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The Effects of Land Use and Climate Change on Playa Wetlands and Their Invertebrate Communities. by Scott McKinley Starr, B.S., M.S. Dissertation In Biology Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved Dr. Nancy E. McIntyre Chair of Committee Dr. Llewellyn D. Densmore Dr. Kerry L. Griffis-Kyle Dr. Stephanie A. Lockwood Dr. Kevin R. Mulligan Dr. Mark A. Sheridan Dean of the Graduate School August, 2018 Copyright 2018, Scott Starr Texas Tech University, Scott Starr, August 2018 Acknowledgments The process of completing this dissertation has been a long road and many people and groups have helped me along the way. I first want to thank my dissertation advisor, Dr. Nancy McIntyre, for all her support and assistance through this degree. Without her guidance this process would have been unachievable. I also want to thank Dr. McIntyre for inviting me into her lab and for allowing me to be part of so many lab research projects that have helped to build my toolbox as a scientist. Second, I would like to thank my committee members Drs. Kerry Griffis-Kyle, Kevin Mulligan, Stephanie Lockwood, Lou Densmore, Richard Strauss, and Ximena Bernal for their guidance and suggestions that have helped to improve the research presented here. Third, I would like to thank my lab mates and undergraduate assistants: Steve Collins, Lucas Heintzman, Joe Drake, Ezra Auerbach, Devin Kilborn, Benjamin Breedlove, Shane Glidewell, Kimbree Knight, and Jennifer Long for their help in the field, lab, and for their support. -
Odonata: Coenagrionidae
J. Acad. Entomol. Soc. 13: 49-53 (2017) NOTE First occurrence of Enallagma pictum (Scarlet Bluet) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) in Canada and additional records of Celithemis martha (Martha’s Pennant) (Odonata: Libellulidae) in New Brunswick: possible climate-change induced range extensions of Atlantic Coastal Plain Odonata Donald F. McAlpine, H. Scott Makepeace, Dwayne L. Sabine, Paul M. Brunelle, Jim Bell, and Gail Taylor Over the past two decades there has been a surge of interest in the Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) of Maritime Canada and adjacent regions, with much new information accrued (Brunelle, 1997; Brunelle 1999; Brunelle 2010). Much of this increased interest in the region can be attributed to the efforts of a single investigator and his collaborators in the Atlantic Dragonfly Inventory Project (ADIP; see Appendix 2 in Brunelle 2010) and the Maine Damselfly and Dragonfly Survey. In spite of the extensive database of records for the Odonata of the region that now exists (35,000 records for the Maritimes, a further 30,000 for Maine), new discoveries continue to be made (Catling 2002; Sabine et al. 2004; Cook and Bridgehouse 2005; Klymko 2007; Catling et al. 2009), testament to continuing survey effort and the natural and anthropogenic changes in regional biodiversity always in process. Here we document expansion in the geographic range of two Atlantic Coastal Plain Odonata; Enallagma pictum Morse (Scarlet Bluet) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae), shown to be resident in New Brunswick and new for Canada, and Celithemis martha Williamson (Martha’s Pennant) (Odonata: Libellulidae), a species known previously from a single occurrence (Klymko 2007); and, comment on the significance of these records in the light of climate warming now in process. -
2010 Animal Species of Concern
MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM Animal Species of Concern Species List Last Updated 08/05/2010 219 Species of Concern 86 Potential Species of Concern All Records (no filtering) A program of the University of Montana and Natural Resource Information Systems, Montana State Library Introduction The Montana Natural Heritage Program (MTNHP) serves as the state's information source for animals, plants, and plant communities with a focus on species and communities that are rare, threatened, and/or have declining trends and as a result are at risk or potentially at risk of extirpation in Montana. This report on Montana Animal Species of Concern is produced jointly by the Montana Natural Heritage Program (MTNHP) and Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (MFWP). Montana Animal Species of Concern are native Montana animals that are considered to be "at risk" due to declining population trends, threats to their habitats, and/or restricted distribution. Also included in this report are Potential Animal Species of Concern -- animals for which current, often limited, information suggests potential vulnerability or for which additional data are needed before an accurate status assessment can be made. Over the last 200 years, 5 species with historic breeding ranges in Montana have been extirpated from the state; Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido), Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), Pilose Crayfish (Pacifastacus gambelii), and Rocky Mountain Locust (Melanoplus spretus). Designation as a Montana Animal Species of Concern or Potential Animal Species of Concern is not a statutory or regulatory classification. Instead, these designations provide a basis for resource managers and decision-makers to make proactive decisions regarding species conservation and data collection priorities in order to avoid additional extirpations. -
Ohio Damselfly Species Checklist
Ohio Damselfly Species Checklist Ohio has ~51 species of damselflies (Zygoptera). This is a statewide species checklist to encourage observations of damselflies for the Ohio Dragonfly Survey. Please submit photo observations to iNaturalist.org. More information can be found on our survey website at u.osu.edu/ohioodonatasurvey/ Broad Winged Damselflies (Calopterygidae) 1 Appalachian Jewelwing Calopteryx angustipennis 2 River Jewelwing Calopteryx aequabilis State Endangered 3 Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata 4 American Rubyspot Hetaerina americana 5 Smoky Rubyspot Hetaerina titia Pond Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) 6 Eastern Red Damsel Amphiagrion saucium 7 Blue-fronted Dancer Argia apicalis 8 Seepage Dancer Argia bipunctulata State Endangered 9 Powdered Dancer Argia moesta 10 Blue-ringed Dancer Argia sedula 11 Blue-tipped Dancer Argia tibialis 12 Dusky Dancer Argia translata 13 Violet Dancer Argia fumipennis violacea 14 Aurora Damsel Chromagrion conditum 15 Taiga Bluet Coenagrion resolutum 16 Turquoise Bluet Enallagma divagans 17 Hagen's Bluet Enallagma hageni 18 Boreal Bluet Enallagma boreale State Threatened 19 Northern Bluet Enallagma annexum State Threatened 20 Skimming Bluet Enallagma geminatum 21 Orange Bluet Enallagma signatum 22 Vesper Bluet Enallagma vesperum 23 Marsh Bluet Enallagma ebrium State Threatened 24 Stream Bluet Enallagma exsulans 25 Rainbow Bluet Enallagma antennatum 26 Tule Bluet Enallagma carunculatum 27 Atlantic Bluet Enallagma doubledayi 1 28 Familiar Bluet Enallagma civile 29 Double-striped Bluet Enallagma basidens -
Dragonflies and Damselflies Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Dragonflies and Damselflies Havasu National Wildlife Refuge Dragonfly and damselfly at Havasu National Wildlife Refuge There are twenty-five dragonfly and damselfly species listed at the 37,515 acre Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, one of more than 540 refuges throughout the United States. These National Wildlife Refuges are administered by the Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. The Fish and Wildlife Service mission is to work with others “to conserve fish and wildlife and their habitat.” General Information Havasu National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 37,515 acres adjacent to the Colorado River. Topock Marsh, Topock Gorge, and the Havasu Wilderness constitute the three major portions of the refuge. Dragonflies, an important Male blue-ringed dancer sedula indicator of water quality, can be found © Dave Welling Photography on the refuge, primarily in Topock Marsh Libellula luctuosa Tramea onusta and Topock Gorge. Dragonflies can be Widow Skimmer Red Saddlebags viewed on the refuge year-round, with hot, sunny days providing some of the L. pulchella Pond Damsels–Dancers (Coenagrionidae) best viewing. Sixty-three dragonfly and Twelve-spotted Skimmer Argia moesta damsel species have been identified in Powdered Dancer Mohave County, Arizona. Visitors are L. saturate encouraged to contact refuge staff with a Flame Skimmer Argia sedula description or photograph, if an unlisted Blue-ringed Dancer species is observed. Pachydiplax longipennis Blue Dasher Enallagma civile Family Familiar Bluet Scientific -
