OdonatologicalAbstracts
1971
(432) BAU AL, H.N. & S. MEHRA, 1971. On the Saint-Bermrd, F-75005 Paris)
venation of Bradinopyga wing geminata Different types of pensympathic organs, as
Indian). (Rambur) (Libellulidae; Odonata). encountered in 14 pterygotan orders (in-
- the Ent. 33 (1); 72-76. (Zool. Dept., Univ. cludingOdon.), are described on basis of
Agra, Agra, U.P., India). their localisation and structure. An attempt
The wing venation and articulation of B. is made to sketch their evolution and a
geminataare described and illustrated. proposal for their nomenclature is added.
(Cf. also OA Nos. 439, 440, 463). (433) COMPTE SART, A,, 1971. La filogenia en
los Odonatos. in the Odonata). (Phylogeny (435) HUSAINOVA, N.Z. & B.F. BELYSHEV, Acta salmant., (I), 36 (Actas 1° Simp. int. 1971. Pamyati Aleksandra Nikolaevicha Bar- Zoofilog., Salamanca, 1969); 329-332. teneva (1882-1946). (In memory of Alexan-
(Spanish, with Engl. s.). - (Inst. Espan. der Nikolaevich Bartenev 11882-1946]). Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2, Madrid-6, Ent., Biol, nauki, Alma-Ata 3: 213-225. (Rus-
ES). sian). (Inst. Biol, Kazakh State Univ., Al-
The order is considered an old complex of ma-Ata, USSR).
living and extinct of frequently un- groups A detailed scientific biography of the late certain hierarchical level, whose intrinsic prof. A.N. Bartenev (born October 12,
and adaptive characters are mixed. This and 1882, Moscow; deceased July 16, 1946),' its considerable diversification along.various founder of modern odonatology in Russia branches make schematic independent a He and USSR. published 102 technical pa- phylogeny difficult and that very suggest about 80 of several pers, these, including the branches of the polyphyletic set be in- monographs, devoted to dragonflies. His creased. Several larval and adult characters special odonatological interests were in the
of interest as well as the odon. phylogenetic fields of faunistica (USSR), taxonomy, mor-
discussed and karyotypes are Meganisoptera phology, biology and geography of the
true are considered as the first Odon. holarctic fauna. A complete bibliography
(Author). (1907-1940) is appended. (Abstracter’s
note: Bartenev’s last, posthumously publish- (434) GRILLOT. J.-P., A. PROVANSAL, N. ed paper (No. 103) is omitted from the list, BAUDRY & M. RAABE, 1971. Les organes viz.: Bartenev, A.N., 1956. Materialy perisympatiques des Insectes Pterygotes. Les po odonatologicheskoiy faune (Insecta, Odona- principaux types morphologiques. C.R. ta] Dal’nego Vostoka. Trudy dal’nevost. FU. Acad. Sc. Paris, Set. D. 273: 2126-2129. -
Akad. Nauk SSSR 3: 201-238). (Equipe Neuroendocrinal., Lab. Physiol. In-
sectes, Fac. Sci., Univ. Paris-VI, 9 quai
175 (436) KALLA, N.R. & V. NATH, 1971. Cytoche- title: Nippon San lombo Bumpu Hyo). Pu-
mical and vivo the in studies on the male germ blished by Naka-Nippon Tombo Group,
cells of dragonflies. Res. Biophys., Panjab Nagoya, Xll + 239 pp. 7 folded tabs. (Ja-
Univ., Sci. 21 (1970): 431-457.- (Dept. panese). (Aza Ichiba 73, Moriyama-ku,
Biophys., Panjab Univ., Chandigarh, India). Nagoya, JA).
is Observations are reported on the differentia- This an utmost valuable bibliographic re-
tion of cells in linea- view of the distribution of Odon. 6 germ Paragomphus geographic
has tus, Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum, O. sa- in the Japanese islands. It been compiled
the bina, O. taeniolatum, O. triangulate, Croco- with assistance of some of the leading
themis servilia, Trithemis festiva, T. kirbyi Japanese odonatologists: M. Aita, S. Asahi-
H. and Pantala flavescens. The mitochondria in na, Ikeda, S. Ishida, W. Miyata, T. Oku-
all forms remain granular except in P. linea- mura and R. Tanaka. All literature records
tus and trans- to the end of O.p. neglectum where they published up 1970 are con-
is form into frothy vacuoles and filaments re- sidered. The Preface followed by a chap-
ter spectively. During differentiation in all spp. on the technical organization of the
list of Libellulidae,mitochondria do not form a book and by an alphabetic of the con-
complex mitochondrial nebenkern of the sulted Japanese periodicals. The bulk of the
normal type; instead they form a mitochon- book is divided into 3 parts: Zygoptera, - drial mass which ultimately forms the mito- Anisozygoptera Anisoptera (excl. Libellu-
chondrial sheath of mature In the sperm. P. lidae) and Libellulidae. The spp. are listed
lineatus, however, the mitochondria form a according to the usual classification. For
nebenkern. The details of mito- each the typical the sp. following data are presented:
number chondria and their derivatives were studied consecutive within family, Japanese
in vivo and by cytochemical techniques. The common name, taxonomic name, prefec-
and lipids protein rich Golgi bodies are tures of occurrence with exact bibliographic
in all the in P. lineatus references granular spp except (year, author, title, journal,
have where they a duplex structure. The volume, pages) in chronological sequence
formation of rich within To each of the 3 a carbohydrate acrosome a prefecture. por-
is direct transformation in Tri- tions a tabular review of the distribution by except per
themis spp. where it is a secretory product. prefecture is added. At the end of the book
Cytochemical tests were performed to de- a list of synonyms is appended. (Abstrac-
tect the cytochemical composition of the ter’s note: The book can be purchased from
Golgi bodies, acroblast and acrosome. The the author. Price: 1500 yen).
cytochemistry and behaviour of the nucleus, (439) RAABE, M., 1971. Neurosecretion dans la
centriolo and axial filament are discussed. chaine nerveuse ventrale des insectes et or-
(437) MARLIER, G., 1971. Les étangs de la Forêt ganes neurohemaux metameriques. Arch.
de Soignes. Naturalistes belg. 52 (4): Zool. exp. gen. 112 (4): 679-694, pis. 1-2.
177-193 (c/o MC Vanden Berghen (Equipe Neuroendocrinal., Lab. Physiol. In-
[Ed. |, av. Jean Dubrucq 65, B-1020 sectes, Fac. Sci., Univ. Paris-VI, 9 quai
Bruxelles). Saint-Bernard, F-75005 Paris).
This is of the Several distinct a popular description forest cell types are present in the
lakes of the Forêt de Soignes, south of Brus- various ganglia of the ventral nerve cord of
120-130 above all hitherto insects. sels, Belgium (alt. m sea le- investigated Their distri-
to bution and vel). The lake TErmitc is referred as har- staining properties vary consi-
the of the odon. derably. Nevertheless, a thoracic bouring majority spp. (general-
known to occur in central Belgium. A list of ly A) type and a strictly abdominal type
spp. is not given. (A or B) occur frequently. A third kind, the
C type, is present in all ganglia. Segmentally (438) MATSUI, I., 1971. (Distributional tables of arranged neurohemal organs, called perisym- the Japanese dragonflies). (Original Japanese
176 1971. Die Libellen des pathic organs, store C type secretory mate- (442) STEINWEGER, M.,
rial from the ventral nerve cord. They are Teichgutes Hausdiilmen und seiner Umge-
generally located in the abdomen, though bung. Natur Heimat 31 (1); 22-25. - (Der-
sometimes found in the thorax and head. nekamp 29. D-4408 Diilmen GFR).
