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1997 and families increased linearly with maximum stream temperature and therefore decreased with altitude and 7909. De Knijf, G.; Anselin, A.; Demolder, H. (1997): latitude. A compilation of literature data on rich- The odonatofauna of the Damvallei (east-Flanders, Bel- ness and maximum water temperature from streams gium); past glory or still worthwhile? Biol. Jaarh. Dodon- around the world confirmed this pattern, yielding a com- aea 64, 1996 (1997),: 75-91. (in English) ["The Damval- mon linear relation for both temperate and tropical lei, rich in aquatic habitats, hosted an impressive num- streams. This pattern may arise due to a direct temper- ber (39) of interesting dragonfly () be- ature effect on speciation but is probably also related to fore the construction of a highway junction in 1967. A geological history and the influence of climatic changes dragonfly survey was undertaken in the area between on stream ecosystems. We estimate that small, tropical, 1992-1995 to compare present-day with former species lowland streams have, on average, a two- to fourfold richness. A number of species linked to mesotrophic higher species richness than temperate lowland ponds and marshes, oligotrophic waterbodies and oxy- streams. [...] The number of insect orders decreased gen-rich slow running rivers and brooks have disap- with altitude. In the lowland streams nine orders were peared from the area. Although several species have found. Odonata comprised 8%, Hemiptera 7%, Megalo- been lost since 1970. the presence of healthy popula- ptera 0.8% and Lepidoptera 0.5% of the lowland fauna, tions of several interesting species, in particular Coena- but, except for a few Odonata in the Central Valley, grion pulchellum and Erythromma najas and of a high these four orders were absent in the Central Valley and species richness (26), indicates that the area is still the Paramo streams." (Authors)] Address: Jacobsen, valuable for . However it urgently needs a D., Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Univ. of Copenha- proper dragonfly-friendly management." (Author)] Ad- gen, 51 Helsingorsgade, DK 3400 Hillerod, Denmark dress: Knijf, G. de, Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, Kliniek- straat 25, B-1070 Brussel, Belgium. E-mail: geert.de- 7911. Lebenhagen, A. (1997): Die Entomofauna und [email protected] Malakofauna des LSG "Wanzeberg". Virgo, Mitt.bl. ent. Ver. Mecklenburg 1: 7-8. (in German) [Mecklenburg- 7910. Jacobsen, D.; Schultz, K.; Encalada, A. Vorpommern, Germany; a total of 27 Odonata species (1997): Structure and diversity of stream invertebrate is reported from the locality, but only Anax imperator is assemblages: the influence of temperature with altitude specified.] Address: Lebenhagen, A., Schäferstraße 4, and latitude. Freshwater Biology 38: 247-261. (in Eng- D -19053 Schwerin lish) ["1. Structure and diversity of the macroinverteb- rate fauna were studied in relation to altitude and latit- 7912. Lopez, D.; Lugo, E.; Valle, S.; Espinoza, P.; ude among three groups of streams from Ecuador (low- Lopez, M.M.; Delgado, M.; Rivera, P.; Garcia Avila, I. land: 100-600 m, Central Valley: 2600-3100 m, Para- (1997): Insectos acuáticos como biorreguladores de lar- mo: 3500-4000 m), and one group from the temperate vas de mosquitos en Nicaragua [Aquatic as bio- lowland region of Denmark. The streams in the four re- regulators of mosquito larvae in Nicaragua.]. Revista gions were comparable with regard to physical charac- Nicaraguense de Entomologia 39: 27-30. (in Spanish, teristics such as size, current and substratum. 2. In with English summary) ["This study presents some pre- terms of faunal composition the Ecuadorian highland dators of mosquito larvae collected during a survey in streams bore more resemblance to the Danish lowland Nicaragua. High populations of predators correspond to streams than the Ecuadorian lowland streams. The low populations of mosquito larvae. Predators were: greater similarity between the Ecuadorian highland and Pantala flavescens, Orthemis ferruginea, Lepthemis the Danish streams, however, was due to the large vesiculosa, Erythrodiplax umbrata, Tramea calverti, number of insect families in the Ecuadorian lowlands, Anax amazilii; ramburi, Enallagma novaehis- many of which were not found in the other regions. Of paniae, Ceratura capreola (Odonata); Belostoma an- ten physico-chemical parameters measured, maximum nulipes, B. minor, Ranata fabricii, Buenoa platycnemis stream temperature explained by far the most variability (Heteroptera), Tropisternus lateralis, T. proximus, Hy- in faunal composition. 3. The number of insect orders

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 1 drophilus sp., Thermonectes circumscripta (Coleo- solation in the morning is the primary factor for the se- ptera)." (Authors)] Address: not stated lection of the males' territories and thus determines the pattern of density. The investigated population turns out 7913. Nel, A.; Martinez-Declòs, F.; Papier, F.; Oud- to be much bigger than expected. 2649 individuals have ard, J. (1997): New Tertiary fossil Odonata from France been marked individually (1543 male, 1106 female). (Sieblosiidae, Lestidae, , Megapodagri- 47% of the males and 29% of the females have been onidae, ). Deut. entomol. Zeitschrift 44(2): recaptured at least once. Most individuals migrated less 231-258. (in English, with German summary) ["Thaneto- than 300 m, which is roughly the home range size, but philosina menatensis gen. n., sp. n. (Zygoptera: Mega- 23 individuals covered more than 1000 m. Three podagrionidae) is described from the Palaeocene of bridges spanned the investigated stretch of river. None France. Two new species of Stenolestes (Zygoptera: of them caused a complete fragmentation of the habitat, Sieblosiidae) and a new specimen of Stenolestes fisch- but in the case of a wide but low bridge, more than 70% eri Nel, 1986 are described from the Oligocene of Fran- of the approaching turned back. However, ce. Three unnamed new Coenagrionidae, a lestid, Les- 13% of all recaptured individuals successfully crossed tes brisaci sp. n., and a libellulid, Caussanelia papaziani at least one bridge." (Authors)] Address: Plachter, H., gen. n., sp. n. are described from the Upper Oligocene University of Marburg, Fac.Biologie, Nature Conserva- of south-east France. An unnamed new species of Coe- tion Division, D-35037 Marburg, Germany. E-mail: h.- nagrionidae is described from the Upper Miocene of [email protected] central France. These new taxa increase our know- ledge of the palaeodiversity of odonatan faunas in the 7917. Tol, J. van (1997): The genus Pocordulia Mar- Tertiary of western Europe." (Authors)] Address: Nel, tin in western Malesia (Odonata, Corduliidae). Tijd- A., Lab. Ent.. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat., 45 rue Buffon, F- schrift voor Entomologie 140: 133-146. (in Englisch) 75005 Paris, France. E-mail: [email protected] ["The species of the genus Procordulia occurring in Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, excl. New 7914. Plaistow, S.J. (1997): Variation in non-territori- Guinea, are discussed and a key to the species is al behaviour in male Calopteryx splendens xanthosto- provided. P. papandayanensis is described from , ma (Charpentier) (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae). Odona- and P. lompobatang and P. rantemario from SW Su- tologica 26(2): 171-181. (in English) ["Male calopterygid lawesi. These new species all belong to the P. sam- damselflies commonly demonstrate 2 alternative mate- bawana group of species." (Author)] Address: Tol, J. securing tactics, occurring as either territorial or non-ter- van, National Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box ritorial individuals. Previous studies have assumed that 9517, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands non-territorial males constitute one category. This study describes variation in non-territorial behaviour which is dependent upon whether or not the non-territorial male had been displaced from a territory. Consequently, non- 1998 territorial males are classified as pre-territorial or post- 7918. Lockwood, M. (1998): Primer inventari dels territorial. Pre-territorial males are agonistic towards odonats del delta del Llobregat. Spartina. Butlleti natur- conspecific territorial males and fight to obtain territor- alisca del delta del Llobregat 3 (Anys 1997-98): 111- ies. Post-territorial males rarely fight; instead they wait 118. (in Catalan, with English summary) ["First invent- for territories to become vacant." (Author)] Address: ory of the dragonflies of the Llobregat Delta, NE Spain: Plaistow, S.J., School Biol. Sciences, University of Liv- Based on observations of dragonflies in the Llobregat erpool, Liverpool P.O. Box 147, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK Delta, NE Spain, during 1995-1997, a database of in- 7915. Salamun, A.; Bedjanic, M. (1997): Dragonflies formation on the distribution and ecology of the area's (Odonata) from Slovenia and Croatia in the Collection dragonflies has been assembled. Seventeen species "Finzi" of the Natural History Museum Trieste. Exuviae were recorded during this period, three of which (Hemi- 4(1): 4-10. (in Slovenian, with English summary) ["A list anax ephipigger, Aeshna isosceles, A. affinis) are very of 27 dragonfly species from the collection of odonato- scarce in the Iberian Peninsular. The species richness logist and myrmecologist Bruno Finzi is given. Sympet- of certain artificial habitats (recently created pools in El rum depressiusculum (Sel.) is new for the territory of Is- Prat Golf Club and Remolar-Filipines marsh) is re- tra, north-western Croatia." (Authors)] Address: Bedjan- marked upon and illustrates the ease with which more ic, M., Kolodvorska 21b, SI-2310 Slovenska Bistrica, quality habitat could be created for dragonflies in the Slovenia. E-mail: [email protected] Llobregat Delta." (Author)] Address: Lockwood, M., La Devesa, 3, 1", E-17850 Besalu, Spain. E-mail: mike@ 7916. Schutte, G.; Reich, M.; Plachter, H. (1997): walkingcatalonia.net Mobility of the rheobiont Calopteryx splen- dens (Harris) in fragmentaed habitats (Zygoptera: Calo- 7919. Muzón, J.; Ellenrieder, N. von (1998): Estado pterygidae). Odonatologica 26(3): 317-327. ["C. splen- de conservación de los Odonata en la Argentina.. Pro- dens is common along slow-flowing streams and rivers Biota, FCNyM, UNLP, Serie Folletos T04: 1-3. ISSN in central Europe. This species is well-suited for studies 1666-731X.: 6 pp. (in Spanish) [Leaflet with introducing on the population structure and mobility of semi-aquatic information on conservation matters of the Odonata of rheobiont organisms. In this study the authors investig- Argentinia] Address: Ellenrieder, Natalia von, Museo de ated a local population over a 2 km stretch of river in Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Salta, central Germany, by habitat analysis and mark-recaptu- Mendoza 2, Salta 4400, Argentina. E-mail: natalia.ellen- re-experiments. Emergent aquatic vegetation only influ- [email protected] ences density if the coverage is lower than 10%. Adult 7920. Spikkeland. I. (1998): Dyreliv i dammer i As- damselflies mainly use vegetation along the banks. Un- kim. Natur i Østfold 17(1-2): 13-22. (in Norwegian) [Nor- used, moderately eutrophicated stands of herbaceous way; eleven Odonata taxa are listed, of which Aeshna vegetation without trees and shrubs are preferred. In- cyanea and Libellula depressa are of special regional

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 2 interest.] Address: Spikkeland, I., Buer, 1870 Ørje, Nor- 1758) in the southeastern Iberian Peninsula. Israel way. E-mail: [email protected] Journal of Zoology 45(2): 267-276. (in English) ["We present the feeding habits of C. chamaeleon at Tara- 7921. Springer, M. (1998): Genera of aquatic insects may, a small coastal valley in the southeastern Iberian from Costa Rica, deposited at the Museo de Zooiogia, Peninsula. Fecal pellets collected from sexed and mea- Universidad de Costa Rica. Rev. BioI. Trop. 46. Suppl. sured specimens trapped in the field were used for diet 6: 137-141. (in English) ["A first checklist of the genera analysis. 34 fecal samples provided a total of 777 iden- of aquatic insects from Costa Rica is presented. The tified prey items. All prey were and the nu- material has been collected since 1990 throughout the merically dominant groups were Diptera, Hymenoptera, entire country and is deposited at the Musco de Zoolo- Orthoptera, and Heteroptera. We failed to find sexual gia, Universidad de Costa Rica. The collection includes differences in diet preference, but there was a seasonal only the aquatic stages from each order and contains a shift in the prey consumed. Orthoptera, the largest prey total of 278 genera from 92 families in 11 orders." (Au- type, was consumed less in spring than summer or au- thor) Odonata larval stages are represented by 54 gen- tumn. Examination of grasshopper phenology in coastal era.] Address: Springer, Monika, Escuela de Biglogia. habitats of the southeastern Iberian Peninsula, and of Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 San Jose, Costa Rica. the change in chameleon habitat utilization and mobility E-mail: mspringe@t:ariari.ucr.ac.cr during the mating period, verified that the common cha- meleon appears to consume grasshoppers in approxim- ate proportion to their abundance. Prey consumed were 1999 smaller than in previous studies. We believe the earlier findings may have been biased due to the diet consist- 7922. Bae, Y. J.; Yum, J. W.; Cha, J.Y.; Yoon, I. B. ing of captive specimens. Most of the prey consumed in (1999): Morphology, habitat, and distributional records the present study were flying insects, perhaps reflecting of Nannophya pygmaea Rambur (Libellulidae, Odona- the arboreal habits of this climbing species; and most ta). Korean J. Ent. 29(4): 287-290. (in English) [Male prey were also mobile, as has been predicted for sit- and female adults and the larva of N. pygmaea are de- and-wait foragers such as the common chameleon." scribed from the southwestern part of the Korean penin- (Authors) Lestidae are very rarely represented in the sula. In addation, information on habitat, ecology, distri- diet of the chamelion.] Address: Pleguezuelos, J.M., bution, and conservation status are provided.] Address: Dept of Animal Biology and Ecology, University of Gra- Yum, Jin-Whoa, E-mail: [email protected] nada, 18071 Granada, Spain

7923. Hecker, K.R. (1999): Testing for sex biases and morph biases in parasitism of zygopterans (Odona- ta) by gregarines (Eugregarinidae). M.Sc. thesis, Car- 2000 leton Univ. Ottawa, Ontario: 72 pp. (in English) ["I stud- 7926. Collier, K.J.; Smith, B.J.; Quinn, J.M.;Scars- ied gregarine parasites of Enallagma boreale to elucid- brook, M.R.; Halliday, N.J.; Croker, G.F.; Parkyn, S.M. ate causes and consequences of sex biases in parasit- (2000): Biodiversity of stream invertebrate fauna in a ism of adult hosts. I found some evidence that adult fe- Waikato hill-country catchment in relation to land use. males had higher prevalence and intensity of infection New Zealand Entomologist 23: 9-22. (in English) than males. Both sexes showed a positive correlation [Mangaotama nr Hamilton, New Zealand; "between between number of gregarines and longevity under 1992 and 1999, stream invertebrates were collected conditions of food stress. This may be because food in- from 24 sites surrounded by a mixture of native forest gested with the infective cysts is more beneficial than and pasture. Antipodochlora braueri, Austrolestes co- the parasites are harmful. I also studied Nehalennia lensonis, and Xanthocnemis sp. were collected from irene damselflies and their gregarine parasites, predict- pasture and mixed pasture, while no Odonata were re- ing that female morphs would differ in measures of corded from native and mixed native forest." (Author)] parasitism, therefore balancing the advantages accrued Address: Collier, K.J., Natn. Inst. Water & Atmospheric to one morph at high population densities. I found that Res., P.O. Box 11-115, Hamilton, New Zealand. E-mail: fernale morphs did not differ in measures of parasitism. [email protected] There was no significant difference in prevalence between the sexes across five separate ponds. al- 7927. Karube, H. (2000): Additional records of the though females had more gregarines than males. I genus Petaliaeschna of northern Vietnam with descrip- found no correlation between the number of gregarines tion of a new species. Tombo 42: 23-25. (in English) and longevity of hosts.] Address: http://www.collection- [Petaliaeschna tomokunii sp. nov.; holotype. male, Mt scanada.gc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ48490.pdf Piaoac, Cao Hang Province, Northern Vietnam. 17-V- 1998, leg. M. Tomokuni. The holotype is deposited in 7924. Ivanov, V.D.; Krivokhatsky, V.A. (1999): In- the collection of the National Science Museum. Tokyo. sects and spiders of the Leningrad region. Transactions The new species looks related to P. flavipes Karube re- of the St. Petersburg naturalists society Ser. 6, Vol. 2: corded from same locality, but is easily distinguished by 339-396. (in Russian, with English summary) [15 odo- the longer pterostigma and the shape of the superior nate species are listed. The authors consider only rare appendage (pointed apex). This latter character reflects or endangered taxa (= redlisted species from Lithuania, a relationship to P. fletcheri from India.] Address: Karu- Finland, Germany or Norway, and from Karelia). The be, H., Kanagawa Prefect. Mus. Nat. Hist., 499 Iryuda, species list bases on literature data from the 1880s (!).] Odawara, Kanagawa, 250, Japan. E-mail: paruki@nh- Address: not stated kanagawa-museum.jp 7925. Pleguezuelos, J.M.; Poveda, J.C.; Monterru- 7928. Last, L.L.; Whitman, R.L. (2000): Aquatic mac- bio, R.; Ontiveros, D. (1999): Feeding habits of the roinvertebrates of the Grand Calumet river. Proceed- common chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon (L., ings of the Indiana Academy of Science 108 / 109

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 3 (1999/2000): 45-81. (in English) ["The Grand Calumet Nigeria, after impoundment: the faunal characteristics. River is potential habitat for a rich community of aquatic African Journal of Science and Technology (AJST) Sci- macroinvertebrates. Historical surveys of these organ- ence and Engineering Series 2(1): 72-81. (in English) isms have been limited to post-industrialization of the ["A study of a 3 Km stretch of a perennial rainforest Calumet Region; hut because river habitats and condi- stream in southern Nigeria describes the macrobenthic tions prior to industrialization have been described, past faunal characteristics of pools (dam site stations) and macroinvertebrate community composition can be in- runs. A total of 84 invertebrate taxa made up of 2,535 ferred. In the past 20 years, several surveys have been individuals were recorded. The overall faunal abundan- conducted in the Grand Calumet that have focused on ce was not significantly different at the study stretch. a limited area, but when these studies are amassed the The abundance of the major taxonomic groups was information available covers much of the river. In this however significantly different (P < 0.05) at the study paper, the aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in stations. Hemiptera and Diptera were the most abund- the river are described, and options for restoration are ant invertebrate groups recorded. The high number of discussed. Many of the macroinvertebrates present are benthic invertebrates observed is a reflection of the indicators of high levels of pollution, but a few pollution- physical and chemical stability of the study stream." sensitive species have been found. There is evidence, (Authors) The study includes records of "Petaluridae" at however, that the sediment quality has improved since several stations.] Address: Edokpayi, C.A., Department the 1960's, likely due to pollution controls that have of Zoology, Marine Biology and Fisheries, University of been put into place. Restoration opportunities should Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria consider the macroinvertebrate community and the po- tential to improve sediment habitat without damaging 7932. Harp, G.L.; Trial, L. (2001): Distribution and the community structure." (Authors) Odonata are trea- Status of westfalli (Odonata Gomphid- ted at the genus level.] Address: Last, L.L., U.S. Geolo- ae) in Missouri and Arkansas. Journal of the Arkansas gical Survey, Biological Resources Division, Lake Michi- Academy of Science 55: 43-50. (in English) ["O. west- gan Ecological Research Station, 1100 North Mineral falli is endemic to the Interior Highlands (Ozark Plat- Springs Road, Porter, Indiana 46304 USA eaus and Ouachita Mountains), in Missouri, Arkansas and southeastern Kansas. First described in 1985, its 7929. Strayer, D.L.; Smith, L.C. (2000): Macroinver- life history is still little known. Prior to 1997, this species tebrates of a rocky shore in the freshwater tidal Hudson was known from only six sites in Missouri and 10 in River. Estuaries 23(3): 359-366. (in English) ["We stud- Arkansas. From late May through late July inboth 1999 ied the macroinvertebrate fauna of a rocky shore in the and 2000 we surveyed 49 sites, three of them twice freshwater tidal Hudson River during 1992-1994, the each, on Missouri Ozark streams in order to further cla- early years of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polyrnopha) rify the distribution and relative abundance of this invasion. The macroinvertebrate community was nume- dragonfly. Adults, nymphs and/or exuviae were found at rically dominated by chironomids, nematodes, oligo- 23 sites. Literature and museum searches bring to 72 chaetes, gastropods, zebra mussels, and planarian flat- locations in Missouri and 10 in Arkansas where this worms. The community was a mixture of species typical species has been found. Small to moderate-sized popu- of stony warm water rivers and lake shore, freshwater lations, restricted to the Interior Highlands, are known generalists and semiterrestrial species. Overall macro- from at least 82 locations. Therefore, it is recommended invertebrate densities were moderate to low (2,800- that its global and Missouri rankings be changed from 14,600 m²). Density was a strong function of season G2 and S2 to G3 and S3, respectively. Distribution and and elevation with consistently low densities in the early abundance of this species needs further study in Arkan- spring and in the intertidal zone. This pattern suggests sas." (Authors)] Address: Harp, G.L., Department of that physical harshness (alternating submergence and Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, State desiccation; ice and low temperatures) limits the distri- University, AR72467, Fish &Wildlife Res. Center, Mis- bution of invertebrates at this site. [...] A weak correla- souri Dept. of Conservation, 1110 South College Ave., tion between the densities of zebra mussels and those Columbia, MO 65201, USA of other macroinvertebrates nonetheless suggests that the zebra mussel invasion may have affected com- 7933. lllinois Department of Natural Resources munity structure." (Authors) Mean density of Odonata: 2 (2001): Vermilion River (Illinois River Basin) Area As- specimens / m².] Address: Strayer, D.L., Inst. Ecosys- sessment. Volume 3. Living resources. Authority of the tem Studies, Box AB, Millbrooh, New York 12545, USA State of lllinois: X, 166 pp. (in English) [The checklist of Odonata is compiled in table 18. The full version of the 2001 study is available at: http://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/bit- stream/handle/2142/13890/vermilionirb3.pdf? 7930. Czeczuga, B.; Godlewska, A. (2001): Aquatic sequence=4] Address: lllinois Department of Natural insects as vectors of aquatic zoosporic fungi parasitic Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis, on fishes. Acta Ichthyologica & Piscatoria 31(2): 87- Natural History Survey Division, 607 East Peabody 104. (in English, with Polish summary) [32 species of a- Drive, Champaign, lllinois 61820, USA quatic insects in 6 water bodies of various trophic state in Poland were surveyed for aquatic zoosporic fungi. 46 7934. Vercauteren, T.; Martin, P.; Goddeeris, B.; different species of aquatic zoosporic fungi parasitic on (2001): Vejdovskyella comata (Vejdovski, 1883) (Oligo- fishes were recorded on Erythromma najas (n = 26 fun- chaeta: Naididae) in een vijver van het Raadsherenpark gi), Anax imperator (n = 12) and Aeshna grandis (n = te Vosselaar: eerste melding van deze gelede worm in 32).] Address: Czeczuga, B., Dept Gen. Biol., Medical België. Antwerpse Koepel vorr Natuurstudie - Jarboek Univ., Białystok, Kilińskiego 1, 15-230 Białystok, Poland 2001: 83-88. (in Dutch, with English and French sum- maries) [The study also includes record odonate larvae 7931. Edokpayi, C.A.; Osimen, E.C. (2001): Hydrobi- of Lestes sponsa, L. viridis, Cordulia aenea, Sympetrum ological studies on Ibiekuma River at Ekpoma, southern spp., and Anax imperator.] Address: Vercauteren, T.,

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 4 Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiëne, Kronenburgstraat Tongtieling; – Euphaea ornata, Pseudolestes mirabilis, 45, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium. E-mail: thierry.vercauter- Coeliccia scutellum hainanense, Drepanosticta zhoui [email protected] are known only from ; – M. katae and Zygonyx iris insignis are known only from Hainan and Hong Kong; – M. calliope is known only from Hainan and Viet- nam; – M. rapida is known only from Hainan, Hong 2002 Kong and Guangdong; – Paragomphus pardalinus is 7935. Bambaradeniya, C.N.B.; Ekanayake, S.P.; Ke- known only from Hainan, Guangxi and Guangdong; – kulandala, L.D.C.B.; Samarawickrama, V.A.P.; Ratna- M. berlandi is known only from Hainan, Guangxi, Hong yake, N.D.; Fernando, R.H.S.S. (2002): An assessment Kong and Vietnam. At Xinglong Botanic Garden the of the status of biodiversity in the Muthurajawela Wet- species present were more associated with lentic habit- land Sanctuary. Occ. Pap. IUCN, Sri Lanka 3. ISBN: ats such as ponds." (Authors; K.D.P. Wilson)] Address: 955-8177-17-2: IV, 48 pp. (in English) [Odonata consist Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Corporation, Lam "of 22 species (in 4 families), representing approxim- Kam Road, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong SAR ately 19 % of the total odonate species in Sri Lanka 7939. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (2002): (App. 10). Among them, only one is endemic, while 2 Report of Rapid Biodiversity Assessments at Fusui are nationally threatened. Among the odonate species, Rare Animal Nature Reserve, Southwest Guangxi, 36% were common. Rhyothemis variegata and Agrio- China, 1998 and 2001. South China Forest Biodiversity cnemis pygmaea were abundant. Interestingly, the for- Survey Report Series (Online Simplified Version): No. mer was more common in degraded/disturbed habitats. 12. KFBG, Hong Kong SAR: II + 12pp. (in English) ["24 The survey clearly highlighted that odonates could be dragonfly species were recorded (Table 5: Dragonfly used as indicators of habitat quality in wetland ecosys- species at Fusui, 28 May 1998). Most are typical of lent- tems." (Authors)] Address: IUCN - Sri Lanka, No. 53, ic habitats. Notable finds included Indocypha sp. and Horton Place, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. Dysphaea sp., which have yet to be identified: Indo- 7936. Garces, H.A. (2002): Fauna acuática asosiada cypha sp. (pending identification), Libellago lineata lin- al Río San Félix, provincie de Chiriquí, República de eata, Ceriagrion auranticum, Pseudagrion pruinosum, Panmamá. Tecnociencia 4(2): 73-86. (in Spanish) P. spencei, P. rubriceps, Dysphaea sp. (pending identi- [Panama; Odonata are treated at the order level.] Ad- fication), Copera marginipes, Prodasineura autumnalis, dress: Garcés, H., Universidad de Panamá, Facultad de Anax guttatus, Epophthalmia elegans, Ictinogomphus Ciencias Naturales, Exactas y Tecnología. Centro de pertinax, Sinictinogomphus clavatus, Brachydiplax Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (CCML). Departamento farinosa, Orthetrum pruinosum, O. sabina sabina, de Biología Marina y Limnología, Panama. E-mail: hg- Acisoma p. panorpoides, Brachythemis contaminata, [email protected] Crocothemis servilia, fulvia, Trithemis au- rora, Pantala flavescens, Tholymis tillarga, Zygonyx iris 7937. Jueg, U.; Grosser, C. (2002): Erste Fachta- insignis." (Authors; K.D.P. Wilson)] Address: Kadoorie gung "Europäische Hirudinea" in Karnin (Landkreis Par- Farm and Botanic Garden Corporation, Lam Kam Road, chim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) vom 30.08. bis Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong SAR 02.09.2001. Lauterbornia 44: 37-44. (in German, with English summary) ["10 participants concerned with 7940. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (2002): leeches or interested in at least attended the first work- Report of Rapid Biodiversity Assessments at Nonggang shop on European Hirudinea. They came from Poland, National Nature Reserve, Southwest Guangxi, China, Germany and Slovenia. After exchange of experience 19 to 27 May 1998. South China Forest Biodiversity by papers and statements a study trip to waters near Survey Report Series (Online Simplified Version): No. Schwerin, Germany yielded remarkable faunistic res- 10. KFBG, Hong Kong SAR: II + 34pp. (in English) ults." (Authors) The list of taxa also includes Cordulia ["Sixty-two species of dragonfly were recorded over the aenea.] Address: Jueg, U., Schweriner Allee 16, D- course of the study period, of which 40 were found in 19288 Ludwigslust, Germany. E-mail: uweiueg(@t-on- the Nonggang section, 33 at Longhu and 19 at Long- line.de shan [...]. Most of these are new records for the reser- ve. A new species of Coeliccia (Zygoptera: Platycnemi- 7938. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (2002): didae) was discovered. Orolestes selysi is a new record Report of Rapid Biodiversity Assessments at Tongtiel- for mainland China, but is also known from Hainan, ing Forest Area and Xinglong Tropical Botanic Garden, Taiwan, India, Laos and Vietnam. Dysphea basitincta is Southeast Hainan, China, 22-23 May 1999, ii.. South a new record for mainland China. It is also known from China Forest Biodiversity Survey Report Series (Online Hainan and was described from Vietnam. Euphaea su- Simplified Version): No. 22. KFBG, Hong Kong SAR: II perba is a new record for China. It too was described + 18 pp-["17 species were recorded at Tongtieling, and from Vietnam. [...] Despite the lack of surface streams ten at Xinglong Tropical Botanic Garden. The most fre- in the porous limestone hills of Nonggang and Longhu quently encountered species at Tongtieling was Dre- sections, the dragonfly fauna was very rich, and in- panosticta zhoui, which was first recorded from Shangxi cluded a number of rare species. Several species were on the same survey trip. Burmargiolestes xinglongensis good forest indicators, including Dysphaea sp., Poly- is a species new to science. It has been described from canthagyna erythromelas, and many gomphid species. a single specimen by Wilson K.D.P. & Reels (2001), At Longshan the odonates encountered were, with the and named after the locality. The record of Pseudoagri- exception of Libellago lineata, Pseudagrion rubriceps, on australasiae is the first from China. The records of Coeliccia sp., Stylurus sp. B and Tetrathemis platy- Macromia berlandi, M. katae, M. moorei malayana and ptera, largely typical of lentic habitats." (Authors; K.D.P. M. rapida are the first from Hainan. [...] Some species at Wilson)] Address: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Tongtieling are of particular conservation significance: – Corporation, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong Burmargiolestes xinglongensis is known only from SAR

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 5 7941. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (2002): meridionalis was photographed at the Singerberg near Report of a Rapid Biodiversity Assessment at Xidam- Ferlach on 27.6.2000, a second record for the country.] ingshan Headwater Forest Nature Reserve, Southwest Address: Stich, Margit & Friedrich, Griesgasse 62, A- Guangxi, China, 15-17 October 1998. South China Fo- 9170 Ferlach, Austria rest Biodiversity Survey Report Series (Online Simpli- fied Version) 20. KFBG, Hong Kong SAR: II + 16 pp. (in 7945. Suda, S. (2002): Dragonflies of the Institute for English) ["A total of 15 dragonfly species were recorded Nature Study, Tokyo. Miscellaneous reports of the Na- in the Xidamingshan area over the period 15-17 Octo- tional Park for Nature Study 34: 107-130. (in Japanese, ber. All but one of these were recorded at Lizhi on the with English summary) [Between July 1998 to Novem- first day. The odonate fauna was generally typical of mi- ber 2000, and in July 2001, 28 odonate species were xed habitats, and no restricted or forest-specialist spe- recorded in the Institute for Nature Study, Tokyo. The cies were recorded." (Authors; K.D.P. Wilson)] Address: species are listed an briefly discussed. Anaciaeschna Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden Corporation, Lam martini is a new addition to the list of 49 species recor- Kam Road, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong SAR ded at this locality between 1949-2001.] Address: Suda, S., Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, 7942. MacRury, N.K.; Graeb, B.D.S.; Johnson, B.M.; The University of Tokyo, Japan Clements, W.H. (2002): Comparison of dietary mercury exposure in two sympatric top predator fishes, large- 7946. Yokoi, N. (2002): Description of new Boyeria mouth bass and northern pike: a bioenergetics model- species from central Laos (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae). ing approach. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Tombo 45(1/4): 12-14. (in English) ["A new Boyeria Recovery 9: 137-147. (in English) ["Physical and ecolo- species (captured at last instar larvae and reared in gical factors, including lake temperature, fish physio- room until emergence) is described from central Laos logy, and diet, influence methylmercury (MeHg) expos- and compared with B. sinensis from China and B. ma- ure in fish. We employed bioenergetics modeling to dachlani from Japan, The new sp. Boyeria karubei dif- compare dietary MeHg exposure in sympatric top pred- fered from the Japanese species in colour of head and ators, largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and antealar carina, and differed from the Chinese species northern pike (Esox lucius).We compared simulations in a pair of distinct yellow stripes in front of pterothorax, using field data to hypothetical simulations with (1) ± and subbasal ventral tubercle and sharply pointed apex 25% change in mean daily lake temperature for juvenile in superior appendages. The genus Boyeria is recorded and adult bass and pike; (2) ± 25% change in long-term for the first time from South-East Asia." (Author)] Ad- growth rate of pike; (3) adult bass diet shift from gener- dress: Yokoi, N., 2-37-11 Kaisei, Koriyama. Fukushima, alist predator to strict piscivore. Bass and pike MeHg 963-8851 Japan exposures were similar in baseline simulations and re- 7947. Yutaka, Y.; Bunzaemon, S.; Norio, S. (2002): flected patterns in field tissue concentrations. This oc- Adult eclosion of Sympetrum (red dragonfly) and paddy curred despite the fact that bass consumed highly con- rice cultivation method in paddy field. Tohoku Nogyo taminated benthic invertebrates (including Odonata), Kenkyu Seika Joho 16: 57-58. (in Japanese) ["Influence while pike exclusively consumed less contaminated fish of difference in cultivation methods of paddy rice on the prey. Higher temperatures increased adult bass and aquatic organisms was investigated. Cultivation sectors pike MeHg exposures by 35% and 27%, respectively. by non chemical fertilizers, reduced pesticides, combin- Shifting adult bass diets to 100% fish resulted in a 54% ation of these two, organic cultivation, and traditional decrease in exposure, while increasing pike growth practice (medium dry and full-time flooding) were set rates resulted in a 24% decrease. Bioenergetics model- up, and number of adult-eclosion individuals of Sympet- ing proved useful in understanding the influence of tem- rum was counted at the respective sector. The number perature, prey-base, and predator growth on differ- was found remarkably high in the full-time flooding sec- ences in Hg exposure across fish species." (Authors)] tor compared with that in the medium dry sector. The Address: MacRury, Nicole, Dept of Fishery and Wildlife number did not show much difference between sectors Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO with and without chemical fertilizers. The adult eclosion 80523, USA. E-mail: [email protected] number was found higher both in organic cultivation 7943. Ruchin, A.B.; Ryzhov, M.K. (2002): On the diet sector and reduced pesticide sector than that for the of the Marsh Frog (Rana ridibunda) in the Sura and traditional practice sector." (Authors)] Address: un- Moksha watershed, Mordovia. Advances in Amphibian known Research in the Former Soviet Union 7: 197-205. (in English, with Russian summary) [Russia; based on ma- terial collected in 2001 – 2002, the diet of R. ridibunda 2003 included 200 different taxa. Odonata contribute with 1,4% of prey items to the diet of R. ridibunda including 7948. Arimoro, F.O. (2003): Guides to the Freshwa- the following taxa: Calopterygidae im., Calopteryx virgo ter Invertebrates of Southern Africa. Volume 7: Insecta L. im., Lestes dryas im., Aeshna sp. l., Gomphus sp. l., I. Ephemeroptera, Odonata and Plecoptera. I.J. de Libellila sp. l., and Anax sp. larvae.] Address: Ruchin, Moor, J.A. Day and F.C. de Moor (editors). Water Re- A.B., Department of Biology, Mordovian State Univer- search Commission, Pretoria, South Africa. WRC Re- sity, Bolshevitskaya UI., Saransk 430000 Russia port No. TT 207/03. ISBN 978-1-77005-017-4: 288 pp. (in English) [not available for abstracting.] Address: Ob- 7944. Stich, M.; Stich, F.; Holzinger, W.E.; Wieser, tainable from the Water Research Commission, Private C. (2002): Zwei bemerkenswerte Libellenfunde in den Bag X03, Gezina, Pretoria 0031, South Africa, or orders Karawanken (Insecta: Odonata). Carinthia II 192/112: @wrc.org.za 511-516. (in German, with English summary) [Austria; Somatochlora arctica was recorded for the first time 7949. Boano, G.; Rolando, A. (2003): Aggressive in- from Carinthia in the area of Bodental on 22.6.2000, S. teractions and demographic parameters in Libellula

