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Phylogeny, Classification and Taxonomy of European Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata): a Review
See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/257796270 Phylogeny, classification and taxonomy of European dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata): a review ARTICLE in ORGANISMS DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION · SEPTEMBER 2012 Impact Factor: 3.37 · DOI: 10.1007/s13127-012-0080-8 CITATIONS DOWNLOADS VIEWS 16 83 281 2 AUTHORS: Kd Dijkstra Vincent J. Kalkman Naturalis Biodiversity Center Naturalis Biodiversity Center 58 PUBLICATIONS 708 CITATIONS 74 PUBLICATIONS 581 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Available from: Kd Dijkstra Retrieved on: 13 September 2015 Org Divers Evol (2012) 12:209–227 DOI 10.1007/s13127-012-0080-8 REVIEW Phylogeny, classification and taxonomy of European dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata): a review K.-D. B. Dijkstra & V. J. Kalkman Received: 28 October 2011 /Accepted: 20 February 2012 /Published online: 28 March 2012 # Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik 2012 Abstract Although Europe is the cradle of dragonfly sys- with his countless contributions laid the very fundament of tematics and despite great progress in the last 2 decades, odonatology. More than 700 of the currently nearly 5,700 many issues in naming its species and understanding their recognised species bear his names, a figure followed only evolutionary history remain unresolved. Given the public distantly by another European, Lieftinck, with just over 500 interest, conservation importance and scientific relevance of species. Despite the head start, many issues in naming Odonata, it is time that remaining questions on the species’ European dragonflies and understanding their history remain status, names and affinities are settled. We review the ex- unresolved. Only after 170 years a thorough Ukrainian mor- tensive but fragmentary literature on the phylogeny, classi- phologist noticed that “Brachythemis leucosticta” as found fication and taxonomy of European Odonata, providing north of the Mediterranean Sea was not what Burmeister summary phylogenies for well-studied groups and an eco- (1839) named as such from South Africa. -
A Revision of the South American Fishes of the Genus Nannostomus Giinther (Family Lebiasinidae)
A Revision of the South American Fishes of the Genus Nannostomus Giinther (Family Lebiasinidae) STANLEY H. WEITZMAN and J. STANLEY COBB SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY • NUMBER 186 SERIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION The emphasis upon publications as a means of diffusing knowledge was expressed by the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. In his formal plan for the Insti- tution, Joseph Henry articulated a program that included the following statement: "It is proposed to publish a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge." This keynote of basic research has been adhered to over the years in the issuance of thousands of titles in serial publications under the Smithsonian imprint, com- mencing with Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge in 1848 and continuing with the following active series: Smithsonian Annals of Flight Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics Smithsonian Contributions to Botany Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology In these series, the Institution publishes original articles and monographs dealing with the research and collections of its several museums and offices and of professional colleagues at other institutions of learning. These papers report newly acquired facts, synoptic interpretations of data, or original theory in specialized fields. These pub- lications are distributed by mailing lists to libraries, laboratories, and other interested institutions and specialists throughout the world. Individual copies may be obtained from the Smithsonian Institution Press as long as stocks are available. -
ABSTRACT Gregarine Parasitism in Dragonfly Populations of Central