The deals with the situation in various A list is of 34 collected dur- paper presented spp.
in of orders; only a brief reference is made to ing 1969 and 1970 artificial fishponds
Odon. (Aeshna, Sympetrum, Orthetrum), Hausdiilmen (surface 165 ha), districts ol
and Westfalia. since at the time of writing a special paper Recklinghausen Coesfeld,
on the situation in this order has been in German Federal Republic. Notes on field
is preparation (cf. OA No. 440 and also Nos. observations are added. The material in
434, 440, 463). the collections of the Landesmuseum fiir
Naturkunde, Munster, GFR- (440) RAABE, M., N. BAUDRY, J.-P. GRILLOT
& A. 1971. Les PROVANSAL, organes 1972 périsympathiques des Insectes Ptérygotes.
Distribution. Caractères généraux. C.R. ALI 1972. (443) KHAN, B., The copulatory com- Acad. Sc. Paris, Sér. D, 273: 2324-2327, of plex species of - 3 pis. - (Equipe Neuroendocrinal., Lab. some Ictinogomphus (= Indictinogomphus Fraser) (Odonata: Gom- Physiol. Insectes, Fac. Sci., Univ. Paris- VI, 9 phidae) and its taxonomic quaiSaint-Bernard , F-75005 Paris). importance. - Orient. Insects 6 (I): 75-82. (. Perisympathic organs have been encounter- Zool. Dept..
68 Agra Coll., Agra-2, India). ed in genera belonging to 14 families of
The structure of the of 14 pterygotan orders, including Aeshna, copulatory complex is and Anax, Sympetrum and Brachythemis. Apart Ictinogomphus described, the Indian
the spp. of the are keyed on basis of from numerous common characteristics, genus it. rather they manifest a extensive morpholo-
gical diversity as well as certain structural (444) ASAHINA, S., 1972. A new dragonfly sub-
in the stocked differences, especially secre- species Urothemis signata yiei from Taiwan
tions and in the of presence neurosecretory (Odonata, Libelluhdae). Natn. Taiwan Univ.
cells. A review of their morphology is given Phytopathol. Entomol. 1972 (2): 30-31;,-
in tabular form and their role in the a con- (Totsuka III-123, Shin/uku-ku, Tokyo, 160,
trol of various physiological phenomena is JA).
pointed out. A photograph of the perisym- U. from signata yiei spp. n. eastern Taiwan
in the abdomen of adult pathic organ is described and illustrated, d holotype, 9 is added. (Cf. also OA Nos. 434, Sympetrum allotype, and 2 d paratypes are in coll. Asa- 439,463). hina and in coll. Tokyo University of Agri-
culture, Japan, This is the easternmost (441) SHARELL, R., 1971. New Zealand insects race
of the Southasiatic U. and their story. Collins, Auckland - Lon- signata (Rambur), which has the nominate in don. 268 - Collins ssp. continental pp. (Publisher’s address: South Asia, insignata in Bros. & Co. Ltd., P O. Box I, Auckland, ssp. Malaysia, ssp. bisignata in Java and and NZ). Philippines, ssp.
aliena in New Guinea, The new is dis- This is a popular book dealing mainly with ssp.
tinct by its large size and expanded dark biology and ecology, giving in an appendix the patches on wing bases. also a brief review of the insect orders. Two
chapters are concerned with the New Zea- (445) BUCCIARELLI, I., 1972. L’Aeschna caeru-
land Odon. (pp. 142-143, 225-227). A lea good (Ström) in Italia e altre interessanti cat-
general bibliography of New Zealand ento- ture nella regione alpina. Boll. Soc. ent. ital.
mology is added. The beautifully illustrated 104 - (6-7); 94-99. (,Mus. Civ. Star. Nat., work will be useful particularly to undergra- Corso Venezia 55,1-20121 Milano).
duate students. After a brief description of the biotopes
177 visited during 1971 and 1972 in the Italian interest, orientation, displacement, flexing
Alpine provinces of Belluno, Trento, Bolza- of the antennae, exploration, capture, inges-
no and Sondrio, new faunistic data for Ery- tion, cleaning of the mouth parts, post-in-
thromma Aeshna return to najas, coerulea. Somato- gestion, resting position. The res-
chlora alpestris and S. arctica are brought on ponse is considered complete, if capture
record. takes place. If it is limited to anexploration
only, it is incomplete. The sequence of (446) BURTON, G.J. & T.M. McRAE, 1972. prey-catching actions is stereotyped: the Phoretic attachment of Simulium larvae and projection of the mask (preceded by the and pupae to mayfly dragonfly nymphs. of convergence the caudal lamellae, the re- Mosq. News 32 (3): 436-443. (Natl.-Can- lease of the post-mentum and the opening cer Inst., Federal Buildings, Room 508, of the labial palps) is synchronous with the Natl. Inst. Health. Md. 20014, USA). dorso-ventral contraction of the abdomen Three 23 mm larvae of Zygonyx torrida and a piston movement of the digestive were found at blackfly attachment sites in tract. the is The reaction of mask accom- N. Ghana with of Simulium pupae spp. at- panied by the slackening of the abdomen, tached- In the Red Volta River at Nangodi, the return of the digestive tract to its anitial near Bolgatanga, 2 larvae were found, one position, and the divergence of the caudal the with a complete pupa of S. adersi on lamellae. The respiratory movements outer stop right wing pad and the other with an when the antennae flex. They begin again at empty S. adersi cocoon at the left side of the start at of the ingestion, but a faster the head. On the dam spillway of the dam at rate. Variations in the the behaviour of prey Nalerigu, E. of Gambaga, a 3rd larva was may cause a permanent correction of the found with a silt-covered deteriorated, pupa orientation. body The escape behaviour may of S. hargreavesi attached to the right outer take place prior to the actual capture or wing pad. The 3 phoretic attachments are after the latter has failed. The larva, after illustrated by photographs. Phoresy involv- having brought the prey to its mouth parts, ing Simulium spp. aquatic stages attached to
may reject it; an escape response then en- larvae of Odon. and Ephem. is reviewed and sues. In such a case a special antennal discussed, and summarized in a comprehen- posture (inhibitionposture) precedes the re- sive table. turn to the resting position. The behaviour (447) CAILLERE, L„ 1972. Contribution à l’étu- is the same when a dummy is substituted de du comportement de chez la capture for a prey.