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 6 fulva (Odonata, Libellulidae). Italian Journal of Zoology date, location and collector. Rejected taxa and possible 70(2): 159-166. (in English) ["Male aggressive interac- additions are outlined. Regions requiring further survey tions and demographic parameters (sex ratio, survival, are noted. Information on collecting and inventory is abundance and life span) of L. fulva were studied for provided. Distribution maps for the species in the North- four years at a marsh in northwestern Italy by monitor- west Territories are included." (Author)] Address: ing marked individuals. Perching males attacked every http://www.enr.gov.nt.ca/live/documents/documentMan- dragonfly passing near the perch. However, the mean agerUpload/AtlasDragonflies.pdf homospeciflc attack distance was significantly longer than the heterospecific one and this suggests that 7952. Corbet, P.S. (2003): Leiden, June 2002. Agri- males were able to discriminate among species, at least on 7(1): 3-4. (in English) [Report on a regional meeting partially. In some instances, aggressive males suc- of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association in June 2002 in ceeded in catching and copulating with females. Re- the Netherlands] lease-recapture analyses indicate that the sex ratio was 7953. Crampton, W.G.R.; Lovejoy, N.R.; Albert, J.S. very biased towards males, even though male and fe- (2003): Gymnotus ucamara: a new species of Neotrop- male capture probabilities were equal. Females had a ical electric fish from the Peruvian Amazon (Ostariophy- slightly greater mortality rate than males, but this differ- si: Gymnotidae), with notes on ecology and electric or- ence in adult survival is not sufficient to explain why gan discharges. Zootaxa 277: 1-18. (in English) [Gym- adult females were rather rare at our study site. Life notus ucamara n.sp. is described from floodplain habit- span estimates are in keeping with field observations, ats in the Rio Ucayali Basin, Peru. Stomach content indicating that most males stayed alive for less than 10 analysis shows that Odonata play a significant role days. All these results suggest a connection between (app. one third of food items) of this fish.] Address: interactions and demographic parameters. Male ag- Crampton, W.G.R., Florida Museum of Natural History, gressive behaviour can in fact be viewed as an adapta- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611-7800, USA. tion to a sexual environment here the time for reproduc- E-mail: [email protected] tion is very short and the probability of meeting a part- ner is very low. Aggressions may in fact enhance 7954. Filho, D.Z.; Cunha Ribeiro, A.;Cunha Ribeiro, males' probabilities to catch (and copulate with) females G.; Aguiar Fracasso. M.P.; Monetti Pavani, M.; Müller which are flying through the site. Weather conditions in- Patrao Oliveira, O.; Adriano de Oliveira, S.; Marques, fluenced males' behaviour, attack distance being signi- A.C. (2003): Faunistic survey of sandstone caves from ficantly and positively related with light intensity. Vice- Altinópolis region, Sao Paulo state . Papéis Avul- versa, weather conditions did not influence survival, sos de Zoologia: 93-99. (in English, with Portuguese maybe because of mild temperatures and scanty rain. summary) ["The fauna of eight sandstone caves of the The aggressive behaviour of L. fulva males might be region of Altinópolis, (Serra Geral Arenitic Speleological classed as territoriality. However, the classical "defence province, São Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil) was of resource approach" seems to be scarcely appropri- surveyed. Our results improve the previous faunistic ate here, since no resource located inside the hypothet- knowledge of the region, recording 15 new occurrences ical territory was defended, at least at the perch site." for Brazilian caves and 26 for Brazilian sandstone (Authors)] Address: Boano, G., Museo Civico di Storia caves. The fauna is characterized by a large number of Naturale, Via San Francesco di Sales 188, I-10022 Car- detritivores/omnivores such as crickets and cockroa- magnola, Torino, Italy. E-mail: [email protected] ches, and several predators like spiders and heteropter- ans in bat guano." (Authors) One specimen of a Libel- 7950. Cano, F.J. (2003): Una rara libélula amenaza- lulidae was found in the Duas Bocas cave.] Address: da peligra al excluirse de Natura 2000 una cuenca Marques, A.C., Depto de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociên- malagueña. Quercus 212: 53. (in Spanish) [Brief report cias, Univ. de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 11461, 05422- on a record of a population of Oxygastra curtisii along 970, São Paulo, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected]. the river Alaminos at the confluent with the river Fuen- girola in the southern part of the province of Málaga, 7955. Hämäläinen, M. (2003): Platycnemis phasmo- Spain.] Address: Cano Villegas, F.J., C/Montemayor, 4 volans sp. nov., an extraordinary damselfly from Laos 1º-2; 14003-Córdoba, Spain. E-mail: fjcanovi2@hot- with notes on its East Asian congeners (Odonata: Platy- mail.com cnemididae). Tombo 46: 1-7. (in English) [Platycnemis phasmovolans sp. n. from Lak Sao area in central Laos 7951. Catling, P.M. (2003): Dragonflies (Odonata) of is described and illustrated in both sexes. The new spe- the Northwest Territories, Status ranking and prelimin- cies is characterized by possessing the most highly ex- ary atlas. University of Ottawa: 49 pp. (in English) panded tibiae so far known in Odonata. Its habitat is ["Thirty-five species of Odonata are given status ranks briefly described. The other species found from the in the Northwest Territories based on number of occur- same stream include Philoganga vetusta Ris, 1912 and rences and distributional area within the territory. Nine Zygonyx takasago Asahina, 1966, both of which are re- species are ranked as S2, may be at risk, including corded from Laos for the first time. The forgotten Japan- Aeshna subarctica, Lestes congener, Nehalennia irene, ese taxon Platycnemis bilineata Bartenef, 1910 from Ophiogomphus colubrinus, Somatochlora albicincta, S. Matsuyama, , is synonymized with Copera an- forcipata, S. franklini, S. sahlbergii and S. septentrional- nulata (Selys, 1863). Preliminary taxonomic notes on is. Many of these are widespread and on the edge of other East Asian taxa described as Platycnemis species their range in the Northwest Territories. The most re- are provided.] Address: Hämäläinen M., Dept Applied stricted species overall in North America is the Palearc- Zool., P.O.Box 27, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, tic - East Beringian S. sahlbergi. O. colubrinus appears Finland; E-mail: [email protected] rare and local in the western part of its range. Nineteen species are ranked as S3, sensitive and 7 are ranked 7956. Hansen, H. (2003): Food habits of the North as S4, secure. The ranking is based on a database of American River Otter (Lontra canadensis). Graduate 1040 records each defined as unique combination of Program, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Uni-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 7 versity of Wyoming: 7 pp. (in English) ["Aquatic inver- items belong to insect taxa likely to contain toxic chem- tebrates have been found to comprise a significant por- icals. Consumption of insects inferred to be toxic was tion of the river otters’ diet. Reid et al. (1994) found that accompanied by an elaborate behavioural repertoire of otters ate more aquatic invertebrates in the summer as sneezing, slobbering and urine-washing. A high propor- the insect populations increased and certain life stages tion of insects eaten by slender lorises (71%) occurred became vulnerable. Most aquatic invertebrates con- in patches or aggregations. The utilization of aggreg- sumed are dragonfly and stonefly nymphs and adult ated social insects may have implications for under- ) (Berg 1999, Reid et al. 1994)." (Author)] http:// standing the unusually high degree of gregarious beha- www.amigosbravos.org/docs/projects/riverotter/030700- viour exhibited by the lorises." (Authors)] Address: foodhabits.pdf Nekaris, K.A.I., Dept of Anthropology, Washington Uni- versity, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri, 7957. Karube, H. (2003): Description of a new spe- 63110, USA. E-mail: [email protected] cies of the genus Cephalaeschna (Anisoptera: Aeshnid- ae) from northern Vietnam. Tombo 46: 9-12. (in Eng- 7960. Park, Y.-l.; Bradshaw, J. (2003): Insect ori- lish) [The genus Cephalaeschna is recorded from north- gami: Into the fold. Using the art of paper folding to ern Vietnam for the first time. Cephalaeschna aritai stimulate an interest in insect diversity and morphology. n.sp. - related to C. needhami Asahina, 1981 from Ji- American entomologist, Winter 2003: 210-214. (in Eng- angxi, SE China - is described. Distribution. Sapa, N Vi- lish) [The paper presents stunning works of insect ori- etnam. Type-specimens. Holotype: male; Sapa (alt. gami, including the example of an Aeschnidae.] Ad- 1500-2000 m), Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam, dress: not stated 2002, native collector leg. Paratypes, 2 females, same date as holotype. The holotype is deposited in the col- 7961. Pryswitt, K.-P. (2003): Die Zwerglibelle (Ne- lection of the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural halennia speciosa) im NSG Helstorfer Moor (Region History, Japan.] Address: Karube, H., Kanagawa Pre- Hannover). Mitt. AG Zool. Heimatf. Nds. 9: 25. (in Ger- fect. Mus. Nat. Hist., 499 Iryuda, Odawara, Kanagawa, man) [Niedersachsen, Germany; 15-VI-2003, app. 20 250, Japan. E-mail: [email protected] specimens of N. speciosa were recorded in the high bog of Helstorf.] Address: Pryswitt, K.-P., Lessingstr. 2, 7958. Mkize, N. (2003): A contribution to cabbage 31535 Neustadt a. Rbge, Germany. E-mail: K- pest management by subsistence and small-scale farm- [email protected] ers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Submitted in ful- filment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of 7962. Sanford, M.R.; Keiper, J.B.; Walton, W.E. Science in Entomology, Rhodes University: X, 108 pp. (2003): The impact of wetland vegetation drying time on (in English) ["The interaction between farmers, agricul- abundance of mosquitoes and other invertebrates. tural scientists and extension workers is sometimes Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association overlooked in agricultural entomology. In an attempt to 19(4): 361-366. (in English) ["Vegetation management respond to this reality this study examines some found- for constructed treatment wetlands often involves ation of this interaction in relation to the pest manage- knocking down emergent vegetation with heavy equip- ment practices of subsistence and small-scale farmers ment and inundating the dead vegetation after a period and also highlights the problems that might arise in the of drying. Such practices create favourable conditions implementation of IPM. Problems involving pests occur- for larval mosquitoes. We studied the relationship rence; language barriers; beliefs, knowledge and per- between length of. the drying period for an emergent ception about insects, and visual literacy are examined. macrophyte, Typha sp., and the abundance of aquatic The thesis has a two-fold focus, firstly the study of pests invertebrates in replicated 0.18-m³ wading pools. The on cabbages of subsistence farmers in Grahamstown mosquito, Culex tarsalis, was significantly more abund- and secondly a broader focus on other aspects such as ant in pools containing vegetation aged for 2 wk before cultural entomology, perception of insects and visual lit- inundation compared to pools containing vegetation eracy specifically in relation to Xhosa speaking people aged 5 wk, freshly cut vegetation, or without vegetation. in the Eastern Cape." (Author) Names of Odonata (gen- Potential larval mosquito food resources (particles eral, Zygoptera, Anisoptera) in isiXhosa language are between 2 and 6l µm in equivalent spherical diameter) listed in tables 2 and 3.] Address: http://eprints.ru.ac. in the 2-wk aging treatment did not differ significantly za/752/1/Mkize-MSc.pdf from the other treatments during the 5-wk experiment. The abundance of other larval culicids, nonculicine Dip- 7959. Nekaris, K.A.I. ; Rasmussen, D.T. (2003): Diet tera, and potential mosquito predators (i.e., and feeding behaviourof Mysore Slender Lorises. Inter- and Aeshnidae) did not differ significantly among the national Journal of Primatology 24(1): 33-46. (in Eng- vegetation aging treatments."] Address: Sanford, lish) ["We studied the feeding ecology of the Mysore Michelle, Department of Entomology, University of Cali- slender loris (Loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus) for fornia, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA 10.5 month in a dry scrub forest at Ayyalur Interface Forestry Division,Tamil Nadu, South India.We recorded 7963. Schlüpmann, M. (2003): Beitrag zur Flora und and analyzed 1240 feeding incidents, which indicate Fauna des Erfttales bei Grevenbroich. Teil II: Fauna. that the lorises were almost exclusively faunivorous, Decheniana 156: 261-286. (in German, with English with 96% of all feeding events representing animal summary) [Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; 6 odonate prey.Of prey items that could be identified (n = 605), taxa are reported. Calopteryx splendens is accessed as 62.9% were ants and termites. Lorises fed on 9 orders regionally threatened.] Address: Schlüpmann, M., Hier- and 17 families of insects, including Odonata, plus seier Weg 18, D-58119 Hagen, German. E-mail: martin- spiders, molluscs, and small vertebrates. Lorises infre- [email protected] quently fed on gums and a legume pod. They usually 7964. Teixeira, D.M.; Nacinovic, J.B. (2003): Itens al- grabbed prey with one hand, while other appendages imentares do colhereiro, Ajaia ajaja (Linnaeus, 1758) no firmly held the substrate. Many of the identifiable prey Brazil central (Ciconiiformes, Threskiornithidae). Arqui-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 8 vos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 61(1): 49-54. agrion pruinosum, Brachythemis contaminata & Neuro- (in Portuguese, with English summary) [The food of themis t. tullia form the main and most important part of roseate spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja in Central Brazil was ana- this work. All procedures used for phylogenetic recon- lyzed dissecting 20 stomachs of adult specimens ob- struction (maximum persimony, maximum likelihood, tained near the Fontoura Indian Post, Bananal , and neighbour-joining methods) place the odonate Wol- State of . 14 different food items among fishes bachia strains (wsp gene sequences) in the Pip (A. fem- (99% of total volume) and aquatic insects (0.4% of total ina, B. contaminata) and Con (P. pruinosum, N. tullia) volume). Four of the stomachs also contained larvae of subgroups within the B group of Wolbachia strains. The Odonata.] Address: Nacinovic, J.B., Museu Nacional / low infection frequencies and the identical wsp gene se- UFRJ, Depto de Vertebrados. Quinta da Boa Vista, São quences in not closely related spp. suggest that Wolba- Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil chia might have recently invaded rice field odonate. populations through some means of horizontal trans- 7965. Thipaksorn, A. (2003): Diversity, distribution mission."] Address: Thipaksorn, A., Biol. Sect., Mahidol and Wolbachia infection of rice field odonate insects in Wittayanusom Sch., Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Thailand. M.Sc. diss., Fac. Graduate Stud., Mahidol Pathom-73170, Thailand Univ., Bangkok. ISBN974-04-3551-3: xiii+115 pp. ["O- donate insects are important predators of rice pests that 7966. Whiteman, H.H.; Sheen, J.P.; Johnson, E.B.; play a valuable role in the rice ecosystem. Twenty-nine Vandeusen, A.; Cargille, R.; Sacco, T.W. (2003): Het- odonate species, 15 zygopterans and 14 anisopterans, erospecific prey and trophic polyphenism in larval Tiger were collected from rice fields in 36 provinces around salamanders. Copeia, 2003(1): 56-67. (in English) ["Po- Thailand from 1998 to 2000. Within all rice odonate lyphenisms (environmentally cued polymorphisms) are species, three zygopteran species, Agriocnemis pyg- ubiquitous, yet the specific proximate mechanisms pro- maea, Agriocnemis f. femina and Ischnura senegalen- ducing alternative morphs are generally not well known. sis, had the highest numbers of individuals. Within the We tested hypotheses for the role of large heterospecif- anisopterans, the species with the highest number of in- ic prey in the cannibalistic polyphenism within larval ti- dividuals was Diplacodes trivialis. The distributions of ger salamanders, Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum, to 15 coenagrionid and 11 libellulid odonate species were determine whether heterospecific prey directly or indir- extended with many new provincial records. The distri- ectly influence the production of cannibal morphs. Field bution and phylogenetic relationships of the reproduc- surveys suggested, and laboratory experiments con- tion-modifying bacteria called Wolbachia in odonate in- firmed, that macroinvertebrate prey induce cannibals sects were also studied. Using a PCR-based method via an increase in body size variation within larval sala- and wsp gene primers, four odonate species, Agri- mander populations. Dietary data and laboratory for- ocnemis f femina, Pseudagrion pruinosum (Zygoptera), aging experiments revealed that cannibals preferred Brachythemis contaminata and Neurothemis t. tullia conspecifics even when their capture success was (Anisoptera) were found to be infected with Wolbachia greater on macroinvertebrates. Typical morphs, in con- and the percentage of Wolbachia infection among spe- trast, consumed only macroinvertebrate and other prey cies of the Order Odonata was 13.79 %. All procedures and never successfully cannibalized conspecifics. Our used for phylogenetic reconstruction (maximum parsi- results support the indirect hypothesis that cannibals mony, maximum likelihood and neighbor-joining meth- are induced via increased body size variation within a ods) place all odonate Wolbachia strains in the Con and population of larvae, as a result of differential consump- Pip subgroups within the B group of Wolbachia strains. tion of large heterospecific prey, and do not rely on con- The wsp gene sequences of Agriocnemis f femina and sumption of heterospecific prey once they are canni- Brachythemis contaminata were in the Pip subgroup, bals. The cannibalistic polyphenism is one example of but Wolbachia sequences from Neurothemis t. tullia and phenotypic plasticity in which the functional significance Pseudagrion pruinosum were grouped together into the and the proximate mechanisms producing the two Con subgroup of B group Wolbachia strains. The low morphs are becoming clearer, allowing further study of Wolbachia infection frequencies and identical wsp gene the molecular and physiological basis of the alternative sequences in odonate species that are not closely re- phenotypes." (Authors) Odonata included into this study lated suggest that Wolbachia might have recently in- were larvae of Coenagrion resolutum and Ennallagma vaded rice field odonate populations through some cyathigerum.] Address: Whiteman, H.H., Dept Bio. Sci., means of horizontal transmission. Identical wsp gene Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky 42071, USA sequences were found from all three positive popula- tions of A. f. femina collected from different regions of Thailand. This finding supports the hypothesis that 2004 Wolbachia-infected damselflies spread into uninfected populations. Further study should be done to investig- 7967. Achmed, S.; Kashif, M.; Nisar, S. (2004): Effic- ate the rates at which Wolbachia-infected damselflies acy of Monomethypo 5G and Chlorpyrifos 40EC against could spread into uninfected populations." (Author)"The insct pests and their effect on natural enemies in rice subjects treated in this well-styled and beautifully pro- eco-system. Pak. Entomol. 26(1): 87-94. (in English) duced dissertation were earlier summarized in 3 journal ["An experiment for the efficacy of monomehypo 5G @ papers, viz. the diversity and distribution in Malangpo 7 kg arce-1 against rice leaf folder (Cnaphalocrocis me- 18(2001): 171-174, and Notulae odonatologicae dinalis, G.M), rice stem borers (Tryporyza spp.) and 6(2003): 20-24; and the Wolbachia infection in Curr. Mi- chlorpyrifos 40 EC @ 1000 ml acre-1 and effect on nat- crobiol. 47(2003): 314-318. As to the Thai ricefield ural enemies (dragonflies, damselflies and green lace- Odonata,all species are here described and keyed, wings) was laid out in Randomized Complete Block De- their distribution is listed per province (along with the sign (RCBD). Three treatments, i.e., monomehypo 5G, quantitative data), and a map is provided. The distribu- chlorpyrifos 40EC and a control were replicated thrice. tion and phylogenetic relationships of the reproduction- Results showed that % leaffolder infestation level, pop- modifying Wolbachia in Agriocnemis f. femina, Pseud-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 9 ulation density of naiads and adults of Odonata and cessary and natural process." (Author)] Address: Cat- adults of green lace wings on Basmati super was not ling, P.M., 170 Stanford Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K2C significantly different from that of Basmati-385 (P=0.20) 0E9, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] for one tail and P<0.41 for two tail t-test. The effect of insecticides was more evident in chlorpyriphos 40EC 7972. Cating, P.M. (2004): Ontario Odonata records than in monomehypo 5G treated plots at 24, 46,72 hr, through the years. Ontario Odonata 4: 23-27. (in Eng- one week after the application compared to the check lish) ["Records from the Ontario Odonata Database and plots. It was also found that ~50% reduction in popula- those published in Ontario Odonata as part of the annu- tion of natural enemies of naiads and adults of Odonata al Ontario Odonata summary are mapped. For mapping flies and green lace wings was observed." (Authors)] purposes, the records were divided into the "Walker Address: Nisar, S., College of Agriculture, University of Period" with 6,000 records up to and including 1975, Agriculture, DG Khan, Pakistan the 1976-1998 pre-annual summary period with 10,000 records, and then each year of the annual summary 7968. Bracken, B.; Lewis, C. (2004): First records (1999-2001) including a total of almost 16,000 records. and emergence of Variegated Meadowhawk (Sympet- A map also features all the 32,000 Ontario records rum corruptum) in Prescott-Russell County. Ontario combined. These maps illustrate the tremendous Odonata 4: 1-3. (in English) ["On 17-VIII-1997, at a amount of survey work (both historical and contempor- sewage lagoon east of Ottawa, Canada near the town ary) that has occurred in Ontario, as well as identifying of Embrun (45.2584·N, 75.3313· W), we collected one those areas that could most benefit from more detailed teneral female S. corruptum, and observed a second surveys in the future. They also demonstrate the effect- teneral. This is the second record of the species for the iveness of a well-coordinated effort to compile and Ottawa valley and the first record for eastern Ontario maintain records in a central repository." (Author)] Ad- away from the Great Lakes. The new eastern Ontario dress: Catling, P.M., 170 Stanford Ave., Ottawa, Onta- record is an extension of 202 km northeast from the rio K2C 0E9, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] nearest known Ontario collection from Sandbanks Pro- vincial Park (Prince Edward County) on Lake Ontario. 7973. Catling, P.M (2004): Anax junius overwintering The observation of these tenerals, incapable of flight, is in eastern Ontario. Ontario Odonata 4: 9-10. (in Eng- also of interest in indicating emergence at the site." (Au- lish) [""Populations of A. junius in southern Canada are thors)] Address: Lewis, Christina Lewis, 22-246 Har- both resident and migrant. The resident population is court Ave. Ottawa, ON K2B 5C3, Canada. E-mail: ha- said to overwinter as half grown larvae and emerge in [email protected] late June. A resident population has not been reported north of Toronto and was not expected in eastern 7969. Bree, D. (2004): Additional records of Arrow- Ontario based on a 1965 study at approximately the head Spiketail (Cordulegaster obliqua) in Ontario. On- same latitude at Montreal which found no evidence of tario Odonata 4: 6-8. (in English) ["C. obliqua is repor- overwintering. In April 2002 overwintering larvae of ted from two locations in eastcentral Ontario, Canada Anax junius were found at three locations in the Ottawa which are first county records for Peterborough and and St. Lawrence valley regions of Ontario, far beyond Frontenac. The nine previous records from Ontario are the Carolinian region which was the previously known outlined. Information on the small stream habitats at the limit of resident populations." (Author)] Address: Cat- two new locations and on ovipositing behaviour is ling, P.M., 170 Stanford Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K2C provided. Possible reasons for the rarity of this species 0E9, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] in Ontario are discussed." (Author)] Address: Bree, D., Box 123, Bloomfield, Ontario KOK 1GO, Canada 7974. Catling, P.M. (2004): A preliminary study of dragonflies at eastern Ontario sewage lagoons in rela- 7970. Cating, P.M. (2004): The Austral Spreadwing, tion to water quality. Ontario Odonata 4: 28-32. (in Eng- Lestes australis, in Ontario. Ontario Odonata 4: 18-22. lish) ["To better understand the Odonata species com- (in English) ["Documentation for the occurrence of L. position at sewage ponds and its relationship to water australis in Ontario, Canada is discussed. No fully reli- quality, numbers of individuals of each species were re- able Ontario records are known. The literature reports corded from 15 sewage ponds and the same data was are problematic because they are based on females collected for nymphs from 10 sewage ponds. The which cannot be identified with certainty. Other reports ponds studied were distributed throughout eastern lack supporting evidence or the voucher lacks some Ontario. The numbers and presence of species was re- characteristic features. More study of this species in lated to clarity which was shown to be related to water Ontario is needed. Identification is discussed." (Author)] quality and chemical parameters. Seventeen species of Address: Catling, P.M., 170 Stanford Ave., Ottawa, adults and thirteen species of larvae were recorded. Ontario K2C 0E9, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] The predominant species were Ischnura verticalis and Enallagma civile and these were also characteristic of 7971. Cating, P.M. (2004): Rapid recovery of Odo- the poorest water quality. Species of Lestes and E. ebri- nata populations at a completely dried up pond. Ontario um occurred only in the pools with relatively clean wa- Odonata 4: 15-17. (in English) [""In 2001, a shallow gra- ter. More species occurred in clean ponds." (Author)] vel pit pond completely dried up to a dusty sun-baked Address: Catling, P.M., 170 Stanford Ave., Ottawa, On- expanse and remained completely dry for three months. tario K2C 0E9, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] Water returned in 2002 and 14 species of adult Odo- nata, and over 100 individuals as well as 3 species of 7975. Catling, P.M. (2004): Another record of Zebra nymphs were observed. The uncommon Enallagma as- Mussel attached to an exuvium of Epitheca princeps, persum was present and Lestes forcipatus and L. un- and inferences of effect. Ontario Odonata 4: 5. (in Eng- guiculatus were ovipositing at the pond. Periodically dry lish) ["An exuvium of E. princeps with an attached Ze- ponds are an important habitat for Odonata. To a de- bra Mussel was found 30 cm above the water level gree their periodic drying out can be viewed as a ne- along the wall of a marina at Presqu'ile Bay (44.0188 N,

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 10 77.7276 W, Northumberland Co.), Canada."] Address: 7979. Costa, S.M. (2004): Distribution and species Catling, P.M., 170 Stanford Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K2C richness of Odonate at Brookhaven National Laborat- 0E9, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] ory. Prepared in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Office of Science, DOE Science Undergraduate 7976. Che Salmah, M.R.; Wahizatul Afzan, A. Laboratory Internships (SULI) Program under the direc- (2004): Distribution of Odonata (Insecta) in various eco- tion of Dr. Timothy M. Green in the Environmental and systems in northern Peninsular Malaysia. Wetland Waste Management Services Division at Brookhaven Sciene 2(3): 184-191. (in English) ["Odonata larvae and National Laboratory: 17 pp. (in English) ["Odonate re- adults were collected from fourteen sites of various hab- search was conducted at Brookhaven National Laborat- itats including rivers, rice fields, mountain streams, ory during the summer of 2004. The purpose for the re- freshwater and peat swamps, oil palm, sugarcane and search was to continue the Odonata research that rubber plantations and lake. Out of 51 species recor- began in the summer of 2003, which consisted of identi- ded, Libellulidae made up the most dominant of 10 fam- fying and cataloging the specimens found at the Labor- ilies followed by and Coenagrionidae. Oth- atory. Identification was to species level when ever pos- er families were less common. Riverine and stream sible. In addition the 2004 goal was to survey the bod- ecosystems were the most diverse, both with six famil- ies of water at the Lab primarily for adult odonates, to ies and 19 and 13 species respectively. In the rice observe species richness, and catalog and preserve the fields, Libellulidae and Coenagrionidae were represen- specimens collected in support of the New York ted by 17 and seven species respectively. The poorest Odonate Atlas. To date a total of forty-six species have fauna of Odonata was recorded from a lake system. A been identified at Brookhaven National Laboratory few of libellulids were found to be pollution tolerant and between the two summers of research. Twenty-five widespread in distribution. Many odonate species were adults and twelve larvae were identified during the sum- restricted to preferred habitats or water parameter gra- mer of 2003 and fifteen different adults species were dients that could be used as bioindicators of respective found and identified during the summer of 2004. Future habitats or parameters." (Authors)] Address: Mrs. Wah- research may continue at the ponds in order to expand izatul Afzan Bt. Azmi, Fac. Science & Technol., Kustem, cataloging of Odonates; to possibly look at a link Mengabang Telipot, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Tereng- between species richness and pH of ponds; and to con- ganu, Malaysia. E-mail: [email protected] tinue the larger on going biotic inventory of the Lab." (Author)] Address: Costa, Susan, SULI Program Com- 7977. Clausnitzer, V. (2004): Ecology and biogeo- munity , College of Rhode Island, Brookhaven National graphy of the dendrolimnetic Coryphagrion grandis (O- Laboratory, Upton, New York donata). In: Breckle, S.-W., Schweizer, B. & Fangmeier, A. (eds) "Results of worldwide ecological studies". 7980. González Soriano, E.; Delgado Hernández, O.; Heimbach, Stuttgart: 243-256. (in English) ["A study on Harp, G.L. (2004): Libélulas de la Estación de Biología the ecology of C. grandis was undertaken in coastal fo- Chamela (Insecta: Odonata). In: Alfonso N. García rests of East Africa. The results are compared with oth- Aldrete & Ricardo Ayala Barajas (Editores): Artropodos er dragonfly species, known to breed in phytotelmata as De Chamelae. Universidad Nacional Autonoma. ISBN: well. These ecological and additional morphological and 9703216072: 37-61. (in Spanish) [For more details see: genetic results of this study show, that the monotypic C. http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id= B4SGs grandis, which was placed for conveniences within the UEYcM8C&oi=fnd&pg=PA37&dq=%22Lib%C3%A9lu- Megapodagriidae, belongs to the otherwise South and las+de+la+Estaci%C3%B3n+de+Biolog%C3%ADa +Ch Central American Pseudostigmatidae. Although the se- amela%22&ots=gFqkTtN0zQ&sig=fCALX54o17ZQjWi0 paration from the neotropical Pseudostigmatidae occur- VRPK wLUQE] Address: Gonzalez-Soriano, E., Depto red at least 100 million years ago, the morphology and Zoologia, Inst. Biol., Universidad Autonoma, Apartado biology C. grandis is still very similar to the former. The- Postal 70-153, 04510 Mexico, D.F., Mexico. E-mail: se findings support biogeographical considerations a- [email protected] bout historical forest distribution in Africa, stability of East African coastal forests and the species loss due to 7981. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (2004): extinctions in West and Central Africa. Since the future Report of a Rapid Biodiversity Assessment at Luokeng of C. grandis depends on the survival of the last coastal Nature Reserve, North Guangdong, China, September and lower Eastern Arc forests in East Africa, a short 2002. South China Forest Biodiversity Survey Report conservation chapter is added in the end." (Author)] Ad- Series (Online Simplified Version) 40. KFBG, Hong dress: Clausnitzer, Viola, Friedländer Weg 53, 37085 Kong SAR: II + 19 pp. (in English) ["23 species were re- Göttingen, Germany. E-mail: [email protected] corded in Luokeng during the three-day survey. The most frequently encountered species was Pantala fla- 7978. Cook, J. (2004): Notable records of Emeralds vescens. The record of Indocypha katharina is new to (Somatochlora spp.) from Leeds-Grenville, eastern On- Guangdong. This is a very restricted species and is pre- tario. Ontario Odonata 4: 4. (in English) [S. forcipata viously known from only three sites, two in Guangxi and and S. walshii, both previously known from Mer Bleue another in Sichuan (Wilson & Reels, 2003)." (Authors; bog, are reported for the second time in eastern Onta- K.D.P. Wilson)] Address: Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Gar- rio. S. williamsoni also occurred at the location near a den Corporation, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, N.T., Hong slow moving stream 2 km SW of Bishops Mills in a gen- Kong SAR eral region of extensive marshes and swamps. The dis- tinction between females of S. williamsoni and S. tene- 7982. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (2004): brosa is discussed.] Address: Cook, Joyce, R.R. 3 Report of a Rapid Biodiversity Assessment at Heishid- North Augusta Ont. KOG lRO, Canada. E-mail: joyce- ing Nature Reserve, West Guangdong, China, July [email protected] 2002. South China Forest Biodiversity Survey Report Series (Online Simplified Version): No. 39. KFBG, Hong Kong SAR: II + 19 pp. (in English) ["37 species were re-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 11 corded during the five-day survey. Rhinocypha sp. (Ar- 2005 istocypha chaoi sp.n.) is a species new to science and is being described. Vestalis miao and Bayadera bi- 7986. Armstrong, K.N.; Storey, A.W.; Davies, P.M. dentata are apparently new records for Guangdong pro- (2005): Effects of catchment clearing and sedimentation vince. The former has also been recorded from Guang- on macroinvertebrate communities of cobble habitat in xi and Hainan while the latter is known from Guangxi, freshwater streams of southwestern Australia. Journal Hubei and Zhejiang (Wilson & Reels, 2003)." (Authors; of the Royal Society of Western Australia 88: 1-11. (in K.D.P. Wilson)] Address: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic English) ["The removal of riparian vegetation from along Garden Corporation, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, N.T., first order streams of the northern jarrah forest reduced Hong Kong SAR ecological health, as assessed by an examination of cobble communities. Macroinvertebrate diversity was 7983. Lekka, E.; Kagalou, I.; Lazaridou-Dimitriadou, significantly lower in cleared compared to uncleared M.; Albanis, T.; Dakos; V.; Lambropoulou, D.; Sakkas, reaches. There was also an associated decrease in the V. (2004): Assessment of the Water and Habitat Quality biomass and a change in the composition of epilithon of a Mediterranean River (Kalamas, Epirus, Hellas), in communities, from those dominated by the angiosperm accordance with the EU Water Framework Directive. Potamogeton ?crispus to thin slimes dominated by diat- Acta hydrochim. hydrobiol. 32(3): 175-188. (in English, oms. Extensive growths of filamentous algae were not with German summary) ["In the present study, the water observed on cobbles in cleared reaches. Species of O- quality of Kalamas river (NW Greece) was evaluated donata (Argiolestes minimus,), Ephemeroptera, Tricho- using physicochemical and hydromorphological para- ptera and Chironomidae were the most notable ab- meters and benthic macroinvertebrates. Statistical ana- sences from cobbles in cleared reaches. Grazer abund- lyses (Cluster and FUZZY analyses) were performed ance also was reduced. Few species in cobble habitats and two biotic scores (BMWP’ and HS) were used in or- appeared to benefit from catchment clearing although der to classify the sites according to water quality. Kala- there was a significant increase in the abundance of the mas river appeared to have excellent tomoderate water undescribed chironomid Orthocladiinae V61, which may quality at all sampling sites except one (close to the be a useful indicator species. We also tested the effect delta area) which was “fairly or significantly polluted”. of short term elevations in suspended sediment through During the low flow season water quality appeared experimental addition of sediment in an attempt to sep- poorer than during the high flow season. The Greece arate the effects of sediment from others related to ecological parameters (hydromorphological, chemical, catchment clearing. There was no significant difference and biological) used for this integrated approach are the in macroinvertebrate diversity between control and sedi- ones proposed by the New Water Directive 2000/60 EC ment-added cobbles, and both had higher diversity than for an efficient surveying monitoring of running waters." cobbles in cleared reaches. We concluded that the (Authors) Taxa - including Odonata - are treated on the changes in the epilithic cover in cleared reaches caused order level.] Address: Lazaridou-Dimitriadou, Maria, De- indirectly the changes in the macroinvertebrate com- partment of Zoology, School of Biology, Faculty of Sci- munity, either through a change in the composition of ences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54006, food sources or loss of refugia. Sedimentation in cobble Thessaloniki, Greece. E-mail: [email protected] environments might have greater impact in the longer term than noted in this study, and also might have im- 7984. Płaska, W. (2004): The influence of predators pact on other stream mesohabitats." (Authors)] Ad- on the forming of species diversity of zoopleuston of dress: Armstrong, K.N., School Animal Biology (M092), some water ecosystems of the Łęzna-Włodawa lake- Univ. Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia land. Teka Kom. Ochr. Kszt. Srod. Przyr., 2004,1: 180- 183. (in Polish, with English summary) ["The studies 7987. Boelter, R.A. (2005): Predation of native anur- were conducted within two lakes and two subsided ans by bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana: Ranidae) in the ponds situated in the Leczna-Wlodawa Lake District. In South of Brazil. Dissertação de Mestrado, Mestrado em the studied water bodies, 73 zoopleustonic taxa were Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa found to occur; the highest number of taxa - 44 - oc- Maria, RS, Brasil: 36 pp. (in Portuguese and English) curred in Lake Usciwierz, the lowest one - 24 - in the ["Bullfrogs have been introduced in many continents depression reservoir Szczecin. The highest values of causing impact on native species. We have studied the frequency (35-40%) were found in Lake Usciwierz and influence of bullfrogs on the native anuran fauna the depression reservoir Nadrybie, the lowest one - through the diet analysis of 291 specimens, collected from 10% to 19% - occurred in Lake Piastfczno and the between May 2002 and June 2003, in an area in the depression reservoir Szczecin. The obtained results South of Brazil. In order to check the feeding import- showed that within water bodies with escalating pres- ance of the food items, the Pinkas index was used, sure of predators the species diversity of zoopleuston classifying them by their relative importance (IRI). To was also high." (Authors) Odonata contributed highly to analyze ontogenetic changes in the diet, we compared the biomass of predators.] Address: Płaska, W., Kate- the variation among weigh classes. The most important dra Hydrobiologii i Ichtiobiologii Akademia Rolnicza, ul. item found in the bullfrog diet was the anuran (IRI = Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland 2157.71) from the Leptodactylidae, Hylidae, Microhylid- ae and Ranidae families, totalizing nine preyed species. 7985. Pratt, P.D.; Paiero, S.M. (2004): Archilestes Anurans were found in all weight classes. These results grandis (Rambur) (Odonata: Lestidae), new to Canada. show a potentially strong predation pressure on the nat- Ontario Odonata 4: 11-12. (in English) ["One adult male ive anuran fauna. A control program for this invasive A. grandis was collected while perched on foliage in the species in natural environments in the South of Brazil is Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve (42° 15' suggested to be undertaken urgently." (Authors) Odo- 43",82° 04' 12") on August 26, 2002." (Authors)] Ad- nata are represented as app. 10% of food items in bull- dress: Pratt, P.D., 7100 Matchette Rd, La Salle, ON, frog stomaches.] Address: Boelter, R.A., Curso de Me- Canada, N9C 2S3. E-mail: [email protected] strado em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 12 de Santa Maria, Faixa de Camobi, Km 9, Bairro Cam- östereich (Austria) were recorded. Most species were obi, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul Brasil, Cep.: those characteristic of ephemeral water bodies, created 97105-900. E-mail: [email protected] by military use of the landscape. Lestes barbarus and Ischnura pumilio build up large populations.] 7988. Brito-Junior, L. de; Pegado Abílio, F.J.; Wata- nabe, T. (2005): Aquatic insects of São José dos Cor- 7992. Dohogne, R. (2005): Observation originale de deiros dam (Paraiban semiarid) with emphasis in Chiro- la Cordulie à corps fin, Oxygastra curtisii (Dale, 1834) nomidae. Entomol. Vect. 12(2): 149-157. (in Portugue- (Odonata, Cordulidae) en Limousin et dans l’Indre. se, with English summary) [Brasil; Chironomidae and Epops 65: 53-55. (in French) [Brief report on the record additional aquatic insects of São José dos Cordeiros of O. curtisii in June 2004 at lake Pontauzier, near Châ- dam, in São José dos Cordeiros-PB (07°23’S 36°49’W) tre-Langlin, France.] Address: http://www.epol.asso.fr/ were bimonthly collected between July 1998 and July @Publications/@EPOPS/Epops65.pdf 1999. The insect fauna was sampled randomly with a hand net. Dominant taxa were Aedokritus (Chironomid- 7993. Englund, R.A. (2005): Threats to native aquat- ae) and Gomphidae.] Address: Pegado Abílio, F.J., ic insect biodiversity in Hawai'i and the Pacific and chal- Depto de Metodologia da Educação, Centro de Edu- langes in their conservation. Dissertation, University of cação e Depto de Sistemática e Ecologia, Centro de Hawai'i: IX, 202 pp. (in English) [Although the decline in Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal numbers and diversity and threat to native insects in the da Paraíba, Rua Maria Rosa Padilha 84, Edifício Aer- Hawaiian is widely recognized by field scientists oville, Ap. 210, Bairro Bessa, CEP: 58037-260 João there has been little progress in either documenting the Pessoa, Paraíba. E-mail: [email protected] real decline of native species, or in demonstrating spe- cific causes of the overall decline of these species. Ad- 7989. Carvalho, A.L.; Wernck-de-Carvalho, P.C. ditionally, few conservation actions to either restore (2005): Descriçao da larva de Orthemis cultriformis Cal- populations or mitigate actual threats to native arthro- vert, 1899 (Insecta, Odonata, Libellulidae). Arquivos do pods have been mentioned in the literature. The follow- Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 63(2): 267-273. (in ing chapters examine several assessments of relevant Portugese, with English summary) ["The ultimate instar aquatic systems and the native aquatic insects dwelling larva of O. cultriformis is described and figured based within, where there has cither been a perceived or real on reared specimens from Magé, RJ, Brazil. This larva decline of these native Hawaiian aquatic arthropods be- is compared in a table with those other six known of the cause of threats from invasive or introduced species. genus, using features of the external morphology. A The large adaptive radiation of the endemic native dam- preliminary key to the known larvae of the genus is ap- selflies (Coenagrionidae: Megalagrion) in Hawai'i has pended." (Authors)] Address: Carvalho, A.L., Museu received considerable attention and study since at least Nacional / UFRJ, Depto de Entomologia. Quinta da Boa the 1880s. Endemic Megalagrion are in many ways re- Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, flective of a great loss because they are largely now Brasil. found in remote upper headwater areas of streams, yet they also represent the hope of preserving highly di- 7990. Catling, P.M.; Cannings, R.A.; Brunelle, P.M. verse freshwater ecosystems found throughout the (2005): An annotated checklist of the Odonata of Hawaiian archipelago. The first two chapters of this dis- Canada. http://www.bcarchives.bc.ca/ContentFiles/ sertation examine the impacts of two differing taxa of in- Files/Collections%20and%20Research/Natural%20His- troduced fish on Hawaiian Megalagrion, Pocciliidae tory/Entomolog y/CanadaOdonatalistPDFNov05.pdf: 33 (livebearers or mosquitofish family) and Salmonidae pp. (in English) ["This list of the 208 species of Cana- (trout). The effects of each fish species on native aquat- dian Odonata is current as of December 2004. It uses ic insects depended mainly on the invasive status of the scientific nomenclature and English names of the each group; for example. Chapter 1 (Englund 1999) ex- North American list [...]. Most French names come from amines the impacts of introduced poeciliids on native Pilon and Lagacé (1998), which includes only those damselflies Damselflies were completely eliminated on species known in the province of Québec as of the date the island of O'ahu wherever species in the highly in- of that publication. We encourage the development of vasive mosquitofish family were found, and only rem- appropriate French names for the whole Canadian nant populations were found in high elevations lacking fauna. Following the List of Species is a table of species introduced fish. Chapter 2 (Englund and Polhemus occurrence by province and territory with rankings indic- 2001) examines the impacts of the non-invasive rain- ating national and provincial conservation status. Also bow trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) on Megalagrion dam- included are recent additions to the Canadian fauna, selflies. Damselflies and all other native aquatic insects taxonomic notes and an extensive list of references that were not found to be harmed by trout in the uppermost provides the basis for decisions on occurrence and elevations of Kaua'i streams where trout reproduce nat- status." (Authors)] Address: Brunnelle, P.-M., 2460 urally, and even had more robust populations than in John Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 4K7, Canada. E- some nearby non-trout containing streams. The lack of mail: [email protected] impacts on native damselflies by a large, generalist predator such as rainbow trout pointed out a seeming 7991. Denk, T.; Seehofer, H.; Berg, H.M.; Braun, M.; paradox. Whereas the small but ubiquitous mos- Hochebner, T.; Jäch, M.A. (2005): Biotoperhebung Gar- quitofish appears lo have completely devastated native nisonsübungsplatz (GÜPl) Völtendorf bei St. Pölten, aquatic fauna wherever it has been introduced outside NÖ. Vegetationskundliche und faunistische Kartierung of its natural range, trout, because of their restricted 2000-2001. Wiss. Mitt. Niederösterr. Landesmuseum range and smaller population sizes have had minimal, if 17: 183-264. (in Berg, H.-M., Naturhistorisches Mu- any impacts on native invertebrates in Hawai'i. Because seum, 1. Zoologische Abteilung, Burgring 7, A-1010 introduced fish species have caused either the extinc- Wien. Austria. E-mail: [email protected]. tion or severe range contractions of Megalagrion dam- at) [20 out of the 69 odonate species known in Nieder- sclflies in Hawai'i, long-term monitoring of the remnant