ABSTRACT Gregarine Parasitism in Dragonfly Populations of Central Texas with an Assessment of Fitness Costs in Erythemis simplicicollis Jason L. Locklin, Ph.D. Mentor: Darrell S. Vodopich, Ph.D. Dragonfly parasites are widespread and frequently include gregarines (Phylum Apicomplexa) in the gut of the host. Gregarines are ubiquitous protozoan parasites that infect arthropods worldwide. More than 1,600 gregarine species have been described, but only a small percentage of invertebrates have been surveyed for these apicomplexan parasites. Some consider gregarines rather harmless, but recent studies suggest otherwise. Odonate-gregarine studies have more commonly involved damselflies, and some have considered gregarines to rarely infect dragonflies. In this study, dragonfly populations were surveyed for gregarines and an assessment of fitness costs was made in a common and widespread host species, Erythemis simplicicollis. Adult dragonfly populations were surveyed weekly at two reservoirs in close proximity to one another and at a flow-through wetland system. Gregarine prevalences and intensities were compared within host populations between genders, among locations, among wing loads, and through time. Host fitness parameters measured included wing load, egg size, clutch size, and total egg count. Of the 37 dragonfly species surveyed, 14 species (38%) hosted gregarines. Thirteen of those species were previously unreported as hosts. Gregarine prevalences ranged from 2% – 52%. Intensities ranged from 1 – 201. Parasites were aggregated among their hosts. Gregarines were found only in individuals exceeding a minimum wing load, indicating that gregarines are likely not transferred from the naiad to adult during emergence. Prevalence and intensity exhibited strong seasonality during both years at one of the reservoirs, but no seasonal trend was detected at the wetland. -
Critical Species of Odonata in Eastern Africa
--- Guardians of the watershed. Global status of dragonflies: critical species, threat and conservation --- Critical species of Odonata in eastern Africa Viola Clausnitzer Liebenauer Stra~e 180, D-0611 0 Halle/Saale, Germany. <violacl®gmx.de> Key words: Odonata, dragonfly, IUCN, critical species, conservation, eastern Africa. ABSTRACT From eastern Africa, ranging from Somalia and Ethiopia south to Mozambique and Zimbabwe and west to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Botswana, ca 500 species of Odonata are known. Comments on species and sites of conserva tion concern are given as well as recommendations for future research and conservation activities. Due to the rapid and ongoing destruction of forests, especially of coastal, Guineo-Congolian and Eastern Arc forests, species confined to these habitats are the most threatened. REGIONAL DEFINITION Eastern Africa is not a fixed political or geographical description for a specific area. Here the term is used for the region comprising the Rift Valley from Ethiopia south ward to Mozambique and northern Botswana and westward to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and eastern Angola. The neighbouring regions are covered to the south by Sam ways (2004 ), to the southwest by Suhling et al. (2004 ), to the west by Dijkstra & Vick (2004) and to the north by Jodicke et al. (2004). As biogeo graphy and faunistic distributions do not follow political borders, there may be overlaps with neighbouring regions. The area considered here covers some of the most important centres for endemism and regions of high biodiversity in Africa, namely forested mountain chains along the Albertine Rift and the Eastern Arc and coastal forests (e.g. -
ESM-Table 1A/B. Species of the Suborders Anisoptera (A) and Zygoptera (B) Included in This Study; Ind
ESM-Table 1a/b. Species of the suborders Anisoptera (a) and Zygoptera (b) included in this study; Ind. = number of individuals analysed; ID = abbreviation of species name; Loc. = number of sample sites (localities). (a) Suborder: Anisoptera (b) Suborder: Zygoptera Family: Aeshnidae Family: Calopterygidae Species Ind. Loc. ID Species Ind. Loc. ID Aeshna cyanea 1 1 Aecy Phaon iridipennis 39 19 Pi Aeshna ellioti ellioti 1 1 Aelel Calopteryx haemorrhoidales 21 5 ch Aeshna ellioti usambarica 1 1 Aelus Calopteryx splendens 20 6 cs Aeshna grandis 1 1 Aegr Calopteryx virgo 51cv Aeshna rileyi 1 1 Aerl Coryphaeschna adnexa 1 1 Corad Family: Clorocyphidae