larve d’Agrion (Calopteryx auct.) splendens Releasing stimuli: Prey-catching behaviour is Harris (Odonatoptères). Thesis Univ. evoked essentially by vibrations produced - Lypon Claude Bernard. 167 16 pis., pp., by the movement of preys. The influences
76 textfîgs. (With s.). - Biol. Engl. (Dépt. of amplitude, length and frequency of sti- anim. Univ Claude et Zool, Bernard Lyon mulations, and of the form of the vibratory
I, 43 bd. du I l-novembre- !918, F-69 Vil- movement were studied by means of a
leurbanne ) mechanical stimulator. The latency of the
A made of study was the prey-catching be- capture diminishes with diminishing length
haviour in the larva ofC. splendens, especial- of the stimulations. Parallel to these, the
ot evolution in the ly its course of ontoge- frequency of captures not preceded by the
nesis. In the old larva 6 or 9 can be phases exploration of the dummy, increases. A
recognized, on the site of stimu- depending dummy vibrating with a deadened oscillato-
lation (tarsi or antennae), viz. Tarsi: movement (a) ro- ry is more effective than that
tation of the body, flexing of the antennae, vibratingsinusoidally.
exploration, capture, ingestion, cleaning of The role of the sensory organs: The planes
the mouth post-ingestion, return of innervation of parts, to the antennae, the mouth
Antennae: resting position; (b) taking of parts and the legs have been identified by
178 of in vivo of the ventral cord means staining. Among the organs. Severing nervous mechanoreceptors, the sensilla .trichodea proves that the command to capture origi-
abundant. of and, above all, the s. chaetica, are nates at the level the central nervous
The proprioreceptors, hair plates, stretch system: the projection of the mask does not
and chordotonal well take The receptors, organs are place. exploration phase precedes a
developed; their topographic location mere opening of the labial palps and the
enables the insect to control its posture at release of the post-mentum. It is suggested any movement. The density of the sensilla that the central body contributes effectively increases, regardless of the instar, from the towards the coordination of the antennal base towards the tip of each appendage. It movements preceding the capture, the con-
diminishes during the second half of larval trol of which is probably ensured by the life. giant fibres system.
Ontogenesis of prey-catching behaviour: (448) CARPENTER, F.M. & E.S. RICHARDSON, The of reactions is in all sequence the same 1972. Additional insects in Pennsylvanian instars: only the reaction of displacement is concretions from Illinois. Psyche 78 (4): dispensable. From the 6th instar onwards 267-295. - (Dept. Biol., Harvard Univ., the antennal mobility increases and the Cambridge, Mass. 02138. USA). coherence of the phases increases. Larvae do 7 of 4 orders recovered from ironstone spp. not react to too small dummies, while they nodules from the Francis Creek shale of if react by a flight response the dummy Illinois, USA, are described and illustrated.
exceeds a certain size. In the course of onto- The material includes one protodonate of tin maximumdiameter of genesis the accep- the family Paralogidae, viz. Oligotypus mar- table dummy increases with the increased kowskii sp. n. of the antennal and tarsal detection. range R.L. & J.E. 1972. Regulation of prey-catching behaviour: The (449) CHAPPELL, DOWLING, Neural organizationof the median ocellus of orientation movements have been analyzed the dragonfly. I. Intracellular electrical acti- by means of a comparison between the
vity. J. Gen. Physiol. 60 (2): 121-147. - posture resulting from stimulation of the (Wilmer Inst., Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. prothoracic tarsi and that obtained after a Med., Baltimore, Md. 21205, USA). blocking of various joints (at the head, Intracellular from receptors and thorax and antennae levels). They can be responses
postsynaptic units were recorded in the broken down into global orientation move- median ocellus of Aeshna tuberculifera, ments (bringing the antennal tips into close Boyeria vinosa, Anax junius, Libellula luctu- proximity of the source of stimulation by
osa, Plathemis lydia, Erythemis simplicicol- means of flexions and extensions of the legs lis, Plantala flavescens, Tramea Carolina and and lateral inflexions of the body), and in T. lacerata. The receptors respond to light those of fine orientation (by means of
with a graded, depolarizingpotential and a which the adjustment of the capture is tetrodotoxinsensitive at achieved). The experiments with blocked single, impulse
“on”. The postsynaptic units (ocellar nerve joints had a different effect upon one or dendrites) illumination other of these orientation movements. The hyperpolarize during
the of and show a transient, depolarizingresponse removal of an antenna, or attaching a at “off’. The slow potential catheter to it, brings about pseudoexplora- light-evoked
of the postsynaptic units are not tion reactions, resembling an exaggerated responses altered of tetrodotoxin searching behaviour. The effect of single sti- by the application
to the ocellus. It that the mulations has been compared to that of appears, therefore,
which survives stimulations of antennae and tarsi succes- graded receptor potential,
the application of tetrodotoxin, is sively, and viceversa. The stimulation of a respon- sible for mediating transmission in tarsus or an antenna diminishes the thres- synaptic
the ocellus. of and hold of of the other Comparison pre- post- responsiveness sensory
179 synaptic slow potential activity shows (1) (451) ELOFSSON, R. & N. KLEMM. 1972. Mono-
latencies in units longer postsynaptic by amine-containing neurons in the optic gang-
5-20 msec, (2) enhanced photosensitivity in lia of crustaceans and insects. Z. Zellf. mikr.
- postsynaptic units 1-2 log units and (3) Anat. 133 (4): 475-499. (Inst. Zool.,
more transient responses in postsynaptic Univ. Lund. Helgonavdgen 3, S-223 62
units. It is suggested that enhanced photo- Lund).
of is result Studies made 11 of Crustacea sensitivity postsynaptic activity a were on spp.
and of summation of many receptors onto the on 8 representatives of 7 insect orders,
postsynaptic elements, and the transients in including Aeshna viridis. The fluorescence
the related method of Falck and used postsynaptic responses are to the Hillarp was to
in the ocel- the and localization of complex synaptic arrangements investigate presence
lar No. plexus. (For Part II cf. OA 450). monoaminergic neurons in the optic ganglia.
In both classes the monoaminergic termi- (450) DOWLING, J.E. & R.L. CHAPPELL, 1972. nals, when present, appeared (especially in Neural organization of the median ocellus of the medullae externa and interna of the the dragonfly. II. Synaptic structure. J. Gen. Crustacea and the medulla of the Insecta) in Physiol. 60 (2): 148-165. - (Wilmer Inst., strata specific for each So far, the only Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. Med., Baltimore, sp. monoamine in the crust- Md. 21205, USA). apparently present
acean optic ganglia is dopamine, whereas in 2 types of presumed synaptic contacts were Insecta the catecholamines dopamine and recognized by electron microscopy in the noradrenaline and the indolamine 5-hydro- synaptic plexus of the median ocellus of xytryptamine are found in the optic lobe, Anax junius and Aeshna tuberculifera. The different different spp showing contents of first type is characterized by an electron- the compounds. Photographs of a horizontal button-like in the opaque, organelle pre- section through the optic lobe of the ulti- synaptic cytoplasm, surrounded by a cluster
mate instar larva of A. viridis and a schema- of synaptic vesicles. 2 postsynaptic elements tic drawing of the optic ganglion in the same are associated with these junctions, which added. sp. are termed button The 2nd are synapses.
synaptic type is characterized by a dense (452) ETIENNE, A.S., 1972. The behaviour of the
to larva cluster of synaptic vesicles adjacent the dragonfly Aeschna cyanea M. after a
membrane. One short of Anim. Behav. presumed presynaptic post- presentation a prey.