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 13 populations has become necessary to preserve these the order level.] Address: García Ruiz, A., Depto de Di- remaining populations. Chapter 3 (Englund 2001) dácticas Específicas. Facultad de Formación de Profe- provides a case study in bom the monitoring and pre- sorado y de educación. Univ. Autónoma Madrid. 28049 servation of a remnant O'ahu damselfly population now Madrid, Spain. E-mail: andres.garcia.ruiz@ uam.es found in only 95 m of Ashless stream at the Tripler Army Medical Center. Chapter 3 also provides several 7995. Gerecke, R.; Stoch, F.; Meisch, C.; Schrankel, harrowing examples of how this species was nearly I. (2005): Die Fauna der Quellen und des hyporheis- been eliminated in the past 10 years through accidents chen Interstitials in Luxemburg Unter besonderer Ber- and mismanagement. Not only arc the endemic Mega- ücksichtigung der Milben (Acari), Muschelkrebse (Os- lagrion now missing from all lowland areas of O'ahu tracoda) und Ruderfusskrebse (Copepoda). Ferrantia (with the exception of the Tripler population), lowland 41: 134 pp. (in German, with English and French sum- aquatic insect diversity throughout O'ahu is at a rem- maries) [Aeshna cyanea (n = 1) and Cordulegaster bi- nant status, and biodiversity surveys for native aquatic dentata (n = 3) were reported from a few sampling si- insects in the Pearl Harbor watersheds in Chapter 4 tes.] Address: Meisch, C., Musée nati. d’histoire naturel- (Englund 2002) indicated a near absence of native le Luxembourg, 25, rue Munster, L-2160 Luxembourg, aquatic insects in these freshwater habitats. Lower Luxembourg. E-mail: [email protected] Pearl Harbor watersheds were documented to have lost 7996. Hurtado, S.; Garcia-Trejo, F.; Gutierrez-Yurri- many native aquatic insect taxa such as all native Het- ta, P.J. (2005): Importancia ecológica de los macroin- eroptera, damselflies, Coleoptera. and many Diptera vertebrados bentónicos de la subcuenca del Río San species, while introduced insect species were abund- Juan, Querétaro, México. Folia Entomot. Mex., 44(3): ant. A variety of conservation measures have been sug- 271-286. (in Spanish, with English summary) [Three gested to either restore or maintain the current levels of sections of river Rio San Huan with different impacts / freshwater biodiversity in Hawai'i. In Chapter 5 (En- degradation by man were surveyed: "before the dam (1) glund and Filbert 1999). the case of significantly in- and just after the dam (2), these areas have moderate creasing and restoring stream flow in a formerly diver- and high impact levels, respectively; the third place was ted stream was examined to determine whether this located close to the lower section of the San Juan river, factor alone would lead to a restoration of native aquat- Boyecito spring (3), and has no negative impact, appar- ic species. It was found that merely increasing stream ently. Alpha- and beta-diversity-indices were assessed flow by itself was not enough to rid the stream of any for each locality and for the entire basin, respectively." alien aquatic species, in fact, several new nonindigen- 19 orders were collected form the first site: Diptera was ous aquatic species became established after stream the dominant order (51.8%). 16 orders were collected flows were increased. The results of Chapter 5 confirm form the second site; Amphipoda and Diptera were the that an integrated, balanced and possibly drastic ap- dominant groups (35.2 and 25%, respectively). 19 or- proach will be required to maintain and preserve ders were collected form the third site: Diptera was the Hawai'i's native aquatic insect fauna. A wide-variety of dominant order (41.4%). "The less deteriorated site was conservation measures in the Hawaiian archipelago will Boyecito. being this site the only one that can keep con- be needed to maintain current biodiversity levels, and stant its diversity levels during a hydrological cycle. also hopefully restore native freshwater biodiversity in Whereas, Tecozautla river showed in its great vari- selected areas. To put the Hawai'i problem into per- ations of diversity levels during the hydrological cycle spective, a brief review of the impacts of invasive spe- the effects of regulating its water due to the dam. Action cies on native insects in other tropical areas is provided plans to conserve the ecological integrity of the basin in Chapter 6. This review chapter also provides a syn- are proposed." The study includes Odonata, as all taxa thesis of the problem facing Hawaiian freshwater in- on the order level.] Address: Gutierrez-Yurrita, P.J., sects and other terrestrial arthropods in Hawai'i and Laboratorio de Ecofisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Nat- elsewhere due to invasive species, and how the urales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Campus Hawaiian case study of invasive species impacts has Junquilla, Carretera estatal a Juriquilla s/n. Querétaro many parallels to other vulnerable biotas. Finally, draw- 76230, Qro., México. E-mail: [email protected] ing on a mixed record of past mistakes and successes in Hawai'i and elsewhere, some potential practical con- 7997. Pegado Abílio, F.J.; Fonseca-Gessner, A.A.; servation measures intended to preserve and restore Watanabe, T. Leite, R.L. (2005): Chironomus gr. decor- endemic island aquatic insects are provided in Chapter us (Diptera: Chironomidae) and anothers [sic] aquatic 6." (Author)] Address: Englund, R.A., J. Linsley Gressit insects in a temporary dam from Paraiban semi-arid, Center for Entomological Research, Bishop Museum, Brazil. Entomol. Vect. 12(2): 233-242. (in Portuguese, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, HI, 96817, USA. E-mail: with English summary) [The taxa list includes Odonata [email protected] at the family level.] Address: Pegado Abílio, F.J., Depto de Metodologia da Educação, Centro de Educação e 7994. García Ruiz, A. (2005): Importancia de las la- Depto de Sistemática e Ecologia, Centro de Ciências gunas temporales para la conservación de la biodiver- Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal da sidad de artrópodos edáficos en zonas agrícolas de Paraíba, Rua Maria Rosa Padilha 84, Edifício Aeroville, Castilla-la Mancha. Limnetica 24(1-2): 83-90. (in Span- Ap. 210, Bairro Bessa, CEP: 58037-260 João Pessoa, ish, with English summary) ["The aim of this work is the Paraíba. E-mail: [email protected] comparative study of the soil communities in two transient lagoons from Castilla-La Mancha, by the 7998. Stevens, L.E.; Bailowitz, R.A. (2005): Distribu- use of pit-fall type traps. In the study areas sites with tion of Brechmorhoga clubskimmers (Odonata: Libellul- different environmental characteristics were identified. idae) in the Grand Canyon region. Western North Amer- Analysis of frequency, abundance and richness and ican Naturalist 65(2): 170-174. (in English) ["We ex- multivariate analyses were performed to detect prefer- amined the distribution of B. mendax and B. pertinax in ences for particular habitats among the groups found." northern Arizona and southern Nevada. Brechmorhoga (Authors) Arthropods including Odonata are treated on

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 14 mendax occurs widely throughout the Southwest and in Weser-Ems): 4 pp. (in German) [General on Odonata.] Arizona up to the Mogollon Rim, and up the colourado Address: Buchwald, R., Universität Oldenburg, Institut River from the west to at least River Mile 132 (down- für Biologie und Umweltwissenschaften (IBU), 26111 stream from Lees Ferry, Arizona) at elevations of 110– Oldenburg, Germany. E-mail: rainer.buchwald@uni- 1460 m. In Grand Canyon it occurs along small to large oldenburg.de tributaries and on the mainstream at elevations below 650 m. The only previously reported locality for B. per- 8003. Cano Villegas, F.J.; Gomez, B. (2006): Confir- tinax in the United States is in southeastern Arizona, mación de la presencia de Aeshna affinis Van der where it was presumed to be accidental. We report B. Linden, 1820 (Odonata, Aeshnidae) en Andalucía. Bo- pertinax along 5 small, perennial tributaries emanating letin de la S.E.A. 39: 150. (in Spanish) [29-VI-2006, a from Redwall Formation aquifer springs on the south male of the rare Andalusian A. affinis was caught at En- side of central Grand Canyon. Those springs habitats cantada (alt. 450 m a.s.l., UTM 30S 033827 420483), may be threatened by regional groundwater depletion. Sierra Morena cordobesa, Spain.] Address: Cano Ville- B. pertinax appears to be somewhat more stenotolerant gas, F.J., C/Montemayor, 4 1º-2; 14003-Córdoba, in its habitat requirements than B. mendax, a finding in Spain. E-mail: [email protected] keeping with these differences in range. The presence 8004. Clancy, S. (2006): Reports from Coastal Sta- of isolated populations of B. pertinax in Grand Canyon tions - 2006: Dungeness area, Kent. Atropos 30: 64-67. is an example of a Neotropical influence on the fauna (in English) [UK; Anax parthenope, Sympetrum fons- and indicates biogeographic corridor and refuge func- colombii, erythromma viridulum, Calopteryx splendens] tions of this large, deep canyon." (Authors)] Address: Address: not stated Stevens, L.E., Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Ft. Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA. E-mail: farvana@ 8005. Cordoba-Aguilar, A.; Contreras-Garduno, J. aol.com (2006): Differences in immune ability in forest habitats of varying quality: dragonflies as study models. In: Rive- 7999. Toth, S. (2005): Monitoring dragonflies on the ra, AC (ED). 2006. Forests and Dragonflies. 4th WDA section of the Dráva between Ortilos and Vízvár (In- Symposium of Odonatology, Pontevedra, Spain, July secta: Odonata). Natura Somogyiensis 7: 35-48. (in 2005. Pensoft Series Faunistica 61: 268-278. (in Eng- English) ["The power plant planned on the Croatian lish) ["In this chapter we review the potential use of section of the Drava can result in unfavourable changes dragonflies for testing current ideas of differences in im- in the fauna of wetlands by the river and may - among mune ability related to habitat quality. It is known that others - affect the dragonflies developing there, too. immune ability in insects can be affected by a number This necessitates the long-term monitoring of the local of biotic and abiotic factors. We briefly review these fac- dragonfly fauna. Already the experiences of the first few tors in dragonflies. Given the fact that the same species years of monitoring referred to the fact that the shallow- of dragonfly may live in forests of varying quality (e.g. er wetlands of the area are particularly vulnerable. In food abundance), this can lead to immune ability differ- the course of the examination, it turned out that the ences among dragonfly populations. We examine the dragonfly fauna of the area is rich- 14 of the 48 species literature regarding this, in particular studies of varying detected so far arc protected by law. Outstanding parasite burden and immune ability to advance the hy- among these are the 5 taxons listed in the Bern Con- pothesis that forest quality can be assessed using im- vention (Aeshna viridis, Gomphus flavipes, Ophiogom- mune ability. One particular trait that may be used for phus cecilia, Leucorrhinia caudalis, L. pectoralis). The this is male wing pigmentation. Current knowledge sug- composition of the local fauna - similarly to the national gests that this trait is sexually selected (the more pig- situation - is dominated by Pontic-Mediterranean, Sibe- mentation, the more successful the male is in leaving rian and West-Siberian faunal elements. However, the more offspring), sensitive to environmental stress (such proportions alter to some extent from group to group. as food supply) and an indicator of immune ability. The author gives a detailed analysis of the composition These conditions make pigmentation ideal to see the of the fauna of the individual sampling sites and offers a response of dragonflies to forest quality and environ- separate depiction of the quantitative composition of the mental stress." (Authors)] Address: Cordoba-Aguilar, fauna according to the subordo." (Author)] Address: A., Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, Universidad Toth, S., Széchenyi u. 2, H-8420 Zirc, Hungaria. E-mail: Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Apdo. P. 69-1, Plaza [email protected] Juarez, Pachuca, Hidalgo 42001, Mexico E-mail: acor- [email protected]

2006 8006. Darke, J. (2006): Reports from Coastal Sta- tions - 2006: Skomer Island NNR, Pembrokeshire. Atro- 8000. Bentley, C. (2006): Reports from Coastal Sta- pos 30: 83-84. (in English) [UK; Sympetrum danae, Or- tions - 2006: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, East Sus- thetrum cancellatum, Cordulegaster boltonii, Aeshna sex. Atropos 30: 63-64. (in English) [UK; Anax parthen- mixta, Anax imperator] Address: not stated ope, Erythromma viridulum, Lestes dryas] Address: not stated 8007. Davidson, P.J.A. (compiler) (2006): The biodi- versity of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve. 2005 8001. Bowman, N. (2006): Reports from Coastal Sta- status review. Technical report for the UNDP/GEF fun- tions - 2006: Eccles-on-Sea, Norfolk. Atropos 30: 77-78. ded Tonle Sap Conservation Project. Wildlife Conserva- (in English) [UK; Erythromma virdulum, Anax parthen- tion Society, Phnom Penh: 76 pp. (in English) [The ope, Calopteryx splendens] Address: not stated Tonle Sap Great Lake is the largest permanent fresh- water lake in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the centre 8002. Buchwald, R. (2006): Libellen – Kleinode un- of the low-lying Cambodian plain, which has an average serer Gewässer. NVN/BSH 3/06 (Naturschutzverband elevation of 10-30 m asl. The paper compiles available Niedersachsen/Biologische Schutzgemeinschaft Hunte data on biodiversity of the locality. Eight dragonfly spe-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 15 cies were identified during a visit to Prek Toal on 7 Feb- move away from the side of the territory from which ruary 2003 (P.K. Batchelor in litt. to Sam Veasna Centre neighbors most frequently intruded, and they move to- for Wildlife Conservation, 2003): Pseudagrion rubriceps, ward locations from which they pursued a female. Ter- Brachythemis contaminata; Crocoothemis servilia, Or- ritorial amberwings thus modify their space use at both thetrum sabina, Rhyothemis phyllis, R. variegata; Tho- the territory and within-territory spatial scale in response lymis tillarga, and Trithemis pallidinervis.] Address: not to their social environment. Their responses are con- stated sistent with the hypothesis that they learn from their positive and negative experiences and adjust their fu- 8008. Deans, M. (2006): Reports from Coastal Sta- ture space use accordingly. Further study of spatial tions - 2006: Bawdsey Peninsula, Suffolk. Atropos 30: learning in dragonflies would greatly enhance studies of 73-75. (in English) [Erythromma viridulum, Sympetrum dragonflies’ behaviourand ecology, and help us under- striolatum (at light)] Address: not stated stand learning in general." (Authors)] Address: Eason, P.K., Dept of Biology, University of Louisville, Kentucky 8009. Djernaes, M.; Damgaard, J. (2006): Exon- 40292, U.S.A. E-mail: perri.eason@louisville. edu lntron structure, paralogy and sequenced regions of elongation factor-1 alpha in Hexapoda. Arthropod Sys- 8011. Gapud, V.P. (2006): Damselflies (Odonata: Zy- tematics & Phylogeny 64(1): 45-52. (in English) ["Elong- goptera) of Greater , Philippines with description ation factor-1 alpha (EF-1a) is already widely used and of two new species. Philippine entomologist 19(2): 1-42. shows even more promise for phylogenetic studies of (in English) ["39 species of damselflies are recorded for Hexapoda. However, paralogous copies and the pres- Greater Luzon. Of these, 21 are endemic to Luzon and ence of nitrons pose problems. We survey exon-intron 11 are endemic to the Philippines. Two new species, structure, presence of paralogous copies and the num- Drepanosticta makilingia and Amphicnemis isabelae, ber and extent of sequenced regions in all hexapod or- are described and illustrated. Thirty of the 39 species ders. We assess the phylogenetic utility of the exon-in- are similarly illustrated. The Philippine Odonata are rep- tron structure of EF-1a, which is unexpectedly dynamic resented by 309 species (Hämäläinen & Müller 1997) with widespread losses and several independent in- with an overall endemism of 65.7%. Of these, the Zyg- stances of intron gain. Paralogous copies of EF-1a are optera include 186 species with very high endemism present m Hemiptera, Thysanoptera, Neuropterida, Co- (85.5%). Majority of endemic damselflies such as Risio- leoptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera. With the presented cnemis, Drepanosticta, Argiolestes, Rhinagrion, Amphi- information about exon-intron structure and paralogous cnemis, and Teinobasis are forest dwellers. Many spe- copies, researchers will be able to realise the full phylo- cies remain undescribed and are waiting to be dis- genetic potential of EF-1a, including exon-intron struc- covered. In 2001, Argiolestes baltazarae Gapud and ture as this can provide additional characters and help Recuenco-Adorada, was described from a lowland to define clades and paralogous copies. We recom- forest beside an inundative river in Digsinan, San Mari- mend a suitable focus region of 500 bp for future stud- ano, Isabela, within the Northern Sierra Madre Natural ies of EF-1a in Hexapoda." (Authors) The study in- Park. It is not known how many new species will turn cludes Odonata.] Address: Damgaard, J., Biological In- out in this biodiversity corridor." (Author)] Address: Ga- stitute and Zoological Museum, University of Copenha- pud, V.P., Univ. Philippines, Coll. Agr., Pest. Biol. and gen, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected] Biodivers. Div., Los Banos 4031, Philippines

8010. Eason, P.K.; Switzer, P.V. (2006): International 8012. Hadrys, H.; Clausnitzer, V.; Groeneveld, L.F. Journal of Comparative Psychology 19: 268-281. (in (2006): The present role and future promise of conser- English) ["Spatial learning is evident in dragonflies on a vation genetics for forest Odonates. In: Rivera, AC variety of spatial scales. Mature dragonflies must be (ED). 2006. Forests and Dragonflies. 4th WDA Sym- able to locate a variety of features in the habitat that are posium of Odonatology, Pontevedra, Spain, July 2005. critical to survival and reproduction, including sites for Pensoft Series Faunistica 61: 279-299. (in English) ["Al- breeding, foraging, roosting, and thermoregulating. In though the history of conservation genetics as a discip- many species, these sites do not coincide in space. Be- line dates back more than two centuries, odonates have cause individuals may repeatedly use particular sites for only recently entered the scene. This is highly unfortu- different activities, they must learn both the locations of nate since – especially in tropical forests – odonates these sites and routes among them. Further evidence may serve as prime examples for the application and of spatial memory in dragonflies is provided by their site potential of conservation genetic research. Faced with specificity on a finer scale. Breeding males, for ex- the same conservation problems as the forests them- ample, often are faithful not only to a particular area, selves, they epitomize the difficulties of maintaining but to a specific territory site within that area. Males ap- biodiversity in tropical forests. To date, no data exist on pear to become faithful to a territory site through localiz- population structures, dynamics, viabilities or histories ation, a process during which they explore the site and of afrotropical forest odonates. Below, a case study is develop a spatial map of the location of the territory and introduced that demonstrates the application of popula- its resources. Males also respond to their interactions tion genetic research to three African damselfly species with other individuals, adjusting both their choice of ter- of the genus Pseudagrion. The three species selected ritories and their space use within their territories to re- represent a habitat gradient ranging from open habitats flect those interactions. In eastern amberwing dragon- in Namibia to isolated mountain forests in Kenya and flies (Perithemis tenera), males are not faithful to territ- Tanzania. The results of mitochondrial (ND1) sequence ories on which they have lost a fight with another male; analyses revealed strong inter- and intraspecific differ- in contrast, males are more likely to be faithful to territ- ences in the population structures of all three species, ories on which they successfully mated than to territor- reflecting their habitat adaptations and demographic ies on which they obtained no matings. Similarly, while distribution. Mean genetic diversity and genetic isolation on territories, male amberwings adjust their position in patterns increased with habitat specificities and restric- response to negative and positive interactions. They ted distributional range of the species. The two species

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 16 with a wider distributional range, Pseudagrion massaic- 10 °C and 15 °C during the experiment period. The de- um, and P. kersteni displayed similar low genetic di- rived thermal threshold for egg hatching was 14.3 °C, versities in Namibia but showed considerable differ- which is relatively higher than the values of other tem- ences in population sub-structures between Namibian perate dragonflies." (Authors)] Address: Bae, Y.J., and East African populations. The third species, P. bi- Seoul Women's University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. coerulans, an endemic of high-elevated mountain E-mail: [email protected] forests in Kenya and Tanzania, shows a multifold high- er genetic diversity and complete genetic isolation 8018. Kishimoto, N.; Natori, M.C.; Higuchi, K.; between populations. The comparison with divergence Ukegawa, K. (2006): New deployable membrane struc- values of true species suggests, that speciation in this ture models inspired by morphological changes in species is well advanced. Given that the strong diver- nature. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astro- gence patterns are neither correlated with geographic nautics, 47th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, distance nor with the differences in morphological traits, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, New- the results provide a good example on how genetic port, Rhode Island, 2006/05/01 - 2006/05/04 : 10 pp. data can provide information about conservation units (in English) ["Some characteristics of morphological and cryptic speciation processes. Future challenges in changes in nature are discussed and morphological conservation genetic research for tropical forest species changes in space structure systems are investigated. should focus on establishing as many genetic species Essentially space structure systems change their forms profiles of current conditions as possible. Those data and functions, since they must be initially stowed due to sets are valuable snapshots of the current conditions spatial constraints of transportation systems, and de- and may serve as calibration points for future conserva- ployed in their designed orbits. Recently various con- tion work." (Authors)] Address: Hadrys, Heike, ITZ, Eco- cepts of membrane structures are proposed for future logy & Evolution, TiHo, D-30559 Hannover, Germany large space systems, since they can be compactly stowed, and can easily realize space structures with 8013. Harvey, R.; Higgott, J. (2006): Reports from large area. In their developments, it is a major important Coastal Stations - 2006: Minsmere RSPB Nature Re- issue to ensure the reliability of their deployment pro- serve, Suffolk. Atropos 30: 75-76. (in English) [UK; cesses. From the viewpoint of deployment processes, Anax parthenope, Anaciaeschna isosceles, Eryth- various morphological changes of some plants, insects romma viridulum] Address: not stated (including Anax parthenope and Davidius nanus), and are investigated. The efficient characteristics in 8014. Hunter, I. (2006): Reports from Coastal Sta- their morphological changes such as high redundancy, tions - 2006: Elms Farm, Icklesham, East Sussex. Atro- sequential deployment, utilization of gravity forces, and pos 30: 62-63. (in English) [UK; Erythromma viridulum] so on are introduced. A new concept of deployable Address: not stated membrane structure models derived especially from the observation of insects’ metamorphosis including eclo- 8015. Jarman, N.; Morris, T. (2006): Reports from sion of butterflies, dragonflies, cicadas, and so on is Coastal Stations - 2006: Kingsdown Beach and St Mar- proposed. Numerical results of its deployment beha- garet's at Cliffe, Kent. Atropos 30: 67-69. (in English) viour are also shown." (Authors)] Address: Kishimoto, [UK; Erythromma viridulum] Address: not stated N., Institute of Space and Astronautical Science / Japan 8016. Joniak, T.; Domek, P. (2006): Influence of hu- Aerospace Exploration Agency 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Saga- mification on biodiversity of lake benthic macroinverteb- mihara, Kanagawa 229-8501, Japan rates. Acta Agrophysica 7(2): 363-368. (in English, with 8019. Knill-Jones, S. (2006): Reports from Coastal Polish summary) ["The work presents the taxonomic Stations - 2006: Isle of Wight. Atropos 30: 58-60. (in composition and abundance of macrozoobenthos in 3 English) [UK; Sympetrum fonscolombii, Erythromma na- humic lakes, each undergoing different stages in the jas] Address: not stated process of humification. The potential influence of habit- at conditions was defined, modified under the influence 8020. Li, C.W.; Cook, S.B.; Li, P.; Hollingsworth, J. of the humic substances, on biodiversity and the num- W. (2006): Influence of water quality on macroinverte- ber of benthic invertebrates. Fish were also researched brate population and diversity. Journal of Environmental in an attempt to define the possibility of their influence Hydrology 14(Paper 11): 13 pp. (in English) ["Water on the benthic fauna." (Authors) The taxa list includes samples from rural and urban watersheds around six Odonata.] Address: Joniak, T., Dept of Water Pro- Cookeville, TN, USA were collected and analyzed. GIS tection. Adam Mickiewicz University, ul. Drzymały 24, was used to delineate watersheds, and land use and 60-613 Poznari, Poland. E-mail: [email protected] land cover data were computed to obtain urban areas in each watershed. Water samples were collected from 8017. Kim, D.G.; Yum, J.W.; Yoon, T.J.; Bae, Y.J. three sites, all 3rd ordered streams. [...]. Habitat as- (2006): Effect of temperature on hatching rate of Nan- sessment and land use data were compared to meas- nophya pygmaea eggs (Odonata: Libellulidae). Korean urements of water quality. Computation from percent J. Appl. Entomol. 45(3): 381-383. (in English) ["The dominance and percent clingers showed that water- hatching rate of the eggs of N. pygmaea, an endan- sheds exert their own characteristics. Percent urban gered dragonfly species in Korea, was experimented in area has negative impact on the diversity of macroin- different temperature conditions (10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 vertebrate community and dominance. Habitat assess- °C) in laboratory. N. pygmaea eggs were collected from ment also supports such findings." (Authors). Gomphid- female adults inhabited a small wetland in Mungyong- ae, Gomphus are listed from Blackburn Fork.] Address: si, Kyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, in July 2006. The hatch- Li, P., Department of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Tech- ing rate was evaluated from the number of hatched nological University, Cookeville, TN 38505, USA. E- nymphs for the period of 100 days. As a result, the mail: [email protected] hatching rates were 83, 89, and 76% at 20, 25, and 30 deg C, respectively; however, eggs were not hatched at