Coryphaeschna perrensi 1 1 Corpe Anaciaeschna isosceles 1 1 Anaiso Chlorocypha aphrodite 1 1 Cap Anaciaeschna triangulifera 1 1 Anatri Platycypha amboniensis 21PA Anax imperator 88 16 Ai Platycypha auripes 2 1 Pau Anax junius 11Aj Platycypha caligata 56 11 Pc Anax parthenope 11Ap Anax speratus 21 4 As Family: Megapodagrionidae Anax ephippiger 19 4 Ae Brachytron pratense 1 1 Brpr Amanipodagrion gilliesi 11Ag Gynacantha manderica 1 1 Gyma Heteagrion sp. 2 1 Hsp Gynacantha usambarica 10 4 Gu Gynacantha villosa 1 1 Gyvill Family: Pseudolestidae Family: Gomphidae Rhipidolestes hiraoi 1 1 Rhd Paragomphus geneii 32 9 Pg Family: Coenagrionidae Family: Libellulidae Pseudagrion acaciae 42Pa Pseudagrion bicoerulans 22 4 Pb Nesciothemis farinosum 92Nf Pseudagrion commoniae 2 1 Pco Orthetrum brachiale 92Ob Pseudagrion gamblesi 2 1 Pga Orthetrum chrysostigma 34 9 Oc Pseudagrion hageni 21Ph Orthetrum coerulescens -
Dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera) of the Collection of the Instituto De Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional De Colombia
Boletín del Museo de Entomología de la Universidad del Valle 10(1): 37-41, 2009 37 DRAGONFLIES (ODONATA: ANISOPTERA) OF THE COLLECTION OF THE INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA Fredy Palacino-Rodríguez Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, A. A. 7495, Bogotá - Colombia; Correo electrónico: [email protected] RESUMEN Se provee un listado de los géneros y especies de Anisoptera (Insecta: Odonata) depositados en la colección entomológica del Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Bogotá. Esta colección posee 2900 especímenes de Odonata recolectados desde 1940 en 27 departamentos del país. El 53% de los especímenes pertenece al suborden Anisoptera, representado por tres familias, Aeshnidae, Gomphidae y Libellulidae, 38 géneros y 91 especies; que constituyen el 80% de géneros y especies reportadas para el sub- orden en Colombia. Los géneros mejor representados en la colección son Erythrodiplax (37%), Uracis (15%) y Erythemis (8%). Se confirma la presencia en Colombia de Uracis siemensi Kirby, 1897, U. infumata (Ram- bur, 1842) y Zenithoptera viola Ris, 1910. Palabras clave: Odonata, libélula, Anisoptera, Neotrópico. SUMMARY A list of genera and species of Anisoptera (Insecta: Odonata) deposited in the entomology collection of the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá is given. This collection holds 2900 specimens of Odonata which have been collected since 1940 across 27 departments of the country. More than a half of the specimens are Anisoptera (53%) and these are represented by three families Aeshnidae, Gomphidae, and Libellulidae, 38 genera and 91 species. These numbers constitute 80% of the genera and species of the suborder reported from Colombia. -
Is There Gold in All That Glitters? Indigenous Peoples and Mining in Suriname
Is There Gold In All That Glitters? Indigenous Peoples and Mining in Suriname Prepared for a project funded by the Inter-American Development Bank’s Canadian Technical Assistance Program (CANTAP) funding By Bente Molenaar The North-South Institute November 1, 2007 The North-South Institute (NSI) is a charitable corporation established in 1976 to provide profession- al, policy-relevant research on relations between industrialized and developing countries. The results of this research are made available to policy-makers, interested groups, and the general public to help generate greater understanding and informed discussion of development questions. The Institute is independent and cooperates with a wide range of Canadian and international organizations working in related activities. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect views held by the Inter-American Development Bank or The North-South Institute. Omissions and mistakes are entirely the responsibility of the author. Corrections and comments can be sent to [email protected]. The draft of this report was completed November 1, 2007. Available at: www.nsi-ins.ca Layout and design: Marcelo Saavedra-Vargas ([email protected]) Photo Credit: Viviane Weitzner The North-South Institute Association of Indigenous L’Institut Nord-Sud Village Leaders in Suriname © The Inter-American Development Bank, 2008. IND I GENOUS PEO P LES AND MI N I NG I N SUR I NA M E Table of Contents Abbreviations and acronyms. ii Acknowledgements. .1 Executive summary. .2 Introduction . .3 1. Setting the scene: a brief overview of the actors, history, country information and politics. -
