aCzlowiek

(Biol.) 2: 88-89. (Pol,, with Engl. s.). - (Res. Cent. (11122) MULLER, J„ 1996. Zum Vorkommen der

& Forest Pol. Acad, Agric, Envir, Sci., ul. Bukowska Gemeinen Keiljungfer Gomphus vulgatissimus L.

19, PO-60-809 Poznan). (Odonata) im Mittellandkanal (Naturpark Dromling,

For an advance abstract cf. OA 11061. Sachsen-Anhalt). Abh. Ber. Naturk., Magdeburg 19:

13-18, (With Engl. s.). - (Frankefelde 3, D-39116

(11120) MUHLENBERG, M„ J. SLOWIK & W. Magdeburg).

SCHNEIDER, do 1996. Odonata in tropical forests: During 1992-1996,over 200 individuals (incl, tenerals

they indicate the conservation The of value? analysis and exuviae) were sighted at the Weser-Elbe-Canal,

the Odonata fauna in forests of eastern Coast. The of the Ivory Sachsen-Anhall, E Germany. ecology sp. is Proc. 20th Int. Ent., Congr. Firenze, p. 350 [abstract outlined and discussed.

only], - (Third Author: Zool. Abt., Hessisches

Landesmus., Friendensplatz 1, D-64283 1996. and Darmstadt). (11123) [NANBA, Y.], [Deer dragonfly rep-

7 “for6ts classics” to [Almost verbatim:] are subject resentations on dotaku, found at the Kamo-Iwakura

an extensive rehabilitation The forests programme. are ruins in Shimane], Asahi Shimbun, issue of 25 Nov.

in different To rehabilita- a state degradation. ensurea (Jap.)

“reserves tion, biologiques" are excluded from fur- Dotaku are thin, elongated bell-shaped bronze forms,

ther In the management. Europe use of the odon. in evidence of a short-lived bronze culture in central Ja-

the implementationof conservation is from the middle of into the Tumulus goals quite com- pan, Yayoi pe- 240 Odonalological Abstracts

riod (ca 250 BC to ca 500 AD), They are sometimes (11126) NEWSLETTER OF THE BRITISH DRAGON-

with decorated with domestic or hunting scenes, or a FLY SOCIETY, No. 30 (Autumn, 1996), - (do Mrs J.

lacework Their between lattice or pattern. size ranges Silsby, 1 Haydn Ave., Purley, Surrey, CR8 4AG, UK).

ca 13 to 135 cm. Some of these “bronze bells” 16 of concise may pp. reports, announcements, manage-

have been used but it is the as percussion instruments, ment and other news, etc., incl. 1995/1996 bal-

more likely that they were nonfunctional emblems, ance account, and the statement of assets at 4 Apr

used clan the 1996 by chieftains, who ruled over agricul- (over £ 19.000.-). The Society has 1400 odd

tural - is national communities. This a daily’s brief members, and it is looking forward to a “permanent

based - note, on a communication from the Director of home”. Of more than national interest will be the

the National Museum, dotaku Kyoto reporting on 34 information by Mrs Kate Miller (68 Blenheim Drive,

that discovered at the were recently said locality, Oxford, OX2 8DQ, UK) on the “B.D.S. Peter Miller

Kamo-cho, Ohara-gun, in Shimane prefecture. A col. Memorial in of the Fund", set up by her, memory no- naturalistic photograph of a very dragonflypicture on ble and great odonatologist,with the intention to help

of them is included. one schools create ponds which will attract dragonflies.

About 6 ofthe first grants for the “PeterMillerPonds”

(Ill24) NAVAS!A. Noticiario de la Oficina iberica de la will be rendered in 1996/1997.

Sociedad International de Odonatologia (S.I.O.) -

Noticiario de Oficina iberica de Sociedade (11127) NOMAKUCHl.S.&K, HIGASHI, 19%. Com-

Intemacional de Odonatologia(S.I.O.), Cordoba, Vol. petitive habitat utilization in the damselfly Mnais

5 - Dr M. with (Sept. 1996). (c/o Ferreras-Romero, Depto nawai (Zygoptera: Calopteiygidae), coexisting a

Biol. Animal/Zool.. Fac. Cien., Univ. Cordoba, Avda related species, Mnais pruinosa. Res. Popul. Ecol.

San Alberto Magno s/n, ES-14004 Cdrdoba). 38(1): 41-50. - (Dept Biol., Coll. Liberal Arts, Saga

The issue contains the autobiographies of G. Junitza Univ., Honjyo-machi 1, Saga, 840, JA).

the obitu- (pp. 1-2) and R. Martin Casacuberta (p. 2), The study was conducted at the Muromi R., Fukuoka,

Dr 2 viz.: the ary for P.L. Miller (by A. Cordero, p. 3), and an Japan, where the 2 spp. have <3 forms each,

announcement of the 14th Int. Symp. Odonatol. The territorial orange-winged(“nawai”) and the non-terri-

sole scientific contributed M Ferreras- torial in M. nawai, and paper was by pale-orange-winged (“sahoi")

-Romero: observaciones de odonatos the and the Interesantes en territorial orange-winged (“esakii”) non-

el curso alto y medio del Rio Guadalete (Cadiz) (pp. territorial hyaline-winged (“strigata") in M. pruinosa.