synaptic element is observed at these 20: 724-731. - ( Lab. Psychol. Exp.,
juntions. The overwhelming majority of Psychol., Palais Wilson, CH-1200 Geneve).
in the button food A. synapses seen plexus are When deprived, cyanea larvae of the
found most to synapses. They are commonly last 3 instars tended decrease all move-
in the cell where receptor axons they synap- ments leading to a change in visual input
contact ocellar dendrites and to in tically nerve and remain very quietly ambush. If
cell axons.Button adjacent receptor synaps- they were presented with a dummy prey
the es are also seen in ocellar nerve dendrites which was withdrawn as soon as they had
make back where they appear to synapses fixed it, they maintained their fixation posi-
onto terminals well onto receptor axon as as tion, thus looking motionless in the direc-
adjacent ocellar nerve dendrites. Reciprocal tion where the dummy had disappeared; lo-
and serial between comotion and synaptic arrangements other movements leading to a
cell terminals and receptor axon between re- change in visual input were progressively
ceptor cell axon terminals and ocellar nerve resumed and reached their former level
dendrites It is are occasionally seen. suggest- within the third minute after the presenta- ed that the lateral and feedback synapses in tion of the dummy. No specific locomotor
the ocelli median of An. junius and Ae. tu- short patterns were observed after the pre- berculifera role in play a enhancing tran- sentation and withdrawal of the dummy.
sients in the postsynaptic responses. (For Pt.
cf. 180 I OA No. 449). The number of strikes the during projection della Pianura Vercellese. Boll. Soc. ent. it.
of a-two dimensional and the - dummy prey 104 (6-7): 124-129. (Via Monte Generoso
time the fixation position was maintained 2,1-20155 Milano).
after the end of the projection depended on An annotated list is of 23 collect- given spp.
identical stimulus-properties. The results are ed from 1966 through 1971 at a small irriga-
discussed from the of view of their point tion ditch nr. Santhia, Vercelli, Piedmont
causal and functional implications. prov., Italy. More extensive notes are given
(Author). on Boyeria irene and Ophiogomphus serpen-
tinus (the first Italian exuviae). Aeshna (453) GABE, M., 1972. Données histochimiques l’évolution affmis is the first record for the province. sur du produit de neurosécrétion
The fauna is considered characteristic of this protocéphalique des Insectes Ptérygotes au
de type of biotopes in Northern Italy. cours son cheminement axonal. Acta
Histochem. 43 V-VI (I): 168-183; pis. (455) HAMILTON, K.G.A., 1972. The insect
- Evolut. Etres Univ. (col.). (Lab. Organ., wing, part II, Veil homology and the arche-
105 blvd. F-75 Paris-VI, Raspail, Paris-06). typal insect wing. J. Kansas Ent. Soc. 45
Histochemical data on the in the changes - (1): 54-58. (Ent. Res. Inst., Central Exp. protocephalic material in neurosecretory Farm. Ottawa, Ontario KIA 006, CA). several pterygotes, including the larva of The importanceof using all available data to
Aeshna cyanea, during axonal are is transport interpret venation stressed. Several vena- presented. Following oxidation with per- tional peculiarities of the Paleoptera indi-
or the manganate, pertormate peracetate, cate that of the vein many systems of the protocephalic neurosecretory material Neoptera are in fact compound in nature. (PNSM) stains with paraldehyde-fuchsin in- „Radius sector” of Comstock and Needham
tensely and uniformly throughout the neu- vein is designated a separate system sector, rosecretory while with iodine or system, and their first anal vein is designated the periodate oxidation staining is clear in the empusal vein; Forbes’ designation of their axon terminals but is completely absent second branch of cubitus (cubitus posterior from the perikarya. Following permanga- of Edmunds and the Traver) as plical vein is nate, performate or peracetate oxidation, upheld. The media is shown to be basically the entire system shows a strong affinity for four-branched. (Author). For Pts. 1, III, IV alcian blue and alcian yellow at pH 1-0. cf. OA Nos. 291,456,457). At pH 2-5, there is intense staining with (456) HAMILTON, K.G.A., 1972. The insect alcian blue and alcian yellow in the distal wing, part III. Venation of the orders. J. parts of the system only. The techniques
Kansas Ent. Soc. 45 (2): 145-162. - (Ent. employed do not indicate any changes in Res Inst.. Central Exp. Farm, Ottawa, On- the protein constituents of the PNSM during tario KIA 0C6, CA). axonal transport, but the content of PAS- The venational nomenclature derived in the positive compounds increases markedly as of previous two parts this paper (cf. OA the PNSM moves distally from the proto- Nos. 291, 455) is applied to 24 orders and cerebrum. Similar behaviour is observed in compared to existing terminologies. Impor- the hypothalamo-hypophysial tract in Rana tant works on the and homologies compara- temporaria (Amphibia),which indicates that tive morphology of the wing parts are listed in Pterygota also the PNSM becomes richer and briefly discussed. Theories in concerning 1,2-glycol groups as it moves along the the origins of the ephemeropteran anal neurosecretory axons. 9 colour photographs brace, odon, triangle, orthopteroid anal fan, of the intercerebralis and pars of the corpus claval suture, and the so-called of A. homopteran cardiacum cyanea are added. jugal veins are advanced. Most workers agree (454) GALLETT1, P.A., 1972. Nota sul popola- that the Protodonata (or Meganisoptera) is mento di odonatologico un canale irriguo either the immediate ancestor of the Odon,
181 close to Inst Central Farm or very such an ancestor. Its vena- . Exp. Ottawa Ontario
tion lacks the subnodus of KIA 0C6, CA). (Rs Needham).
The tracheation of this structure, therefore, Evolutionary trends of dissimilarity between
has no significance in the ancestry of the wing pairs in shape and venation, of fusion
wing venation, being merely an adventitious of veil systems, of number of anal veins,
and branch of the radius trachea that serves the of crossvein types are traced.
subnodus and one of the intercalary It is veins. concluded that the following are primi-
is The triangle a feature confined to the tive characters: similar wings, the hind wing
recent Odon. although it is lacking in the with a larger anal lobe; all vein systems
“Agrionidae”. Its form is rather to irregular in separate the base; 7 anal veins, un-
the other Zygoptera; it has thus been con- branched ; crossveins forming an archedic-
fused with the quadrilateral, which is not tyon. 3 other types of primary crossveins,
involved in the fluting. Fraser expressed the representing successive grades of evolutiona-
opinion that this triangle represents an align- ry advancement, are discussed; polyneurous,
of consi- ing cross-veins. The present author costaneurous.and oligoneurous. These are
ders it extension of an the basal fluting of contrasted with secondary venational types.