November 2019
Bi-Monthly Progress Reports To iDigBio Submitted By Active Thematic Collections Networks (TCNs) November 2019 CONTENTS: • Google Analytics across ADBC • Reports from the following active TCNs: ☒ CAP ☒ LepNet & SCAN ☒ SERNEC ☒ Cretaceous World ☒ MAM ☒ SoRo ☐ Endless Forms ☒ MiCC ☒ TORCH ☒ EPICC ☐ oVert ☐ TPT ☐ FIC ☒ PCC ☒ InvertEBase ☐ PILSBRY • Reports from the following retired TCNs are no longer included: GLI MHC VACS InvertNet NEVP LBCC Paleoniches MaCC TTD iDigBio is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation's Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections Program (Cooperative Agreement EF-1115210). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. 1/15/2020 Submission #1567 Published on iDigBio (https://www.idigbio.org) Home > Collaborators > TCN Quarterly Progress Report to iDigBio > Webform results > TCN Quarterly Progress Report to iDigBio Submission #1567 Submission information Form: TCN Quarterly Progress Report to iDigBio Submitted by BruceL Saturday, November 2, 2019 - 14:50 24.124.110.43 TCN Name: The Cretaceous World: Digitizing Fossils to Reconstruct Evolving Ecosystems in the Western Interior Seaway Person completing the report: [email protected] Progress in Digitization Efforts: Regarding the University of Kansas portion of the project, led by PI Bruce S. Lieberman (BSL), we have databased 135,985 fossil specimens total, with 5,630 specimens databased since the last reporting period. 110,222 of these specimen records are also georeferenced. In addition, we have georeferenced 260 localities since the last reporting period and have now georeferenced a total of 8,503 localities associated with this project. -
Quick ID Guide Most Common Bluet Found Near Streams
Damselflies (Order Odonata, Suborder Zygoptera) Damsely Fly-By ID Male, © Andrew C; Female, © Greg Schechter; both via Wikimedia Commons © Andrew C via Wikimedia Commons © Carl Strang © Mark Donnelly Blue-Fronted Powdered Familiar Marsh Dancer Dancer Bluet Bluet Blue-Fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) Powdered Dancer (Argia moesta) Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium) Small species, found in a variety of still and flowing Similar to A. apicalis. Usually found near flowing Small species, one of the most commonly observed. Almost identical to E. civile, though generally slightly habitats. water. smaller. Males: Primarily light-blue in color. Blue stripe on Males: Primarily blue-black. Abdominal segments Males: Powdery-white thorax and tip of abdomen. thorax. Abdomen has dorsal black spots on Males: Almost indistinguishable from E. civile 8-10 blue. Thorax primarily blue with thin black Thick black shoulder stripe on thorax. segments 3-5. Blue, tear-drop shaped spots behind males. Sometimes slightly more black stripes. Can take on blue-green form. each eye. Cerci are triangular in shape. coloration on abdomen, but not reliably. Females: Pale brown thorax, no distinct stripes. Differentiated by shape of cerci. Females: Brown-olive in color. Abdomen primarily Abdomen black with wide, pale top stripe. Can take Females: Similar in all aspects to males, but are black with narrow pale dorsal stripe. Abdominal multiple color forms. olive or light-brown in color. Females: Similar to E. civile females, but are segment 9 black with tan stripes on sides and top. light-green, not olive, in color. Can take multiple color forms. Stream Eastern Forktail Bluet Common Dragonfly and Damselfly Species of DuPage County © Linda Padera © Carl Strang © Carl Strang Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans) American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) Quick ID Guide Most common Bluet found near streams. -
The Checklist of Montana Dragonflies & Damselflies