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 17 8021. Luque Pino, P.; Serra Sorribes, A. (2006): monitoring through inventories of diversity and data on Macromia splendens i Gomphus graslinii, dues noves community structure. A total of 16 taxa was found and espècies d’odonats per a Catalunya. Butll. Inst. Cat. the most abundant groups were Chaoboridae (47,51 Hist. Nat. 74: 113-116. (in Spanish) [Spain; M. splen- %), the Chironomidae genera Coelotanypus (15,1%) dens: Locality: near Vidre, river Algars, community of and Chironomus (2,77%), Bivalvia (19,11%) and Oligo- Arnes, 31TBF6826, 555 m asl, 15-VI-2007, 23-VI-2007 chaeta (9,54%). There were no signifi cant variations (R i 07-VII-2007. G. graslini: Localities: rivers Algars and = 0,1927; p >0,05) for the biotic data among the Estrets, communities Vidre, Arnes, Horta de Sant Joan, sampling stations during the studied periods. The evalu- end of June and early July 2007.] Address: Luque Pino, ation of the distribution and structure of the benthic P., Museu Comarcal del Montsià, Gran Capità, 34. E- community showed that the quality of the reservoir’s 43870 Amposta, Spain. E-mail: odonats@ yahoo.es water is preserved, because there was no predomin- ance of bad quality indicator organisms. This situation is 8022. McMurray, P.D.; Newhouse, S.A. (2006): An due to the constant oxygenation of the hypolimnion annotated list of the aquatic insects collected in 2004 in which is probably related with the reservoir operation." the Wabash Rriver watershed, Indiana. Proceedings of (Authors) "Gomphidae" are listed.] Address: Universid- the Indiana Academy of Science 115(2): 110-120. (in ade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Bio- English) [USA; In 2004, 47 streams and rivers within the lógicas, Depto de Biologia Geral, Laboratório de Ecolo- Wabash River watershed were sampled. More than gia de Bentos. CP. 486, CEP. 30.161-960, Belo Hori- 5500 aquatic insect specimens, representing 229 taxa zonte, MG, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] were collected. "Diptera (73 taxa) was the most diverse insect order followed by Coleoptera (43 taxa), Odonata 8026. Odin, N. (2006): Reports from Coastal Stations (31 taxa), Ephemeroptera (25 taxa), Trichoptera (23 - 2006: Landguard Bird Observatory, Suffolk. Atropos taxa), Hemiptera (20 taxa), Plecoptera (7 taxa), Megal- 30: 71-72. (in English) [UK; No daytime migration was optera (5 taxa), and Lepidoptera (2 taxa). We collected observed; nocturnal immigration of Enallagma cyathi- 50–70% of the families, 21-45% of the genera, and 9– gerum, Aeshna mixta, Sympetrum sanguineum and S. 17% of the species of Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Pleco- striolatum is documented, especially for S. striolatum ptera, and Trichoptera currently reported from Indiana. with a total of 42 records at a 400w light trap.] Address: The upper Wabash sub-watershed had the greatest not stated number of insect taxa (148) while the lower Wabash sub-watershed had the fewest taxa (119)." (Authors) 8027. Packard, P. (2006): Dragonflies and Damsel- Calopteryx maculata was found at more than 50% of flies. Small Wonder. Beautiful and Benificial. Down- the sites.] Address: McMurray, Jr, P.D., Indiana Dept stream 15: 1, 5-7. (in English) [Massachusetts, USA; Environmental Management, Biol. Studies Section, 100 general on Odonata] Address: Packard, Paula; http:// North Senate Av., Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 USA archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/41013/o cm48880163-15.pdf?sequence=1 8023. Mesquita, D.O.; Colli, G.R.; Costa, G.C.; Fran- ca, F.G.R.; Garda, A.A.; Peres Jr., A.K. (2006): At the 8028. Parr, A.J. (2006): Migrant dragonflies in 2006 water's edge: Ecology of semiaquatic teiids in Brazilian including recent decisions and comments by the Odo- Amazon. Journal of Herpetology 40(2): 221-229. (in nata Record Committee. Atropos 30: 26-35. (in English) English) [Activity patterns, diet, reproduction, sexual di- [UK; the following species are involved: Calopteryx morphism, and thermal ecology of the semiaquatic splendens, C. virgo, Lestes dryas, L. barbarus, Eryth- teiids Crocodilurus amazonicus and Dracaena guianen- romma viridulum, Enallagma cyathigerum (caught at sis, from two localities in the Brazilian Amazon are de- light), Aeshna affinis, A. juncea, A. mixta, Anax imperat- scribed. In one case, the stomach content of 57 C. or, A. parthenope, Libellula depressa, Orthetrum can- amazonicus surveyed, included an Odonata.] Address: cellatum, Crocothemis erythraea (Guenersey, Jersey), Garda, A., Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural Sympetrum striolatum, S. fonscolombii, S. flaveolum, S. History, 2401 Chautauqua, Norman, Oklahoma 73072- sanguineum, S. danae] Address: Parr, A.J., 10 Orchard 7029, USA; E-mail: [email protected] Way, Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP29 5BX, UK. E-mail: [email protected] 8024. Moore, C. (2006): Reports from Coastal Sta- tions - 2006: Dunwich Heath National Trust, Suffolk. At- 8029. Parr, A.J. (2006): Identification workshop: ropos 30: 76-77. (in English) [UK; Erythromma viridu- Forms of Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope Selys. Atro- lum, Anaciaeschna isosceles, Sympetrum flaveolum] pos 28: 17-18. (in English) ["Given reasonably good vie- Address: not stated ws of a typical male Lesser Emperor it is easy enough to make a positive identification. The St Mary's Lesser 8025. Morgan da Costa, F.L.; Oliveira, A.; Callisto, Emperor, however, highlights some of the more subtle M. (2006): Inventory of benthic macroinvertebrates di- identification issues—for instance, not all individuals versity in the Peti Environmental Station Reservoir of showing significant amounts of blue are necessarily Minas Gerais, Brazil. Neotropical Biology and Conser- males, and the 'dull abdomen with a bright blue base' is vation 1(1): 17-23. (in Portuguese, with English sum- not always a distinctive feature of the species. The mary) ["The aim of this study was to inventory the di- combination of olive-brown thorax and greenish eyes versity of benthic macroinvertebrates of the reservoir of are useful points to look for in 'unusual' individuals, the Peti Environmental Station in Minas Gerais State helping to distinguish the species from Emperor (which through the evaluation of these communities in space has a green thorax), Vagrant Emperor Hemianax ephip- and temporal scales during the rainy and dry periods piger (which has brown eyes) and Green Darner Anax from June - 2002 up to June - 2004. The Peti reservoir junius (which has both a dark green thorax and brown- has almost 50 years and is used for hydropower gener- ish eyes)." (Author)] Address: Parr, A.J., 10 Orchard ation. The benthic macroinvertebrates are an important Way, Barrow, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP29 5BX, UK. tool for the evaluation of water quality and environment E-mail: [email protected]

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 18 8030. Parr, A.J. (2006): The changing trends of Bri- conditions, with the various species having a range of tain's Odonata. Atropos 28: 27-31. (in English) ["Given light conditions that they prefer. When these conditions the increasing numbers of dragonfly enthusiasts in re- are changed, such as by human removal of the tree ca- cent years, it is not surprising that new species to Bri- nopy, the odonate assemblage changes accordingly, tain have been discovered, and that ranges have be- with forest species being replaced by species preferring come better documented. Considering the small size of sunlit habitats. Most of the South African species, in- the British dragonfly fauna— approximately 47 resident cluding the national and local endemics, are mostly or regular migrant species recorded prior to 1995—the species that inhabit sunlit habitats, especially those seven new species recorded since then is, however, im- fringed with indigenous grasses and bushes. During the pressive, and suggestive of more than just increased 20th century, many of the South African riparian cor- observer awareness. The colonisation of Small Red- ridors became invaded and radically transformed by ali- eyed Damselfly, in particular, is an event of significance en trees, especially Acacia spp. As these trees are a —even past historic colonists such as Migrant Hawker threat to hydrological processes, a massive national seem to have taken some while to become widely es- ‘Working for Water Programme’ was started to clear ri- tablished. Range changes now being observed for parian zones of these alien trees. These trees were some of our more traditional residents are also substan- also posing a major threat to local biodiversity, espe- tial, and cannot simply be artefacts of improved cover- cially endemic odonates. Some odonate species were age. Distribution maps for some species are out of date even on the verge of extinction as a result of shading of almost as soon as they are published, and Britain's their habitats by the alien trees as well as from various dragonfly fauna seems to be in a state of flux. Given the synergistic impacts such as over-abstraction of water nature of the trends being observed in Britain and the and damage to the banks by domestic livestock. The re- near Continent, and the fact that many other taxa, in- covery of some of these odonate species as a direct cluding birds and Lepidoptera, are behaving similarly, it result of alien tree removal has been absolutely remark- would seem that change is being driven by some able, and is a strong message in support of genuinely broad-scale controlling variable, such as climate. In- effective and positive conservation action involving re- deed, in retrospect, modern changes seem to have be- moval of alien trees." (Author)] Address: Samways, M. gun somewhere in the 1980s, at roughly the same time J., Dept Entomol. & Nematol., Univ. Stellenbosch, Pri- as the British and Northern Hemisphere mean annual vate Bag X1, ZA-7602, Matieland, South Africa. E-mail: temperatures started to rise sharply above their 1961- [email protected] 1990 average (Hadley Centre 2006; University of East Anglia 2006). Many of the events of the last decade or 8034. Scott, D.A. (2006): Reports from Coastal Sta- so thus seem likely to be linked to climate change and tions - 2006: Dursey Island, Co. Cork. Atropos 30: 85- global warming, whatever the precise underlying reas- 86. (in English) [Ireland; Sympetrum striolatum; Aeshna ons behind this phenomenon. It will be of considerable juncea] Address: not stated interest to continue monitoring changes to the British 8035. Scott, M.A.; Scott, W.J.; Scott, T.R. (2006): dragonfly fauna in the years to come." (Author)] Ad- Reports from Coastal Stations - 2006: Longstone Herit- dress: Parr, A.J., 10 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St. Ed- age Centre, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. Atropos 30: 49. (in munds, Suffolk IP29 5BX, UK. E-mail: Adrian.parr@ English) [UK; Ischnura elegans, Sympetrum striolatum, bbsrc.ac.uk Aeshna mixta] Address: not stated 8031. Paulson, D. (2006): The importance of forests 8036. Solly, F. (2006): Reports from Coastal Stations to neotropical dragonflies. In: Rivera, AC (ED). 2006. - 2006: Isle of Thanet, Kent. Atropos 30: 69-71. (in Eng- Forests and Dragonflies. 4th WDA Symposium of Odo- lish) [UK; Sympetrum flaveolum, S. fonscolombii, S. natology, Pontevedra, Spain, July 2005. Pensoft Series danae, S. sanguineum, A. mixta] Address: not stated Faunistica 61: 79-101. (in English) ["Dragonflies are quintessential forest animals, and forests are essential 8037. Spence, B. (2006): Reports from Coastal Sta- to them. The majority of odonate species are associ- tions - 2006: Spurn Point, East Yorkshire. Atropos 30: ated with forests. especially in the neotropical region. 79-81. (in English) [UK; Sympetrum fonscolombii, S. fla- Forests are important, in furnishing a variety of larval veolum] Address: not stated habitats and favourable conditions for adults. Adult odonates can use both sunshine and shade available in 8038. Strieder, M.N.; Ronchi, L.H.; Stenert, C.; Sche- forests, but forests also offer constraints to odonate rer, T.; Neiss, U.G. (2006): Biological measures and activity. Forest odonates are poorer dispersers than water quality indices in a micro-watershed polluted with those of open country, this factor contributing to the urban and tannery sewage in south Brazil. Acta Biologi- very high biodiversity of the tropics." (Author)] Address: ca Leopondensia 28(1): 17-24. (in Portuguese, with Paulson, D.R., Slater Museum, Univ. of Puget Sound, English summary) ["The article is based on a comparat- Tacoma, WA 98416, USA. E-mail: [email protected] ive study between biological measures based on the benthic macroinvertebrate communities and the Water 8032. Phillips, J. (2006): Reports from Coastal Sta- Quality Index (WQI) determined by physical-chemical tions - 2006: Hayling Island, Hampshire. Atropos 30: parameters. The data were collected in the downstream 60-61. (in English) [UK; Sympetrum fonscolombii] Ad- region of the Sinos river basin, in the State of Rio dress: not stated Grande do Sul, at six sites located in the longitudinal gradient of the Peão creek and in the Sinos river. The 8033. Samways, M. (2006): Threat levels to odonate macroinvertebrate sampling followed the methodology assemblages from invasive alien tree canopies. In: Ri- proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency vera, AC (ED). 2006. Forests and Dragonflies. 4th WDA (EPA) of the United States of America and the water Symposium of Odonatology, Pontevedra, Spain, July analyses were conducted according to standard meth- 2005. Pensoft Series Faunistica 61: 209-224. (in Eng- ods established by the American Public Health Associ- lish) ["Dragonflies are well-known to be sensitive to light ation (APHA). The macroinvertebrate communities were

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 19 evaluated by the Shannon-Wiener diversity index, the Tung for participants to appreciate the ‘winged jewels’ Hilsenhoffs Family-level Biotic Index and the Biological and the Hong Kong countryside. There was also a five - Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) Score System. day tour to Nankanshan mountain ranges, in mainland These biotic indices presented a strong correlation with China, after the symposium. Nearly half of the partici- the WQI. Whereas the Shannon-Wiener diversity index pants joined the tour. They found it to be a great oppor- and the BMWP biotic score system indicated a positive tunity to examine this unexplored insect group, making correlation with the WQI values (r = 0.680 and r = 0.567 a few new records (e.g. Aciagrion tillyardi and Philosina respectively), the Hilsenhoff Biotic Index presented a sp.) for the area. [...]" (Authors)] Address: not stated negative correlation (r =- 0 .667). Thus, the benthic ma- croinvertebrates are important indicators of the water 8041. Taylor, P. (2006): Movement behaviours of a quality and can provide relevant information for the wa- forest odonate in two heterogeneous landscapes. In: ter quality management program in the Sinos river ba- Rivera, AC (ED). 2006. Forests and Dragonflies. 4th sin." (Authors) Odonata are treated on the family level.] WDA Symposium of Odonatology, Pontevedra, Spain, Address: Strieder, M.N., Programa de Pós-Graduação July 2005. Pensoft Series Faunistica 61: 225-238. (in em Biologia – Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - English) ["The results from an empirical survey of C. UNISINOS, Caixa Postal 275, 93001-970, São Leo- maculata along streams in both a largely forested land- poldo, RS, Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] scape and a more open, agricultural landscape are compared so simple measures of landscape structure, 8039. Sulem; S.Y.; Brummett, R.E. (2006): Relative and the output from a behavioural simulation model importance of various predators in Clarias gariepinus fry based on a set of simple rules that govern how C. mac- mortality in Cameroon. NAGA, WorldFish Center Quar- ulata accesses resources in the two landscapes. In the terly 29(3/4): 74-77. (in English) [The authors study in- more open landscape, only proximity of the forest to the terspecific competition between fishes and dragonflies. stream explains the empirical pattern of distribution, but "To estimate the relative importance of the most com- in the more forested landscape, only simulated use of mon predators of C. gariepinus fry, increasing levels of streams does. Further, populations are aggregated at protection were afforded to exclude amphibians, aquat- broader spatial scales in the more open landscape. Col- ic arthropods and birds. At a stocking density of 10 lar- lectively, the results suggest that C. maculata move vae/m² in nursing ponds, fencing off amphibians resul- more extensively when compared to the more closed, ted in a 28 per cent decrease in mortality. Holding fry in forested landscape, which has implications for land- hapas to protect them from both amphibians and aquat- scape scale population structure." (Author)] Address: ic arthropods decreased mortality by an insignificant 5.7 Taylor, P.D., Atlantic Cooperative Wildlife Ecology Re- per cent. Installation of bird-netting over the hapas re- search Network, Department of Biology, Acadia Univer- duced mortality by 21.7 per cent. The remaining 4.9 per sity, Wolfville, NS. B4P 2N5 cent of total mortality, which could not be explained, was attributed to opportunistic cannibalism, disease 8042. Troake, P. (2006): Reports from Coastal Sta- and/or handling stress. Increasing stocking density to tions - 2006: Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire. Atropos 30: 40/m² and, thus, reducing the food available per fry in- 78-79. (in English) [UK; Erythromma viridulum, Sympet- creased mortality by 28.3 per cent." (Authors) Aquatic rum fonscolombii, S. flaveolum] Address: not stated arthropods were most notably dragonfly larvae that 8043. Tunmore, M. (2006): Reports from Coastal entered the pond after filling through direct oviposition Stations - 2006: Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall. Atropos 30: from the airborne female. But: "The selection of such 51-53. (in English) [UK; Sympetrum fonscolombii (at- hapas as a defense against aquatic insects was based tracted at light), Ceriagrion tenellum] Address: Tun- on the observation that these predators are common in more, M., 36 Tinker Lane, Meltham, Huddersfield, West open ponds at the PARC, but have never been found in Yorkshire HD7 3ES, UK. E-mail: [email protected] hapas. Presumably, any insect eggs laid directly into a freeserve.co.uk hapa are vulnerable to predation by the larval catfish." The breeding hapa is a box-like enclosure (2 m x 1.5 m 8044. Wagstaff, W. (2006): An unusual Migrant Haw- x 1.0 m) stitched out of square-meshed mosquito net- ker Aeshna mixta. Atropos 28: 84. (in English) [UK; "... ting cloth and tied on to bamboo poles fixed in ponds or around St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, on 16 VIII 2005 I no- tanks so that about 0.3 m is above the water level while ticed a hawker dragonfly zipping about over Bracken its bottom is 0.3 m above the pond bottom. For more Pteridium aquilinum near the sandbar across to the Isle details see e.g.: http://aquacomm.fcla.edu/1728/1/Bet- of Gugh. It was not easy to get views until it perched ter-Practice5opt.pdf] Address: Sulem, S.Y., IITA-Came- about 60ft from us, at which point I was able to set my roon (Attn: R.E. Brummett), c/o L.W. Lambourn & Co. telescope up. I soon realised that although it was prob- Ltd., Carolyn House, 26 Dingwall Road, Croydon, Sur- ably a A. mixta, a species I had seen many times on rey CR9 3EE, United Kingdom Scilly, it showed far more orange on the abdomen com- pared to any I had seen before. [...] Having subsequent- 8040. Tam, T.-w.; Lee, V.L.F. (2006): 17th Internatio- ly looked up A. mixta in the available literature I could nal Symposium of Odonatology at Hong Kong Wetland find no reference to any hawker showing the orange Park. Hong Kong Biodiversity 12: 16. (in English) ["The that was so obvious in the field." Adrian Parr comments symposium provided a valuable platform for odonate on the "abnormal" colour as follows: "As can be seen experts to share their experience and research findings. from the shape of the markings on abdominal segments Keynote speakers talked about the uses and values of S2/S3, this individual is actually a female A. mixta, des- dragonflies for monitoring freshwater ecosystem health, pite the blue abdominal spots (the yellow markings in A. dragonfly biodiversity in South East Asia and dragonfly mixta are known to become bluish in some individuals, conservation in Africa. Other participants presented pa- an effect in part probably related to ageing but likely to pers on dragonfly biology, morphology, ecology, con- involve other factors). Females of many species of haw- servation, , reproduction and habitat enhance- ker show a more brownish ground colour to that of the ment. The symposium included a field trip to Sha Lo

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 20 males with which most people are more familiar, and in tion was observed in the opportunists, suggesting that A. mixta this is quite orangey. This individual nicely il- the entire sperm displacement must be occurred. These lustrates some of the subtle variation that it is difficult to observations point to functional relationships with habit- convey in field guides, where there is space for only at selection and thermoregulation. Perching behaviour one or two illustrations."] Address: Wagstaff, W., 42 under direct, sunlight at sunflecks was shown to result Sally Port, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, TR210JE, UK in considerable variation in thermoregulatory properties. The relationships of thermoregulation to mate location 8045. Walia, G.K.; Sandhu, R.; Goyal, S. (2006): Cy- strategy are different among species. A male that has togenetical analysis of Nepogomphus modestus from been able to perch in direct sunlight will gain an advant- Palampur area of Himachal Pradesh, India (Gomphidae age over an individual that lias not. and this advantage : Anisoptera). Chromosome Science 9: 99-100. (in Eng- may manifest, itself in fights with other males. Forest lish) [Primary spermatocyte chromosome analysis of N. structures with sunflecks are discussed from the view- modestus "showed haploid number n(male) = 12 con- point of habitat selection acting on female choice. sisting of 11 bivalents and a univalent. In the comple- These relationships are also relevant to other beha- ment, m chromosomes were lacking. The univalent, the viours, particularly oviposit ion behaviour by water. largest clement in the complement, is X chromosome. Adults that showed mating behaviour in the forests ovi- The result indicates that diploid chromosome number of posit in tandem by water. The importance of sunfleeks Nepogomphus modestus is 2n(male) = 23 = 22A-+-X. in the forest floor is discussed in relation to the life his- N. modestus is the first species described cytologically tory strategies of the damselfly species inhabiting among three species known to genus Nepogomphus." forests." (Author)] Address: Watanabe, M., Dept of Bio- (Authors)] Address: Walia, G.K., Dept of Zoology, Punj- logy, Faculty of Education, Mie University, Tsu, Mie abi University, Patiala-147 002 (Punjab), India 514-8507, Japan. E-mail: [email protected]

8046. Wallace, K.M. (2006): The feeding ecology of 8048. Wightman, S. (2006): Dragonfly Conservation yearling, juvenile and sub-adult Nile crocodiles, Croco- from the BDS: Cornmill Meadows Dragonfly Sanctuary. dylus niloticus, in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Thes- Atropos 30: 42-43. (in English) [UK, Essex; a new es- is presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for tablished Dragonfly Discovery Trail is introduced.] Ad- the degree of Master of Science, Department of Con- dress: not stated servation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of Ag- riSciences, University of Stellenbosch: 123 pp. (in Eng- 8049. Wilson, K.D.P. (2006): New Planaeschna re- lish) [Young crocodilians primarily predate on insects cord from Hong Kong (Odonata: Aeshnidae). Porcupine (Coleoptera, Orthoptera and Odonata) and arachnids. 34: 5-6. (in English) [Verbatim: During late October These decrease in importance as the crocodilian in- 2005 I undertook a crepuscular survey of dragonflies at creases in size. Larvae of Orthetrum sp., Trithemis sp., Wu Kau Tang. In the 10-20 minute feeding frenzy which and Phyllomacromia sp. were identified as stomach takes place just before dusk, I captured a total of seven items in young crocodiles.] Address: http://etd.sun- aeshnid specimens using a net. Six of the seven speci- .ac.za/bitstream/10019/1300/1/Wallace,%20KM.pdf mens were identified as Gynacantha japonica Bartenef and the remaining specimen belongs to the genus Plan- 8047. Watanabe, M. (2006): Mate location and com- aeschna McLachlan. It may represent an undescribed petition for mates in relation to sunflecks of forest floors. species. No previous species of Planaeschna has been In: Rivera, AC (ED). 2006. Forests and Dragonflies. 4th recorded from Hong Kong. The genus Planaeschna is WDA Symposium of Odonatology, Pontevedra, Spain, mainly confined to Indo-China with outliers occurring in July 2005. Pensoft Series Faunistica 61: 259-268. (in South China, Thailand, Burma, India (Assam) and Ja- English) ["Although most forest odonate species have a pan. Seven species of Planaeschna have been de- maiden flight away from water and sexually immature scribed from China, which are P. celia Wilson & Reels, adults stay in the forests foraging for food, mature ma- 2001 (Hainan), P. gressitti Karube, 2002 (Guangdong), les of some species (e.g. Platycnemis echigoana, Les- P. maolanensis Zhou & Bao, 2002 (Guizhou), P. risi tes sponsa and hyaline-winged males of Mnais prui- Asahina, 1964 (Japan & Taiwan), P. shanxiensis Zhu & nosa costalis) tend to remain in forests. To locate fema- Zhang (Shanxi), P. suichangensis Zhou & Wei, 1980 les in the forests, males mainly perch in sunflecks (a (Guangdong, Guangxi & Zhejiang), P. taiwana Asahina, sunlit site in the forest floor) and adopt a sit-and-wait 1951 (Taiwan). In addition, a further five species of tactic. Some of them try to occupy perching sites. Territ- Planaeschna have been described from Vietnam. A orial behaviour of males of P. echigoana is described at total of 17 species have been described to date with sunflecks in climax deciduous forests, Males showed nine of these named in the last 10 years. The Hong patrolling flight along the periphery of the sunfleck. and Kong female Planaeschna does not belong to suichan- hovering flight above it. suggesting that such flight was gensis, which is the most widespread and abundant a display associated with the occupation of the sun- Planaeschna species recorded from Guangdong. Cur- fleck. Flight behaviour of the damselfly. L. sponsa, in rently the female gressitti is unknown but the abdomen The forest floor also showed male-male interference does not have yellow spots, adjacent to the transverse and the existence of a lek-like mating system is dis- carina, which are linked to basal, ventral yellow spots to cussed. Some solitary males interfered in copulation in form a yellow median from S3-8. This ringed pattern is the forest floor, while others were also observed on the possessed by male gressitti (Karube, 2002) and in all shoreline of the pond throughout the day. but they did other Planaeshna species the feature is exhibited by not harass pairs ovipositing in tandem. Although hy- both males and females. The Hong Kong female does aline-winged males of M. pruinosa costalis adopt, not have this feature so is most unlikely to belong to sneak tactics, a male that failed in occupying a perching gressitti. Two new species of Planaeschna from central site to intercept females entering the territory is called and north Guangdong await description but the Hong an 'opportunist', which moves around forest floor with Kong female does not belong to either of these new sunflecks to search females. The longest copula dura- species. It is closest to risi but further specimens are

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 21 nevertheless required, especially a male, before a clear lish) [Red Slough Wildlife Management Area, mcCurtain placement of the Hong Kong Planaeschna can be County, Oklahoma, USA, 20-VIII-2006; first state record made. Planaeschna risi was recorded from Guangxi by for Oklahoma, and seventh for USA] Address: Arbour, Wilson (2005) but evaluation of further material from D., De Queen, Arkansas, USA. E-mail: arbour@wind- Guangxi and Guangdong indicates this material does stream.net not in fact belong to risi, which is endemic to Taiwan and the Ryukyu islands. The Hong Kong female Plan- 8054. Beaton, G.; Dobbs, M. (2007): 2006 summary aeschna was collected over abandoned marshy agricul- of Odonate research in Georgia. Argia 18(4): 26-28. (in tural land at San Uk Ha, Wu Kau Tang on the evening English) [Records of the 25 species/taxa with fewer of 30 October 2005. Planaeschna larvae dwell in flow- than ten county records in Georgia, USA are docu- ing streams usually in montane, forested areas. Most mented.] Address: Beaton, G., 320 Willow Glen Drive, species are known from altitudes exceeding 500 m. Marietta, GA 30068, USA. E-mail: giffbeaton@mind- Only one species, described from North Vietnam, Plan- spring.com aeschna cucphuongensis Karube, is known from low- 8055. Behrstock, R.A.; Rose, J.S.; Abbott, J.C. land forest (Karube, 1999). The new Planaeschna spe- (2007): First Texas record and second U.S. occurrence cies is likely to breed in montane forested tributary of the Pale-green Darner, Triacanthagyna septima streams in the country park surrounding Wu Kau Tang (Selys in Sagra, 1857) (Odonata: Aeshnidae). Argia 18 but its larvae may utilize the tributaries or main stream (4): 28-29. (in English) [Anzalduas County Park, Hidal- flowing through the Wu Kau Tang basin i.e. the area go County, Texas, USA, 22-X-2006] Address: Behr- covered by the Wu Kau Tang Outline Zoning Plan.] Ad- stock, R.A., 9707 S.Gessner #3506, Houston, TX, dress: Wilson, K.D.P., Dragonfly Ecological Services, 77071-1032, USA. E-mail: [email protected] 18, Chatsworth Road, Brighton, BN1 5DB, UK. E-mail: [email protected] 8056. Behrstock, R.A.; Danforth, D.; Upson, S. (2007): List of the Odonata of Chihuahua State, Mexico, including new State records and the first Mexican re- 2007 cord of Argia alberta, Kennedy, 1918. Bulletin of Amer- ican Odonatology 10(2-3): 52-63. (in English, with 8050. Abbott, J.C. (2007): Update on OdonataCent- Spanish summary) ["Twenty-one sites were visited in ral. Argia 18(4): 7-8. (in English) [Problems with the northwestern Chihuahua from 17 June to 30 September data map server, activities to solve the problems, and 2005. Based upon these visits, we present 35 records improve the services of OdonataCentral are outlined.] of Odonata (15 Zvgoptera and 20 Anisoptera) that have Address: Abbott, J.C., Patterson Labs 219, School of not been reported or confirmed for Chihuahua. The total Bio. Sci., University of Texas, Austin TX 78712, USA. number of species known from the state is increased to E-mail: [email protected] 80. Just over one-half of the new records exhibit broad distributions, living from sea level to moderate altitudes. 8051. Abilhoa, V. (2007): Aspectos da história natur- The remainder inhabit higher elevations. Argia alberta al de Astyanax scabripinnis Jenyns (Teleostei, Chara- Kennedy, 1918, is reported for the first time from Mex- cidae) em um riacho de floresta com araucária no sul ico." (Authors)] Address: Behrstock, R.A., 10359 S. do Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 24(4): 997- Thicket Pl., Hereford, AZ 85615, USA. E-mail: rbehr- 1005. (in Spanish, with English summary) [Population [email protected] structure, feeding habits and reproduction of A. scab- ripinnis are described, basing on the analysis of fish 8057. Beinlich, B.; Lohr, M. (2007): Zur Tierwelt des collected monthly from October 1998 to September NSG „Grundlose-Taubenborn“ bei Höxter. Beiträge zur 1999 in a Araucaria-forest stream of the upper Iguaçu Naturkunde zwischen Egge und Weser 19: 41-59. (in River basin. Odonata larvae (without further specifica- German) [Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; 36 odonate tion) belong to the diet of this fish species.] Address: species (31 autochonous) are listed and briefly dis- Abilhoa, V., Grupo de Pesquisas em Ictiofauna, Museu cussed with focus on the colonisation of new water bod- de História Natural Capão da Imbuia, Prefeitura de Cur- ies. Two years after creation, 23 odonate species could itiba. Rua Professor Benedito Conceição 407, 82810- be recorded. Such a high diversity is discussed as res- 080 Curitiba, Paraná. E-mail: [email protected] ult of dispersal of specimens from the nearby source populations established in the gravel pits of the alluvium 8052. Anselin, A. (2007): From goldfish to Aeshna of River Weser.] Address: Lohr, M., FH Lippe und Höx- cyanea. Libellenvereniging Vlaanderen - nieuwsbrief 1 ter, Fachgebiet Tierökologie und Landschaftsökologie, (3): 2-3. (in Dutch, with English summary) ["Garden An der Wilhelmshöhe 44, D-37671 Höxter, Germany. E- ponds may not be prime habitat for dragonflies, but if mail: [email protected] having the opportunity to develop in an rather “natural way” they may offer the observer some surprises. In a 8058. Bernardo, C. (2007): Seleção intra-sexual na formerly concrete basin in the observers garden after libélula Homeoura nepos (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae): about 15 years in total 32 A. cyanea emerged this year. conflito sexual e sistema de acasalamento. Dissertação Two of the freshly emerged dragonflies stayed on their apresentada ao Departamento de Ecologia da Univer- support for more than 30 hours, probably due to bad sidade de Brasília, como requisito parcial ã obtenção weather. An adult one landed on a sunlit wall and sta- do grau de Mestre em Ecolosia, Instituto de Ciências yed there for about 36 hours, sitting on the same spot." Biológicas Departamento de Ecologia: 60 pp. (in Por- (Author)] Address: Anselin, Anny, Emiel Poetoustr. 13, tugese, with English summary) ["Sexual dimorphism, 9030 Mariakerke, Belgium. E-mail: anny.anselin@inbo. agonistic interactions and the type of association be between males and their sexual partners are character- istics subjected to selective pressures that determine 8053. Arbour, D. (2007): Tholymis citrina (Evening the type of mating system of a species. In Odonata. Skimmer) found in Oklahoma. Argia 18(4): 29. (in Eng- Two types of mating systems occur: resource defense

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 22 polygyny and polygyny through scramble competition, and structure of invertebrate assemblages. In the Dur- In the latter type, there is no consensus concerning the ance River, a regulated river in the south-east of Fran- role of sexual dimorphism, the influence of individual ce, the benthic fauna of the main channel has been size in agonistic interactions and the type of selective widely studied, but the hyporheic zone has never been pressures that influence the occurrence of tandem (post considered. In this study, we present some first data on copulation guarding). In this study I used Homeoura ne- the composition and the distribution of invertebrate as- pos as the model species to analyze: 1) type of sexual semblages from the hyporheic zone of an alluvial flood dimorphism; 2) effect of environmental temperature, plain located in the middle stretch of the Durance. This body size and local density of males, male distance to study provides some biological information on a poorly the shore, and residency upon agonistic interactions: 3) known compartment of this sub-Mediterranean system." influence of male and female density at the oviposition (Authors) Odonata are treated at the family level.] Ad- site, and the effects of enviromnental temperature and dress: Claret, Cécile, Institut méditerranéen d’écologie wind upon tandem duration and upon oviposition events et de paléoécologie (IMEP, UMR-CNRS 6116), Univ. that occur during tandem: and 4) the effect of male Paul-Cézanne Aix-Marseille 3 (case 441), 13397 Mar- body size on tandem duration. In the specie analyzed, seille cedex 20, France. E-mail: cecile.claret@univ-cez- females had longer wings than males, male density at anne.fr the sites where interactions occurred influenced agon- istic encounters and resident males won more fights, 8062. Cortel, N., Gailledrat, M., Jourde, P., Préci- supporting the hypothesis of asymmetric contest. Tan- gout, L., Prud’Homme, E., (2007): Liste Rouge des Li- dem duration was longer when other females were bellules menacées du Poitou-Charentes. Statut de con- abundant in the immediate area and there was also a servation des Odonates et priorités d’actions. Juin positive tendency between tandem duration and tem- 2007. Poitou-Charentes Nature, Fontaine-le-Comte. perature, which suggests that environmental temperat- ISBN 2-9515017-8-1: 48 pp. (in French) [Poitou-Char- ure can contribute to male permanence in tandem. Ovi- entes, France; Between 2000 and 2005, more then position events were more abundant in sites with higher 50000 data points of Odonata were recorded. Based on male density. The wind had no effect on the behaviours that, 27 species of the 70 regionally known species had evaluated. It is assumed that H. nepos presents to be included into the regional Red list of Odonata. Ac- scramble competition polygyny. Nevertheless, some cording the IUCN criteria, the situation details as fol- predictions of this hypothesis concerning post copulat- lows: Regionally Extinct: 2; Critically Endangered: 6; ory association were not met. indicating the necessity of Endangered: 6; Vulnerable:; 7; Near Threatened 6. For more studies on the behaviour of tropical damselflies." details see: http://www.poitou-charentes-nature.asso.fr/ (Author)] Address: Carolina Tavares da Silva Bernardo, IMG/pdflisterougedeslibellulesenpc.pdf] Address: Poit- no further details available ou-Charentes Nature, 14 rue Jean Moulin – 86240 Fon- taine-le-Comte, France. E-mail: [email protected] 8059. Blue, D.V. (2007): First record of Erythrodiplax basifusca (Plateau Dragonlet) for California. Argia 18 8063. Daigle, J.J.; McPeek, M.A. (2007): DNA Status (4): 30. (in English) [Imperial County, California, USA, of Enallagma coecum Hagen (Purple Bluet) and E. car- 21-X-2006] Address: Blue, D.V., 3783 Ruette San Ra- denium Hagen. Argia 18(4): 13. (in English) ["I sequen- phael, San Diego, CA 92130, USA. E-mail: dblue@ ced 702 base pairs of the cytochrome oxidase mito- san.rr.com chondrial gene. Three individuals of E. cardenium dif- fered from three E. caecum individuals at 32 sites - a 8060. Cano Villegas, F.J. (2007): Odonatos del río genetic difference of 4.6%. Based on die accepted mo- Borosa (Jaén, sur de España) (Odonata). Boln. S.E.A. lecular clock estimate for this gene, this genetic differ- 41: 468-470. (in Spanish, with English summary) [13 ence suggests that these two species are derived from Odonata species of the Borosa river (Jaen, southern a common ancestor that lived approximately 2 million Spain, Sierra de Cazorla. Segura y Las Villas Natural years ago. When placed in the overall molecular phylo- Park) are reported. Most of them are said to be rare or geny for the Enallagma, these species group with E. threatened in Spain.] Address: Cano Villegas, F.J., novaehispaniae, but they appear to have been separ- C/Montemayor, 4 1º-2; 14003-Córdoba, Spain. E-mail: ated from E. novaehispaniae tor 6-0 million years." (Au- [email protected] thors)] Address: Daigle, J., 2166 Kimberley Lane, Talla- hassee, FL 32311, USA. E-mail: [email protected] 8061. Claret, C.; Lienhardt, G.; Cartier, V.; Franquet, E.; Miralles, G. (2007): Composition et distribution des 8064. De Block, M.; Stoks, R. (2007): Flight-related assemblages d’invertébrés dans la zone hyporhéique body morphology shapes mating success in a damsel- d’une plaine alluviale de la Moyenne-Durance. Ecologia fly. Animal behaviour 74: 1093-1098. (in English) ["A mediterranea 33: 5-13. (in French, with English sum- small-male mating advantage has been only rarely en- mary) ["Alluvial flood plains are among the most hetero- countered in territorial species and may be an artefact geneous and dynamic ecosystems in the world. This of selection on covarying traits linked to flight-related heterogeneity is linked to the mosaic of terrestrial and body morphology. Here, we explicitly tested its occur- aquatic habitats in surface waters, as well as to the rence in the territorial damselfly, Lestes viridis, while functional relationships between surface and subsurfa- taking into account two key traits shaping flight perform- ce waters via the hyporheic zone (i.e. the ecotone bet- ance: relative thorax mass and wing asymmetry. Mor- ween benthic and groundwater compartments). In nat- phological correlates of mating success were determ- ural systems, discharge and flow variability influence ined by comparing sets of mated and unmated males in the connectivity among habitats and ecological condi- a natural population at two different collection dates. tions within habitats that contribute to the richness of We showed consistent morphometric differences bet- flood plains. However, the natural dynamics of many ween mated and unmated males across both sampling rivers and streams have been impacted by regulation dates, suggesting consistent sexual selection on these and low residual discharge that change the composition traits. Mated males were smaller, had a higher relative