the odon. of the wing, a product curving of A phylogeny of recent orders is constructed
the main veins in the anal P lies in and other data recorded region. compared to prev-
the plical furrow in both Odon. and Proto- iously in parts I, II and III of this series (cf,
donata. This vein is in the but Nos. straight latter, OA 291, 455, 456). Fossil orders are
is backward and then outward to angled curves fitted this phylogenetic scheme. This ne-
in the Odon. This results in a difference of cessitates redefinition of the orders
slope of the membrane between P and Cu Hadentomoida, Protomecoptera, Protembia-
near the base, and of that further distad. ria, and fossil Psocoptera. The Paleodictyop-
This two to causes folds develop at an acute tera and Megasecoptera are closely related;
angle to each a which be their P other, process can Cu, and E are basally fused into a
demonstrated unit. Their anal easily by folding a paper common pectinate system
model in the same way. Sclerotization along and dorsally attached wings ally them to the
these lines of for bending, strength, would Odon. and Protodonata. The basal plates of
result in the formation of the This the triangle. paleodictyopterid Ostrava show a similar
theory explains the function of the triangle, configuration to those of the Odon. Triado-
which Fraser’s theory does not. Woodworth typus retains a free cubital stem (a feature
proposed a similar theory, but based it on more primitive than that of other Protodo-
the modified of but has highly venation of Archilestes, nata, or Odon.). cubitus un-
without explanation of the origin of the branched, as in the Odon. It thus seems like-
venation of this insect. Tracheation shows that the Odon. ly evolved from some primi-
two branches of P, suggesting that E has tive Protodonata. (Author).
fused with this vein. Further evidence for (458) HURLBERT, S.H., M.S. MULLA & H.R. this conclusion is found in the Protodonata, WILLSON, 1972. Effects ofan organophos- in and E at which P are separate the base, phorus insecticide on the phytoplankton, and distinctly fluted. These vein bases are zooplankton, and insect populations of also separate in recent Odon., but are more fresh-water ponds. Ecol. Monogr. 42 (3): firmly united and have lost their fluting at 269-299. (Dept. Biol., California State that point. (Author). (For Part IV cf. OA Univ., 5402 College Av., San Diego, Calif. No. 457). 92115. USAI.
(457) HAMILTON, K.G.A., 1972. The insect Dursban was applied on June 3, June 18 and wing, part IV. Venational trends and the July 1 to 8 shallow (24 cm) experimental of the winged orders. J. Kansas phylogeny ponds near Bakersfield, California, USA. 4
Ent. Soc. 45 (3): 295-308. - (Ent. Res. ponds were treated at 0-028 kg/ha (= 0.025
182 Ib/acre), 4 at. 0,28 kg/ha 4 spring for same reason. However, larvae and were kept the
as controls. Phytoplankton, zooplankton of Zygoptera (none of which had been
and insect populations were sampled 21 found the previous fall), Aeshnidae and
times between May 20 and August 16. The Libellulidae were collected. These were of
number of insect larvae and nymphs were such age that development from the egg
reduced more than that of the adults, re- duringthe spring appeared extremely impro-
flecting in part the ability of the latter to bable. Thus, the larvae must have survived
emigrate and immigrate. Samples taken the elimination of all water from their habi-
24 hr after treatment for the 2nd and 3rd tat twice - once, through drought and, then,
but not 1st treatments be freezing. (Verbatim). showed greater re-
ductions in the numbers of predators (460) MUSIAt, J., 1972. Dragonflies (Odonata)
(Notonectidae (Hem. - Het |. Dytiscidae of Southern Great Poland. Badan. fizjogr. (Col.|, Coenagrionidae (Odon.|. larval Pol. zachod., (B) 25: 69-81. (Polish, with Hydrophilidae [Col.]) than of herbivores Inst. Engl. s). - (Lab. Gen. Zool., Biol., (Corixidae |Het.|, Baetidae [Ephem.l, adult Univ. A. Mickiewicza, ul. Fredry 10, Poz- Hydrophilidae). The populations of preda- nan. PO). tors generally recovered to control-pond le- An annotated list is of 42 collec- given spp. vels more slowly than herbivorous popula- ted during 1968 in the district of Ostrow, tions. 5 weeks after the last insecticide treat- Great Poland. It includes several spp. that in ment, predators averaged only 45% and 9% Poland are rare, viz. Coenagrion armatum, as abundant in low and high dose ponds C. vernale. Chalcolestes viridis, Sympetrum respectively compared with control ponds depressiusculumand Leucorrhinia albifrons. (P < 0.02); corresponding values for herbi- In of all, some 75% of spp. Great Poland vores were 108% and 206% (PC0.10). were recorded from the district studied.
Similar data are presented for spp of Crusta- Special attention is being paid to the ecolo- cea, Rotifera and Phytoplankton. The signi- gical features of the fauna and an analysis is ficance of the results for insect control pro- given of the compositionof the odon. fau- is discussed. grammes nas of the types of bodies of water most
(459) MONTGOMERY, B.E., 1972. Survival of characteristic of the region.
Odonata naiads through drought and freez- (461) PETERS' J.C., 1972. The ecology of Tarn ing. Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci.81 (1971): 171. Dub. Vasculum 57 (3): 42-50. - (Water Re-
(Abstract only). - (906 North Chauncey sources Board, Res. Div., Reading, Berks. Av., West Lafayette, Indiana 47906, USA). UK).
Living Odonata larvae were found in a The fauna and ecology of the fresh water “dry” pond in late October (October 28, pond, Tarn Dub, in the Upper Teesdale Na-
1968) (in Indiana, USA). They were in tional Nature Reserve, north Yorks/Furham
damp situations, masses of fine roots or ac- border. UK. were studied. The invertebrate of cumulations debris on the exposed bot- fauna sampled quantitativelyat monthly in-
tom surface. The natural environment was tervals during the period 1965-1967. Of
restored within a few days of the initial Aeshna Odon., only 2 spp. were recorded. observations by fall rains. During the follow- They are indicative of the two habits: A.
ing winter an examination of the pond re- juncea in rich fen areas. A. grandis in outlv-
vealed that all water was frozen, but the ing bog pools. The total absence ofZygopte- bottom surface immediatelybeneath the ice ra is discussed, but no explanation could be was not. No larvae could be recovered from found for it.
the pond following the fall rains which re- (462) POLENEC, A., 1972. Einige Besonderheiten sulted in extensive marshy margins so that
der Tierwelt des Gebietes von Skofja Loka the central area of the pond could not be und Interessantes iiber die hier verbreiteten approached. Sampling was difficult in the Arten. Loski razgl. 19: 356-374. (Slovene,
183 with German s.). - (Natn. Mus. Nat. Hist., matode vectoring gastropods, (2) as a me-
Presetnova c., YU-61000 Ljubljana). chanism for vectoring trematodes between
A popular, general review is given of the snails and birds, and (3) in interpreting
fauna of the Skofja Loka (Bischoflack) Dis- structural adaptations and perception in im-
trict in the Eastern Julian Alps, Slovenia, mature Odon. (Author).
Yugoslavia. The odon. fauna of the region (466) SUPER, E.H. & S.S. SEKHON, 1972. Sense consists of 33 spp., 24 of which are of organs on the antennal flagella of damsel- eurosibirian origin. The list is omitted, in- flies and dragonflies (Odonata). Int. J. Insect stead reference is made to the literature.