The 2 have 3-4). The remaining standard sections appear under spp. a parapatric distribution; the lower

the headings: Vida social de la Oficina iberica de la part ofthe stream is occupied by nawai, the upperpart

S.I.O. (p. 4), Curiosidades odonatologicas (pp. 5-6), by pruinosa. Interspecific matings occurred regularly,

and la but the In Novidades de odonatologiaiberica (pp. 7-8; intraspecific matings were more frequent.

both the territorial 6 6 list of 27 publications, published 1994-19%). spp., copulatedwith conspecific

$ 9 that entered their territories and guarded them

1996. (11125) NEW, T.R., Taxonomic focus and qual- during oviposition. There was a severe interspecific

control in insect for for sites. The non-territorial ity surveys biodiversity conserva- competition oviposition

97-106. LaTrobe S <3 of the have alternative tion. Aust. J. Ent. 35(2): -(Sch. Zool., 2 spp. mating strategies,

Univ., Bundoora, Vic. 3083, AU). such as sneaking, takeover and interception. The pos-

The roles of detailed taxonomic interpretation in in- sible benefits of the conflicts between the territorial

discussed. sect surveys are discussed, with emphasis on rapid c3 <3 are

biodiversity assessment, the levels of focus or pen-

etration needed in particular contexts, and optimising (11128) OGBOGU, S.S. & A T. HASSAN, 1996. Feed-

the use of limited taxonomist expertise and resources. ing mechanism and patterns of advanced instar larvae

taxonomic Quality control necessitates accuracy and of Urothemis assignata (Selys) (Odonata:

noted. Proc. 20th Int. Ent., precision, and approachesto increasingthese are Libellulidae). Congr. Firenze, p.

The complementary roles of taxonomists and ecolo- 349 [abstract only], - (First Author: Dept Zool.,

and insect Obafetni Avolowo - Second gists in undertaking analysing surveys are Univ., Ile-Ife, Nigeria;

Ent. Res. outlined, and a practical agenda linking their exper- Author; Lab., Dept Zool., Univ. Ibadan,

tise is suggested as a means of improving capability Ibadan, Nigeria).

conservation. Under conditions, the 9th-1 llh in insect surveys for practical [Verbatim:] laboratory Odonatological Abstracts 241

instar larvae kept still on detecting prey, waiting for it Biol. Surv., Bishop Mus., P.O. Box 19000, Honolulu,

to encroach the strike HI on range before it was captured. 96817, USA).

of Stalking prey was not common and of The grasping prey [Verbatim:] genus, as currently interpreted, con-

with was efficient, especially small-sized Inges- tains prey. 28 spp. & sspp., all endemic to Hawaii, an analy-

tion followed the successful and characters in prey capture, was sis of external morphological both sexes

- has interspaced by a brief period of rest. The compound permitted a reconstruction of the phylogeny of

the main for the this and the eye was organ detecting presence of group, delimitation of major clades within

while antennae and tarsi served prey, as auxiliary or- it. This analysis clearly indicates that the presently ex-

The of istent within gans. movement pattern prey significantly af- clades Megalagrion were established by

fected the of larva detect and ability to capture it at least the time the island of Kauai came into exist-

Larvae (ANOVA, P<0.05). exhibited increased ence that food approximately 5 million years ago, and mem-

intake as deprivation time increased, and got satiated bers of these clades have moved sequentially down

at chain 48.88 min. the as newer islands were created. Members of

these clades also distinctive possess ecological pref-

POLHEMUS, D.A., 1996.The Ha- (11129) Orangeblack erencesthat are retained as new islands are colonized.

waiian xanthomelas Damselfly, Megalagrion These phylogenetically linked ecological traits are

(Odonata; the current useful in Coenagrionidae): clarifying a conservation context by allowing the pre-

of a threatened Occ. Mus. diction of range species. Pap. Bishop ecological preferences in spp. for which this

45: 30-53. - (Hawaii Biol. Surv., Bishop Mus., P.O. information is currently unknown.

Box 19000, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA).

of Bericht liber The sp. occupies a wide range habitats and has broad (11131) REINHARDT, K„ 1996. die 15.

ecological tolerances. Its most common habitats are Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft deutschsprachiger

coastal wetlands, fed by basal springs. Occasionally it Odonatologenam 23724.3.1996 in Berlin. Ent. Nachr.

also breeds the - along terminal and lower midreaches Ber. 40(2): 139-140. (Inst. Okol.. Univ. Jena,

in reservoirs and of perennial streams, and ornamen- Neugasse 23, D-07743 Jena).

tal It also such An exhaustive ponds. exploits temporary habitats, as report on the 15th Annual Meeting of

and it of the - ephemeral pools pipeline seepages. Although GdO, listing the titles presented papers. For

has a recorded elevational range of 0-1000 m, it is the abstracts cf. OA 10870.

lowland ofthe known generallya sp., most populations

occurringbelow 60 m. Its salinity tolerance may be as (11132) REINHARDT, K„ 1996. Zur Libellenfauna

8 The is high as ppt. sp. notadversely affected by com- (Odonata) des Grossen Bruches bei Oschersleben,

mercial such Sachsen-Anhalt. Braunschw. anti-algal treatments, as copper sulphate, naturk. Schr. 5(1): 243-