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 23 thorax mass (proxy for flight-muscle ratio), and showed comb. n. and T. neblinae (De Marmels, 1989) comb. n. lower levels of fluctuating asymmetry in the hindwings are transferred to Tepuibasis from Aeolagrion William- compared with unmated males. Moreover, these pat- son, 1917. The new genus falls within Teinobasinae Til- terns remained when taking their potential covariation lyard, 1917 (= Amphicneminae Fraser, 1957 syn. n. = into account, suggesting they were directly selected for. Nehalenniinae De Marmels, 1984 syn. n), and herein As such, we provided the first multivariate proof for a within Teinobasini, because of the presence of an artic- small-male mating advantage in a territorial species tak- ulated ventrobasal spur on the male cercus. Other no- ing into account two other key traits related to flight-re- ticeable features of Tepuibasis are a bifid apical penis lated body morphology. Given the assumed mechanist- segment, and a spiny, auricle-like process directed ic base (low energy consumption and high flight man- proximad, at the base of each of the lobes forming bifid oeuvrability), we hypothesize that a small-male mating tip. Tepuibasis evolved out of ancestral teinobasine advantage may not be that rare in flying territorial spe- stock with considerable morphogenetic potential reflec- cies." (Authors)] Address: De Block, Marjan, Laboratory ted by the large number of recent genera present in of Aquatic Ecology, Department of Biology, University of cratonic S. America, which is equaled only by insular Leuven, Debe´riotstraat 32, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. SE Asia. Taxogeny of Tepuibasis was triggered by the E-mail: [email protected]) uplift of the Guyana shield, and the vicariant species are the result of secondary isolation through fracturing 8065. De Knief, G. (2007): Report of the European and partial erosion of these highlands." (Author)] Ad- Odonata camp in Romania. Libellenvereniging Vlaan- dress: De Marmels, J., Inst. Zool. Agricola, Fac. Agro- deren - nieuwsbrief 1(3): 12-13.["The dragonfly fauna of nomia, Univers. Central de Venezuela, Apdo. 4579, Romania is one of the least known in Europe. To better Maracay 2101, Edo. Aragua, Venezuela. E-mail: de- understand its fauna, a European fieldwork meeting [email protected] was organised in July 2007 with almost 30 odonatolo- gist from 9 different European countries. In total 42 spe- 8068. Duffey, A. (2007): Genetic structuring among cies were observed and an area of approximately 120 naturally isolated dune lake populations; a microcosm by 150 km was investigated. Along the streams in the of evolutionary processes on oceanic islands. Thesis mountains we found Cordulegaster heros and C. biden- submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, tata widely distributed. The fieldwork shows that it is li- Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Sci- kely that C. boltonii is absent in this region and is repla- ence, School of Natural Resource Sciences: XIII, 121 ced by C. heros. Research on mountain lakes and peat- pp. (in English) ["Oceanic islands have been used as bogs (1500-2000m asl) resulted in the discovery of So- model systems for studies of evolution and speciation matochlora arctica and several populations of S. alpes- as the range of island sizes coupled with their known tris. Both species were hitherto unknown or very doubt- geological chronosequence make them ideal systems fully cited for Romania. Other remarkable faunistical for the study of spatial and temporal variations in spe- findings were one of the first records of Erythromma cies diversity and distributions. These processes also lindenii and the first evidenced record of Lestes viridis occur on continental islands and mainland habitats but for Romania." (Author)] Address: Knijf, G. de, Instituut features of oceanic islands, notably their clearly delim- voor Natuurbehoud, Kliniekstraat 25, B-1070 Brussel, ited boundaries, natural isolation and simple geological Belgium. E-mail: [email protected] composition make them more amenable to study. The perched dune lakes of Fraser Island, Australia share 8066. De Knijf, G. (2007): Excursion of the 12th of many of the properties of oceanic islands. The naturally August to the nature reserve Hageven in Neerpelt. Li- isolated formation of the perched lakes, clearly delim- bellenvereniging Vlaanderen —nieuwsbrief 1(3): 8-9. (in ited boundaries of the freshwater habitat and phase dif- Dutch, with English summary) ["A total of 23 species ference compared to the surrounding, terrestrial envir- were observed during the fieldtrip. The most interesting onment have significant implications for the biota these were the high numbers of Lestes virens (>120) and the lakes support. Inhabitants of the perched dune lakes rediscovery of Somatochlora flavomaculata at several consist of the aquatic and semi-aquatic descendents of fens. The main reason for this fieldtrip was to assess colonisers that were able to traverse a land barrier and the status of the once rather common Sympetrum de- survive in the oligotrophia acidic waters over subse- pressiusculum in the reserve. We only could find 3 and quent generations. Barriers to ongoing gene flow a- 4 individuals at two different localities in the reserve. mong lake populations, are however likely to be differ- This low number is very alarming since the species dis- ent for species with different life history characteristics. I appeared at most sites the last 5 years in Flanders." therefore sought to assess the effects of three different (Authors)] Address: Knijf, G. de, Instituut voor Natuur- life history characteristics on post-colonisation inter- behoud, Kliniekstraat 25, B-1070 Brussel, Belgium. E- population gene flow. A representative species was se- mail: [email protected] lected to represent one of each of the following life his- tory characteristics: • Aquatic species confined to lake 8067. De Marmels, J. (2007): Tepuibasis gen. nov. for entire life cycle - freshwater shrimp Caridina indis- from the Pantepui region of Venezuela, with descripti- tincta, • Semi-aquatic species capable of terrestrial dis- ons of four new species and with biogeographic, phylo- persal - freshwater turtle Emydura krefftii, • Semi-aqua- genetic and taxonomic considerations on the Teinobasi- tic species capable of aehal dispersal - odonate Orthet- nae (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica 36(2): rum boumiera. 137-250 individuals were sampled per 117-146. (in English) [The new genus Tepuibasis in- species across six lakes separated by 1-6km. Regions cludes 7 species, all endemic to Pantepui; - 4 are new of the mitochondrial genome were targeted and molecu- to science, viz.: T. garciana sp. n. from the Serranía de lar screening methods developed and employed to as- Maigualida, T. nigra sp. n. from Cerro Yutajé and Cerro sess the relative levels of post-colonisation gene flow Yaví, T. rubicunda sp. n. from Cerro Guanay, and T. among lake populations. Parsimony analysis of the 25 thea sp. n., also from Cerro Guanay. T. chimantai (De unique haplotypes identified in the species with no ap- Marmels, 1988), comb. n., T. fulvum (Needham, 1933) , parent inter-lake dispersal mechanism, the freshwater

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 24 shrimp Caridina indistincta, demonstrated that there invertebrate from active antimony mining area. We were was no sharing of derived haplotypes among lake pop- interested in comparing heavy metal levels between ulations. Star shaped genealogies were identified in mine impacted and non impacted sites. Also, this study four lake populations indicative of a population expan- addresses the impact of Sb-mining on biological com- sion and mismatch distribution analysis confirmed a re- ponents of macroinvertebrate of this part of Yesilirmak cent population expansion estimated to have occurred River." (Authors) Leucorrhinia dubia was identified in no more than 200,000 years ago. This demonstrates the effluent of the mine - certainly wrongly so as L. du- that each of the perched dune lakes was colonised by bia does not inhabit running waters but mires and bogs. dndistincta soon after their inception but that no ongo- Accumulation of heavy metals is presented. The density ing gene flow among lake populations has occurred. of the odonate taxa is higher in the effluent of the mine The population genetic structure of the species as- compared with the unimpacted stretch of the water. An- sessed which is capable of terrestrial dispersal sug- timony and lead concentrations are higher in specimens gests that although this species of freshwater turtle, from the effluent.] Address: Duran, M., Fac. of Science Emydura krefftii, is capable of overland dispersal, gene and Arts, Dept of Biology, University of Pamukkale, flow among lake populations is limited. Even at the Denizli 20070, Turkey. E-mail: [email protected] small spatial scale examined in this study, E.krefftii pop- ulations displayed a pattern of isolation by distance 8070. Dyatlova, E.S. (2007): First record of Cordulia (r=0.854, p<0.03). Nested clade analysis also sugges- aenea (Odonata, Corduliidae) in Dnieper Delta. Vestnik ted a pattern of restneted gene flow with some long dis- zoologii 41(1): 326. (in English) [One male of the re- tance dispersal in recent times with long distance dis- gionally rare C. aenea was collected in Dnieper Delta: persal and a possible range expansion occurring histor- 46°29'04.27''N 32°25'37.98''E, Golaya Pristan’ vicinity, ically. The species examined in this study that displayed left bank of Konka river, 17.05.2007 (M.O. Son).] Ad- the most extensive gene flow among lake populations dress: Dyatlova, Elena Sergeyevna, Inst. Zoology, Fac- was the dragonfly Orthetrum boumiera (population pair- ulty of Biology, I.I. Mechnikov University of Odessa, wise i>st all <0.1). No relationship was found between Odessa, Ukraine. E-mail: [email protected] genetic and geographic distance (r= -0.0852, p>0.05) 8071. Ferris, G.; Rudolph, V.H.W. (2007): Respon- and nested clade analysis could not identify a geo- ses of larval dragonflies to conspecific and heterospe- graphical association among haplotypes. indicative of cific predator cues. Ecological Entomology 32: 283-288. panmixia. While larval life stages of this species are (in English) ["1. In cannibalistic populations, smaller in- fully aquatic, the winged adult stages of this species ap- dividuals are subject to predation by larger conspecifics, pear to be connecting seemingly isolated lake popula- and small individuals commonly alter their behaviour in tions, at least at the spatial scale examined here. The response to cannibals. Little is known, however, about results of this study have demonstrated that these the underlying cues that trigger such responses and perched dune lakes provide 'island like' models for re- how the behavioural responses to conspecific cannibals cent biogeographic processes. The pattern of colonisa- differ from heterospecific predators. 2. This study tests tion and subsequent diversification identified in these which cues are used for the detection of conspecific populations takes the form of in-siiu 'genetic radiations' predators in the larva of the dragonfly Plathemis lydia with those populations that are isolated forming mono- and how the behavioural response to cannibals differed phyletic clades endemic to a single lake. The genetic di- from the response to heterospecific predators. 3. Indi- versity and endemism identified in this study has oc- viduals were exposed to chemical cues, visual cues, curred over much smaller temporal (<500,000 years) and a combination of both cues from conspecifics as and spatial (<6.5km) scales than in studies of oceanic well as no predator and heterospecific predator controls island fauna. However, the mode of formation of the during which their activity and feeding rates were ob- perched dune lakes and the implications that their nat- served. 4. Individuals increased their activity, spatial ural isolation and abiotic genesis have for the evolution movement and feeding behaviour in response to either of colonisers of these unique habitats has resulted in visual or chemical cues from conspecific predators, them being analogous to true oceanic islands." (Au- which was opposite to responses displayed with cues thor)] Address: Duffy, Angela, further details not stated from heterospecific predators. Interestingly, the respon- 8069. Duran, M.; Kara, Y.; Akyildiz, G.K.; Özdemir, ses to visual and chemical cues from conspecifics com- A. (2007): Antimony and heavy metals accumulation in bined were weaker than to either cue in isolation and some macroinvertebrates in the Yesilirmak River (N similar to the no cue control. 5. The results clearly indic- Turkey) near the Sb-mining area. Bull. Environ. Con- ate that individuals are able to use chemical and visual tam. Toxicol. 78: 395-399. (in English) [Mobility and the cues to detect even very subtle differences in pheno- biological role of Antimony (Sb), its behaviour and type of conspecific predators. 6. The opposite response transfer into food chain, are not well known. Total Sb in behaviour when exposed to conspecific cannibals vs. concentrations in natural waters have been reported to heterospecific predators suggests that the presence of be in the range of 0.01–1.1 mg/L (US EPA 1996). cannibals will increase the mortality risk of small indi- Acutely toxic concentrations of Sb are in the range of viduals due to heterospecific predation. This risk-en- 22–36 mg/L fish (Lin and Hwang 1998), and 9–20 mg/L hancement is likely to have important consequences for for daphnids (Anderson 2000), although the toxicity the dynamics of predator – prey interactions.] Address: database is small. All these concentrations are above Volker H. W. Rudolf, Dept of Biology, University of Vir- the typical range of concentrations in mine effluents. ginia, 243, Gilmer Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA. Therefore, Sb is unlikely to contribute appreciably to ef- E-mail: [email protected] fluent acute toxicity. A decline in biodiversity of macroin- 8072. Gorb, S. (2007): An impressive time piece. Ar- vertebrate communities has generally related to metal gia 18(4): 35. (in English) [Report of a vist to an exhibi- pollution but Sb is not often studied in contrast to Zn, tion of the miniatures made by Nikolay Syadristy in Kiev, Ukraine. "I was mostly and Cu accumulation in water, sediments, some macro-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 25 impressed by the clock, which almost perfectly casts a idae). Int. J. Indust. Entomol. 15(1): 47-58. (in English) Sympetrum dragonfly with the complete working mech- ["N. pygmaea is one the smallest dragonflies in the anism built into the eye." (Author)] Address: Gorb, S.E- world and listed as a second-degree endangered wild mail: [email protected] animal and plant in Korea. For the long-term conserva- tion of such endangered species, an investigation on 8073. Grosser, N. (2007): Insekten der Wildfluss- nation-wide genetic magnitude and nature of genetic di- landschaft des Tagliamento (Friaul/Italien) - Ergebnisse versity is required as a part of conservation strategy. eines studentischen internationalen Workshops 2006. We, thus, sequenced a portion of mitochondrial COI Entomologica Romanica 12: 195-201. (in German, with gene, corresponding to "DNA Barcode" region (658 bp) English summary) [Italy; in August 2006, a student eco- from 68 N. pygmaea individuals collected over six habit- logical survey of the Tagliamento river landscape was ats in Korea. The sequence data were used to investig- made. A total of 10 odonate species is listed. Gomphus ate genetic diversity within populations and species, simillimus would be a new record for Italy, and therefore geographic variation within species, phylogeographic urgently needs confirmation.] Address: Grosser, N., FH relationship among populations, and phylogenetic rela- Erfurt, Landschaftsarchitektur, Leipziger Straße 77, tionship among haplotypes. Phylogenetic analysis and 99085 Erfurt, Germany. E-Mail:[email protected] uncorrected pairwise distance estimate showed overall low genetic diversity within species. Regionally, popula- 8074. Hatfield, I. (2007): The dragonflies and dam- tions in southern localities such as Gangjin and Gok- selflies of the Llano Estacado: In search of new species seong in Jeollanamdo Province showed somewhat hig- records on the Panhandle South Plains. Argia 18(4): her genetic diversity estimates than those of remaining 30-32. (in English) [Texas, USA, 2006; records of 14 regions in Korean peninsula. Although geographic pop- species are documented.] Address: E-mail: jhatfield@ ulations of N. pygmaea were subdivided into 2 groups, teamumc.com distance- or region-based geographic partition was not 8075. Jeziorski, P. (2007): Collection of dragonflies observed." (Authors)] Address: Kim, K.-G.; E-mail: (Odonata) in the Museum of National History in Olo- [email protected] mouc and in the Regional Muzeum Valašsko in Valaš- 8078. Kouassi, N.; Peng, J.-x.; Li, Y.; Cavallaro, C.; ské Meziøíèí. Cas. Slez. Muz. Opava (A) 56: 145-148. Veyrunes, J.-C. (2007): Pathogenicity of Diatraea sac- (in English, with Czech summary) ["A list of dragonflies charalis densovirus to host insects and characterization deposited in collections of the Museum of National His- of its viral genome. Virologica Sinica 22(1): 53-60. (in tory in Olomouc and in the Regional Muzeum Valašsko English) [This study on the sugar cane moth borer Diat- in Valašské Mezinící is given. In total, the material from raea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) includes a both museums contains 143 specimens of 28 species passing reference to Odonata, also known to be infec- which were collected predominantly in Moravia; only a ted by densoviruses.] Address: Li, Y., College of Life few specimens come from Slovakia." (Author)] Address: Sciences, Huazhong Normal University, 430079 Jeziorski, P., Na Belidle 1, CZ - 735 64 Havírov-Suchá, Wuhan, P.R. China. E-mail: [email protected] Czech Republic 8079. Martin, K. (2007): Chipmunks as predators of 8076. Kadoya, T.; Washitani, I. (2007): An adaptive emerging Odonata. Argia 18(4): 12. (in English) ["Dur- management scheme for wetland restoration incorpor- ing the summer of 2006, I observed four cases of Gom- ating participatory monitoring into scientific predictions phus vastus predation by Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias using dragonflies as an indicator taxon. Global Environ- striatus). All of the predation occurred on a sandy ex- mental Research 11(2): 179-185. (in English) ["Here we posed beach located within the Turner's Pool area of propose an adaptive management scheme for wetland the Connecticut River. The beach in this area is a wide restoration using data collected by citizens to make sci- (100 ft) sandy section, that lacks emergent vegetation entific predictions. We assessed the potential advant- and has only a few protruding logs.The beach area ages of such a scheme using a wetland restoration pro- abuts a steeply forested slope, which provides ample ject conducted in a small floodplain area along the cover for chipmunks. Predation was observed on 24 Matsu-ura River in Kyushu, Japan. For the case study, June 2006 between 8:00 and 8:40 AM, 3.7-3.9 m from we compiled data provided by amateur naturalists on the water's edge. As I sat at the edge of the study area, distribution patterns of dragonflies on the eco-regional I observed several G. vastus nymphs emerging from scale, as well as ecological characteristics such as be- the water, as they proceeded to crawl across the beach haviour and habitat preferences. Based on this informa- toward the bank, two chipmunks emerged from a small tion, we predicted a species recovery trajectory at the hole on the bank. The chipmunks ran down the hill and wetland restoration site. By monitoring species recovery across to a large fallen log that partially extended over to test our prediction, we demonstrated that coloniza- one side of the beach. As the first G. vastus neared the tion by dragonfly species at the restored site could be tip of the log, one of the chipmunks jumped down, predicted using species prevalence on the regional pounced on the nymph, and carrying it in its teeth, ran scale based on the nestedness rule. The data collected up the bank and sat on a large rock. Another nymph by the amateur naturalists were critical in making this neared the log, which the second chipmunk also prediction, which highlights the importance of citizen grabbed and ate. While I was noting this behaviour, two participation in the proposed scheme."] Address: Kado- more chipmunks emerged from opposite sides of the ya, T., Dept Ecosyst. Studies, Inst. Agr. and Life Sci., study area, and ran out onto the same log. Within a Bunkyo Ku, Univ. Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Tokyo, 1138657, maximum period of five minutes, each of these chip- Japan. E-mail: [email protected] munks had also grabbed an emerging nymph. I did not 8077. Kim, K.g.; Jamg, S.K.; Park, D.W.; Hong, M.Y.; observe any aggressive interactions between the four Oh, H.-H.; Kim, K.Y.; Hwang, J.S.; Han, Y.S.; Kim, I.K. chipmunks. The chipmunks did not venture out onto the (2007): Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation of the exposed section of the beach, but instead stayed near Tiny Dragonfly Nannophya pygmaea (Odonata; Libellul- the fallen log, and the exposed roots that lined the

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 26 bank. Chipmunk predation of dragonfly nymphs may be nagrionidae sp. and Erythrodiplax sp.) revealed Chiro- a rare event, as during the 24 days (192 hours) of field- nomidae, Ceratopogonidae and Culicidae as the most work conducted this season, these were the only such frequent prey. Diptera was the most frequent and abun- events that were observed." (Author)] Address: Martin, dant group, confirming the importance of this insect in Kirsten, Environmental Studies, Antioch University New communities associated with phytotelmatas. In compar- England, Keene, NH, USA. E-mail: Kirsten Martin@an- ison with other phytotelmata studies, the trophic web tiochne.edu found in the M. fiexuosa axilae is relatively complex, in- volving 20 taxa: the top predador of this web is repres- 8080. Mills, C. (2007): williamsoni (Two- ented by Coenagrionidae sp. and Erythrodiplax sp." striped Forceptail) new for Arkansas. Argia 18(4): 34. (Author)] Address: not stated (in English) [Okay Landing area of Millwood Lake in Howard County, Arkansas, USA 2-IX-2006] Address: 8082. Novelo-Gutiérrez, R. (2007): El estudio de los Mills, C., Ogden AR 71853, USA. E-mail: cmills@arkan- odonatos (Insecta: Odonata) en México. Enfoques y sas.net perspectivas. In: Novelo-G., R. & R. AIonso-Eguíalis (Eds.), 2007. Simposio Internacional Entomología A- 8081. Neiss, U.G. (2007): Estrutura da comunidade cuática Mexicana: Estado Actual de Conocimiento y de microinvertebrados aquáticos associados a Mauritia Aplicación, Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua, flexuosa Linnaeus (Arecaceae). fitotelmata. na Ama- Sociedad Mexicana de Entomología, Jiutepec, Mor., zônia Central, Brasil. Dissertação (mestrado)- INPA / 105 pp: 9-23. (in Spanish, with English summary) ["The UFAM. Manaus: X, 79 pp. (in Portuguese, with English main approaches in which the odonates have been summary) ["Adult M. flexuosa palms, known locally as used as a subject of study in a worldwide scale are ana- buriti, have large individual axilae that can store sub- lysed, making emphasis on the Mexican panorama. stantial volumes of water (phytotelmata). The objectives While at worldwide scale odonates are studied under of the present study were to compare the aquatic mac- several approaches, in Mexico only three main lines of roinvertebrate fauna associated with the axilae of palms study have traditionally been developed: taxonomical, occurring in groups and as isolated trees in order to faunistical and ethological. In this country, taxonomical verify the relationship between abiotic factors (volume studies appear as the most consistent and diverse, of water. pH. electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen while the ethological ones show other scale of analysis and height above the ground) and the macroinverteb- in the last years. Most of the odonate fauna studies rates, in addition to inferring a trophic web for these or- come from students' thesis that are rarely published." ganisms. A total of 60 axilae were sampled in May and (Author)] Address: Novelo-Gutiérrez, R., Depto Entom., June 2006. distributed over 17 rural and semi-urban Instituto de Ecologia A.C., Km 2.5. antiqua carretera a locations in Manaus and President Figueiredo counties, Coatepec, Aparatdo Postal 63, 91000 Xalapa, Verac- Amazonas state, Brazil. A total of 31,135 individuals ruz, Mexico. E-mail: rodolfo.novelo@inecol. edu.mx distributed over 19 macroinvertebrate taxa were collec- ted. The families Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae 8083. Ortega, H.; Rengifo, B.; Samanez, I.; Palma, were the most abundant (32.2% and 29.6%. respect- C. (2007): Diversidad y el estado de conservación de ively), followed by Oligochaeta (17.5%), Acarina (9.6%) cuerpos de agua Amazónicos en el nororiente del Perú. and Culicidae [Culex (Microculex) stonei Lane & Whit- Rev. peru. biol. número especial 13(3): 189-193. (in man, 1943 (3.4%), Culex (Mcx.) pleuristriatus Lutz, Spanish, with English summary) ["The present paper 1903 (2%), Culex (Mcx.) sp.1 (1.8%), Culex (Culex) describes the diversity and state of conservation, de- mollis Dyar & Knab. 1906 (0.6%), Wyeomyia sp. (16 in- terminate by a rapid biological inventory, carried out dividuals) and Toxorhynchites (Haemorrhoidalis) haem- since October 24 to 30 of 2005, at the Amazonian wa- orrhoidalis (Fabricius, 1794) (1 individual)). For each terbodies from Northeast of Peru, between 680 and 133 axila. the following averages (±SD) were calculated: in- m of altitude, among Tarapoto (San Martin) and Yuri- dividuals per axila: 519 (±348): volume of water: 1075 maguas (Loreto). Data and samples were collected in mL (±972); temperature: 27.3 °C (±1.4); pH: 5.6 (±0.7); 26 stations. Plankton samples were collected with stan- electrical conductivity: 25.2 µS/cm (±18.4) and dis- dard net (40 microns), benthos with Surber net and solved oxygen: 7.3 mg/L (±1.3). The most frequent taxa fishes with small mesh seines. Descriptions of each ha- were Culicoides spp. and Endotribelos sp., both with bitat included coordinates (UTM), and limnological char- 100% occurrence, followed by Oligochaeta (93.3%), acteristics (pH, temperature, conductivity, oxygen). The Acarina (85%) and Culex (Mcx.) stonei (75%). The final richness of species of fishes was of 95, dominated by multiple regression model relating macroinvertebrate Characiformes and Siluriformes. Richness of species in abundance to the abiotic variables explained 25.3% of phytoplankton was of 74, in zooplankton, 22 species the variance (F4.55=4.66; p=0.0026), volume being the and in benthos of 20 species. The conservation state only variable that was related to abundance (p=0.007). was determined using the Index of Biological Integrity Multiple regression for species richness was not signi- (IBI) for fishes, and EPT index (Ephemeroptera, Pleco- ficant (F4.55=2.31; p=0.069). The numbers of Culicidae ptera, and Trichoptera) for the aquatic environments. and Odonata individuals showed significant positive re- The results indicate that in the better zones conserved lationships with water volume (p=0.0009 and p=0.045. were found in the around of Yurimaguas." (Authors) respectively). The distribution of macroinvertebrates not Odonata are treated on the genus level.] Address: Or- differed between grouped and isolated palm trees tega, H., Museo de Historia Natural, Facultad de Cien- (ANOSIM. R=0.037; p=0.029), the abundance of Odo- cias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San nata being influenced by the grouping of the trees (t- Marcos, Apartado 14-0434, Lima 14, Perú. E-mail: test, p=0.048). The presence of Odonata larvae (top [email protected] predators in the ecosystem) appears not to influence the abundance of Culicidae larvae in the axilae of M. 8084. Paulson, D. (2007): A suggested species code flexuosa (t-test, p=0.382). Analysis of the stomach con- for odonates. Argia 18(4): 26. (in English) [The author tent of Odonata representatives found in the buriti (Coe- reports on a species name system comprising of three

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 27 letters of the genus name and three or four of the spe- (Argiope bruennichi). Naturkundliche Beiträge Soltau- cies name. Such a system can be helpful taking quick Falingbostel 13/14: 52-54. (in German) [Grindau, Nie- field notes.] Address: Paulson, D.R., Slater Museum, dersachsen, Germany; 29-VII-2006, A. viridis was Univ. of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA 98416, USA. E- caught in the net of A. bruennichi. A record of A. affinis mail: [email protected] also is documented.] Address: Pryswitt, K.-P., Lessing- str. 2, 31535 Neustadt a. Rbge, Germany. E-mail: K- 8085. Paulson, D. (2007): New Checklist Committee [email protected] for DSA,. Argia 18(4): 6-7. (in English) [The Common Names Committee of the Dragonfly Society of the 8090. Randel, C.J.; Aguirre, R.; Peterson, M.J.; Slvy, Americas began its existence in 1996, and was charged N.J. (2007): Invertebrate abundance at Rio Grande Wild with the responsibility for overseeing the common (Eng- Turkey brood locations. Journal of Wildlife Management lish) names of the Odonata of Canada and the US after 71(7): 2417-2420. (in English) ["Abundance of Rio the publication in 1996 of an approved list of common Grande wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) names. The paper lists the names affected by the com- has declined in the southeastern Edwards Plateau (EP) mittee since the publication of the original list. The old of Texas, USA, whereas abundance has remained committee has now been disbanded, to be replaced by stable in the northwestern EP. Invertebrates are a critic- a DSA Checklist Committee that will not only continue al protein source for poults <6 weeks posthatch. We deliberations on common names but will also attempt to collected invertebrates at brood and paired locations in maintain an official checklist of North American Odona- both the stable and declining regions. Our objective was ta, incorporating published taxonomic proposals.] Ad- to determine if differences in invertebrate abundance dress: Paulson, D.R., Slater Mus., Univ. Puget Sound, existed in regions typified by declining versus stable Rio Tacoma, WA 98416, USA. E-mail: [email protected] Grande wild turkey abundance. We found no difference in invertebrate abundance between brood or paired loc- 8086. Peeters, L.; Anselin, A.; Tailly, M. (2007): Den ations within regions, but invertebrate abundance, whe- Diel at Mol threathened? Libellenvereniging Vlaanderen ther measured as dry mass or frequency, was greater in - nieuwsbrief 1(3): 10-11. (in Dutch, with English sum- the stable region. Decreased invertebrate abundance mary) ["The richest site for dragonflies in the whole of may have contributed to the decline in wild turkey abun- Belgium and even the Benelux is the nature reserve dance in the southeastern EP." (Authors) The study in- Den Diel in Mol (Flanders). There are plans for building cludes Odonata (at the order level) data of biomass and economically important shiplocks precisely in the re- frequency of occurrence.] Address: Randel, C.J., Sap- serve itself, but it remains uncertain if this could ever be phos Environmental, Inc., Pasadena, CA 91105, USA. the case as the site is protected by several nature pro- E-mail: [email protected] tection measures. Nevertheless our Flemish Dragonfly Association will be vigilant for any further initiatives." 8091. Remsburg, A.J. (2007): Aquatic and terrestrial (Authors)] Address: Tailly, M., Hoonakkerdreef 35, 8791 vegetation influence lacustrine dragonfly (order Odona- Waregem, Belgium. E-mail: [email protected] ta) assemblages at multiple life stages. Ph.D., The Uni- versity of Wisconsin - Madison,: 127 pp. (in English) 8087. Pessacq, P. (2007): Peristicta aeneoviridis ["Understanding how animals respond to habitat struc- Calvert, 1909 and P. forceps Hagen in Selys, 1860: re- ture is a fundamental objective in ecology, but is partic- descriptions and a new synonymy (Zygoptera: Proto- ularly challenging when the animals require distinct neuridae). Odonatologica 36(2): 207-218. (in English) habitats for different life stages. Although the majority of ["Peristicta misionera Jurzitza, 1981 is considered a ju- animals have spatially segregated life stages, research nior synonym of P. aeneoviridis Calvert, 1909. The ho- on habitat associations has generally been restricted to lotype of P aeneoviridis and male P. forceps are rede- only one of the life stages. The relative importance of scribed, and P. forceps female and larva are described aquatic and terrestrial habitat structure is not well for the first time." (Author)] Address: Pessacq, P., La- known for the order Odonata. In northern Wisconsin boratorio de Investigation en Sistematica y Ecologia an- (USA) lakes, housing development contributes to het- imal (LIESA), Sarmiento 849, AR-9200 Esquel, Chubut, erogeneity in riparian and littoral vegetation structure. I Argentina. E-mail: [email protected] surveyed odonate larval assemblages at 41 sites a- cross 17 lakes. Based on mixed-effects multiple regres- 8088. Prokopov, G.; Khrokalo, L. (2007): Sravnitelny sions, model selection identified site-level littoral macro- analis vidovykh kompleksov strekoz fisiko-geografiches- phyte abundance as a key driver of larval odonate spe- kikh oblastey Kryma (Comparative analysis of Odonata cies richness, and riparian wetland plant abundance as species complexes from Crimean physical-geographical the best predictor for odonate density. Subsequent field regions). Zapovedniki Kryma (Reservation of Crimea). experiments on larval predation and adult site selection Proceedings of IV international conference, 2th Novem- helped explain these patterns. Additional surveys of the ber 2007, Simferopol’: 152-164. (in Russian) [A brief hi- most abundant family (Gomphidae) at 22 lake sites in- story of odonatological investigation in Crimea, Ukraine, dicated that local larval densities depend most on re- and an analyse of the distribution of the 57 species - so cruitment, which I estimated from adult densities during far known to the region - among steppe and mountain the previous year. Densities of emergent Gomphidae geographical provinces (7 districts) are presented. skins (exuviae) were most related to densities of the Comparing of species abundance was provided due to later-instar (second-year) larvae, further suggesting that Chekanovsky-Sørensen Index and cluster analysis. larval survivorship and movement are less variable spa- Need of conservation measures for rare species and tially than recruitment from the previous life stage. Field their habitats are also discussed. (Lyudmila Khrokalo)] experiments conducted at two South African lakes de- Address: Khrokalo, Lyudmila, P.O. Box 16, Kyiv-118, monstrated how riparian tree structures alter adult odo- Ukraine 03118. E-mail: [email protected] nate abundances. Riparian shade reduced the abun- 8089. Pryswitt, K.-P.; Riedel, J. (2007): Grüne Mosa- dace of odonates at these potential breeding sites. ikjungfer (Aeshna viridis) im Netz der Wespenspinne Perch structures, added to separate experimental plots,