Morphol. Embryol. 1 (4): 289-301). - (A- Notes on childrens’ attitudes towards drag- cad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, Pa., USA). onflies in the area are added. The sense-organs on the antennal flagella of
(463) RAABF. M & A.A PROVANSAI . 1972 6 of spp. Zygoptera (genera Argia, Enallag-
Les des organes périsympathiques Paléop- ma, Ischnura, Heteragrion and Zenithopte-
tères. C.R. Acad. Sc. Sér. 275: and 11 of Paris, D, ra) spp. Anisoptera (genera Aesh-
925-928. - (/Equipe Neuroendocrinal., Lab. na, Anax, Cyanogomphus, Erythemis, Ery- Fac. Sci. Univ. Paris- 9 Psysiol. Insectes, , VI, throdiplax, Gomphus, Micrathyria, Nephen-
F-75005 quaiSaint-Bernard, Paris). eltia, Plathemis, Orthemis and Uracis) were
Metamerie found perisympathic organs are studied with the light-microscope and the
in Ephemeroptera, Zygoptera and Anisop- scanning and transmission electron micros-
In the abdomen are of the tera. they mostly copes. Both simple and compound coeloco-
medio-transversal In the nic primitive, type. sense-organs (pit pegs) are present on the
thorax they are of the primitive me- flagella examined. They are more numerous
dio-transversal type in Ephemeroptera, and in Anisoptera than in Zygoptera. More than
of the transversal in Odonata. primitive type one type of peg is present in the pits, and
The odon. studied: following genera were electron micrographs of sections show pores
Calopteryx, Sapho, Anax, Aeshna, Sympe- to be present in the wall of some of them.
and also OA Nos. The indicate that the trum Brachythemis. (CF. pores structures are
No other 434,439,440). chemoreceptors. sense-organs are
the present on flagellar surface, though a (464) RESTIFO, R.A.. 1972. Aeshna tuberculifera
very small hair was found on each of 2 of Walker, a new Ohio record. Ohio J. Sci. 72
the 66 antennae examined. These 2 are al- (4): 183. - (Dept. Ent., Coll. Biol. Sci., most certainly anomalous. Ohio State Univ., 1735 Neil Avenue, Colum-
bus. Ohio 43210, USA). (467) STROTHER, G.K.. & A.J. CASELLA, 1972.
7 specimens captured during August and Microspectrophotometry of arthropod
September, 1971 at 2 localities in Ohio, screening pigments. J. Gen. Physiol. 59 (5):
USA record. This is - are brought on a new 616-636. (Dept. Biophys. and Physics,
the of sp. to fauna Ohio, bringing the total Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park,
number of odon. spp. so far reported from Pa. 16802, USA).
the State to 145 (3 doubtful spp. excluded). Absorption spectra of visual screening pig-
ments obtained in vitro with a microspectro- (465) SIEVERS, D.W. & A.C. HAMAN, 1972. No-
photometer using frozen sections are given tes on snail feeding behavior of Anax junius for several of Arachnidae, Diptera, (Drury) (Odonata). Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci, spp.
- Hymenoptera and for Libellulla luctuosa. A 79: 105-106. (Dept. Biol., Univ. Northern
complete descriptionof the instrumentation Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613, USA). is given. The dark red pigments of L. luctuo- An ultimate instar larva of A, junius preyed absorb wide 47 sa strongly over a spectral range upon mature snails, Helisoma trivolvis and therefore prevent chemical identifica- (Say), during a period of 63 days. The fee- fion. ding behaviour has potential significance:
(1) with respect to biological control of tre-
184 (468) WILLEY, R.L., 1972. The damselfly (Odo- cies. Ent. Ber., Amsterdam 33 (7):
nata) hindgut as host organ for the eugle- 137-140. - (Oosteinde 34, Waarder, post
noid flagellate Colacium. Trans. Amer. Mi- Woerden, Z.H., NL).
cros. Soc. 91 (4): 585-593. - (Dept. Biol, The arthropod diets of D. intermedia, D.
set, Univ. Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60680, rotundifolia and D. anglica were studied in
1972 Ne- USA). June, in the Drenthe prov., the
In an interdunal pond of northern Indiana, therlands. D. rotundifolia was the only one
of the 3 of USA, a euglenoid flagellate genus in which specimens (d) Enallagma cy-
Colacium inhabits the rectal part of the athigerum were found, constituting 1.3% of
of several the total diet of this hindgut zygopteran spp. during arthropod species.
the winter. The Colacium sp. enters the anus These represent by far the largest item in
in forms the fall, multiplies, and a green the catches of the plant.
mass in the lumen. The symbiotic organisms (471) BABUEVA, R.V., G.N. MYSEIKO & O.D. remain rectal wall attached to the by a gela- NOVIKOVA, 1973. The nourishment of
tinous secretion. The mass of cells is little Abramis brama L. in reservoir of Novosi- affected by the movement of the host’s fe- birsk. Problemy Ekol. 3: 207-212. Russian, cal whose is aided the pellets passage by with Engl. s.). - (Ecol. Lab., Tomsk State movement of spicules and spines attached to Pedagogical Inst., Tomsk, USSR). the culticular lining of the hindgut. The The diet of the Bream, Abramis brama, the flagellates are ejected from rectum in from the Novosibirsk Basin, Siberia, USSR, the spring only when the larval cuticular is the 1 the analysed. Up to age of year fish lining is cast off during the molt. The dam- feeds entirely on planctonic organisms, but selfly larvae are not reinfected before they in 20.6% of older specimens (length
emerge as adults. (Author). 16-55 cm) 1-2 dragonfly larvae were found
in the period June through October. The
1973 sexually mature fish (length 24 cm onwards)
has a benthonic diet; odon. larvae were
found in 27.0% ofspecimens examined. (469) (Anonymous), 1973. Insect distribution
(472) BELYSHEV, B.F., 1973. The dragonflies as maps scheme. Critical species Odonata, Bio-
biocenosis and logical Records Centre, Abbots Ripton, water components some ge-
neral on in nature. Pro- 1 p, - (c/o Dr. J. Heath, BiologicalRecords questions predation 3: 131-134. Centre, Nature Conservancy. Monks Wood blemy Ekol, (Russian, with
- (Biol, Inst., Siberian Branch Expl. Stn, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, Engl. s.). USSR Acad. Ul. Frunse Novosi- PE I72LS, UK). Set, 11,
order birsk-91. USSR). In to ensure the greatestpossible accu-
A the popular apcount on role of odon. racy the attention of all recorders participa- larvae in biocenoses. ting in the odon. scheme of the Insect Dis- aquatic They are regar-
ded particularly important as accumulators tribution Maps Scheme is drawn to a num-
ber of critical These divided 2 of animal proteins. spp. are into
categories, viz. (1) those for which voucher (473) BELYSHEV, B.F., 1973. The dragonflies of and those that specimens are required, (2) Siberia (Odonata). (Russian title; Strekozy should be carefully checked because of pos- Sibiri [Odonata]). Vol. I, Part I, part 2. sible confusion. for each of Among others, Novosibirsk. 620 Nauka, pp. (each part se-
the listed notes are as to the spp. provided parately bound, but consecutively pagina-
allied forms and the oftaxonomic way sepa- ted), 270 figs. (Russian, with Engl, transla- ration. (Cf. also OA Nos. 368 and 392). of title tion the and of a brief characteriza-
- tion of the book and its author). (Bini (470) ACHTERBERG, C. van, 1973. A study a-
the Inst., Siberian Branch USSR Acad. Sci., Ul. bout Arthropoda caught by Drosera spe- Frunse II, Novosibirsk-91, USSR).