20- etc. It breeds in habitats with water temperature -247. (With Engl. s.). - (Inst. Okol., Univ. Jena,

-31° with It C, and pH ranging between 6.6-9.2. seems Neugasse 23, D-07743 Jena).

tolerate the of and but 3 habitats to presence carp apple snails, At (21 sites), 25 spp. were recorded. Re-

does not do well in habitats containing guppies or top markable are the low numbers of Lestes spp. In the

minnows. There is no indication of adverse competi- “Grosses Bruch”, Sachsen-Anhalt, E Germany, 27

tive interactions between M. xanthomelas and the in- odon. spp. were so far evidenced.

troduced and widespread Ischnura ramburii, I. posita

and Enallagma civile, with which it frequently co-oc- (11133) RUPPELL, G. & D. HILFERT, 1996. Life his-

- its the haemorrhoidalis curs. Despite broad ecological tolerance, sp. tory of Calopteryx (Odonata.

is in Pmc. 20th Int. Ent. , Firenze, becoming increasingly rare Hawaii, having ap- Calopterygidae). Congr.

been from islands - parently extirpated 2 (Kauai, Mani) p. 349 [abstract only], (Zool. Inst., Techn. Univ.,

and being close to extirpation on Oahu. The loss is Spielmannstr. 7, D-3B092 Braunschweig).

linked to the introduction of allien aquatic biota rather An indicative abstract, listingthe behavioural phenom-

than to habitat alteration or destruction. enashown in a film.

(11130) POLHEMUS, D.A., 1996, The phylogenetic (11134) RYAZANOVA, G.I., 1996. Intraspecific inter-

ecology and biogeography of Hawaiian Megalagrion actions oflarval odonales. Pmc. 20th Int. Congr. Ent.,

a case 350 damselflies; study in evolution. Pmc. 20th Int. Firenze, p. [abstractonly],- (Dept Ent., Fac. Biol.,

84 - Moscow St. Congr. Ent., Firenze, p. [abstract only], (Hawaii Univ., RUS-117234 Moscow), 242 Odonatological Abstracts

The spatialbehaviour in F-0 toF-3 instars of 14 zygopt. the sympatric I. elegans ebneri and I. fountaineae,

therefore is and anisopt. spp. was studied in the laboratory. Terri- the specimen considered a hybrid of these

torial in all and is - I. intermedia is competition occurs spp., it consid- spp. reported for the first time from

ered one ofthe mechanisms controllingspatial organi- Syria.

sation of the community. It is determined by the rela-

tive population density. Cannibalism and the avail- SCHWEIGERT, G G. DEETL, M. (11139) , KAPITZKE,

of shelter considered in M. RIETER & R. ability are decisive the evolu- HUGGER, 1996. Libellen aus dem

tion of territorial While in the Plattenkalk Ober- competition. younger Nusplinger (Oberjura,

instars the is competition not depending on sex and -Kimmeridgium, Wiirttembergl Stuttgart. Beitr.

it is associated the in F-0 Nalurk. 236: 1-12. - Mus. age, with sex individuals, (B) (With Engl. s.). (Staat,

several days prior to emergence. Naturk., Rosenstein 1, D-70191 Stuttgart).

Libellulium longialatum,Aeschnidium densum and

G 1996. Fortsatt (11135) SAHLEN, , rapportera fynd av Urogomphus giganteus are described and illustrated

trollslandor! Ent. Ttdskr. 117(1/2):66.(Swed.).-(Sect. from the Upper Jurassic lithographic limestone of

S-75236 The latter Ent., DeptZool., Uppsala Univ., Vtllavagen9, Nusplingen, Wiirttemberg,Germany. sp. is

Uppsala). placed in the Aeschnidiidae Hand).

Withreference to the recentlypublished book (as listed

in is OA 11024),this a call for continuation of record- (11140) SHARMA, O P. & S. DURANI, 1996. On the

The information should be the Author. chromosomes of four of Orthetrum ing. sent to species genus

(Libellulidae:Odonata). Pmc. 83rd Indian Sci. Congr

1996. TrollsUindor 3: (11136) [SAHLEN, G], - ell 2[abstract only]. - (Dept Bio-Sci., Univ. Jammu,

12 Jammu-180 Icompendium. Faltbiologema, Stockholm. pp. 004, India).

(Swedish). - (Dept Zool., Uppsala Univ., Villavagen The chromosome numbers, 2n=25, n=13, m, are re-

9, S-752 36 Uppsala). ported for O. glaucum, O. internum, O. pruinosum

A in OA brief “compendium” of the book, as listed neglectum and O. t. triangulate. The provenience is

11024. The book is available from the Eds of not staled.

Odonatologica, at NLG 45 - net.

(11141) SIOJA. Information bulletin of the SIO Japan

(11137) SANDHU, R. & GK WALIA, 1996. Branch Office, Osaka, 1996, No. 1 (25 Oct. 1996).

studies of - Karyological genus Rhinocypha (Odonata: (Jap ). (c/o K. Inoue, 5-9, Fuminosato 4-chome,

Zygoptera: Chlorocyphidae). Proc. 83rd Indian Sci. Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545, JA).