Faunal Impact Assessment
FAUNAL, FLORAL, WETLAND AND AQUATIC ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AS PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORISATION PROCESS FOR A PROPOSED COAL MINE ON THE REMAINING EXTENT OF THE FARM THE DUEL 186 MT, LIMPOPO PROVINCE Prepared for Jacana Environmentals CC May 2019 Section C: Faunal Assessment Prepared by: Scientific Terrestrial Services Report authors: J.J. du Plessis C. Hooton Report reviewer(s): K. Marais (Pr. Sci. Nat) S. van Staden (Pr Sci. Nat) Report Reference: STS 190011 Date: May 2019 Scientific Terrestrial Services CC CC Reg No 2005/122329/23 PO Box 751779 Gardenview 2047 Tel: 011 616 7893 Fax: 086 724 3132 E-mail: [email protected] STS 190011 - SECTION C: FAUNAL ASSESSMENT May 2019 DOCUMENT GUIDE The Document Guide below is for reference to the procedural requirements for environmental authorisation applications in accordance to GN267 of 24 March 2017, as it pertains to the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA); No. Requirement Section in report a) Details of - (i) The specialist who prepared the report Section A: Appendix D (ii) The expertise of that specialist to compile a specialist report including a curriculum vitae Section A: Appendix D b) A declaration that the specialist is independent Section A: Appendix D c) An indication of the scope of, and the purpose for which, the report was prepared Section 1 cA) An indication of the quality and age of base data used for the specialist report Section A cB) A description of existing impacts on the site, cumulative impacts of the proposed Section -
Etymology of the Dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) Named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by The University of Sydney: Sydney eScholarship Journals online Etymology of the Dragonfl ies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S. IAN D. ENDERSBY 56 Looker Road, Montmorency, Vic 3094 ([email protected]) Published on 23 April 2012 at http://escholarship.library.usyd.edu.au/journals/index.php/LIN Endersby, I.D. (2012). Etymology of the dragonfl ies (Insecta: Odonata) named by R.J. Tillyard, F.R.S. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 134, 1-16. R.J. Tillyard described 26 genera and 130 specifi c or subspecifi c taxa of dragonfl ies from the Australasian region. The etymology of the scientifi c name of each of these is given or deduced. Manuscript received 11 December 2011, accepted for publication 16 April 2012. KEYWORDS: Australasia, Dragonfl ies, Etymology, Odonata, Tillyard. INTRODUCTION moved to another genus while 16 (12%) have fallen into junior synonymy. Twelve (9%) of his subspecies Given a few taxonomic and distributional have been raised to full species status and two species uncertainties, the odonate fauna of Australia comprises have been relegated to subspecifi c status. Of the 325 species in 113 genera (Theischinger and Endersby eleven subspecies, or varieties or races as Tillyard 2009). The discovery and naming of these dragonfl ies sometimes called them, not accounted for above, fi ve falls roughly into three discrete time periods (Table 1). are still recognised, albeit four in different genera, During the fi rst of these, all Australian Odonata were two are no longer considered as distinct subspecies, referred to European experts, while the second era and four have disappeared from the modern literature. -
Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata Australian the to Guide Identification