About this Checklist deposit the eggs of further generations. This period River Bluet S c Emma’s Dancer NW,SW,SC o Dragonflies and Damselflies belong to the insect of adult activity is called the Flight Season. Following Enallagma anna M J J A S O N Argia emma M J J A S O N order Odonata, which is split into two suborders: each species is a phenogram [ M J J A S O N ], and Anisoptera – Dragonflies and Zygoptera highlighted in red are the months (May – Nov.) when Familiar Bluet NE,SE c – Damselflies. This checklist includes 53 species of one might expect to see that species during the year. Enallagma civile M J J A S O N Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Dragonflies and 29 species of Damselflies which are Tule Bluet S c known to occur within the state of Montana. Each Species Observed through Oct. 2009 Darners Aeshnidae Enallagma carunculatum M J J A S O N species is listed under its family name and genus. Mosaic Darners Aeshna Common and scientific names are current with those Alkali Bluet S u Damselflies (Zygoptera) Black-tipped Darner NW u set by the Checklist Committee of the Dragonfly Enallagma clausum M J J A S O N Society of the Americas. Aeshna tuberculifera M J J A S O N Broad-winged Damsels Calopterygidae Northern Bluet S c Sedge Darner NW,SW u Jewelwings Calopteryx Enallagma annexum M J J A S O N Distribution Aeshna juncea M J J A S O N To the right of each common name, one or more River Jewelwing NW,SW u Boreal Bluet S c of the following regions will be listed to show the Subarctic Darner NW,SW r Calopteryx aequabilis M J J A S O N Enallagma boreale M J J A S O N approximate distribution of the species within the Aeshna subarctica M J J A S O N Marsh Bluet S c state. -
Inventory of Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) at Gateway National Recreation Area
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Program Center Inventory of Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) at Gateway National Recreation Area Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCBN/NRTR—2010/296 ON THE COVER Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros ) at Gateway National Recreation Area . Photograph by: Jackie Sones. Inventory of Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) at Gateway National Recreation Area Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCBN/NRTR—2010/296 Nina Briggs, Eric G. Schneider, Jackie Sones, Kristen Puryear Rhode Island Natural History P.O. Box 1858 Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 March 2010 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Program Center Fort Collins, Colorado The National Park Service, Natural Resource Program Center publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public. The Natural Resource Technical Report Series is used to disseminate results of scientific studies in the physical, biological, and social sciences for both the advancement of science and the achievement of the National Park Service mission. The series provides contributors with a forum for displaying comprehensive data that are often deleted from journals because of page limitations. All manuscripts in the series receive the appropriate level of peer review to ensure that the information is scientifically credible, technically accurate, appropriately written for the intended audience, and designed and published in a professional manner. This report received informal peer review by subject-matter experts who were not directly involved in the collection, analysis, or reporting of the data. -
Odonate Monitoring
Odonate Monitoring The Dragonflies & Damselflies of Northern Illinois What are dragonflies and damselflies? Classification of Dragonflies & Damselflies • Dragonflies and damselflies are flying insects in the order • Kingdom – Animal Odonata. • Phylum – Arthropoda • Odonata or “toothed ones” • Class – Insecta is in reference to their toothy • Order – Odonata mandibles and lower lip or • Suborder – Anisoptere: labium Dragonflies • Both dragonflies and • Suborder – Zygoptere: damselflies are voracious Damselflies predatory insects History of dragonflies and damselflies • Fossils of protodonate have been found that date back 300 million years. • Dragonflies predate the dinosaurs by 100 million years • Were among the 1st winged organisms • With a wingspan of upwards of 2.5 feet, they Photo