Congr. 3; 3 [abstract only], - (Dept Zool., Punjabi Contains an account of the 1996 developments in the

Univ., Patiala-147 002, India). SIO. with detailed information on the 1997 Int, Symp.

The XO determinationand the sex following 6 chro- Odonatol. (Maribor, Slovenia), and a brief obituary

numbers R. stud- mosome are reported: ignipennis(not for Dr PL. Miller,

ied and R. R. previously!) quadrimaculata: 2n=25, m,

trifasciata: 2n=23. The provenience is not stated. - (11142) SPICER, G„ 1996. Molecular phylogeny ofthe

and inferred from (Cf. also OA 2934, 4572). damselflies dragonflies as

mitochondrial 12SrNA genes. Pmc. 20th Int. Congr.

(II138) SCHNEIDER, W. & F. KRUPP, 1996. A possi- Ent., Firenze, p. 240 [title only], - (Author’s address

ble natural hybrid between Ischnura elegans ebneri not stated),

Schmidt, 1939 and Ischnura fountainei Morton, 1905

(Odonata:Coenagrionidae).Zool. Middle East 12:75- (11143) STOKS, R„ M. SANTENS, L. DE BRUYN &

-81. Germ. - Author: Zool. E. MATTHYSEN, 1996. The of the (With s.). (First Abt., mating system

Hessisches Landesmus., Friedensplalz 1, D-64283 damselfly Lestes sponsa (Zygoplera: Lestidae). Proc.

Darmstadt), 20th Int. Congr. Ent., Firenze, p. 351 [abstract only],

A sample ofIschnura specimens from Nahr al-Khabur - First Author: Lab, Anim. Ecol., Dept Biol., Univ.

drainage basin in Mesopotamia contained a single Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Ant-

aberrant 6 which could not be assigned to of the , any werpen).

in the Several of its The observations small spp. occurring area. morphologi- were carried out at a pond in

cal characters were found to be intermediate between Belgium. 6 iS did not defend territories, but there was Odonatological Abstracts 243

intenseinterference with Mate choice S.: the an tandem pairs. Tone, Observations on ocean flight of

is thoughtto be very limited. The 6 species recogni- Sympetrum frequens in 1995 (p. 6); - Ishizawa, N.:

tion is reduced and in this considered unadaptive sp. Sympetrum dragonflies in the metropolis in 1995 (p.

The mating system is described as a “female control, 7); - Tsubuki, T: A population fluctuation in

with encounter-limited mating by the males”. This is Sympetrum frequens at Hino city, Tokyo in the 1994

combinationof the first description ofa 2 mating strat- autumn(p. 7);- Nakahara, M. : Sympetrum striolatum

& cf. OA egies (sensu Conrad Pritchard; 8532) in a imitoides growingin the swimming pools of primary

single sp. schools at Saga City (pp. 7-8); - Yagi. T: Early occur-

of rence Sympelrum frequens and S. kunckeli at an

(11144) STOKS, R„ M. SANTENS, L, DE BRUYN & abandoned hot spring boring site (p, 8); - Takasaki,

E. 1996. The MATTHYSEN, warming up strategy of Y. Sympetrum frequens with glittering wings (p. 8); -

immature Aeshna mixta (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae). Fukui. M.\ Habitat examples of Sympetrum dragon-

Ini. Proc. 20th Congr. Ent., Firenze, p. 350 [abstract flies (p. 9);- Ueda T. [Compiler]: Sympetrum frequens

only], - First Author: Lab. Anim. Ecol., Dept Biol., decreased and Sympetrum infuscatum increased? (pp.

Univ. Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 10-11).

Antwerpen).

For full the paper see Odonatologica25(3): 307-311; (11147) TAGG, D., 1996. Foreword. In: P. Follett, Drag-

1996. onflies of Surrey, pp. v-vi, Surrey Wildlife Trust,

Pirbright/Woking, ISBN 0-9526065-1-8. - (7 Santina SU§lC (11145) , G. & V. TUTI§, 1996 [?, date not Close. Heath End, Famham, Surrey, GU9 OLD, UK).

ekoloski otoka Cresa. - J. Br. stated]. Lokve, dragulji [The The author is one of the former Editors of the

the island and than 40 in- "lokvas", ecological pearls of of CresJ. Dragonfly Soc.. was during more yr

Svanimir, Zagreb & Eko-Centar “Caput insulae", volved in the Surrey odon. watching and recording.

10 - Rijeka. pp. (Croatian). (Publishers: Svanimir,

Ilirski trg 9/2, HR-1000 Zagreb; - Eko-Centar “Caput (11148) TAKAHASHI.Y., 1996. Aka-tombo no kuroyaki

insulae”-Beli, Ede Jardasa 35, HR-5100 Rijeka). no yakko? - [The efficacy of charred Sympetrum?].