Identification Guide to theAustralian Odonata www.environment.nsw.gov.au Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data Theischinger, G. (Gunther), 1940– Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata 1. Odonata – Australia. 2. Odonata – Australia – Identification. I. Endersby I. (Ian), 1941- . II. Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW © 2009 Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW Front cover: Petalura gigantea, male (photo R. Tuft) Prepared by: Gunther Theischinger, Waters and Catchments Science, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW and Ian Endersby, 56 Looker Road, Montmorency, Victoria 3094 Published by: Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW 59–61 Goulburn Street Sydney PO Box A290 Sydney South 1232 Phone: (02) 9995 5000 (switchboard) Phone: 131555 (information & publication requests) Fax: (02) 9995 5999 Email: [email protected] Website: www.environment.nsw.gov.au The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW is pleased to allow this material to be reproduced in whole or in part, provided the meaning is unchanged and its source, publisher and authorship are acknowledged. ISBN 978 1 74232 475 3 DECCW 2009/730 December 2009 Printed using environmentally sustainable paper. Contents About this guide iv 1 Introduction 1 2 Systematics -
A Review of the Taxonomy of African Odonata - Finding Ways to Better Identification and Biogeographic Insight
Cimbebasia 18: 191-206, 2003 191 A review of the taxonomy of African Odonata - finding ways to better identification and biogeographic insight Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra Gortestraat 11, NL-2311 MS Leiden, The Netherlands: e-mail: [email protected] The taxonomy of the approximately 850 species of sub-Saharan African Odonata is relatively well-known, probably due to the impoverished nature of the fauna as compared to that of other tropical regions. The need for revisions, study of higher classification, comprehension of (often clinal, environmentally induced) variability and knowledge of larvae, phylogeny and biogeogra- phy are stressed. Taxonomic priorities are discussed for each family. Supportive activities include the production of identification manuals for a broader public, the accumulation of supplemen- tary material and the conservation of existing collections. A list of genera with estimated num- bers of species, taxonomic status and references is provided, as well as a list of important regional works. INTRODUCTION biogeography. The first priority for the taxonomy of African Odonata is, therefore, revisions. Although not as well studied as the Holarctic and Australasian Region’s faunas, knowledge of the REVISIONS & REVIEWS taxonomy of African Odonata is well ahead of those of the Oriental and Neotropic Regions. The It is hardly an exaggeration to say that all genera main reason is that the African fauna is relatively require at least some study. Elliot Pinhey tackled impoverished, harbouring only about 60% of the many problems, as can be seen from the nume- number of species found in each of the two other rous referrals to his work in the Appendix. -
Odonata. Robert Lucas
© Biodiversity Heritage Library, http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/; www.zobodat.at Odonata. Bearbeitet von Dp. Robert Lucas in Rixdorf bei Berlin. A. Publikationen (Autoren, alphabetisch). Arkle, J. (1). Notes from the North-west. The Entomologist, vol. 34 p. 103—107. Bringt auch Angaben über erbeutete Odonaten. — Nach Monaten geordnet. — (2). Odonata and Lepidoptera at Llandriandod (Radnorshire). t- c. Sept. p. 257. Führt auf Calopterjx virgo. — (3). Odonata and Lepidoptera at Watford, Herts. t. c. Dec. p. 354. Aurivillius, Chr. En för Sverige ny Trollslända. Entom. Tidskr. 21. Irg. 3./4. Hft. p. 264. — Libellula caudalis. Banks, Nathan. 1896. A new Species of Gomphus. Journ. New York Entom. Soc. vol. 4. No. 4. p. 193—195. G. descriptus n. sp. Beutivoglio, T. (1). Contribuzione allo studio dei Pseudoneurotteri della Toscana. Libellulidi di Massa Carrara. Atti Soc. Natur. Mat. Modena, (4.) Ann. 33 vol. 2 p. 86—91. — (2). Ulteriori osservazioni intorno alla varietä della specie Platycnemis pennipes. Atti Soc. Natural, e Mat. Modena (4.) An. 33. vol. 2. p. 92. Brauer, F. (Titel p. 1255 des vorig. Berichts) lies p. 464—477 statt 404—477. Calvert, Philipp (1). 1897. Additions to the Odonata of New York State. Journ. New York Entom. Soc. vol. 5 No. 2 p. 91—95. — (2). On Gomphus fraternus, externus and crassus (Order Odonata). With 1 pl. (III.) Entom. News, vol. 12, March, p. 65—73. — (3). (Titel p. 1041 sub No. 4 des Berichts f. 1899). Ref. All- gem. Zeitschr. für Entom. 6. Bd. p. 62. — (4j. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Neuroptera pp. 17—72 pls. 11 —IV.