185 This is the most comprehensive monograph economic importance. A paragraph on the
yet written on the Odon. of Siberia, USSR. broad scientific interest in their study and
The general part (173 pp.) is divided into on odonatological journals and societies is
the following chapters: Morphology (Adult, also included.
Larva, Egg, Some regularities in the distribu- (475) DEFOSSEZ, A., 1973. Développement de tion and variation of colour patterns in the l’appareil copulateli! mâle au cours de la dragonflies of Siberia and adjacent territo- métamorphose des Aeschnidae (Odonata). ries, Classification), Fossil Odon. and phylo- Int. J. Insect Ecol. 2 (2): geny of the order, General features of dra- 153-167. - (Lab. Biol, anim., SN 3, Univ. gonfly biology, Dragonfly migratory flights Sci. Techn. Lille-I, B.P. 36, F-59 Villeneuve and their origin. Zonal distribution of dra- d’Ascq). gonflies in general and that of Siberian spp. In the is Aeshnidae, d copulatory organ lo- in particular; Geographic distribution of dra- cated on the 2nd and 3rd abdominal seg- in and that of Siberian gonflies general spp. and has ments a complicated organization. in particular; (some general odon. references Its developmentoccurs mainly during meta-
and complete bibliography for Siberia up to morphosis. It is the result of folds and 1968). Throughout the text special atten- thickenings of the epidermis, which is pulled tion is paid to the Siberian fauna and most into the abdominal cavity. These morphoge- features Siberian general are illustrated by netic movements, which begin after an early which observations, many of are here pu- apolysis, are related to an intensive mitotic blished for the first time. Extensive sections activity, and they finish with the deposition
on predators, parasites (Prosthogonimus), of the imaginai cuticle. (Author). etc. sociology in Siberia are of more than (476) HARP AZ, I., 1973. Early entomology in the odonatological interest. In the systematic Middle East. In: R.F. Smith, T.E. Mittler & part keys are given for all taxa, including of 119 Siberian and local C.N. Smith (Eds), History entomology spp. numerous sspp.
each the voi. Ann. Rev. Ent.). Annual Re- The treatment of sp, includes follo- (suppl. views, Palo Alto 21-36. (Dept. Ent., wing headings: Taxonomic notes. Geogra- pp. Fac. Agric., Hebrew Univ., Rehovot, Israel). phic distribution (in most cases a map is reference is made the added), Chorogeographic history, Biology Extensive to Har-ra
series of from = Hubullu tablets the collection (phenology, ecology, life history, behaviour
of cuneiform texts assembled the Assi- etc.). Extensive morphological descriptions by (669-626 dis- and keys to the Siberian infraspecific forms, rian king Ashurbanipal B.C.),
covered Niniveh and in the supported by good illustrations of structural at at present
British Museum. This is a bilingual Sume- characters, allow an easy taxonomic identifi-
cation. note: The books be ro-Akkadian lexicographical dictionary, (Abstracter’s can
from compiled during the 9th century B.C., con- purchased any scientific bookseller; lists of Su- the original price for both parts is 3.78 taining systematically arranged
with Rubles). merian names their Akkadian transla-
tions. The lists originate from Sumerian (474) BELYSHEV, B.[F].. 1973. Glazami uche- ones as were used in the period of Hammu- nogo. (With the eyes of a scientist). Sovr. rabi (ca. 1792-1750 B.C.), but were deve- Novosibirsk 1973 1 Sibir’, (140): p. (issue loped from much older lists. Tablets XI-XV of June 17, 1973). (Russian). - {Biol. Inst., contain a list of wild and domestic animals Siberian Branch USSR Acad. Sci., Ul. (407 names), including 121 insects. The lat- Frunse II, Novosibirsk-91, USSR). in less ter are arranged groups more or equi- A in popular article, a daily newspaper, on valent to the modern taxa Orthoptera, Cole- dragonflies, their paleontological history, bi- optera (? ), Odon., Formicidae and Dipte- ological features and, particularly, on their ra-Hymenoptera, Har-ra = Hubullu tablets role in the natural ecosystems, hence their the represent oldest book on zoology (and
186 known to odonatology) date. Book review of the paper listed in OA
No. 309. (477) JOHNSON, C., 1973. Distributional pat-
terns and their interpretation in Hetaerina (480) KALLAPUR, V.L. & C.J. GEORGE, 1973.
(Odonata: Calopterygidae). Fla Ent. 56 (1); Fatty acid oxidation by the flight muscles
24-42. - (Dept. Zool., Univ. Florida, of the dragonfly, Pantala flavescens. J. In-
Florida Gainesville, 32601, USA). sect, Physiol. 19: 1035-1040. - (Dept.
The geographical distribution, north of Me- Zool, Karnatak Univ., Dharwar, India).
for damselflies in the Hetaerina P. flavescens xico, genus remains air-borne for many
appears by county for each state and nearest hours and should be expected to utilize fat
community for 2 Canadian provinces. during its prolonged flight. In vitro studies
H. Hetaerina americana. titia, and H. vulne- on fatty acid oxidation in the flight muscles
rata in 24 and 4 US states have revealed that the muscles occur 41, respec- are capable
tively, and H. americana exists also in Que- of oxidizing butyrate, octanoate, palmitate,
bec and Canada. stearate. Ontario, and However, there seems to be a
Likely explanations of these geographicpat- preferential oxidation of short chain fatty
terns follow the distributional data. Tempe- acids.
controls the northern limits rature probably Added carnitine appears to have a stimula-
in H. americana and H. titia; adult beha- tory effect onpalmitic acid oxidation in the
western vioral preferences affect limits of H. homogenate as well as the mitochondrial
titia; drought severely limits distribution of preparation. (Authors).
H. vulnerata in the southwestern USA. A (481) KLAUTA, B., 1973. Notes on new or little well-isolated, pleistocene relict describes the known dragonfly karyotypes. III. Spermato- single Florida colony ofH. americana. Isola- cyte chromosomes of four nearctic anisop- ted colonies of H. americana also characte- terans, Aeshna californica Calvert (Aeshni- rize part of its southwestern distribution. dae), Cordulia shurtleffi Scudder (Cordulii- month Flight season data show a 12 adult dae), Sympetrum internum Montgomery, activity period in tropical climes dropping and S. madidum (Hagen) (Libellulidae). to an approximately 3 month interval in
Genen Phaenen 16 (1): 7-12. - (Inst. northern colonies of H. americana, and an Genet., Univ. Utrecht, Opaalweg 20, U- even shorter time in populationsofnorthern trecht, NL). H. titia. (Author). Spermatocyte chromosomes of A. californi-
(478) G.. Eine Meisterin des ca JURZ1TZA, 1973, Calv. (n = 14), Vancouver Island, Canada,
Sechs Wochen für Fotos der Segelfluges. and those ofC. shurtleffi Scudd. (n = 13), S.