The “lokva” is a man-made pond, mostly fed by at- Tombo to Bunka 58; 5-6. (Jap ). - (Engl, translation,

mospheric water. On the island of Cres, in the Adri- by N, Ishizawa, is available from the Eds of

atic, Croatia, there are more than 60 ofthese. Some of Odonatologica).

in them are described and illustrated this little bro- In China and Japan, dragonfliesare used as traditional

chure, and Aeshna affmis is reported from the island. materia medica. In the drugstore ofAuthor’s parents,

In Dr A, -(Cf. also OA 11087). aka-tombo was sold until 1935. 1938, Ogata

commercial (Univ. Tokyo) analysed a sample of the

(11146) SYMNET. The newsletter of Aka-tombo Net- dragonfly materia medica (in which Dr S. Asahina

work, Ishikawa, No. 5 (July 10, 1996). (Jap. & Engl, identified S. darwinianum and S. frequens) and found

WWW edns; available also at Home page, http:// it contains certain “muscles activating substances”. In

- N. the is symnet.ishikawa-c.ac.jp/). (c/o Ishizawa, 1644- article, the name given of a Tokyo pharmacy,

-15, Yamaguchi,Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359, JA). where charred aka-tombo is recently sold.

[Titles and pagination from the unabridgedEngl, edn:]

Ueda, T. : Sympetmm frequens Selys: runafter the sea- (11149) TAKEMATSU, Y, O. TADAUCHI, Y.

son of Akatombo (p. 1); - Fukui, M. : My image of H1GASHIURA, T. OMOR1 & H. INOUE, 1996.

Akatombo (p. 2);- Ishizawa, N.: The legend ofa perch- "Shikoku” file, in a taxon-based entomology database

Center of ing tree of dragonflies (p. 2); - Playboys were called “Konchu”, produced at Computer Kyushu

“Aka-tombo” in the Edo V: Old for on-line era (p. 3); - Takasaki, University public use on an network. Jap.

reports on Sympetnim frequens Selys (p. 'i),-Hirose. J. Ent. 64(3): 615-616. - (First 4 Authors: Ent. Lab.,

Y: Sympetrum frequens ofHokkaido, 1 & 2 (p. 4); - Fac. Agric., Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, 812-81, JA; -

ho, S Sympetrum frequens in the highlands at Last Author: Computation Center, Kyushu Univ.,

Kamikawa-cho, Hokkaido, 2 (p. 5); - Ishizawa, N.: Fukuoka, 812-81, JA).

Gliding in Sympetrum frequens during its migratory A brief description of the file, which is available on

- T: Internet. It is based flight (p. 5); Nagasaki, Sympetrum striolatum mainly on Japanese records of 5

imitoides in the swimming pools at Osaka (p. 6); - “main” orders, but the odon. are also considered. Re- 244 Odonatological Abstracts

trieval under ‘‘S.A71414B.SHIKOKU’ show sister be- region frequently a group relationship

the Sulawesi tween taxa and those of the area E of

(11150) THEISCHINGER, 19%. of - G„ The species Sulawesi. Long isolation and a turbulent geological

Austrophlebia Tillyard (Odonata: Anisoptera: history have obviously provided the opportunities for

Aeshnidae: Linz. biol. Beitr. those that reached Brachytrininae). 28(1): radiation in groups Sulawesi, e g.

305-314. - Leawarra NSW the and (20 St., Engadine, 2233, Chlorocyphidae Platystictidae. Based on

AU). phylogenetic relationships and distributions of the

The larvae and the adults are in (macro) analysed, resulting spp. involved, taxon-area cladograms [were

the description of a A. second sp„ viz. subcostalis sp. prepared]. Relationships between areas of endemism,

i lotic n. (holotype : Australia, Queensland, Leichhardt based on fauna, largely coincide with reconstruc-

Creek, S Mt Lewis, 30/31-X-1966; numerous para- tions of the island’s geological history.

types ofboth sexes; deposited at ANIC, Canberra).

(11153) VINSON, M R. & C.P. HAWKINS, 1996. Ef-

(11151) THE1SCHINGER, 19%. The of fects of G., species sampling area and subsampling procedure on

Lestoideinae Munz (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera: comparisons of taxa richness among streams. Jl N.

- Lestoideidae). Linz. biol. Beitr 28(1): 315-324. -(20 Am. benthol Soc. 15(3): 392-399. (Dept Fish. &

Leawarra St., Engadine NSW 2233, AU). Wildlife, Utah St. Univ., Logan, UT 84322-5310,

The the subfam. reviewed. As de- spp. of are new are USA).

scribed Lestoidea brevicauda i sp, n. (holotype : Aus- The work is based on the macroinvertebrate database

tralia, creeks Queensland, Cape Tribulation, nr maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (US

Daintree, 23/26-X-1980; numerous paratypes of both Dept Interior), Utah, which includes 2224 benthic

sexes; depositedat ANIC, Canberra), and L. lewisiana stream riffle samples from 20 ecoregions within the

sp. n. (holotype S : Australia, Queensland, Leichhardt US, from New Mexico to Alaska. A brief reference is

Mt Creek, S Lewis, 31 -X-1966; 3 paratype 6: depos- made to Cordulegaster.

ited at ANIC, Canberra). These are compared with the

2 previously known spp., and the distributions and (11154) WAUBKE, M. & M. SCHWARZ, 1996. Zur

Kenntnis Libellen- zoogeography of the group are discussed. der und Heuschreckenfauna

(Insecta: Odonata, Saltatoria) in drei Naturschutz-

VAN 1996. (11152) TOL, J„ Biogeography of Sulawesi gebieten am Wallersee: Fischtaginger Spitz,

insect with based on the fauna of lotic habitats, spe- Bayerhammer Spitz und Wenger Moor (Salzburg,

cial reference to dragonflies(Odonata). Proc. 20th Ini. Osterreich). Linz. biol. Beitr. 28(1): 425-436. (With

Congr. Em.. Firenze, p. 77 [abstract only], - (Natn. Engl. s). - (Both Authors: Uferstr. 18a, A-5026 Salz-

Mus. Nat. Hist., P.O. Box 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden). burg).