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 28 supported locally higher adult abundances, but dragon- total of 84 taxa, 61 identified to the species level. The flies were not sensitive to perch structure density or di- species with the highest value as natural indicators in versity. Thus shade is the critical habitat component Añana’s saline environment are Nebrioporus baeticus, that should be addressed for odonate conservation in for lotic environments, and Ochthebius notabilis, for South Africa. Collectively, this research describes the wells and salt-pans. Also, these two species were the role of habitat structure during multiple life stages. Field most threatened in the study area. The area’s main en- experiments demonstrate that generalist predators are vironmental problem is the progressive deterioration of sensitive to vegetation structure. The results suggest the salt-pans caused by neglect and by organic contam- that riparian habitat selection by animals with complex ination processes, eutrophication and loss of salinity in life cycles can influence aquatic communities." (Author)] the lower part of the stream." (Author) Odonata are Address: Remsburg, Alysa, Dept Zoology, Univ. Wis- treated at the family level.] Address: Millán, A., Depto consin, 430 Lincoln Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA. E- de Ecología e Hidrología. Facultad de Biología. Univer- mail: [email protected] sidad de Murcia. 30100. Espinardo. Murcia. Spain. E- mail: [email protected] 8092. Rouag, R.; Djilalib, H.; Gueraiche, H.; Luiselli, L. (2007): Resource partitioning patterns between two 8096. Santos, S.A.P.; Cabanas, J.E.; Pereira, J.A. sympatric lizard species from Algeria. Journal of Arid (2007): Abundance and diversity of soil arthropods in Environments 69: 158-168. (in English) [Parc National olive grove ecosystem (Portugal): Effect of pitfall trap d’El Kala, north-eastern Algeria; in the stomach of type. European Journal of Soil Biology 43: 77-83. (in Acanthodactylus erythrurus one specimen of Odonata English) [Curiously enough, Odonata were represented was found.] Address: Luiselli, L., F.I.Z.V. (Ecology) & in pitfall-traps; reasons for that are not outlined. Eventu- Centre of Environmental Studies Demetra s.r.l., via ally they have been prey of wasps or ants, which in Olona 7, I-00198 Roma, Italia. E-mail: [email protected] case of ants where caught regularly in pitfall-traps.] Ad- dress: Santos, Sónia, CIMO/Escola Superior Agrária, 8093. Ruchin, A.B.; Loginova, N.G.; Kurmaeva, D.K. Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Apt. 1172, 5301-855 (2007): [Insects fauna of two forestries of "Smolny" Na- Bragança, Portugal. E-mail: [email protected] tional park (Mordovia Republic)]. Fauna and ecology of insects. - Vol. 1. - Rostov-on-Don. - CBBP publishing: 8097. Sathe, T.V.; Shinde, K.P. (2007): On a new 24-33. (in Russian) [Insects of two forestries in “Smol- species of the genus Crocothemis Brauer from western ny” National Park (Republic of Mordovia) were studied. Ghats, Maharashtra. Flora and Fauna (Jhansi) 13(2): “Smolny” National Park (36.5 thousand ha) is situated in 367-370. (in English) [India; Odonata "are potential bio- the NE part of Mordovia, Russia in landscapes of mixed control agents. Taxonomical studies were made on a forests of water-ice and the ancient alluvial plains on new species, Crocothemis rageshri sp. n. The male is the left bank of Alatyr river. The river is remarkable for 32.3 mm long excluding anal appendages; head 3.2 its young ravines. The bank is sloped and terrassed. mm long, thorax 9.5 mm long, fore wing 27.00 mm long, The floodplain has lakes, dry ducts and vast marshland. hind wing 26.5 mm long, abdomen 19.5 mm long, red; In 2004-2006, insects were studied on the territory of superior anal appendages 1.46 mm long, reddish.] No Mordovia. Among dragonflies, Lestes dryas, Enallagma additional information are available, and this seems to cyathigerum, Platycnemis pennipes, Coenagrion puella, be one more of the obscure “new species” “described” C. pulchellum, Cordulia aenea, Sympetrum flaveolum, by the authors. (Martin Schorr) Aeshna viridis, and A. isosceles were recorded. (Elena Dyatlova)] Address: Ruchin, A.B., Department of Bio- 8098. Schütte, K.; Razafindraibe, P. (2007): Chapter logy, Mordovian State University, Bolshevitskaya UI., 4.3: Checklist of Dragonflies of the Littoral Forests near Saransk 430000 Russia Tolagnaro (Fort-Dauphin). In: Ganzhorn, J.U., S.M. Goodman & M. Vincelette (Eds.): Biodiversity, Ecology 8094. Rüppell, G.; Hilfert, D. (2007): NABU Winter- and Conservation of Littoral Ecosystems in Southeast- vortrag in Bad Gandersheim: Die Liebe der Libellen. ern , Tolagnaro. SI/MAB Series 11. ISBN „Kurzzeitfotos und Zeitlupen zeigen nie Gesehenes“. 978-1-893912-00-7: 163-165. (in English, with French Kurzeitung Bad Gandersheim 1/07: 20. (in German) [A summary) [A total of 52 Odonata species is checklisted few generals on dragonflies are attended by information from the littoral forests of Petriky, Mandena, and Sainte on the most recent film and book productions on Odo- Luce in southeastern Madagascar.] Address: Smithso- nata done by the authors.] Address: Hilfert-Rüppell D., nian Institution, Nat. Zool. Park, Center for Conserva- Zool. Inst. TU Braunschweig, Fasanenstr. 3, D-38092 tion Education & Sustainability. Monitoring & Assess- Braunschweig, Germany. E-mail: [email protected] ment of Biodiversity Program, 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW, Suite 3123, Washington, DC 20560-0705, USA 8095. Sanchéz-Fernández, D.; Abellán, P.; Camar- ero, F.; Esteban, I.; Gutiérrez-Cánovas, C.; Ribera, I.; 8099. Sibley, F.C. (2007): Second record of Anax Velasco, J.; Millán, A. (2007): Los macroinvertebrados ephippiger (Vagrant Emperor) from the West Indies. Ar- acuáticos de las salinas de Anana (Álava, Espana): gia 18(4): 17. (in English) [Guan Island, British Virgin Is- Biodiversidad, vulnerabilidad y especies indicadoras. lands, 20-X-2006] Address: Sibley, F.C., The Conserva- Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 40(1): 233- tion Agency, 6 Swinburne St. Jamestown, RI 02835, 245. (in Spanish, with English summary) ["The purpose USA. E-mail: [email protected] of this study was to complete and update the available information on the diversity of aquatic macroinverteb- 8100. Statzner, B.; Bonada, N.; Dolédec, S. (2007): rates in the Añana salt-pans. We also wanted to identify Conservation of taxonomic and biological trait diversity both the most threatened species and those with the of European stream macroinvertebrate communities: a highest value as indicators. Finally, we have tried to de- case for a collective public database. Biodivers. Con- termine the conservation status and the main sources serv. 16: 3609-3632. (in English) ["The use of data- of environmental impact affecting the area. We found a bases for the conservation of biodiversity is increasing. During the last decade, such a database has been cre-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 29 ated for European stream macroinvertebrates. Today, it plant Silene inaperia (Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae) includes 527 sites that are the least human-impacted are reported. This plant presents sticky secretions on representatives of many stream types across many the stem, with seemingly defensive functions against European regions. It includes data on the abundance of herbivory. The dragonfly was caught when sticking the 312 invertebrate genera, several environmental site four wings to the stems of several plants. Other cases characteristics, collection methods, bibliographic data of capture of dragonflies by non insectivorous plants are sources, and 11 biological traits of the genera (e.g. reviewed." (Authors)] Address: Torralba Burrial, A., De- size, life cycle, food and feeding habits, described in 61 partamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, categories). The database will be useful in addressing Universidad de Oviedo, E-33071 Oviedo, Spain. E-mail: many topics that are potentially relevant to biodiversity [email protected] conservation. To illustrate this potential, we provide ex- amples of how the data could be exploited. First, we de- 8105. Upson, S.; Danforth, D.; Gonzalez-Soriano, E.; scribe the frequency of some taxonomic and biological Behrstock, R.A.; Bailowitz, R.A. (2007): A peliminary characteristics (e.g. richness and diversity of genera cecklist of the Odonata of Sonora, Mexico. Bulletin of and traits) of the macroinvertebrate communities and American Odonatology 10(2-3): 23-51. (in English, with assess how these characteristics are related (e.g. how Spanish summary) ["Little detailed information is avail- trait richness increases with genus richness). Second, able on the Odonata of Sonora, which is located in we describe the frequency of some characteristics of northwestern Mexico. A recent paper (Paulson & Gon- the genera and traits (e.g. occurrence frequency, zalez-Soriano, 2006) listed 46 species for the state. We abundance, dispersion index) and again assess how have documented 122 species based on seven years of these characteristics are related (e.g. how occurrence field work, including two undescribed species (an Argia increases with abundance). Finally, we suggest how the and an Erpetogomphus). Species accounts include loc- database could be developed into a collective, publicly ality data, flight period and distribution map by munici- accessible database that covers stream types and re- pio (= county). An overview of Sonora's regional bio- gions of Europe more comprehensively." (Authors) Tab- communities is provided, including maps of major wa- le 3 includes Brachytron, Diplacodes, and Enallagma.] tersheds and municipio boundaries." (Authors)] Ad- Address: Statzner, B., CNRS-Ecologie des Hydrosys- dress: Behrstock, R.A., 10359 S. Thicket Pl., Hereford, tèmes Fluviaux, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, AZ 85615, USA. E-mail: [email protected] 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France. E-mail: statzner@- 8106. Van der Schoot, P. (2007): Excursion of 28th biomserv.univ-lyon1.fr of July 2007 to “Het Vinne” in Zoutleeuw. Libellenver- 8101. Subramanian, K.A.; Sivaramakrishnan, K.G. eniging Vlaanderen - nieuwsbrief 1(3): 7-8. (in Dutch, (2007): Aquatic Insects of India - A Field Guide. Ashoka with English summary) ["Again the weather was not Trust for Ecology and Environment (ATREE), Ban- good for an odonatological excursion in this recently re- galore, India: 62 pp. (in English) [Larval Odonata are staured lake. During recent years quite a number of in- keyed at the family level on pages 26-29.] Address: teresting species has been found. But on this day the Subramanian, K.A., Zoological Survey of India, Western main observations were Little bittern and Black wood- Regional Station, Pune-411 044 Maharashtra, India. E- pecker." (Author)] Address: not stated mail:[email protected] 8107. Vinogradova, E.B. (2007): 5. Diapause in a- 8102. Tailly, M.; Van der Schoot, P.; Wallays, H. quatic insects, with emphasis on mosquitoes. Monogra- (2007): Excursion of 1st of July 2007 to the Mol area. phiae Biologicae 84: 83-113. (in English) ["In Odonata Libellenvereniging Vlaanderen - nieuwsbrief 1(3): 5-6. both egg and larval diapauses occur in different instars (in Dutch, with English summary) ["Although the weath- (Corbet, 1980). Embryonic diapause occurs in certain er was not optimal during the whole week and the day temperate species, notably Aeshna, Sympetrum, and itself proved to be suboptimal from the meteorological Lestes. For instance, Lestes congener oviposits in dry point of view, 29 species were observed in this area stems, the eggs undergo a bit of embryogenesis in au- which is the area with the most species in the whole of tumn and then enter diapause in winter, at which time Belgium. The top of the day was a male of Anax parthe- they are resistant to both low temperature and desicca- nope at Den Diel." (Authors)] Address: Tailly, M., Hoon- tion. Hatching of larvae is observed only after wetting akkerdreef 35, 8791 Waregem [email protected] and exposure to temperatures of 5°C and higher (Saw- chin & Gillott, 1974). Such a response may be augmen- 8103. Tennessen, K.J.; Hopper, A.E. (2007): New ted in some other species of Lestes by sensitivity to distribution records of Gomphus consanguis (Odonata: photoperiod. Larval diapause is the most common dia- Gomphidae) in Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee pausing stage for dragonflies in the temperate zone. Academy of Science 82(1-2): 40-41. (in English) ["Gom- Larval growth rate is controlled by the interaction of re- phus consanguis was found in two counties in eastern sponses to temperature and photoperiod such that mor- Tennessee (McMinn and Meigs) in 2004-2005. The phological development within and between certain in- streams in which the species was found are impacted stars is arrested or accelerated at different times of year by farm operations, and population numbers appear to (Corbet, 1980). A relatively simple example of the me- be low. The species is still considered rare." (Authors)] chanism of environmental regulation is provided by L. Address: Tennessen, K., 125 N. Oxford St, Wautoma, eurinus from North Carolina, USA, where the popula- WI 54982, USA. E-mail: [email protected] tions overwinter in three larval instars preceding the fi- nal one (Lutz, 1968). Over a wide temperature range 8104. Torralba Burrial, A.; Ocharan, F.J. (2007): Dra- larvae of these instars develop more rapidly under sum- gonflies caught by plants (Odonata: Libellulidae). Ento- mer than under winter photoperiods. Such a response mologia generalis 30(4): 301-305. (in English, with Ger- magnifies the seasonal change in growth rate due to man summary) ["Observations of a male of Crocothe- temperature. More complex responses to temperature mis erythraea (Brullé 1832) which was caught by the and photoperiod exist among certain other species from

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 30 North Carolina, South Ontario, Sweden, and England. poor quality water during heavy rainfalls, high levels of Their common feature is that one or more late instars siltation, heavy metals in bed sediments, large accumu- became unresponsive to a long photoperiod stimulus in lations of slowly decomposing leaves and an inadequa- late summer or early autumn and thus enter diapause. te source of potential colonists may all contribute to the The larvae of some dragonflies may also diapause in a weak response of the invertebrate fauna to restoration dried (anhydrobiotic) state (Van Damme & Dumont, activities." (Authors) Xanthocnemis zealandica is rare.] 1999). In Brazil, one larva of Pantala flavescens sur- Address: Winterbourn, M.J., School of Biological Sci- vived drought at least a few months and after flooding ences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, successfully completed metamorphosis. It is argued Christchurch, New Zealand. E-mail: michael.winter- that early larval tolerance to drought may be common in [email protected] Pantala contributing its success in semiarid environ- ments; possible other species in which a similar phe- 8109. Worthen, W.B.; Jones, C.M. (2007): Odonata nomenon occurs are also listed by Van Damme and survey of Union County, South Carolina. Argia 18(4): Dumont (1999). In Enallagma hageni it has been shown 32-33. (in English) [USA; from IV, 2004 through IX, experimentally (Ingram 1975) that termination of dia- 2006. Most of the sites were within the Enoree Ranger pause can be caused by exposure to a low temperat- District of Sumter National Forest. We found 41 species ure, regardless of photoperiod, or to short photoperiod of odonates, 34 representing new county records. We at a permissive temperature. A critical element in the focused our attention on the watersheds of the Tyger seasonal regulation of many dragonflies at higher latit- River and Fairforest Creek, just north of Whitmire and udes is the annual reversal of response to photoperiod south of Union." (Authors)] Address: Worthen, W.B., among one or more late instars at, or sometimes be- Dept of Biology, Furman Univ., Greenville, SC29613 fore, the autumnal equinox. This reversal can induce USA. E-mail: [email protected] the population to molt synchronously at that time and 8110. Yum, J. W.; Bae, Y. J. (2007): Description of can also establish a latent sensitivity to spring pho- the larva of Copera tokyoensis Asahina (Insecta: Odo- toperiod (Lutz 1974). In European Leucorrhinia dubia, nata: Platycnemididae) from Korea. Korean J. Syst. which spends its last winter mainly in the final instar, Zool. 23(1): 87-89. (in English) ["The larval stage of C. analogous differential responses to photoperiod operate tokyoensis is described for the first time from Korea. within the final instar and thus enhance the responses The larva can be distinguished from other known larvae to photoperiod and the degree to which each of several of Copera by the absence of lateral setae on the ab- developmental phases is synchronized within the larval dominal segments and by the labial palpal lobe, which population (Norling 1976). Such responses prevent au- bears three setae. Line-drawings of key characters and tumnal emergence and reduce temporal variation discussion on Korean Copera are provided." (Author)] among overwintering larvae that are due to emerge the Address: Yum, Jin-Whoa, E-mail: [email protected] next summer." (Author)] Address: Vinogradova, Elena, University of Experimental Entomology and Biocontrol, 8111. Zhang, W. (2007): Computer inference of net- Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, work of ecological interactions from sampling data. En- University emb., 1, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russian Fe- viron. Monit. Assess. 124: 253-261. (in English) ["Both deration. E-mail: [email protected] direct and indirect ecological interactions may occur in an ecosystem with large numbers of taxa. Traditional 8108. Winterbourn, M.J.; Harding, J.S.; McIntosh, food web technique is a popular tool to measure the A.R. (2007): Response of the benthic fauna of an urban quality and health of the environment. Much of works stream during six years of restoration. New Zealand must be done before constructing a food web for an Natural Sciences 32: 1-12. (in English) ["Okeover ecosystem especially with many taxa. This food web is Stream flows through the University of Canterbury cam- generally specific for some ecological interactions and pus and has been subject to restoration since 1998. fixed for a set of given species. It is therefore not an ef- While initially spring-fed, its main source of flow is now fective method for dynamic and prompt assessment of aquifer water, which has been used for cooling univer- environment. Ecological interactions and their interact- sity buildings. Water quality is generally good, but the ive intensity may be detected by sampling biological low-gradient streambed includes substantial amounts of taxa in the field and by detecting various between-taxa fine inorganic sediment and organic matter including distances or similarities. Network may clearly exhibit the deciduous tree leaves. Restoration activities include ri- complex interactions among biological taxa. Statistic parian plantings, channel shaping, substratum manipu- tests on various distance or similarity measures and lations and additions, the construction of sediment traps computer designs are required to infer the network. We and macrophyte management. Thirty aquatic inverteb- develop an algorithm and software to infer the network rate taxa (13-19 per year) have been recorded in annu- of direct or indirect ecological interactions in ecosystem. al surveys since 2000. Paracalliope fluviatilis (Amphi- It is a prompt and effective tool in monitoring and as- poda), Copepoda and Oligochaeta were most abundant sessment of the environment. A redundant network may in all years, whereas Mollusca and Trichoptera always be inferred and drawn by computer based on the statist- made up <4% and <2% of individuals, respectively. Fur- ic tests on sampling data or the pathway information thermore, cased caddisflies were found only in the two given in HTML file. Dominant taxa may be found in the (of four) downstream reaches, whereas Copepoda were network. In total of 16 distance and similarity measures, predominantly in the upper two reaches where flow was including Euclidean distance, Manhattan distance, generally slower. Low annual MCI (69-84) and SQMCI Pearson correlation, partial correlation, point correla- (3.5-4.8) values indicated the fauna comprised mainly tion, linkage coefficients, Jaccard coefficient etc., are species that are tolerant of poor water quality or de- provided to detect taxa pairs with significant parametric graded habitat conditions. Our data indicate that the in- or nonparametric similarities, based on randomization vertebrate fauna has yet to respond positively to the tests and ordinary statistic tests. Criteria to use distance changes in physical habitat and riparian conditions ma- and similarity measures are discussed." (Author) The de along Okeover Stream. The introduction of pulses of

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 31 interaction network also includes Odonata.] Address: at Ohrid Lake and its surroundings is compiled." (Au- Zhang, W., Research Institute of Entomology and State thors)] Address: Bedjanic, M., Kolodvorska 21b, SI- Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, 2310 Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia. E-mail: matjazbed- Zhongshan Univ., Guangzhou 510275, P.R. China. E- [email protected] mail: [email protected]; [email protected] 8115. Bobeldyk, A.M.; Lamberti, G.A. (2008): A dec- ade after invasion: Evaluating the continuing effects of Rusty Crayfish on a Michigan river. J. Great Lakes Res. 2008 34: 265-275. (in English) ["In 2004, we revisited a Michi- gan stream invaded by rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusti- 8112. Anonymus (2008): In Memoriam Dr. John cus) to determine if this species continued to expand its Haarstad. University of Minnesota, Department of Ento- downstream range and negatively impact the stream mology, Newsletter 2008: 24. (in English) [John Haar- food web. Compared to a 1992 study, we predicted that stad was the long time resident naturalist at the Univer- rusty crayfish would increase in density and down- sity of Minnesota Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Re- stream distribution from a small lake, resulting in further serve (CCESR) in East Bethel, MN, USA. November reduction of in-stream resources such as organic mat- 17, 2008 he passed away at the age of 62. After gradu- ter, benthic invertebrates, and periphyton. To determine ating from Carleton College in Northfield, MN, he current crayfish distributions and impacts, we conduc- served in the Peace Corps in northern Nigeria teaching ted a longitudinal survey of crayfish abundance, ran a science. He later earned his M.S. degree in 1980 28-d leaf breakdown experiment, and sampled benthic (Thesis Title: Temporal organization in dragonfly com- substrates. Leaf packs of sugar maple (Acer sacchar- munities). An obituary was published in the Minneapolis um) leaves were placed at three sites with differing Star Tribune on 11/20/2008.] Address: not stated crayfish densities (high, intermediate, and none). Break- 8113. Bambaradeniya, C.N.B.; Edirisinghe, J.P. down rates were compared across the three sites and (2008): Composition, structure and dynamics of arthro- for two treatments (closed leaf bags excluding crayfish pod communities in a rice agro-ecosystem. Cey. J. Sci. and open bags allowing crayfish access). Benthic inver- (Bio. Sci.) 37(1): 23-48. (in English) ["The study on ter- tebrates were sampled from leaf bags and invertebrates restrial arthropod communities in rice agro-ecosystems and periphyton were sampled from cobbles. In contrast was conducted in Bathalagoda, Sri Lanka. A total of to 1992, we found that the maximum downstream dis- 342 arthropod species was documented comprising tance of rusty crayfish declined from 4 km to less than 3 282 species of insects in 90 families and 17 orders and km downstream from the lake. Leaves in open bags de- 60 species of arachnids in 14 families. Eight taxa new cayed significantly faster (k = 0.143) than did leaves in to Sri Lanka are reported. Majority of the insects docu- closed bags at all sites (k = 0.079) (p = 0.0005). The mented were hymenopterans, dominated by bees and site lacking crayfish had significantly higher densities of ants. Based on feeding habits, majority of the arthro- invertebrates compared to both high and intermediate pods recorded were predators (149 species), domin- crayfish density sites (p = 0.005). Although we found ated by spiders. However, in the rice field proper, abun- that rusty crayfish reduced standing stocks of leaves dance of phytophagous rice pests was higher than that and invertebrates, we did not detect measurable chan- of predators. Density fluctuations of predators and para- ges in periphyton biomass. Therefore, rusty crayfish ha- sitoids were positively correlated. Species richness and ve not dispersed further downstream since 1992, but diversity of terrestrial arthropods increased gradually where present, these omnivores significantly reduce re- with crop age, but declined following application of source availability via the consumption of leaf material pesticides. Species diversity (H’) of terrestrial arthro- and benthic invertebrates." (Authors)] Address: Bobel- pods during vegetative, reproductive and grain ripening dyk, Angela, Department of Biological Sciences, Univer- stages and the fallow period were significantly different. sity of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-0369, Diversity of terrestrial arthropods in the field proper pos- USA. E-mail: [email protected] itively correlated with crop age and height of the rice 8116. Boulton, A.J.; Boyero, L. Covich, A.P.; Dob- plant, and in field bunds with the weed cover. Findings son, M.; Lake, S.; Pearson, R. (2008): Are tropical indicate that a stable relationship could be maintained streams ecologically different from temperate streams? between rice insect pests and their arthropod natural In: Dudgeon, D. (Ed): Tropical Stream Ecology. San enemies through minimal biocide applications and ma- Diego: Academic Press. ISBN: 978-0-12-088449-0: nipulation of weed cover in the rice agroecosystem." 257-284. (in English) ["If tropical streams differ ecolo- (Authors) 19 odonate taxa, in most cases at the species gically from temperate ones, we must be cautious in our level, are listed.] Address: Bambaradeniya, C.N.B., extrapolation of ecosystem models developed in tem- IUCN – The World Conservation Union, Asia Regional perate-zone streams. Similarly, approaches and tech- Office, Sri Lanka. E-mail: [email protected] niques used routinely in management of temperate 8114. Bedjanic, M.; Micevski, N.; Micevski, B. (2008): streams may not be applicable in the tropics. Despite On the dragonfly collection in the natural history mu- considerable variability in geological history, flow re- seum in Struga, Macedonia (Insecta: Odonata). Biol. gime and geomorphology, streams in the tropics typic- Macedonica 61: 97-105. (in English) ["The collection of ally receive higher insolation and more intense rainfall, the Natural History Museum “Dr. Nikola Nezlobinski” in with warmer water and often relatively predictable Struga contains 23 dragonfly species, collected in the floods. For many groups of aquatic taxa, tropical first half and in the middle of 20th century in the vicinity streams also harbour higher biodiversity than their tem- of city Struga on the shores of Ohrid Lake. Somatochlo- perate equivalents. Nonetheless, there is little published ra flavomaculata is new for the fauna of Macedonia. Its evidence for consistent differences in food-web struc- occurrence in the Balkans and south-eastern Europe is ture, productivity, organic-matter processing and nutri- outlined and a short zoogeographical discussion is ent dynamics, or responses to disturbance which would provided. A list of 37 dragonfly species hereto recorded indicate that the term ‘tropical’ has special significance

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 32 when applied to stream ecology. Instead, ecological out North American and Mesoamerica. Evolutionary processes in tropical streams appear to be driven by conservatism in the physiology and ecology would allow the same variables that are important in temperate the parasite to expand into novel territory; all that would ones. For example, biotic responses to drought and be required is a species of lymnaeoid pond snail and a flooding are similar to those in temperate streams while species of anisopteran dragonfly. Leopard frogs appear in-stream productivity is limited by the same factors: nu- to be the ancestral frog hosts for Haematoloechus spe- trients, shading, disturbance, and trophic structure. cies. Within that historical context, however, H. floedae Shredders are reputed to be rare in many tropical itself appears to have originated through a switch to streams but this also is the case in many southern tem- bullfrogs, so the original host for H. floedae is bullfrogs. perate streams, implying that models of leaf breakdown Rana taylori and R. cf. forreri, the hosts for H. floedae in developed in the north-temperate zone may not have Costa Rica, are leopard frogs. Parasite species can the universal applicability often assumed. Biome com- thus retain ancestral host utilization capabilities, even parisons among temperate and tropical streams are when they are not being used, which allows “new” asso- confounded by the immense inherent variability of ciations to be formed through 'retrocolonization'." (Au- streams within both these zones, and the wide range of thors)] Address: Brooks, D.R., Dept of Ecology & Evolu- climatic and hydrological conditions – even in the trop- tionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S ics. Valid extrapolation of models and management 3G5, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] strategies may be less a matter of tropical versus tem- perate streams but, instead, of ensuring comparability 8120. Buden, D.W. (2008): First records of Odonata at appropriate scales and fuller understanding of ecolo- from the Republic of Nauru. Micronesica 40(1/2): 227- gical mechanisms, plus recognition of the magnitude 232. (in English) [Five odonate species are recorded and complexity of spatial and temporal variation in from Nauru for the first time, and constitute the first re- stream ecosystems at all latitudes." (Author) Many ref- cords of Odonata from this island republic identified to erences to Odonata are made.] Address: not stated species. None is endemic; all are widespread in the Indo-Australian region and the islands of the west cent- 8117. Bowman, N. (2008): Reports from coastal sta- ral Pacific Ocean. Diplacodes bipunctata is the most tions - 2007: Eccles-on-sea, Norfolk. Atropos 33: 69-70. common species throughout the island, but Ischnura (in English) [UK; Calopteryx splendens, Brachytron pra- aurora appears locally abundant, possibly seasonally. tense, Erythromma viridulum, Sympetrum fonscolombii] Breeding is confirmed for all species.] Address: Buden, Address: not stated D.W., Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, College of Micronesia-FSM, P.O. Box 159, Kolonia, 8118. Brame, W. (2008): Willow Emerald damselfly Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia 96941. E- Lestes viridis Vander Linden in Suffolk. Atropos 33: 3. mail: [email protected] (in English) [17-VIII-2007; third or fourth UK record of L. viridis from Trimley, Suffolk.] Address: Brame, W., 27 8121. Campero, M.; De Block, M.; Ollevier, F.; Stoks, Maidstone Rd, Felixstowe, IO11 9EE, UK R. (2008): Metamorphosis offsets the link between lar- val stress, adult asymmetry and individual quality. Func- 8119. Brooks, D.R.; Hoberg, E.P. (2008): Darwin’s tional Ecology 22: 271-277. (in English) ["1. It is poorly necessary misfit and the sloshing bucket: The evolu- understood which traits translate larval stressors into tionary biology of emerging infectious diseases. Evo. adult fitness in animals where larval and adult stages Edu. Outreach 1: 2-9. (in English) ["Evolutionary studies are separated by metamorphosis. Although fluctuating suggest that the potential for rapid emergence of novel asymmetry (FA) is often assumed to do so, especially in host–parasite associations is a “built-in feature” of the insects the relationship between larval stress, adult FA complex phenomenon that is Darwinian evolution. The and individual quality is often absent. One suggested current Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) crisis is thus hypothesis for this is the higher mortality of low quality a new manifestation of an old and repeating phenomen- (hence more asymmetric) animals during metamorph- on. There is evidence that previous episodes of global osis (i.e. developmental selection hypothesis). 2. Here climate change and ecological perturbation, broadly we test this hypothesis and also propose and test an al- defined, throughout earth history have been associated ternative hypothesis where metamorphosis is stressful with environmental disruptions that produce episodic but not lethal and increases FA of all animals up to a bursts of new host–parasite associations, each of which certain level (i.e. stressful metamorphosis hypothesis). would have been called an EID at the time of its first ap- 3. We manipulated larval stress (food stress and pesti- pearance. This perspective implies that there are many cide stress) and measured FA before and after meta- evolutionary accidents waiting to happen, requiring only morphosis in Coenagrion puella. Additionally, we as- the catalyst of climate change, species introductions, sessed the relationship between FA and individual qual- and the intrusion of humans into areas they have never ity variables measured at metamorphosis (age, mass inhabited before. [...] The trematode Haematoloechus and two immune variables: phenoloxidase (PO) and floedae transmission dynamics, although specialized, haemocyte number). 4. Before metamorphosis, FA re- are conservative across the genus, in each case in- flected the combination of food and pesticide stress and volving a freshwater pulmonate snail, a dragonfly nym- was negatively related with mass and both immune ph, and a relatively large aquatic frog. Although most variables after metamorphosis. These patterns were, lung flukes are known from only a single snail species however, offset after metamorphosis. Low mortality, not in natural infections, a number are capable of infecting linked to FA during metamorphosis, indicates that de- a broader range of snails from the superfamily Lym- velopmental selection cannot explain this. Instead, the naeoidea in the laboratory. The larvae, called cercariae, strong increase in FA up to equal levels across treat- that emerge from the snail infect the second intermedi- ments during metamorphosis supports the stressful ate host, which, for all species studied to date is an an- metamorphosis hypothesis. 5. Taken together, the de- isopteran odonate (dragonflies). Members of the Lym- velopmental stage in which FA is measured may critic- naeoidea and the Anisoptera are widespread through- ally determine the reliability of FA as an indicator of

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 33 stress and of individual quality in insects." (Authors)] Choong and Orr, unpublished records). To find more Address: Campero, Melina, Unidad de Limnologia y Re- than 30 percent of a major region’s rich fauna concen- cursos Acuaticos, Univ. Mayor de San Simon, Cocha- trated on a single university campus is we believe, bamba, Bolivia. E-mail: [email protected] some kind of record, and surely provides a magnificent opportunity for using these lovely insects for teaching 8122. Cano Villegas, F.J. (2008): Interesantes obser- and research." (Authors)] Address: Dow, R.A., 6 Bram- vaciones de artrópodos en Sierra Nevada (Granada, ley Avenue, Coulsdon, Surrey, CR5 2DP, UK. E-mail: Andalucía). Boletín de la SAE 15 (ISSN: 1573-1666): [email protected] 99-102. (in Spanish) [Pyrrhosoma nymphula and Isch- nura graellsi were observed in the Sierra Nevada, 8126. Clancy, S.P. (2008): Reports from coastal sta- Spain at 2220 a.s.l .(Parque del Mirlo resp. Estranque tions - 2007: Dungeness area, Kent. Atropos 33: 57-59. (Pradollano, Granada), 10-08-2004 resp. 09-08-2007 (in English) [UK; records of Anax parthenope, Sympet- (UTM: 30S VG 647 055).] Address: Cano Villegas, F.J., rum fonscolombii, and Erythromma viridulum are docu- C/Montemayor, 4 1º-2; 14003-Córdoba, Spain. E-mail: mented.] Address: not stated [email protected] 8127. De Gennaro, D.; Rebagliati, P.J.; Mola, L.M. 8123. Chaput-Bardy, A.; Lemaire, C.; Picard, D.; (2008): Fluorescent banding and meiotic behaviour in Secondi, J. (2008): In-stream and overland dispersal Erythrodiplax nigricans (Libellulidae) and Coryphaesch- across a river network influences gene flow in a fresh- na perrensi (Aeschnidae) (Anisoptera, Odonata). Cary- water insect, Calopteryx splendens. Molecular Ecology ologia 61(1): 60-67. (in English) ["The species of Odo- 17(5): 3496-3505. (in English) ["Gene flow in riverine nata are cytogenetically characterised by possessing species is constrained by the dendritic (branching) holokinetic chromosomes, a post-reductional meiosis, structure of the river network. Spatial genetic structure an XX/X0 (female/male) sex chromosome mechanism, (SGS) of freshwater insects is particularly influenced by m-chromosomes, and only one chiasma per bivalent. catchment characteristics and land use in the surround- Chromosome studies were performed on males of E. ings of the river. Gene flow also depends on the life nigricans and C. perrensi from Argentina. E. nigricans cycle of organisms. Aquatic larvae mainly drift down- has n=12+XO and lacks m-chromosomes, while C. per- stream whereas flying adults can disperse actively over- rensi has 2n=27, n=13+XO, m-chromosomes and a land and along watercourses. In-stream movements large autosomal pair associated with the nucleolus. The can generate isolation by distance (IBD) at a local scale meiotic behaviour of both species follows the general and differentiation between subcatchments. However, pattern of the order: the X chromosome is positively these patterns can be disrupted by overland dispersal. heteropycnotic during early prophase I; bivalents regu- We studied SGS across the Loire River in C. splendens larly show only one chiasma; all chromosomes migrate which is able to disperse along and between water- synchronously and almost parallel to the equatorial courses. Our sampling design allowed us to test for plane at anaphase I; at metaphase II the X chromo- overland dispersal effects on genetic differentiation bet- some is present in all the cells as a consequence of the ween watercourses. Amplified fragment length polymor- post-reductional division, lies outside the metaphasic phism markers revealed high genetic differentiation at plate, and migrates asynchronously with the autosomes the catchment scale but the genetic structure did not re- at anaphase II. In C. perrensi, the largest bivalent exhi- flect the geographical structure of sampling sites. We bits two chiasmata in a large proportion of cells, which observed IBD patterns when considering the distance is a very rare feature among dragonflies. Heterochro- following the watercourse but also the Euclidean dis- matin characterisation with DAPI-CMA banding reveals tance, i.e. the shortest distance, between pairs of sites. that C. perrensi does not show fluorescent banding, ex- Altogether, our results support the hypothesis of over- cept for a CMA bright band at one telomeric region of land dispersal between watercourses. From a conser- the largest bivalent, associated with the NOR region; in vation perspective, attention should be paid to the actu- E. nigricans, autosomes have small AT-rich telomeric al pathways of gene flow across complex landscapes blocks, except for the smallest pair, which exhibits con- such as river networks." (Authors)] Address: Chaput- spicuous bands in both telomeric regions, one being Bardy, Audrey, Laboratoire Paysages et Biodiversité, GC-rich and the other AT-rich. Taking into account that UFR Sciences, 2 Bd Lavoisier, 49045 Angers cedex 01, the m-chromosomes have been found in other E. nigric- France. E-mail: [email protected] or ans populations, their absence in the studied population [email protected] may be due to the presence of such heterochromatic blocks." (Authors)] Address: Mola, Liliana Maria, Labor- 8124. Chen, S. (2008): Erstfund von Ceriagrion te- atorio de Citogenética y Evolución, Departamento de nellum (de Villers, 1789) (Späte Adonislibelle) und Ery- Ecología Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias thromma lindenii (Selys, 1840) (Pokal-Azurjungfer) im Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires. In- NSG "Heiliges Meer". Natur und Heimat 68(1): 26-28. tendente Güiraldes y Costanera Norte, 1428 Ciudad (in German) [Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; C. tenel- Universitaria. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Ar- lum: 20./25-VIII-2007; E. lindenii: 15./26-VIII-2007] Ad- gentina. E-mail: [email protected] dress: Chen, S., Huestr. 76, 44263 Dortmund, Ger- many. E-mail: [email protected] 8128. De Knijf, G. (2008): The season 2006 for dra- gonflies (Odonata) in Flanders: a review. Libellenver- 8125. Choong, C.; Orr, B.; Dow, R. (2008): Checklist eniging Vlaanderen - nieuwsbrief 2(1): 9-13. (in Dutch, of dragonflies of UKM Campus, including Bangi Forest with English summary) ["Here we present the first res- Reserve, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. Echo 2008: 4-5. ults of the observations of dragonflies we received for (in English) ["In total, 74 species from 13 families were the year 2006 for Flanders. A total of more than 6000 recorded. This compares with 235 species from 15 fam- observations, the highest number ever, from 58 species ilies recorded from Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore were received. These were collected by 73 collaborat- (Orr, 2005, Dow, Choong and Orr, 2007, Choong 2006, ors. All geographical regions and 40% of the total num-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 34 ber of atlas squares (5x5 km UTM) were investigated. differences in diet between sexes of adults, but adults Three species, Ischnura elegans, Anax imperator and and nestlings differed, with higher proportions of Hy- Orthetrum cancellatum were seen in more than 50% of menoptera in adult samples and more Diptera in nest- the investigated squares. Remarkable was the still go- ling samples. Using a subset of samples, we compared ing on increase of Calopteryx splendens which was ob- flycatcher diet in habitat patches dominated by native served in 30% of the squares. Southern species as Ery- cottonwood (Populus fremontii) and willow (Salix good- thromma viridulum and Crocothemis erythraea are get- dingii). exotic salt cedar (Tamarix ramosissima), or a ting quite common and are among the 20 most reported mix of these tree species. We found that prey groups species in Flanders. Other southern species as Lestes varied significantly among habitats in only one year, barbarus, Sympetrum fonscolombii, both mentioned in 2002, with Araneae, Lepidoptcra. and Odonata signific- more than 10% of the squares, and Aeshna affinis, ant indicators of native habitat, Cicadcllidae and Hy- Anax parthenope and Orthetrum brunneum were obser- menoptera significant indicators of exotic habitats, and ved at several localities. The decline of some Red List Homoptera a significant indicator of mixed habitat. In species seems still to be going on. The number of local- 2002, a severe drought resulted in reduced prey base ities for some of them, e.g. Coenagrion lunulatum, and near total reproductive failure, but we detected no Gomphus vulgatissimus, Sympetrum depressiusculum major shift in the composition of adult diet during that and Leucorrhinia rubicunda has fallen to less than year, suggesting that for generalists like the Southwest- three. They can be considered as becoming extinct in ern Willow Flycatcher, overall insect abundance may be Flanders in the near future if their decline continues." a more important driver of productivity than abundance (Author)] Address: Knijf, G. de, Instituut voor Natuurbe- of specific prey taxa." (Authors)] Address: Durst, S.L., houd, Kliniekstraat 25, B-1070 Brussel, Belgium. E- Department of Biological Sciences, P.O. Box 5614, mail: [email protected] Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA. E-mail: [email protected] 8129. Deans, M. (2008): Reports from coastal sta- tions - 2007: Bawdsey Peninsula, Suffolk. Atropos 33: 8132. Dyatlova, E. (2008): [Study of amphibiotic in- 65-66. (in English) [UK, erythromma viridulum; Sympet- sects at Zoological field station of Odessa National I.I. rum striolatum was caught at light on 8 and 13 August, Mechnikov University in Low Dniestr // Significance and 2007] Address: not stated prospects of stationary research on conservation of biodiversity]. Proceedings of International Scientific 8130. Dow, R.; Reels, G. (2008): List of species re- Conference devoted to the 50th anniversary of high- corded at Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malay- mountain "Pozhyzhevska" Biological Station. - Lviv- sian in 2005-2006. Echo 2008: 2-3. (in English ) Pozhyzhevska, 23-27 September 2008.- Lviv 2008: ["Gunung Mulu National Park, with an area of 544 km², 129. (in Russian) [Dragonflies are currently well-studied is the largest national park in Sarawak. It is located in in the Low Dniestr River (SW Ukraine) - 33 species northeast Sarawak close to the border with Brunei. have been recorded since the beginning of this century Gunung Mulu, a sandstone massif, dominates the park. but have almost never been studied here before. The park covers an altitudinal range from close to sea Among the species protected at the European level level up to 2376m at the summit of Gunung Mulu. A Gomphus flavipes occurs. Anax imperator and Eryth- number of smaller limestone mountains run along the romma lindenii are nationally protected in Ukraine. In western face of Gunung Mulu. With the exception of field and laboratory conditions the fecundity of two mangrove forest, all of the main vegetation types found Ischnura elegans morphs have been studied here. Also in Sarawak are represented within the park: mixed dip- mite infestation, morphometric analysis and density of terocarp forest (MDF), montane forest, limestone forest, each morph in population were studied. Dragonflies in alluvial forest (including freshwater swamp forest), ker- Low Dniester were divided in 6 groups according their angas (tropical heath) forest and peatswamp forest. flight periods. Trichoptera and Ephemeroptera also Collecting was carried out from 16th April to 24th April have been studied at the Low Dniestr. These insects 2005 and from 4th February to 20th February 2006. At were attracted to light. (Elena Dyatlova)] Address: Dy- present, some 106 species are known from the park, of atlova, Elena, Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, which at least four represent probable new species." I.I. Mechnikov University of Odessa, Odessa, Ukraine. (Authors)] Address: Dow, R.A., 6 Bramley Av., Couls- E-mail: [email protected] don, Surrey, CR5 2DP, UK. E-mail: [email protected] 8133. Ebejer, M.J.; Degabriele, G.; Sciberras, A. 8131. Durst, S.L.; Theimer, T.D.; Paxton, E.H.; (2008): An annotated checklist of Odonata of the Mal- Sogge, M.K. (2008): Age, habitat, and yearly variation tese Islands, with evidence for a recent influx of spe- in the diet of a generlist insectivore, the Southwestern cies. Libellula 27(1/2): 133-145. (in English, with Ger- Willow Flycatcher. The Condor 110(3): 514-525. (in man summary) ["Mainly within the last ten years, the English, with Spanish summary) ["Characterizing avian number of species of Odonata known from the Maltese diet is complex, especially for generalist insectivores, as Islands has increased from nine resident and two mi- food resources can vary over space and time, and indi- grant species to 13 residents and two migrants. The viduals of different sexes and ages may consume differ- former migrant species now regularly breed in the is- ent food. We examined diet of a generalist insectivore, lands. The literature on the Odonata of Malta is revie- the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii wed, and an overview of the flight season data is given. extimus), at Roosevelt Lake in central Arizona from Records of all species are given for the first time and 2000 to 2004, determined from 344 fecal samples. We some reasons for the recent increase in the number of found that five prey categories accounted for 70% of species are discussed." (Authors)] Address: Ebejer, the proportional abundance in flycatcher diet: Hymen- M.J., Entomology Section, Department of Biodiversity optera, Diptera, Cicadellidac, Coleoptera.and Formicid- and Systematic Biology, Amgueddfa Cymru National ae, although the relative amounts of these and other Museum Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP, UK. taxa differed significantly among years. We detected no E-mail: [email protected]