Courtesy of: Gunter Bechly were the largest insects ever to fly on the planet History of dragonflies and damselflies • Some nymphs of protodonate were between 0.5 and 1.5 feet long • Both adults and nymphs were some of the top predators during the carboniferous period • The first “modern” odonate appeared Photo Courtesy of: around 250 million years Colorado University Museum ago. Life History of Odonates Belted Whiteface Mating • Before initiating mating, males transfer sperm to his 2nd set of genitals or hamulus on the underside of segments 2 & 3 • Males clasp the females on the back of her head with their cerci & epiproct found on the tip of their abdomen • The pair is now in tandem and will remain so until mating is over • The female then brings her abdomen -
The Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Canadian Grasslands
231 Chapter 8 The Dragonfl ies and Damselfl ies (Odonata) of Canadian Grasslands Robert A. Cannings Royal British Columbia Museum, 675 Belleville Street Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 9W2 [email protected] Abstract. The Odonata are energetic aerial predators of other insects; the aquatic larvae are voracious predators of invertebrates and small vertebrates. As of 2010, 5,952 species of the order were described worldwide; 211 species are known from Canada. Grasslands across the country support about 59% of the national fauna. A checklist and systematic overview of 124 species in nine families are presented. Species totals in these families are as follows: Calopterygidae, 2; Lestidae, 7; Coenagrionidae, 31; Aeshnidae, 16; Gomphidae, 15; Cordulegastridae, 1; Macromiidae, 2; Corduliidae, 13; and Libellulidae, 37. The geographical ranges of the species are defi ned and summarized; according to the defi nitions herein, 20 species have boreal ranges, 17 are transition species, 12 are Cordilleran, 1 is Pacifi c coastal, 10 are western, 4 are more or less restricted to the Great Plains, 16 have southern ranges, 38 are considered eastern, and 6 are widespread species. A summary of studies on grassland Odonata and recommendations for inventory and taxonomic research are provided. The geographical scope of the Canadian grassland fauna is described briefl y with respect to lotic and lentic habitats in grasslands of the Cordillera, the Great Plains, and southern Ontario. Résumé. Les odonates sont de féroces prédateurs aériens d’autres insectes ; leurs larves aquatiques sont aussi des prédateurs voraces d’autres invertébrés et petits vertébrés. En 2010, 5 952espèces d’odonates avaient été décrites dans le monde. -
Odonata Flight Season Bar Charts
Aeshnidae Cordullidae Corduligastridae Coenagrionidae Lestidae Libellulidae Macromiidae Gomphidae Enallagma/Coenagrion Calopterygidae April May June July August September October November Name Early Late 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Calopteryx aequabilis River Jewelwing 24-May 8-Aug Calopteryx maculata Ebony Jewelwing 25-May 30-Oct Calopteryx amata Superb Jewelwing 5-Jun 10-Sep Lestes rectangularis Slender Spreadwing 11-May 21-Oct Lestes eurinus Amber-winged Spreadwing 29-May 12-Aug Lestes inaequalis Elegant Spreadwing 4-Jun 17-Oct Lestes dryas Emerald Spreadwing 11-Jun 23-Aug Lestes unguiculatus Lyre-tipped Spreadwing 11-Jun 22-Sep Lestes vigilax Swamp Spreadwing 20-Jun 12-Sep Lestes forcipatus Sweetflag Spreadwing 24-Jun 18-Sep Lestes disjunctus Northern (Common) Spreadwing 29-Jun 5-Oct Lestes congener Spotted Spreadwing 8-Jul 10-Nov Enallagma boreale Boreal Bluet 11-May 3-Sep Enallagma vernale Springtime Bluet 16-May 17-Jul Coenagrion resolutum Taiga Bluet 19-May 8-Aug Enallagma ebrium Marsh Bluet 29-May 27-Aug Enallagma. aspersum Azure Bluet 29-May 8-Sep Enallagma annexum Northern Bluet (Cyath) 1-Jun 17-Jul Enallagma antennatum Rainbow Bluet 31-May 14-Aug Enallagma hageni Hagen’s Bluet 5-Jun 5-Sep Enallagma exsulans Stream Bluet 9-Jun 20-Sep Enallagma geminatum Skimming Bluet 11-Jun 15-Sep Enallagma signatum Orange Bluet 9-Jun 5-Oct Enallagma carunculatum Tule Bluet 18-Jun 6-Oct Enallagma vesperum Vesper Bluet 16-Jun 17-Sep Coenagrion interrogatum SubarCtiC Bluet 25-Jun 6-Jul Enallagma laterale New England Bluet 21-Jun 1-Jul Enallagma.