The fauna of Sulawesi Indo- [Verbatim:] [= Celebes, 26 odon. spp, are listed. Aeshna afftnis is recorded for

is nesia] characterized by a high percentage ofisland the first time from Austria Salzburg prov., (Wenger

endemics. The fact that various of speciose groups Moor and Siggerwiesen, 1995).

Borneo do not occur in Sulawesi (e.g. Platycne-

mididae) also indicates a long period of isolation. (11155) WILDERMUTH, H„ 1996. Anderungen in der

Groups of closely related spp. confined to Sulawesi Tierwelt im Kanton Zurich. Feslschr. 250-Jahr-Feier

have small distributional - frequently ranges, defining nalurf. Ges. Zurich, pp. 203-213. (Haltbergstr. 43,

of endemism. Island endemism and small areas ranges CH-8630 Riiti).

the tools for 2 levels of stud- The odon. fauna provide biogeographical of canton Zurich, Switzerland, con-

ies: reconstruction of the Sulawesi fauna, and sists of69 63 of which (1)a (2) spp., were sighted since 1970.

a reconstruction of the relationships of the respective Among those extinct are Leucorrhinia albifrons and

areas of endemism within Sulawesi. - Widespread L. caudalis. Nehalennia speciosa is threatened with

Sulawesi spp. are predominantly oriental. Most island extinction, while the status of Calopteryx virgo has

endemics have their sister W of few presumed groups recently improved. Among the recent additions,

in the be- Sulawesi, although some taxa relationship Crocothemis erythraea seems to become

tween the Sulawesi and the faunas Philippine is very autochthonous. During 1860-1950,49 spp. were evi-

close. The of oriental dis- denced but 14 ofthese spp. genera or sp. groups within the Zurich city area, only

tributed from the mainland of SE Asia to the could still be confirmed the Papuan during 1975-1983 sur- Odonatological Abstracts 245

-232. with veys (Chin., Engl,title). - (Biol. Dept, Hanzhong

Teachers’ Coll., Hanzhong, Shaanxi prov., 723001,

(11156) WILDERMUTH, H„ 1996. Beobachtungen PR. China).

zum Fortpflanzungsverhalten der Segellibelle A brief review and key.

Perithemis mooma (Kirby, 1889) an einem

stidbrasilianischen Farmteich (Odonata Libellulidae). (11159) YOON, J.H. & H.C. PARK, 1996. A compara-

Mill. ent. Ges. Basel 40(2/3): 68-77. (With Engl. s.). - tive study of the fatty acid composition of the 18

(Haltbergstr. 43, CH-8630 Riiti). odonatan species from Korea Korean J. Ent. 26(1):

P. with The reproductive behaviour of mooma was studied 65-71. (Korean, Engl. s.). - (Dept Biol., Coll.

at a farm pond in southern Brazil. Prior to the estab- Nat. Sci., Kyungpook Natn. Univ.,Taegu 702-701, Ko-

66 lishment of a territory, the select a suitable rea).

oviposition substrate which is detected not only by 13 fatty acids were identified in the representatives of

Cis-11 visual but also by tactile stimuli. The individuals ex- 6 families. (& 9)-octadecenoic acid and cis-9,

hind while 12 tend their legs making short dips over the (& 6, 9)-octadecadienoic acid showed high rela-

substrate. $ ? use their legs in the same manner dur- tive contents. The composition patterns of the pooled

Choice with various ma- acids from the examined odon. fol- ing oviposition. experiments fatty spp. were as

terials revealed that only those substrates are accepted lows: Cl8:1 (26.77%), C18:2 (20.25%), C16:0

which are emergent and completelysurrounded by wa- (13.27%), C16; 1 (9.78%), CI8:3 (8.54%), C18:0

ter and which have a gelatinoussurface. Sexual be- (6.84%), C20:5 (4.59%), C20:3 (2.23%), Cl8:4

of haviour follows a wel defined sequence 6- 2 inter- (2.01%), Cl4:0 (1.98%), 22:1 (1.89%), C14:1

actions including courtship display, copulation and (0.95%), C20:4 (0.94%).

postcopulatory activities.

(11160) ZAMORA-MUNOZ, C. & J. ALBA-

(11157) YANG, E.C. & D. OSORIO, 1996, Spectral re- -TERCEDOR, 1996. Bioassessment of organically

chromatic in the sponses and processing dragonfly polluted Spanish rivers, using a biotic index and

lamina. J. multivariate methods. benthol. comp. Physiol. (A) 178(4):543-550.-(First Jl N. Am. Soc. 15(3):

Author: Cent. Visual Sci., Res. Sch. Biol. Sci., Austr. 332-352. - (Depto Biol. Animal & Ecol., Fac. Cienc.,

Natn. Univ., RO. Box 475, Canberra, ACT 2601, AU). Univ. Granada, ES-18071 Granada).