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 35 8134. Ewuim, C.S. (2008): Odonata fauna of con- three main harvest moments, the highest point was very trasting semi-aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in similar to the end of the harvest (0,81) and both were Awka, Nigeria. Animal Research International 5(1): 783- very different from the beginning of the harvest (0,26). 786. (in English) ["The sweep net was used to study the According to the modified biological index BMWP’, wa- Odonata fauna of the Permanent Site of Nnamdi ter quality diminished to category “strongly contamin- Azikiwe University, Awka for a twelve-month period. ated” at the highest point of the harvest. The results in- The Odonata species collected from the marshy plot in- dicate that there is an important effect on the popula- cluded Orthetrum chrysostigma, Ceriagrion glabrum, tions of aquatic insects caused by the period of harvest, Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser and Nesciothemis ni- which is not necessarily detected by the standard ana- geriensis while Hemistigma coronata and Palpopleura lysis required by law. Therefore we recommend that the lucia were obtained from the fallow plot. Only two spe- fauna of aquatic macroinvertebrates should be included cies - Palpopleura lucia and Hemistigma albipuncta as a mandatory procedure in water quality testing, the were collected from the cultivated plot. A statistical ana- capacity of the treatment plants should be evaluated, lysis of the collections of these insect species using and the standard limits established by present laws in Analysis of variance (ANOVA) failed to show any signi- Costa Rica, should be critically analyzed." (Authors) ficant differences at F-ratio of 0.458 and p-value of Odonata (Hetaerina, Argia, Brechmorhoga, Perithemis, 0.6339, even though higher numbers of species were Palaemnema) are treated on the genus level. ] Address: obtained at the wetland. Similarly the sweep net Fernández, L., Escuela de Biología, Universidad de catches failed to show any significant difference using Costa Rica, 2060 San Pedro, San José, Costa Rica. E- the Fisher's Least Significance Difference(F-LSD) test mail: [email protected]; [email protected] at 5% probability level. The higher catches of the odonates at the marshy plot was traced to the nature of 8136. Glitz, D. (2008): Erstnachweis von Coenagrion the habitat. The role of these sub aquatic species as in- scitulum in Rheinland-Pfalz (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). dicators of ecosystem quality was hghlighted." (Author)] Libellula 27(1/2): 33-37. (in German, with English sum- Address: Ewuim, C.S., Department of Zoology, Nnamdi mary) ["C. scitulum was recorded during July 2006 for Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. E- the first time in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany includ- mail: [email protected] ing breeding records. Successful reproduction was also evidenced at the same site, which is situated in the 8135. Fernandez, L.; Springer, M. (2008): El efecto southern 'Rhenish Bay', during the summer of 2007. del beneficiado del café sobre los insectos acuáticos en The breeding records pertained to newly emerged tres ríos del Valle Central (Alajuela) de Costa Rica. males, together with copulation wheels and oviposition. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (Suppl. 4): 237-256. (in Spanish, The closest known record of C. scitulum was taken near with English summary) ["The effect of coffee processing Zülpich in North Rhine-Westphalia at a distance of 40 on aquatic insects in three rivers from the Central Valley km from the new site." (Author)] Address: Glitz, D., Vis- (Alajuela) of Costa Rica: In Costa Rica one of the cheler Str. 50, 53505 Kaienborn, Germany. E-mail: greatest sources of organic pollution in the rivers has [email protected] been the residual material generated from the pro- cessing of coffee beans. In this study, the usefulness of 8137. Günther, A. (2008): Erste Nachweise der aquatic insects as bioindicators is examined in order to Feuerlibelle (Crocothemis erythraea) im Regierungsbe- measure the effect of spills of coffee processing plants zirk Chemnitz. Mitteilungen des Naturschutzinstitutes into two rivers of the Central Valley. The study was con- Freiberg 4: 68-71. (in German) [Documentation and dis- ducted at three different coffee processing plants at the cussion of records of C. erythraea from VII-2008 in the three most important moments of the harvest, at the be- counties (Landkreise) Freiberg and Zwickau, Sachsen, ginning, the peak and at the end. On each of the three Germany.] Address: Günther, A., Naturschutzinstitut dates, biological samples were taken 50m up- and 50m Freiberg, Waisenhausstraße 10, D-09599 Freiberg, down-stream from the point where the coffee pro- Germany. E-mail: [email protected] cessing plants discharge their liquid wastes. The follow- 8138. Harvey, R.; Higgott, J. (2008): Reports from ing physical and chemical factors were also measured: coastal stations - 2007: Minsmere RSPB Nature Re- DBO, DQO, pH, temperature, fats and oils, sediment- serve, Suffolk. Atropos 33: 67. (in English) [UK; Sym- able solids, dissolved oxygen and the discharge of the petrum fonscolombii, Anaciaeschna isosceles, Eryth- river. Systematic samples of aquatic insects were taken romma viridulum] Address: not stated in order to obtain relative abundance, taxa richness, di- versity (Shannon-Wiener), similarity (Bray-Curtis) and 8139. Heckman, C.W. (2008): Encyclopedia of South biological index B.M.W.P.’ (Biological Monitoring Work- American Aquatic Insects: Odonata -Zygoptera. Spring- ing Party) adapted for Costa Rica. Physical-chemical er-Verlag. ISBN: 9781402081750: VIII, 692 pp. (in Eng- results showed a decrease in the amount of dissolved lish) ["Zygoptera completes the two volume work on the oxygen and in the discharge of the rivers. In addition, in order Odonata in the Encyclopedia of South American some cases very high values of DBO and DQO were Aquatic Insects. A brief review of the biology of the reached as the season advanced; nevertheless, the group includes illustrations of the main morphological majority of the measurements taken were within the lim- features as well as explanations of alternative systems its established by the laws of Costa Rica. Populations of for naming the wing veins and other characteristics insects increased down stream as the season ad- commonly used to distinguish the species. This will vanced, due mainly to an increase in the density of show the user of the identification keys in the volume Chironomus larvae (Diptera) which became the domin- the alternative names for the anatomical structures ant group. At the same time other pollution sensitive most frequently encountered in the literature. The sec- taxa diminished or disappeared. This was reflected by tions on the morphology of the adults and larvae are fol- decreasing taxonomic richness and a low diversity in- lowed by brief discussions of ecological and zoogeo- dex. Similarity between samples taken up and down graphical factors influencing the distribution of the stream was less than half (0,41), and comparing the

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 36 dragonflies and instructions on the various methods tioning. Biological conservation 141: 1171-1183. (in used to observe, collect, preserve, and examine speci- English) ["We reviewed studies on the biological state mens. Most of the book is devoted to keys that facilitate of agricultural drainage ditches in the temperate and identification of both adults and those larvae which boreal zones of the Northern Hemisphere. We looked at have already been described. For the first time, all of the relative importance of ditches for farmland biota as the available information needed to identify the adults of compared to that of other habitats, and assessed the all recognized species inhabiting South America has degree to which biological communities of ditches con- been compiled from a large number of individual taxo- tribute to the provisioning of ecosystem services. We nomic works written in six languages during the past evaluated impacts pertaining to replacement of open two centuries. Separate keys are provided to identify all drains by subsurface drainage, removal of main ditches, larvae that have been positively identified and de- rehabilitation of old drainage systems, and maintenance scribed prior to early 2007. In addition to the descrip- of ditches. Most ditches support species also common tions of the morphological features used to distinguish elsewhere. Whenever comprehensive surveys were the species, the keys provide the known ranges listed conducted, ditches were shown to provide valuable wet by country and by states within Brazil, as well as the vegetated noncropped habitats to both aquatic and ter- synonyms most likely to be encountered in the literat- restrial taxa, supply food resources lacking in otherwise ure. The publications cited with the species names dry and intensively managed cropland, and perform andin the keys can be found compiled in an extensive connectivity functions within a wider landscape. Region- bibliography, informing the user where more extensive ally ditches were shown to harbour rare species or spe- species descriptions and additional information about cies not found presently in other farmland habitats. each species can be located. Although taxonomic revi- Some functions of drainage ditches, such as regulating sions are deliberately avoided, suggestions for addition- water flow and nutrient retention, are likely to depend al research and the opinions of experts concerning im- on the composition and structure of biological com- manent taxonomic changes are provided where appro- munities of ditches, though the issue remains poorly ex- priate. To provide the user of the keys with maximum plored. The biggest threat to the quality of ditch net- assistance in making reliable identifications, the book is works as ecosystems is presented by a severe runoff richly illustrated with pen and ink drawings of thousands from the fields, management in disregard of a habitat of individual morphological structures arranged in 767 value of ditches, and removal of ditches." (Authors) The figures. It is certain that many significant changes will paper includes a passing note on the importance and occur in the systematics of South American damselflies ecological function of ditches in USA, but ignores com- in the future, and this book is meant to provide the im- pletely e.g. the German publications on the highly signi- petus needed to accelerate the work of nomenclature ficant ecological importance of ditches as habitat for the and revision. Meanwhile, it will provide a comprehens- European protected by law species Coenagrion mercur- ive overview of the South American Zygoptera that has iale and C. ornatum.] Address: Herzon, Irina, Dept of hitherto remained almost unobtainable to most South Applied Biology, University of Helsinki, Latokartanon- American scientists because of the great difficulties in kaari 5-7, 00014, Finland obtaining the numerous publications from numerous countries in which the original descriptions of species 8143. Hill, P. (2008): Review: Watching British Dra- and taxonomic revisions have appeared. It also gonflies by Steve Dudley, Caroline Dudley & Andrew provides student entomologists with a basic text for Mackay. Subbuteo Natural History Books, 2007. 341 learning what they need to know to work effectively with pp.. Atropos 33: 29-30. (in English) [critical review] Ad- the Zygoptera of South America and adjacent regions." dress: not stated (Publisher)] 8144. Holmes, P. (2008): East Keswick’s dragonflies 8140. Heidecke, F.; Lindemann, K. (2008): Erster and damselflies. East Keswick Wildlife Trust Newsletter Nachweis der Schabrackenlibelle für Sachsen-Anhalt in 31: 1-2. (in English) [UK; a general on Odonata with a der Goitzsche. Naturschutz im Land Sachsen-Anhalt few local resp. locality information, and advice for re- 45(2): 60. (in German) [Anax ephippiger, 14-VI-2007, gional places good to see Odonata.] Address: E-mail: Goitzsche near Bitterfeld (Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany)] [email protected] Address: Heidecke, F., Sieverstorstr. 57, 39016 Magde- 8145. Holusa, O. (2008): Trithemis kirbyi auf Sardini- burg, Germany. E-mail: [email protected] en: Erstnachweis für Europa (Odonata: Libellulidae). Li- 8141. Herrera, L.G.; Reynoso, V.H.; Curiel, D.; Ra- bellula 27(1/2): 111-115. (in German, with English and mírez, N.; Rodríguez, M.; Mirón, L.; Sánchez, R.; A- Italian summaries) ["In June 2003 T. kirbyi was recor- guilar, S.; Carmona, F.; Urbina, J.; González, A. (2008): ded for the first time in the territory of Europe, on the La riqueza faunística en un ambiente perturbado: el Italian island of . One male was collected at the caso del Parque Ecológico Jaguaroundi. In: Yolanda Oridda rivulet, in the surroundings of the Villacidro vil- Nava & Irma Rosas (coord.): El Parque Ecológico Jag- lage, in the southwestern part of the island." (Author)] uaroundi Conservación de la selva tropical veracruzana Address: Holusa, O., Muzeum Beskyd, prirodovedné en una zona industrializada. ISBN: 978-968-7623-28-4: oddeleni, Zámecké námesti 1264, CZ-738 01 Frydek- 79-100. (in Spanish) [Mexico; the following Odonata Mistek. E-mail: [email protected] taxa are listed: Argia pulla, Argia sp., Ischnura ramburii, 8146. Hunter, I. (2008): Reports from coastal stations Ischnura sp., Leptobasis vacillans, Dythemis sterilis, - 2007: Elms Farm. Ickesham, East Sussex. Atropos Erhythomis plebeja, Erythrodiplax fusca, Erythrodiplax 33: 57. (in English) [UK; Erythromma viridulum: 17-VI - sp., Micrathyria sp., and Perithemis moona.] Address: 3-IX-2008, max. of 150 specimens at 3-VIII-2007. Sym- www.puma.unam.mx petrum fonscolombii: 3-VI-2007] Address: not stated 8142. Herzon, I.; Helenius, J. (2008): Agricultural 8147. Jones, C.D.; Kingsley, A.; Burke, P.; Holder, drainage ditches, their biological importance and func- M. (2008): Field Guide to The Dragonflies and Damsel-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 37 flies of Algonquin Provincial Park and the Surrounding low water temperature, and low pH while the tolerant Area. The Friends of Algonquin Park. Algonquin Park families of Ephemeroptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, and Co- Field Guide Series 1: 263 pp. (in English) ["A compre- leoptera were abundant in agriculturally impacted sites hensive field guide to all 135 species of dragonflies and with low water transparency, high water temperature, damselflies found in Algonquin Provincial Park and sur- and high pH. 5. This study provides support for the im- rounding area, extending across southcentral Ontario portance of riparian buffers in moderating effects of de- and into southwestern Quebec. Detailed, full-colour il- forestation. Forest and forested edge sites were more lustrations of all species, including males, females and similar in both limnological and macroinvertebrate as- variants. Additional close-up illustrations of features im- semblage structure than sites within or downstream portant in species identification. Key field marks are from agricultural lands. If the protected area cannot en- highlighted through the use of arrows and accompany- compass the catchment, the use of rivers as park ing text. Information on identification, similar species, boundaries may help to maintain the biological integrity habitat, behaviour, flight period, status and range for of the rivers by buffering one side of the watercourse." each species. Includes an introduction, complete with il- (Authors)] Address: Kasangaki, A., Institute of Tropical lustrations and photographs, to anatomy and life cycle, Forest Conservation, Mbarara University of Science & as well as the fundamentals of observation, identifica- Technology, PO Box 44, Kabale, Uganda. E-mail: kas- tion and capture. A site guide to some of the key areas [email protected] within Algonquin Park to find and observe these fascin- ating insects." (Publisher)] Address: http://store.algon- 8149. Knott, C. (2008): Further observation of facing quinpark.on.ca/cgi/algonquinpark/00517.html?id=BL9A- oviposition in Emporor Anax imperator. Atropos 33: 37- JDPX&mvpc=211 38. (in English) [Oviposition behaviour of two female A. imperator is described.] Address: Knott, C., Old Hall 8148. Kasangaki, A.; Chapman, L.J.; Balirwa, J. Farm House, Penhill rd, Great Ellingham, Attleborough, (2008): Land use and the ecology of benthic macroin- Norfolk, NR17 1 LR, UK vertebrate assemblages of high-altitude rainforest streams in Uganda. Freshwater Biology 53(4): 681-697. 8150. Kotenko, A.G.; Plushtch, I.G.; Ermolenko, V. (in English) ["1. In sub-Saharan Africa, tropical forests M.; Pavlusenko, I.N. (2008): Protected insects in Kiev. are increasingly threatened by accelerating rates of Sci. Bull. Uzhgorod Univ. (Ser. Biol.), 24: 175-177. (in forest conversion and degradation. In East Africa, the Russian, with Ukrainian and English summaries) [57 larger tracts of intact rainforest lie largely in protected species of protected insects (those enlisted in Red areas surrounded by converted landscape. Thus, there Book of Ukraine, Bern Convention List, European Red is critical need to understand the functional links List and IUCN List) are indicated for Kiev basing on the between large-scale land use and changes in river con- investigations of the author as well as on bibliographical ditions, and the implications of park boundaries on sources. The list includes Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, catchment integrity. 2. The objective of this study was to Orthoptera, Odonata, Coleoptera, Diptera. Ten species use the mosaic of heavily converted land and pristine belong to the Odonata.] Address: Pavlusenko, I.N., forest created by the protection of the high-altitude rain- Schmalhausen Institut of Zoology, Vul.B. Khmelnyts`ko- forest in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda to go, 15, Kiev, 01601, Ukraine. E-mail: pavlusenko@in- explore effects of deforestation on aquatic systems and box.ru the value of forest in buffering effects of adjacent land 8151. Kucuk, S. (2008): The effect of organic pollu- conversion. A set of 16 sites was selected over four tion on benthic macroinvertebrate fauna in the Kirmer drainages to include four categories of deforestation: creek in the Sakarya basin. ADÜ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergi- agricultural land, deforested upstream (of the park si 5(1): 5-12. (in English) [Turkey; Libellulidae contribu- boundary), forest edge (park boundary) and forest. We ted - in seasonal dependance - signifcantly to the bio- predicted that forest buffer (downstream or on the mass of the macroinvertrebrate fauna.] Address: Kucuk, edge) would moderate effects of deforestation. To ad- S., Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Su dress this prediction, we quantified relationships bet- Ürünleri Bölümü, 09100, Aydýn, Turkey. E-mail: skucuk ween disturbance level and both physicochemical char- @adu.edu.tr acters and traits of the macroinvertebrate assemblages during six sampling periods (February 2003 and June 8152. Lambeets, K.; Pellegroms, B. (2008): Estimat- 2004). 3. Results of both principal components analysis ing damselfly populations at the Hannecartbos (Kok- and cluster analyses indicated differences in limnologic- sijde). Libellenvereniging Vlaanderen - nieuwsbrief 2(1): al variables among deforestation categories. PC1 de- 2-8. (in Dutch, with English summary) ["During a fiveday scribed a gradient from deforested sites with poor water field survey in June 2007, population size and dispersal quality to pristine forested sites with relatively good wa- distance of Coenagrion puella and Ischnura elegans ter quality. Agricultural sites and deforested upstream were estimated based on capture-mark-recapture sites generally had the highest turbidity, total dissolved (CMR) data. Beside it, all odonata species observed solids (TDS), and conductivity values and low transpar- were listed. The study was performed in the Hannecart- ency values. Forest sites and boundary site groups bos (Koksijde, Belgium), which is part of the Flemish generally exhibited low turbidity, TDS, and conductivity nature reserve Ter Yde. In order to restore calcareous values and high water transparency values. Sites also dune grasslands on a peaty, seepage-fed underground, clustered according to deforestation categories; forest the woodland was partly cleared in 2004. In general, and forested edge sites formed a cluster independent of 671 individuals spread over 13 species were observed. both agricultural land and deforested-upstream. 4. Wa- During the CMR study, a total of 631 individuals of C. ter transparency, water temperature, and pH were the puella (352) and I. elegans (279) were caught from most important factors predicting benthic macroinver- which respectively 66 and 4 individuals were recaptured tebrate assemblages. Sensitive invertebrate families of (total: 70). Population size was calculated by the Peter- Trichoptera, Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Odonata sen estimate for closed populations and the Jolly-Seber dominated forested sites with high water transparency,

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 38 estimate for open populations. Both estimates were s diversity index and Evenness index. We wish to es- comparable for C. puella, but for I.elegans they differed tablish an ideal formula for the biotic index to assess remarkably due to low recapture numbers for this spe- the constructed wetland water quality. The results cies. Dispersal distances were found to be quite similar showed that the water quality and aquatic insects of the for both species, with a maximum of 149.5m for C. six constructed wetlands systems were significant dif- puella and 104.5m for I. elegans. Furthermore, the Han- ference. We compared the four water quality paramet- necartbos seems to provide suitable habitat conditions ers that to calculate the river pollution index of the four for rare species as C. pulchellum and Libellula quadri- regular sampling system, we found that the Gang-Wei maculata. This study indicates the high potential of both system had high DO and low NH4-N value, Chna sys- damselfly species for recolonizing suitable patches and tem had better BOD5 and SS value. The Gang-Wei their ability to build up persistent populations quite fast. system had the best environment quality overall. Chna Plausible factors confounding population size estimates system’s aquatic insects recorded six orders, 15 family as weather conditions and the lateral demarcation of and 15 species, the number of individual per sampling the sample plots, however, may obfuscate the results. area was 5044 / m². Gang-Wei system’s aquatic insects Also, maximum dispersal distances of both species may recorded seven orders, 18 family and 19 species, the be larger since the survey was carried out along the number of individual per sampling area was 14,998 / banks of a small rivulet and did not account for other m². Ke-Liao system’s aquatic insects recorded six or- water bodies nearby. A standardized and more compre- ders, 8 family and 8 species, the number of individual hensive experimental set-up would certainly increase per sampling area was 477 / m². An-Shun system’s the value of CMR-studies." (Authors)] Address: Lam- aquatic insects recorded five orders, 9 family and 9 spe- beets, K.; Onderzoeksgroep Terrestrische Ecologie cies, the number of individual per sampling area was (TEREC), Dep. Biologie, Universiteit Gent, KL Lede- 544 / m². Niao-Song system’s aquatic insects recorded ganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium. E-mail: Kev- five orders, 5 family and 5 species, the number of indi- [email protected] vidual per sampling area was 111 / m². The correlation testing of the water quality parameters and the biotic in- 8153. Lambrechts, J. (2008): Quick colonisation by dex are significant difference, depending on the various dragonflies of a pond on the ecoduct Kikbeek (Maas- characteristics of the constructed wetland system. The mechelen, Limburg). Libellenvereniging Vlaanderen - river pollution index (RPI) was used to evaluate the river nieuwsbrief 2(2): 2-6. (in Dutch, with English summary) water pollution levels. The river pollution index (RPI) of ["This ecoduct was built in 2006 to facilitate movements Gang-Wei system, Chna system, Ke-Liao system and between some large areas north and south of the high- Er-Hang system were progressive increase. The Fam- way. During monitoring activities for other organisms ily-level biotic index was to evaluate the water quality, also dragonflies were recorded. The minimum width of the Gang-Wei system is better than the Chna system, the ecoduct is 40 m and length 70 m. Substrate is and the Ke-Liao system is the worse. The higher Shan- “grind”, hard pressed. A pond was digged and rain wa- non-Weaver diversity index value represented the more ter stagnates easily, creating temporary water. No less species diversity and abundance. The Shannon-Wea- than 21 species of Odonata were recorded in the first ver diversity index value of Gang-Wei system, Chna year, 12 of which reproducing (pioneer species as Les- system, and Ke-Liao system were reduce progressively. tes barbarus, Ischnura pumilio and Sympetrum fonsco- Applied these methods to evaluate water quality had lombii in important numbers)." (Author)] Address: Lam- the same results. We were able to refer the current use brechts, J., Zuurbemde 9, 3380 Glabbeek, Belgium. E- of the biotic index to assess stream water quality meth- mail: [email protected] ods, and to establish the biotic index to assess con- structed wetland water quality. The potential biotic in- 8154. Lin, Y.c. (2008): A survey of aquatic insects dexes were Family-level biotic index and Shannon- and biotic index in constructed wetlands. M.S. thesis, Weaver diversity index. These methods could assist Department Graduate of Environmental Engineering chemical analysis to assess the whole water quality. and Science: 167pp. (in Chinese, with English sum- The multiple gradually regression analysis was to es- mary) ["This study analysis the parameters of water tablish an ideal formula for water quality parameters to quality and collected the aquatic insects in the Chna estimate the Gleason index, Evenness index and constructed wetland system, Gang-Wei constructed Simpson’s diversity index. The results were the same wetland system, Ke-Liao constructed wetland system, as the utility of river pollution index. It could reduce wa- Er-Hang constructed wetland system, An-Shun con- ter quality parameters analysis project, and assess the structed wetland system and Niao-Song wetland park overall water environment. Analyze the river pollution since March 2006 to May 2008. We related aquatic in- index (RPI) and the individuals of various orders correl- sects sampling to water quality parameters in various ation to establish the biological indicators. The result constructed wetland system and investigated to estab- was that the Odonata, Hemiptera, Coleoptera and Eph- lish the biotic index to assess constructed wetland wa- emerida were the candidate of the biological indicators ter quality. The aquatic insects were collected regularly, in the constructed wetland system. It needed more and the monitoring parameters of water quality were re- large sample size and more detail aquatic insect classi- corded at the same time. In this research, we analyse fication to establish the more representative biological the monitoring parameters of water quality including indicators. The constructed wetland was the breeding temperature, pH, conductivity, DO, BOD5, NH4-N and site of Culex and Anolheles. It has the potential to in- SS, and to calculate the river pollution index of a con- crease the local adult mosquito populations. These structed wetland system. We counted the number and mosquitoes could be the vectors of pathogen or to dis- identified the species of the collected aquatic insects. turb the neighbour of constructed wetland. It should im- We utilize the numbers and the species of the collected prove the management of constructed wetland to re- aquatic insects to calculate the biotic index, including duce the public health problem." (Author)] Address: Lin, the number of individual, Family-level biotic index, Rich- Yi-cheh, Email Address [email protected] ness index, Shannon-Weaver diversity index, Simpson'-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 39 8155. Malkmus, R.; Ruf, T. (2008): Herbstaktive Li- für Hydrobiologie 171(4): 323-333. (in English) ["The bellen in Südportugal (Odonata). Libellula 27(1/2): 123- dynamics of benthic detritus and the structure, composi- 132. (in German, with English summary) ["During an ex- tion and functional feeding groups of associated macro- cursion in November 2007 through the southern Portu- invertebrate communities were followed at biweekly in- guese provinces Algarve and Baixo Alentejo, Odonata tervals over one year in a 4th-order Andean stream loc- were recorded at 43 investigated sites. Six species - ated in a forested hill in SW Colombia. The density of Lestes viridis, Aeshna mixta, Crocothemis erythraea, macroinvertebrates and the number of taxa showed a Orthetrum chrysostigma, Sympetrum fonscolombii, and similar bimodal annual pattern with highest values oc- S. striolatum - were observed in reproductive activity. curring from January to mid-March and from July to Autumn activity of Odonata is discussed in the context mid-October. The accumulated benthic detritus and the of the few hitherto published records. Remarkable ob- invertebrate abundance and community structure were servations of Trithemis annulata and O. chrysostigma apparently controlled by stream discharge. This was within the first ten days of November, and a large num- confirmed by a cluster analysis of invertebrate assemb- ber of migrating specimens of S. tons-colombii along lages over the year where three groups of sampling the southwestern coast, are noted. A. mixta and S. stri- dates emerged. The first group occurred during high olatum so far had been recorded only from few places discharges, the second one under intermediate hydrolo- in southern Portugal. As a result of our observations gical conditions and the third coincided with low rainfall both species must be considered as the most common and low discharges. Numerically, collectors dominated, ones in this region. The occurrence of A. cyanea in the whereas shredders represented less than 5.3 % of the hilly hinterland of the Algarve coast is noteworthy." (Au- invertebrates. Unexpectedly, benthic detritus and col- thors)] Address: Malkmus, R., Schulstr. 4, D-98759 lector densities were negatively correlated; however, no Wiesthal, Germany relation between benthic detritus and the abundance of shredders was found, which may suggest that benthic 8156. Martens, A. (2008): Die Rolle Baden-Württem- detritus consisting mainly of plant remains was not a bergs bei der Vervollständigung der deutschen Libellen- limiting resource in this neotropical stream. Macroinver- artenliste Records on the territorry of the federal state of tebrates appear to have a minor role in the decomposi- Baden-Württemberg for the refinement of the German tion of plant matter which is consistent with previous ob- Odonata checklist. mercuriale 8: 1-3. (in German, with servations from the same and other tropical streams. As English summary) ["After 1871, about 20 species were a consequence, macroinvertebrate dynamics in this added to the German checklist of Odonata. In this pro- stream were more influenced by hydrological variations cess, records from southwestern Germany play an im- than by input of plant detritus." (Authors) 'Hetaerina' portant role. In the Baden part of Baden-Württemberg, and 'Brechmorhoga' are listed.] Address: Mathuriau, in chronological order, Somatochlora arctica, Sym- Catherine, Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, pecma paedisca, Coenagrion scitulum, Anax ephippi- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), ger, Onychogomphus uncatus, and Gomphus simillimus antigua carr. a Pátzcuaro # 8701, 58190 Morelia, were recorded at first for the territory of Germany." (Au- Michoacán, México. E-mail: [email protected] thor)] Address: Martens, A., Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Bismarckstraße 10, 76133 Karlsruhe, Ger- 8160. Maue, T.; Springer, M. (2008): Effect of meth- many. E-mail: [email protected] odology and sampling time on the taxa richness of aquatic macroinvertebrates and subsequent changes in 8157. Martynov, A.V.; Martynov, V.V. (2008): Dra- the water quality index from three tropical rivers, Costa gonflies of the National Natural Park "Guculshina". Lri- Rica. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (Suppl. 4): 257-271. (in Eng- rodnichy Almanac: 100-106. (in Russian) [On the basis lish) ["Three rivers, one in Alajuela province and two in of published and own records, 33 species are listed and Puntarenas province in Costa Rica, were tested with discussed for the Guculshina-National Park in Ukraine.] two methods and different collecting times, in the rainy Address: E-mail: [email protected] and dry season. The first method involved collecting of organic and inorganic material for a fixed time period (3, 8158. Martinov, A.V.; Martinov, V.V. (2008): Biology 5, 8, 10 min) with a strainer. This material was trans- of Lestes macrostigma (Odonata: Lestidae) in south- ferred to a plastic bowl containing 70% alcohol and eastern Ukraine. Kharkov Entomological Society Gaz- aquatic macroinvertebrates were sorted out in the labor- ette 2007 (2008) XV(1–2): 185-192. (in Russian, with atory. With the second method the specimens were col- English summary) ["L. macrostigma is well adapted to lected in the field directly out of the strainer for a total development in ephemeral water basins of variable sa- collecting time of 120 minutes and preserved immedi- linity. The stages of species life cycle, in particular, fol- ately with 70% alcohol. In order to obtain species accu- low the seasonal changes in its immediate environ- mulation curves for this method, subsamples were ment. We studied the life cycle of L. macrostigma in taken every 15 minutes. The data analysis showed that southeastern Ukraine in relation to changes of environ- the abundance and taxa richness was higher with the ment salinity, noting the distinction between the first second method, and a higher number of genera could and last instar larvae, and describe the oviposition and be found with increasing collecting time, but not neces- development of larvae in natural and laboratory condi- sarily a higher number of individuals. A difference in the tions." (Authors)] Address: Martynov A. V., Martynov V. number of individuals between rainy and dry season V. Department of Zoology, Biological Faculty, Donetsk was observed. Species accumulation curves for samp- National University, ul. Shchorsa 46, Donetsk, 83050, les taken with both methods showed that new genera Ukraine. E-mail: [email protected] and families were still being found after the maximum 8159. Mathuriau, C.; Thomas, A.G.B.; Chauvet, E. time of collection, no matter which season or river. Cat- (2008): Seasonal dynamics of benthic detritus and as- egories of water quality obtained from the BMWP-CR sociated macroinvertebrate communities in a neotropic- index varied greatly among sampling times and meth- al stream. Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv ods used. The second method always achieved a high- er water quality than the longest sampling time (10 min)