Braunen Das Tier (5): Mosaikjungfer. (13 internum Mtgm. (n = 14, seldom 13) and S.
11-13. - = Alfcerta, (Zehntwiesenstrasse 40, D-7505, madidum (Hag.) n 13). all from
Ettlingen, GFR). Canada, are described. A pair of m-chro-
A popular narrative of the adult life of mosomes ispresent in all ofthem. S. internum
Aeshna grandis (d the known behaviour, pairing,ovipo- is only Sympetrum species (out
sition), with 4 colour 1 number 14. and black-and-white of 17 studied) with a haploid of
photograph. (Abstracter’s note: reprints The karyotype of C. shurtleffi is peculiar in
are not available. The journal’s issue can be several features, notably in the large size of
obtained directly from the Publisher, Hall- X and its precocious division at metaphase 1.
wag Verlag AG. Nordring 4, CH-3001 Bern, A cytotaxonomic comparison is made be-
Switzerland). tween C. shurtleffi and the closely allied
palearctic C. aenea (L.): their karyotypes (479) JURZITZA, G., 1973. Heymcr, A., 1973. identic in all features. The appear suggestion Verhaltensstudien an Prachtlibellen. Fnt. is put forward to reexamine the taxonomic Ber., Amsterdam 33 (4): 78. (Engl.). — status ofthe two species. (Author). (Zehntwiesenstrasse 40, D-7505 Ettlingen,
GER). (482) KONISHI, M. & Y. ITO, 1973. Early ento-
187 inology in East Asia. In: R.F. Smith, T.E. Perca fluviatilis L., (288 specimens exa- Mittler & C.N. Smith (Eds), of ento- History mined) amounted to 0.1% for the riverine
voi. Ann. Rev. Annual mology (suppl. Ent.). population and 11.8% for lacustrine speci- - Review, Palo Alto. 1-20. (Hokko pp. mens. There is a marked seasonal variation Chem. Ind. Co., Tokyo, JA). in the role Odon. play in the fish diet. While
The includes a table of of paper synonyms in May they form 23.0% of the food of the insects mentioned in Li Shih-Chen’s work, Ruff, they represent 65.5% of the diet of
Pên Tshao Mu of 1596. The latter Kang was this in In the the is sp. July. Perch, peak
evaluated as the scientific achieve- greatest reached in the months of June and July. ment of the Chinese Ming dynasty period.
(486) SMITH, R.F.. T.E. MITTLER & C.N. His classification of insects (73 kinds) into 3
SMITH (Eds.), 1973. History of Entomolo- main classes such as oviparous, spontaneous - Annual Reviews, Palo Alto. 5 17 and moisture-born insects is probably based gy. pp. (Publishers’ address: Annual Reviews Inc., on the 4 births of Buddhism (oviparous, 4139 El Camino Way, Palo Alto, California spontaneous, moisture-born, viviparous). 94306, USA). Odon. (Chinese “ChingLing”) are listed in
This is a supplementary volume to the Ann. the oviparous group, and Rev. Ent., represents a collection of 20 (483) LAMBECK H.J.P. & B. KIAUTA, 1973. On papers on various aspects of the subject.
a small collection of syrphid flies (Diptera: Odon. and odonatologists are mentioned in Syrphidae) from the Kathmandu and Valley the following papers: Konishi, M. & Y. Ito: the Khumbu Himal Region (Nepal). Ent. Early entomology in East Asia (cf. OA No, Ber., Amsterdam 33 (4): 70-78. - (Inst. - 482); Harpaz, I: Early entomology in the Genet., Univ. Utrecht, Opaalweg 20, U-
Middle East (cf. OA No. 476); - Tuxen, trecht, NL). S.L.: Entomology systematizes and de- The syrphids Helophilus (Mesembrius) qua- scribes: 1700-1815;- Lindroth, C.H.: drivittatus (Wied.) and Eristalis (Lathyroph- Systematics specializes between Fabricius
thalmus) arvorum (Fabr.) are referred to as and Darwin; 1800-1859; - Rohdendorf, often the Orthe- falling a prey to dragonfly RR The history of paleoentomology: - trum sabina (Drury) in the Kathmandu Val- Ross, H.H.: Evolution and phylogeny; - ley, Nepal. Richard, A.G.: Anatomy and morphology; —
VB (484) L I EM I PK |E, B.J.|, 1973. Odonatologica, Wigglesworth. The hislorv of insect
vol. I, 1972. Ent. Ber.. Amsterdam 33 (4): physiology (cf. OA No. 487), (.A hstracter’s
68. - IJsselstraat note: References to Odon. Sub- (Dutch). (Oude 12-III, given in the
Amsterdam 1010,NL). ject Index are very incomplete).
A book review (487) WIGGLESWORTH, V.B., 1973. The history
(485) PRUSEVICH, N.A. & L.S. PRUSEV1CH, of insect physiology. IN: R.F. Smith, T.E.
Mittler 1973. To the study of fish nourishment in & C.N. Smith (Eds), History ofento-
the basin of the Ket. Problemy Ekol. 3: mology (suppl. voi. Ann. Rev. Ent.). Annual
- - 213-218. (Russian, with Engl. s.). (Lab. Reviews, Palo Alto. pp. 203-228. (Dept.
Zoo Univ. UK). Hydrohiol. a. Fishing, Inst. Biol. a. Biophy- I., Cambridge,
As sics, Tomsk State Univ., Tomsk, USSR). important contributions to the general
The diets of 15 fish achievements in insect several spp. from the rivet basin physiology
of works Odon. Ket, tributary of Ob, Siberia, USSR, were on are mentioned. First of
studied. Odon. found in 3 these is Seidel’s et of were spp. Thus, discovery (1924 seq.)
in 61 specimens of the Siberian Dace, Leu- an activation centre, which initiates embry-
ciscus leuciscus baicalensis (Dybowski), dra- onic development at the posteriour pole of
gonflies constituted 0.8% of the food, in the Platycnemis. Jousset de Bellesme (1877)
87 specimens of the Ruff, Acerina cernua first recognized, in Libellula, the role of
(L.) 22.5%, while the figures of the Perch, swallowed air in distending all the external
188 with blood their definiti- ments and had the with organs to produce compared ganglia
In the the medulla ve form. field of muscular system and oblongata of vertebrates, it was locomotion important work for the under- Wallengren (1913) who obtained, in Aeshna standing of the flight has been produced by larvae, good evidence of an overall respirato-
Voss (1913, 1914) who noted that in “Agri- ry centre in the thorax, controlling the pri-
the on” the two pairs of wings operate indepen- mary centres in ganglia. Working with
the dently, while the steering mechanism was same material, he produced (1915) ex-
in that the membrane described, the same genus, by Bull (1904, perimental support gill et seq.). Matula (1911) has shown the inhi- represents a passive diffusion barrier. (Ab-
stracter's note: The list of literature cited is bitory effect of nerves appropriately stimu- omitted and reference lated in the leg muscles of Libellula. is made to the biblio-
in the author’s Though Marshall Hall already in 1842 had graphy book, Principles of shown that isolated abdominal insect physiology, Chapman & Lon- segments of Hall, den, 1972). Libellula can perform respiratory move-
189