Hemicordulia tau has 5 spectralphotoreceptor classes, Water quality results, obtained by a modified version

which drive 5 lamina monopolars, ml-m5. The ofthe multimetric BMWP method, are compared with

information. those from monopolars encode spectral Here, spec- multivariate TWINSPAN and CCA meth-

tral m2, m4 and m5 described, m2 is the ods. The conducted in the Genii R. codingby are study was upper

most sensitive to dim light. m4 and m5 are less sensi- Basin, Sierra Nevada, S Spain. The odon. are consid-

tive than m2. The effects of selective adaptation of ered, but Ischnura sp. and Onychogomphus uncatus

m4 and m5 unusual. For the mentioned. receptor inputs to are exam- are only spp.

in m4 of the ple, adaptation green receptor suppresses

the UV input, but green sensitivity is unaffected, while (11161) ZINKE, }.. 1996. Gestreifte Quelljungfer

green adaptation of m5 increases its green sensitivity. Cordulegaster bidentalus Selys, 1843 and Zwei-

In m5 the dark adapted spectral tuning resembles the gestreifte Quelljungfer C. boltoni Donovan, 1807

520 nm receptor, but on adaptation to 430 nm light (Odonata) im Elbsandsteingebirge. Enl. Nachi: Ber.

of this narrows markedly. Adaptation either green or 40(2); 125-126.- (Rietschelstr. 23, D-01069 Dresden).

of UV receptor input to m2 and m4 modifies the lime Detailed description of the localities and discussion

course of responses both to green and to UV, imply- of the records; - Saxony, Germany.

in time ing that changes the courses of monopolarre-

with do reflect 1997 sponses adaptation state not directly

receptor responses. Finally, the antagonistic surround

of m2 is UV sensitive, and of m4 green sensitive. (11162) BEEKMANS, C„ 1997. Nog kleiner dan een

paardje. - [Smaller still than a little horse]. NRC

1996. of Handelsblad issue of 17 - (11158) YANG, Z.-D., Species genus 27(94): 18; Jan. (Dutch).

Cordulegaster Leach (Odonata: Cordulegastridae) in (Author’s address unknown).

A somewhat China Ent. Knowledge/KunchongZhishi 33(4): 231 - “emotional" explanation ofthe etymol- 246 Odonatological Abstracts

of the Croatian/Serbian ogy dragonfly appellation, taken place in Leiden, I March 1997. -Contents

“vilin konjic" (= “fairy’s little horse”). - (Abstracter's of the last issue: Van Pelt, J.G.,: The Cordulegaster

Note '. Recently, some Croatian workers have suggested species of Europe and W Asia, pt 2 (pp. 3-6); - De

to replace this term by the specifically Croatian ap- Groat, T.: Dragonflies of the Vechtplassen region (pp.

pellation. “vretence”, which is widely used in the lit- 7-10);- Hermans. J.T: Dragonflies (Odonata) of the

erature as from about the late 1980s onwards.) Beegderheide (pp. 11-14); - Van der Helm. /?.: As-

sessment ofSympetrumpopulation in Terschelling at

(11163) BEIGNET, A. & J.-L. DOMMANGET, 1997. the time of the large 1995 invasion (pp. 15-16); -

Un habitat privilegiepour les libellules. Courrier Na- Wasscher, M. \ Dragonflies and dragonfly studies [in

ture 161 [Special Mares]: 28-29. - (First Author: 7 the Netherlands] during 1900-1950 (pp. 16-17); -

rue Lamartine, F-78390 Bois-d’Arcy). Kalkman, V: Recognition,ecology and the occurrence

A general article on dragonflies, in a special issue, of Aeshna subarctica in the Netherlands (p. 18; ab-

devoted to pond life. stract only); - Mnstert, K. : Erythromma in Zuid Hol-

land: into in an inquiry population strengths diverse

(11164) CHABOT, R„ B. JACQUAZ, M. BERURE & types of landscape and aquatic habitats (pp. 18-24).-

F. THERRIEN, 1997. La communaut6 benthique The issue contains also a few notifications and a per-

la riviere des Outaouais. Naturaliste littorale de can. sonal request.

121(1): 54-62. - (Authors' addresses not stated),

A general characterisation is presented of the (11166) The DRAGON-FLIER. Newsletter of the Ohio

macroinvertebrate benthic communities in the littoral Dragonfly Survey, Columbus, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1997).

ofthe Ottawa R„ Quebec, Canada. The Odon. are con- - (c/o B. Glotzhober, Ohio Hist. Soc., 1982 Velma

sidered suborder-wise only. Ave., Columbus, OH 43211-2497, USA).

The (charter) meeting is convened for 22 Feb. 1997,

CONTACTBLAD NEDERLANDSELIBELLEN- (11165) where the reorganisation ofthe present informal group

No. ISSN 0926- into formal is be The of ONDERZOEKERS, 26 (Jan. 1997), a society to discussed. draft

-3578). (Dutch). - (c/o Ed.: W.J.A. Hoeffnagel, the Constitution and Bylaws is appended. Among the

Krekelmeent 72, NL-1218 ED Hilversum). other items of generalinterest are a review ofthe 1997

According to an in-lay information leaflet, this is the field research target areas, a review of selected drag-

issue - 13 Kiauta last to appear. On Apr. 1970, Dr B. onfly web sites, and the advertissement for the posi-

started the bulletin, ContactbriefNederlandse Libel- tion ofa full-time seasonal field worker to collect odon.

lenonderzoekers, the 13th and last issue of which has at various places around Ohio (preferably a graduate

been 7 Dec. 1974 OA In student with published on (cf. 867). Apr. or a recent graduate, odonatol. experi-

1981, the serial was continued under the name. ence).

Contactblad Nederlandse Libellenonderzoekers, ed-

ited by M. Verdonk & J.W. Schoorl (cf. OA 3214), (11167) LINDENIA. Notiziario dell’Ufficio nazionale

who have its its italiano della Societa greatly improved shape, enlarged scope odonatologica intemazionale,

and fixed a semiannual publication frequency. In the Roma, No. 26/27 (1 Jan. 1997). - (c/o Prof.Dr C.

the has been subsequent years, editorship changed Utzeri, Dipto Biol. anim. & Uomo, Univ. Roma “La

several times, and so was the lay-out as from No. 23 Sapienza”, Viale dell’Universitci 32, 1-00185 Roma).

(March 1995) onwards (cf. OA 10153).Early in 1993, All articles by the Ed., viz.: “L’attuale situazione della

centred around the Netherlands Youth Fed- Socielas intemationalis - “Si a group, odonatologica(SIO)”; t

eration Nature il of Friends (NJN), commenced a simi- svolto a Deutsch-Wagram Secondo Simposio

lar, but less well-edited and from outside subsidised Odonatologico della Comunita Regionale Adriatico-

periodical, Libellennieuwsbrief (cf. OA 9550), which - Alpina”;- “Workshop sugli odonati al 20° Congresso

- “XIV mainly served as a communication vehicle ofthe Neth- Intemazionale di Entomologia”; Simposio

erlands Odonata Mapping Scheme project. This, too, Intemazionale di Odonatologia"; - “Tesi di dottorato

is and 2 now to cease, the periodicals are to be super- odonatologica di Luigi dell' Anna”; - “E motto Peter

seded Miller”. by a new journal, Brachytron, to be published

by a new dragonfly society, Nederlandse Vereniging

AG voor Libellenstudie, N.V.L. (= Netherlands Society of (11168) PEDEMONTANUM. Mitteilungsblatt der

Dragonfly Studies), Charter Meeting of which has Odonatenfauna Sachsen-Anhalt der Entomologen- Odonatological Abstracts 247

-Vereinigung Sachsen-Anhalt e.V., Magdeburg, No. 1 lished by the Michigan Odonata Survey, edited by M.F.

￿

- (Jan. 1997). Edited by Dr J. Muller. (c/o Ed., O’Brien. Annual subscription: US $ 6.— net. - (do

Frankefelde 3, D-39116 Magdeburg). Ed., Michigan Odon. Surv., Insect Div., Mus. Zool.,

This is the newsletter of the “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079, USA).

in A named Odonatenfauna”, as reported on OA 10791. It is to new and very attractive quarterly newsletter,

appear annually (in Jan.), and its objective is the re- after E.B. Williamson (1877-1933), whose collection

information cording and dissemination of on the odon. and library are the nucleus of the UMMZ “Odon.

fauna the - The O M of state ofSachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Dept". -Contents: ’Brien. . Welcome to the

Editorial and all other texts in the first issue are by J. MOS! (p. 1); Michigan Odonata Survey; 1st meeting

Miiller. is the of 27 - Appended bibliography papers, highlights (pp. 1, 3, with phots); Surveying for

pertaining to the regional fauna and published after Odonata in the Huron Mountains in 1996 (p. 2); -

the of the works listed in OA 10230 and National Wildlife - publication Seney Refuge: a target area (p. 2);

- - R : Ohio 10780. The newsletter is available from the Ed., at Maps on the Web (p. 3); Glolzhober,

DEM 1per issue. Odonata Survey meeting (p. 4); - Tennessen, AT.: An-

other UP record for Gomphaeschna furcillata (p. 4);-

(Ill69) SAVARD, M„ 1997. Curiosites orthographiques O’Brien, M. & M. Kielb: New MI county records for

et etymologiques: Aeshna, Aeschna ou aeschnes? Hagenius brevistylus (p, 4); - Bright, £.: MOS larval

Naturaliste can. 121(1): 47-51 - (1665, av. des identification and cataloguing (pp. 7-8). - The issue

Chicoutimi, G7H 5Y2, also contains and Engoulevents, Que, CA). a meetingannouncement a request

B. Some ofthe Quebec aeshnids are keyed, and a list of for information (both by Mauffray), a book adver-

19 is the checklist of regional spp. presented. The latter includes taxo- tisement, Michigan Odonata, a list of

nomic and Canadian French vernacular names. 8 recent publication titles, and the MOS “member-

ship” list (37 addresses).

(11170) WUXIAMSONIA. Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jan. 1997). Pub-