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 40 in the first method. However, it still didn’t reach the level 387-393. (in English) ["The objective of this study was obtained for all families found in both methods com- to investigate the accumulation of selenium in lakes bined. Although the first method is the one officially downstream of a uranium mine operation in northern used in most sampling protocols for biomonitoring in Saskatchewan, Canada. Selenium concentrations in se- temperate zones, these results suggest that more ex- diment and biota were elevated in exposure areas even tensive testing of adequate sampling time and method- though water concentrations were low (<5 µg/L). [...] ology is still necessary for tropical rivers." (Authors) Detritivore and predator invertebrates (including 'Odo- Taxa including Odonata are treated at the genus level.] nata') showed significant increases in selenium concen- Address: Maue, T., Hydrobiologie, Universität Essen- trations ( p < 0.05) compared to filterer invertebrates, Duisburg, Essen, Germany. E-mail: [email protected] plankton and periphyton at both medium and high ex- posure sites. The overall pattern of selenium accumula- 8161. Monnerat, C. (2008): Neufund einer Population tion (from smallest to largest) was as follows: periphy- von Nehalennia speciosa in der Westschweiz (Odonata: ton < plankton and filterer invertebrates < detritivore Coenagrionidae). Libellula 27(1/2): 39-51. (in German, and predator invertebrates < small bodied fish (shiners) with French and English summaries) ["A population of and predatory fish (juvenile pike). Selenium concentra- N. speciosa was discovered on 19-VI-2007, in a perma- tions in the evaluated exposure areas were higher in nently flooded fen zone of the southern shore of Lake fish, detritivore and predator invertebrates than filterer Neuchätel. This is the westernmost locality of its distri- invertebrates, indicating the importance of sediments bution area currently known. The species has not been and detrital processes in selenium bioaccumulation. Fil- found in Switzerland since it was last recorded in 1990 terer invertebrates feed on the particles suspended in in the Canton of Zurich, therefore having been con- the water column (e.g., plankton), but in contrast, other sidered extinct in this country. The discovery demon- invertebrates rely on food sources closely related to de- strates that surprising findings are still possible in Cent- trital processes, suggesting a stronger association with ral Europe, even for rather well known taxa like the sediments. [...] Biomagnification of selenium resulted in Odonata. On a national scale the new record stimulates an approximately 1.5-6 fold increase in the selenium fresh efforts for the conservation of one of the most en- content between plankton, invertebrates and forage dangered species in Switzerland. With respect to the fish. However, no biomagnification was observed bet- preservation of N. speciosa it is considered important to ween forage fish and predatory fish. Selenium content establish a monitoring scheme and to stipulate an op- in organisms from exposure areas exceeded the pro- timal manner and frequency of habitat maintenance." posed 3-11 µg/g (dry weight) dietary toxicity threshold (Author)] Address: Monnerat, C., Centre Suisse de car- for fish, suggesting that the selenium released into tographie de la faune (CSCF), Maximilien-de-Meuron 6, these aquatic systems has the potential to bioaccumu- CH-2000 Neuchätel, Switzerland. E-mail: christian.mon- late and reach levels that could impair fish reproduc- [email protected] tion." (Authors)] Address: Janz, D.M., Toxicology Cen- tre, Univ. Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, 8162. Montoya Moreno, Y. (2008): Caracterización SK Canada S7N 5B3. E-mail: [email protected] de la biodiversidad acuática y de la calidad de las a- guas de La Quebrada Los Andes, el Carmen de Vibor- 8165. Muschiol, D.; Traunspurger, W. (2008): Life at al, Antioquia. Revista Institucional Universidad Tecnoló- the extreme: meiofauna from three unexplored lakes in gica del Chocó: Investigación, Biodiversidad y Desar- the caldera of the Cerro Azul volcano, Galápagos Is- rollo 27(1): 85-123. (in Spanish, with English summary) lands, Ecuador. Aquatic Ecology 43(2): 235-248. (in ["The watershed of Los Andes stream it´s very import- English) [ "On Isla Isabela, Galápagos Archipelago, 3 ant for El Carmen de Viboral municipality because is so far unexplored lakes were investigated in the caldera one on the main water sources for the aqueduct muni- of Cerro Azul, one of the most active volcanoes in the cipal, for these reason was realized twelve bimonthly world. The lakes face recurrent desiccation and erup- surveys between Jan. 2004 and Dec. 2005 in one sta- tion events and showed distinct differences in their wa- tion upstream of the intake of the aqueduct. Physics, ter chemistry. Thirty cores from the upper 15 cm of sed- chemistry and biologists variables don’t show statistic iment indicate distinct differences in the composition of variability although were observed fluctuation in com- meiobenthic communities between the lakes. In total, munitary indexes, in special in number of taxa even- 27 different aquatic metazoan species could be distin- ness. We found 95 taxa belonging to 52 families and guished. Numerically, rotifers dominated in two of the five phyla. Values of BMWP/Col index oscillated bet- lakes, with mean densities up to 4.56 9 106 individuals ween 77 and 294, with a 159 average value indicate m-2 while the third lake was dominated by a that the waters of the stream are very clean." (Author) of the genus Chaetonotus (0.67 9 106 individuals m-2). Taxa including Odonata are treated at the genus level.] The largest lake harboured up to 14.4 9 106 nematodes Address: Montoya Moreno, Y., Grupo de investigación m-2, which is the highest nematode density thus far re- GAIA, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antio- ported for a freshwater habitat. The lakes yielded few quia, Medellín, Colombia. E-mail: yimmymontoya3@ nematode species (S = 7, N = 887) and calculation of hotmail.com the Shannon–Wiener index (H0) indicated an exceptio- nally low nematode diversity. The nematode community 8163. Moore, C. (2008): Reports from coastal sta- of one lake was clearly dominated by an undescribed tions - 2007: Dunwich Health National Trust, Suffolk. At- suction-feeding Mesodorylaimus (59.6%), the communi- ropos 33: 68-69. (in English) [UK; Anaciaeschna iso- ty of the other lake by the epistrate feeder Achromadora sceles] Address: not stated pseudomicoletzkyi (89.3%), whereas the third lake sur- 8164. Muscatello, J.R.; Belknap, A.M.; Janz, D.M. prisingly contained no nematodes. The benthic nemat- (2008): Accumulation of selenium in aquatic systems ode biomasses for the two nematode-containing lakes downstream of a uranium mining operation in northern differed by a factor 50. The food webs of the three lakes Saskatchewan, Canada. Environmental Pollution 156: are presumed to have an exceptionable simply struc- ture." (Authors) The tax list includes "Aeshnidae" and

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 41 "Libellulidae".] Address: Muschiol, D., Animal Ecology, values analysis, family Hydrophilidae in order Coleopte- Univ. Bielefeld, Morgenbreede 45, 33615 Bielefeld, ra showed highest protein content, family Belostomatid- Germany. E-mail: [email protected] ae in order Hemiptera showed highest crude fat level whereas, highest level of carbohydrate, fiber and ash 8166. New, T.R. (2008): Günther Theischinger and were belonged to family Gomphidae in order Odonata. John Hawking, The Complete Field. Guide to Dragon- The physical and chemical parameters analysis revea- flies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, 2006, led that there were no significant different among samp- Paperback, Au$49.95, ISBN 0-643-09073-8, 376 pp . J. ling sites and water quality assessment resulting as me- Insect Conserv. 12(2): 189-190. (in English) [Review.] sotrophic – eutrophic status." (Authors)] Address: Noi- Address: New, T.R., Dept Zool., La Trobe Univ., Victor- kong, W., Dept Applied Biology, Fac. of Science, Rajab- ia, 3086, Australia. E-mail: T.New@ latrobe.edu.au hat Piboonsongkram University, Pitsanulok, Thailand

8167. Ngai, J.T.; Kirby, K.R.; Gilbert, B.; Starzomski, 8169. Noordijik, J.; de With, N. (2008): Les Odonates B.M.; Pelletier, A.J.D.; Conner, J.C.R. (2008): The im- de la vallée du Liort avec quelques notes sur la gestion pact of land-use change on larval insect communities: conservatoire (département de l’Aveyron). Martinia Testing the role of habitat elements in conservation. 24(4): 143-150. (in French, with English summary) Ecoscience 15(2): 160-168. (in English, with French ["The results of a survey of the Odonata of the catch- summary) [Costa Rica; "Conservationists have pro- ment basin of the the Liort river (Aveyron, France) are posed that maintaining key elements of the original presented. The basin provides three habitat types: the land-cover type in modified landscapes may mitigate Liort river, its tributaries and artificial ponds. All togeth- the detrimental effects of land-cover change on residual er, twenty-nine species could be recorded. The presen- species. We tested this hypothesis for aquatic insect ce of many characteristic species in small sunny brooks communities in tank-forming bromeliads in forested and tributaries on the plateaus is important, and includes non-forested habitats in Costa Rica. Bromeliad tanks Coenagrion mercuriale which appears on the Habitat hold much of the standing water in this region and Directive of the European Union. In the fast flowing therefore provide an important resource for insects with stream, the Liort, all specialized species that would be aquatic larval stages. We quantified the relative import- expected were really present, indicating healthy ecolo- ance of land-use type and the bromeliad-specific “local” gical conditions. Some recommendations for the con- environment on the insect community, and also the ef- servation of the observed dragonflies are given for the fect of land-use type on this local environment. Insect three kinds of habitat." (Authors)] Address: Noordijik, J., species responded to both land-use type and the local Ass. les Amis du Moulin de Liort, F-12440, La Salvetat- environment, with these variables explaining a total of Peyralès,France. E-mail: [email protected] 36% of species densities. The local environment inde- pendently explained 19% of insect densities, while land- 8170. Ober, S.V. (2008): First record of Pantala use type explained 17%, mainly through its modification flavescens for the western Balkans (Odonata: Libellulid- of the local environment. Local environmental condi- ae). Libellula 27(1/2): 117-121. (in German, with English tions were strongly correlated to land-use type (r2 = summary) ["In the course of the reorganisation of the 0.64), with non-forest habitat having a higher average Odonata collection of the 'Staatliches Museum für temperature, a greater variation in temperature, and a Naturkunde Stuttgart', a male of Pantala flavescens, lower density of bromeliads. Our results indicate that collected in Herceg-Novi in June 1972, was discovered. the land-use type in which bromeliads occur influences It marks the first record for Montenegro as well as for the relative densities of insects by altering the local en- the western Balkans. The record on the Adriatic coast is vironment of bromeliads. Therefore, maintaining brome- analysed in comparison with the remaining odonate liads under land-use conversion will not necessarily data from Montenegro and possible flight paths to the maintain the bromeliad insect community of the original country are discussed." (Author)] Address: Ober, S.V., forested habitat." (Authors) Mecistogaster ornata was Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosen- found more frequently in larger bromeliads in warmer, stein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany. E-mail: ober.smns@ roadsite areas.] Address: Ngai, Jacqueline, Biodiversity naturkundemuseum-bw.de Research Centre, DeptZool., Univ. of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Colum- 8171. Odin, N. (2008): Reports from coastal stations bia V6T 1Z4, Canada E-mail: [email protected] - 2007: Landguard Bird Observatory, Suffolk. Atropos 33: 64. (in English) [UK; records of Brachytron praten- 8168. Noikong, W.; Palarak, C. (2008): Diversity and se, Sympetrum fonscolombii, and Erythromma viridulum nutritional values of edible aquatic insects in Ban Thi are documented.] Address: not stated and Mueang Lamphun District, Lamphun Province. 32nd Congress on Science and Technology of Thailand 8172. Öz, B.; Kazanci, N. (2008): A research on de- (STT.32), 10 - 12 October 2006 at Queen Sirikit Nation- termination of habitat qualitiy of running waters of west- al Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand "Science and ern Black Sea region using by benthic macroinverteb- Technology for Sufficiency Economy": 2 pp. (in English) rates. BALWOIS 2008 – Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia ["During November 2004 to November 2005, samples – 27: 16 pp. (in English) [The benthic macroinvertebrate of edible aquatic insects were collected from 6 sampling fauna was studied in running waters near Düzce, Bolu, sites and 6 local markets. In addition, physical and Karabük, Kastamonu and Sinop, Turkey. Odonata were chemical parameters of water quality were also determ- recoreded at 6 of the 15 sampling sites, and refer to ined. The result showed that total edible aquatic insects Epallage fatime, Calopteryx splendens, Aeshna affinis, were 3 orders 10 families and 20 genera. Family Noto- and Onychogomphus forcipatus.] Address: Öz, B., nectidae represented as highest number of individual. Hacettepe University, Departmant of Biology, 06532, According to the diversity index, Ban Jam, was found as Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: [email protected] the highest diversity (2.98) while Ban San Rim Ping, 8173. Osadowski, Z.; Obolewski, K.; Strzelczak, A. showed highest species richness (3.14). For nutritional (2008): Influence of anthropogenic factors on microhab-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 42 itats inhabited by riverine hydrobionts – assessment 8176. Pelli, A.; Rejane de Paula, D.; Martins Arruda, with MRT method. Ecological Questions 10: 41-50. (in A.A.; de Magalhães Lopes, J.; Ramos, S.M.; Sampaio English) ["This study concerns the influence of urban Rezende, A.P. (2008): Acute and chronic toxicity of di- area on vegetation and invertebrates inhabiting the Słu- flubenzuron to jaú Zungaro zungaro (Humboldt, 1821) pia River (northern Poland). Altogether, 10 plant com- (Pisces, Pimelodidae). Revista Brasileira de zoociên- munities and 37 macrozoobenthos taxa were determ- cias 10(1): 51-54. (in Portuguese, with English sum- ined during four seasonal samplings (October 2005, mary) [Acute and chronic toxicity of diflubenzuron for Z. January, April and August 2006). In order to reveal how zungaru, aiming to use this product in the control of the the city of Słupsk affects the vegetation and fauna, MRT predation of juveniles by Odonata, is studied. The stud- (multivariate regression tree) models were created. On ies indicate that this insecticide is an efficient regulator their basis the most important factors were determined of growth of insects impacting ecdesis.] Address: Pelli, from the following set of variables: season, water tem- A, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro. Depf de perature, salinity, distance, water depth, bottom type, Ciências Biológicas, Rua Frei Paulino 30, CEP location in the river bed and degree of river bed trans- 38025180, Uberaba, MC, Brasil. E-mail: apelli.oikos@ formations. Performed analyses showed that vegetation dcb.uftm.edu.br in the urban area was primarily influenced by distance (correlated with anthropogenic pressure), while for in- 8177. Percsy, C.; Percsy, N. (2008): La réserve vertebrates season and temperature were the most im- naturelle de Gentissart (Villers-la-Ville, Brabant Wallon): portant factors." (Authors)] Address: Osadowski, Z., Colonisation d'une ancienne sablière par les odonates Dept of Botany and Genetics, Institute of Biology & En- et autres insects. Les Naturalistes belges 89(2-3): 34- vironmental Protection, Pomeranian University in Słup- 56. (in French, with English summary) ["A continued sk, Arciszewskiego 22B, 76 – 200 Słupsk, Poland. E- survey of the Odonata has been made at the old sand mail: [email protected] quarry of Gentissart from 1997 until 2007. In total, 27 species have been observed, from which four are inclu- 8174. Parr, A.J. (2008): Migrant dragonflies in 2007. ded in the Wallonian Red List (Lestes virens, Sympec- Including recent decisions and comments by the Odo- ma fusca, Ischnura pumilio, Sympetrum flaveolum) and nata Records Committee. Atropos 33: 17-21. (in Eng- two are « nearly threatened » (Erythromma najas, Sym- lish) [Records of the following species are discussed: petrum vulgatum) ; four others are rare recent colon- Calopteryx splendens, Lestes dryas, L. viridis, Eryth- isers in Wallonia (Lestes barbarus, Anax parthenope, romma viridulum, Aeshna juncea, A. mixta, Anaciaesch- Crocothemis erythraea, Sympetrum fonscolombii). Con- na isoceles, Anax imperator, A. parthenope, Libellula cerning Lestes virens, a single female has been ob- depressa, Crocothemis erythraea, Sympetrum striola- served in 2003: it constitutes the first mention of this tum, S. vulgatum, S. fonscolombii, S. flaveolum.] Ad- species in Wallonia since the middle of the 20th Cen- dress: Parr, A.J., 10 Orchard Way, Barrow, Bury St. Ed- tury. The odonatological interest of this site (26ha) is munds, Suffolk IP29 5BX, UK. E-mail: Adrian.parr@ explained by the abundance and diversity of pools. bbsrc.ac.uk Their varied characteristics give the opportunity to re- veal the habitat preferences of the Odonata species." 8175. Paz, A.; Moreno, P.; Rocha, L.; Callisto, M. (Authors)] Address: Percsy, C., Chemin du Bon Air, 12, (2008): Effectiveness of protected areas for the conser- 1380 Ohain, Belgium vation of water quality and freshwater biodiversity in ref- erence sub-basins in Das Velhas River. Neotropical 8178. Pessacq, P. (2008): Book Review: Dragonfly Biology and Conservation 3(3): 149-158. (in Portu- Genera of the New World: an illustrated and annotated guese, with English summary) ["The creation of protec- key to the Anisoptera. Rosser WG, N Von Ellenrieder & ted areas is one of the most important methods for the JA Louton. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Bal- preservation of the biodiversity. It does not necessarily timore, Maryland, USA, 2006. 384 pp., ISBN-10: mean that the creation of these areas will guarantee the 0801884462, USD 99.00 (hardcover). Revista Chilena proper conservation of all biodiversity. It is necessary to de Historia Natural 81: 151-152. (in English) [Extensive evaluate the site, the protection capacity and the ecolo- book review: "In conclusion, this book becomes the fun- gical status of this environment and if the management damental study for every biologist and advanced natur- is effective. The proper conservation and management alist who deals with or is interested in Neotropical of rivers and the maintenance of their ecological integ- dragonflies." (Author)] Address: Pessacq, P., CONICET rity are essential to preserve the biodiversity and the - Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, (LIESA), Universidad health of freshwater ecosystems in Brazil. In this study, Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Sarmiento we assessed the effectiveness of six protected areas in 849, 9200, Esquel, Chubut, Argentina. E-mail: pablo- maintaining the quality of freshwater habitats and in [email protected] preserving the benthic assemblages in Das Velhas river watershed. Both abiotic and biotic analysis showed that 8179. Reinhardt, K. (2008): Der Beitrag von Eduard the protected areas are effective in preserving the May (1905-1956) zur Libellenkunde (Odonata). Libellula sampling stretches of Das Velhas watershed, due to the 27(1/2): 89-110. (in German, with English summary) use control and the land occupation in the surrounding ["E. May worked on Fritz Ris's Odonata collection at the areas. The results suggest that, although the protected Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt/Main between 1929 areas do not have the conservation of freshwater biod- and 1931. This work led to most of his odonatological iversity as their priority, its effective management guar- papers. Most of his original papers appear to be largely anteed the preservation of benthic communities in based on Friedrich Ris's unpublished manuscripts and those rivers." (Authors) Odonata are treated at the fam- notes and vary considerably in quality and novelty. E. ily level.] Address: Paz, Aline, ICB, Depto. Biologia Ger- May also published several reviews, most notably the al, Lab. Ecologia de Bentos, UFMG, Caixa Postal 486, Odonata part in the 'Fauna arctica' and the 'Tierwelt 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. E-mail: alineza- Deutschlands'. In the latter he covered the literature in [email protected] depth, in particular ecological and behavioural observa-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 43 tions for individual species, rather than the Odonata as the Okavango delta, Botswana. Diploma Thesis, Anhalt a whole. As such he is among the founders of the 'In- University (FH), Bernburg, Department 1, „Nature Con- tegrating Strand' sensu Corbet (1991) of German spea- servation & Landscape Planning“ in cooperation with king odonatology although much of this work is based the Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre on earlier observations mainly by Wesenberg-Lund (HOORC), University of Botswana, Maun, Botswana: 39 (1913) and Tillyard (1917). It remains unknown how E. pp. (in English, with German summary) ["Tsetse flies May, who had published little on the Odonata, hap- have long been a threat to the health of humans and pened to become the contributor to such a prestigious their livestock in tropical and subtropical Africa. In the reference series. Other odonatological works of E. May early 1940s, the first attempts to control or eradicate include a faunistic paper on Odonata collected in China, Glossina morsitans centralis were implemented in order a paper on the classification of the Coenagrionidae and to fight concealed pupae in the ground. Methods used some field observations. None of these contributions were bush clearance, game destruction and ground are particularly original. His last paper on the Odonata spraying. The mid 1970s saw the dominance of aerial was published in 1935. However, Odonata may have spraying with dieldrin and DDT above all other tech- remained part of May's interest. As first evidenced here, niques. After a ten year break of aerial applications in in 1948 he stated that two publications on the Calo- the 1990s and a new outbreak of trypanosiamasis in pterygidae were in press and in preparation, both of 1999, deltamethrin, which is considered far less danger- which, however, never appeared in print." (Author)] Ad- ous to the environment, was used in 2001/02 to fight dress: Reinhardt, K., Dept Animal and Plant Sciences, the new outbreak. Tsetse fly control monitoring conduc- University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. E-mail: ted between 2002 and 2005 did not detect any tsetse in [email protected] the sprayed areas. However, it does appear that delta- methrin applications were responsible for a significant 8180. Robison, H.; McAllister, C.; Carlton, C.; Tuck- decrease in terrestrial and aquatic invertebrate abund- er, G. (2008): The Arkansas endemic biota: An update ance and shifted species composition within different with additions and deletions. Journal of the Arkansas habitats in the Okavango Delta. For a closer investiga- Academy of Science 62: 84-96. (in English) ["It has tion of the affects caused by deltamethrin, fourteen arti- been over a decade since the publication of Robison & ficial ponds were constructed at the ground of the Harry Allen (1995) that provided the definitive list of endemic Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre (HOORC) in flora and fauna of Arkansas. The present study brings May 2007. Half of these were treated with spraying up-to-date the endemic biota of the state. Since 1995, campaigns of equivalent dose of deltamethrin after nat- several new species have been described and new dis- ural colonisation by freshwater invertebrates. The ob- coveries have been made, adding species to the state servation of subsequent effects focused primarily on biota. Other species are deleted and new distributional Dragonflies (Odonata). During the research period was information on other state endemics is presented. Spe- observed, that the abundance of invertebrate fauna de- cifically, 3 new plant species are added to the state list creased drastically in treated ponds. The emergence of while 4 plant species are deleted. Sixteen new animal Odonata stopped within these ponds almost entirely species/subspecies are added to the state list while nu- whereas Odonates in control ponds constantly flour- merous species are deleted. These changes bring to ished successful reproduction. This experiment was 110 (10 species of plants and 100 species/subspecies simultaneously conducted for Odonata larvae and Bufo of animals) the total number of Arkansas state endemic poweri tadpoles under laboratory conditions. Applied plants and animals presently known, which represents was a concentration (30 µl) equivalent to the dose used a decrease by 7 species from the 117 species reported in former spraying operations. Additionally the experi- in 1995." Cordulegaster talaria Tennessen 2004 is an ment was repeated with just half of the concentration. In addition to the state list of endemics. "This new dragon- both cases the results resembled and supported those fly was described from a first-order tributary of the obtained under field conditions. Odonata larvae died Caddo River at Caddo Gap in Montgomery County. It within 3 hours at a concentration of 15 µl and 30 µl; was also reported from a site in Garland County and is hence measurements of probably occurring delays in considered endemic to the Ouachita Mountains of west- larval growth could not be measured. In accordance to ern Arkansas. Habitat of this new odonate is densely- results from the laboratory experiment the lethal dose is shaded small seeps." (Authors)] Address: Robison, H., estimated below 15 µl. In accordance to the obtained Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Arkansas results the significant increase in mortality of Odonata University, Magnolia, AR 71754-9354, USA. E-mail: larvae and other fresh water invertebrates can not be [email protected] denied. Hence, all further campaigns of aerial spraying should be handled carefully and with utmost concern. 8181. Samways, M. (2008): The Dragonflies and The impact of deltamethrin needs to be analyzed in a Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft Publishers (Sofia- more controlled setting in order to achieve more con- Moscow). ISBN 9789546423306. 297 pp (in English) crete and generalizable results to avoid further endan- [This book enables their identification, using several ap- germents of already threatened species and a loss in proaches, from simple flick-through to the use of com- biodiversity." (Author)] Address: not stated prehensive identification keys. Each species is also giv- en a Dragonfly Biotic Index, covering a spectrum from 8183. Schweighofer, W. (2008): Syntopes Vorkom- the most common, widespread and tolerant species men von Cordulegaster boltonii und C. heros an einem through to the most threatened, rare and sensitive Bach im westlichen Niederösterreich (Odonata: Cord- ones.] Address: Samways, M.J., Dept Entomol. & Ne- ulegastridae). Libellula 27(1/2): 1-32. (in German, with matol., Univ. Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, ZA-7602, English summary) ["For the first time, co-occurrence of Matieland, South Africa. E-mail: [email protected] larval C. boltonii and C heros was detected at three small streams in western Lower Austria. At one of these 8182. Schuran, E. (2008): The impact of Deltame- streams some aspects of this co-occurrence were in- thrin on larval development of dragonflies (Odonata) of vestigated during 2006 and 2007. As no conspicuous

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 44 differences in larval microhabitat use could be found not exhibit Rensch's rule. Third, we test the influence of between the two species, an intensive mark-release-re- sexual selection on SSD using proxy variables of territ- capture study was conducted on male adults. This orial mating strategy and male agility. Using generalized study revealed slight differences in patrolling activity least squares to account for phylogenetic relationships patterns between the two species, both seasonally and between species, we show that male-biased SSD in- daily. This was interpreted as a tendency to mutually creases with territoriality in damselflies, but not in avoid peaks in patrolling activity. At the stream studied, dragonflies. Finally, we show that nonagile territorial patrolling males of C. boltonii were much more frequent odonates exhibit male-biased SSD, whereas male agil- than those of C. heros. Furthermore, data on minimal ity is not related to SSD in nonterritorial odonates. lifespan and site fidelity of patrolling males was recor- These results suggest that sexual selection acting on ded. A few long-lived males visited the stream 35 days male sizes influences SSD in Odonata. Taken together, after having been marked. Some males displayed a our results, along with avian studies (bustards and tendency to frequent a certain stream section, but no shorebirds), suggest that male agility influences SSD, males remained solely in one location. Only single indi- although this influence is modulated by territorial mating viduals of a third Cordulegaster species, C bidentata, strategy and thus the likely advantage of being large. were found at the study site." (Author)] Address: Sch- Other evolutionary processes, such as fecundity selec- weighofer, W., Ötscherblick 10, A-3661 Artstetten, Aus- tion and viability selection, however, need further in- tria. E-mail: [email protected] vestigation." (Authors)] Address: Cordoba-Aguilar, A., Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas, Universidad Au- 8184. Sciberras, A. (2008): A contribution to the tonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Apdo. P. 69-1, Plaza knowledge of Odonata in the Maltese Islands. The Cen- Juarez, Pachuca, Hidalgo 42001, Mexico E-mail: acor- tral Mediterranean Naturalist 4: 275-288. (in English) [email protected] [Calopteryx virgo meridionalis, Ischnura genei, Anax ephippiger, A. imperator, A. parthenope, Aeshna mixta, 8188. Shebl, M.A.; Kamel, S.M.; Abu Hashesh, T.A.; Crocothemis erythraea, Orthetrum brunneum, O. can- Osman, M.A. (2008): The most common insect species cellatum, O. coerulescens anceps, and Trithemis arteri- in alfalfa field in Egypt. Academic Journal of Entomo- osa are discussed in detail with special emphasis on logy 1(2): 27-31. (in English) ["Alfalfa (Medicago sativa the diet of the odonate species and predation of Odona- L.) is a superb forage, but it can be shelter by a com- ta by birds, reptils, fishs, and amphibians. ] Address: plex of insect pests, natural enemies and pollinators. Al- Sciberras, A., 131, "Arnest", Arcade Str., Paola, Malta. falfa insect populations can vary greatly from field to E-mail: [email protected] field. Therefore, it is essential to check each alfalfa field frequently for the presence of insects. The survey of the 8185. Sciberras, A.; Sammut, M. (2008): On the oc- insect fauna of alfalfa was carried out in different areas currence of Calopteryx virgo meridionalis (Selys, 1873) of Egypt like Ismailia, Suez, Swia Oasis and The New (Odonata: Calopterygidae) in the Maltese Islands. The Valley. A high number of insects were collected from al- Central Mediterranean Naturalist 4: 334-337. (in Eng- falfa fields. Different samples were collected during the lish) [The first Maltese record of a calopterygid (Calo- season 2003, the insect faunal composition could be pteryx virgo meridionalis) at a rock pool near Marsacala categorized to the following groups; pests, natural en- is documented in detail.] Address: Sciberras, A., 131, emies and pollinators." (Authors) Ischnura senegalensis "Arnest", Arcade Str., Paola, Malta. E-mail: bioislets@g- and Crocothemis erythraea are listed as common pred- mail.com ators of pest insects.] Address: Mohamed A. Shebl, De- partment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, 8186. Seggewiße, E. (2008): Paarungsirrtümer bei Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt Libellen. mercuriale 8: 51-52. (in German) [Baden-Würt- temberg, Germany; heterospecific copulations are doc- 8189. Simaika, J.P. (2008): Conservation biogeogra- umented: male Calopteryx virgo - female Pyrrhosoma phy of South African dragonflies (Odonata). M.s. Thes- nymphula, male Ischnura elegans - female Calopteryx is, Stellenbosch University, Department of Conservation splendens, male Ischnura elegans - female Sympecma Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriSciences: XI + fusca, male Libellula fulva - female L. quadrimaculata.] 71 pp. (in English) ["The great pressures on freshwaters Address: Seggewiße, Edelgard, Rottenburger St. 18, require their conservationists and managers to develop 72411 Bodelshausen, Germany. E-mail: Seggewisse@ methods to rapidly and accurately assess their condi- t-online.de tion. Dragonflies are excellent indicators of habitat in- tegrity and are effective organisms for this purpose. 8187. Serrano-Meneses, M.A.; Córdoba-Aguilar, A.; However, assessment must be done at the correct spa- Azpilicueta-Amorín, M.; González-Soriano, E.; Székely, tial scale. My aim here is to optimize the spatial resolu- T. (2008): Sexual selection, sexual size dimorphism tion at which species are mapped, using three different and Rench's rule in Odonata. Journal of Evolutionary concepts and methods in freshwater invertebrate distri- Biology 21: 1259-1273. (in English) ["Odonata exhibit a bution mapping, with special emphasis on IUCN Red range of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) that includes Listing. The first is the extent of occurrence (EOO) species with male-biased (males > females) or female- concept, using the minimum convex polygon, and the biased SSD (males < females) and species exhibiting second, the area of occupancy (AOO) concept, using nonterritorial or territorial mating strategies. Here, we IUCN and quaternary catchments. The third approach use phylogenetic comparative analyses to investigate uses a river layer to compare the suitability of grids as the influence of sexual selection on SSD in both subor- opposed to catchments in mapping. In this study I found ders: Anisoptera and Zygoptera. First, we show that that area estimation based on minimum convex poly- damselflies have male-biased SSD, and exhibit an allo- gons should not be encouraged for aquatic organisms. metric relationship between body size and SSD, that is This study also suggests that the IUCN concept of area consistent with Rensch's rule. Second, SSD of dragon- of occupancy (AOO) should be redefined simply as oc- flies is not different from unit, and this suborder does currence, referring to known point-locality presences

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 45 only and, if future data allow to known absences. The portance have received special attention. The interest in IUCN extent of occurrence (EOO), for aquatic species, aquatic insects has been constantly growing in Costa should be defined as 'the sum of the smallest hydrolo- Rica over the past 10 years, but scientific publications gical units identified of presently known, inferred or pro- are widely dispersed and often difficult to locate. Due to jected occurrences of a taxon. excluding cases of vag- the importance of aquatic organisms in environmental rancy, that are used to estimate the threat to a taxon". A impact studies and biomonitoring of freshwater habitats, single hydrological unit is also the conservation or man- there is an urgent need for comprehensive studies and agement unit. Currently, that unit is the quaternary publications that are locally available. In this sense, the catchment. Dragonflies have excellent potential as in- present paper tries to give an overview on the state of dicators of habitat integrity. For this purpose, my aim knowledge and the literature published to date on the was to develop the Dragonfly Biotic Index (DBI) for aquatic insects of Costa Rica, taking in account taxo- South Africa and compare the DBI to another index. the nomic, biological and ecological studies. [...] The coun- Average Taxonomic Distinctness Index (AvTD), which try’s Odonata fauna is very well known, especially the was believed to have potential m assessments. The adults, but also, to some extent, the immatures. For the DBI and AvTD are correlated, which suggests that they 268 species of Odonata existing in Costa Rica, a great could be used on a complementary basis to prioritize amount of taxonomic works have been published (...), sites. The DBI is a low-cost, easy-to-use method and is and the Costa Rican dragonfly fauna is considered to already used for measuring habitat recovery. It has be the best known of all Latin-American countries great potential for environmental assessment and mon- (Ramírez et al. 2000). Despite this, only half of the spe- itoring freshwater biodiversity, especially as a comple- cies have their nymphal stages described and next to ment to freshwater quality assessments that use nothing is known about their behaviour, natural history, macroinvertebrate scores. I thus recommend its integra- ecology and distribution (Ramírez 1996-1997, Ramírez tion into freshwater management and conservation et al. 2000).] Address: Springer, Monika, Escuela de schemes." (Author)] Address: Simaika, J.P., Centre for Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 San Pedro Invasion Biology, Dept of Conservation Ecology and de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica. E-mail: Entomology, Stellenbosch University, P Bag X1, Matie- [email protected] land 7602, South Africa. E-mail: [email protected] 8194. Stöhr, M. (2008): Erste Treuhandstiftung dank 8190. Smilkov, S.; Slavevska-Stamenkovic, V.; Prel- des Testaments von Hartmut Spaeter. Individualist, ic, D.; Paunovic, M. (2008): Distribution of benthic ma- Globetrotter, Naturfreund. Umweltstiftung Greenpeace. croinvertebrates in Mantovo Reservoir (South-East part Jahresrundbrief 2008. (in German) [Polythore spaeteri of the R. Macedonia). BALWOIS 2008 – Ohrid, Repub- Burmeister & Börsöny, 2003 was named after Hartmut lic of Macedonia – 27: 1-12. (in English) [Composition Spaeter, Munich, Germany (1922 - 2007). The pub- and community structure of the macroinvertebrates lished note refers to this species and provides two fig- from Mantovo Reservoir (South-East part of the R. Ma- ures with portraits of H. Spaeter.] Address: http://www. cedonia) in relation to lake depth was analysed. Bottom umweltstiftung-greenpeace.de/fileadmin/umwelt- samples, carried out between May 2003 and April 2004, stiftung/userupload/Jahresrundbrief2008.pdf were collected at four different depths across the reser- voir. Calopteryx splendens and Ischnura elegans are 8195. Stoks, R. (2008): Philip Corbet – een leven vol found in very small abandances.] Address: Slavevska- libellen. Libellenvereniging Vlaanderen - nieuwsbrief Stamenkovic, V., Sv Cyril & Methodius University, Fac- 2(1): 19. (in Dutch) [Obituary] Address: Stoks, R., La- ulty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Institute of boratorium voor Aquatische Ecologie, K.U.Leuven, De Biology ,P.O. Box 162, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Mace- Beriotstraat 32, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: robby. donia. E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

8191. Solly, F.; Milton, P.; Sawyer, D.; Hodge, T.; 8196. Strobl, P.; Heinze, B. (2008): Insekten der Alt- Hunt, B. (2008): Reports from coastal stations - 2007: mark und des Elbhavellandes. 3. Teil: Odonata - Libel- Isle of Thanet. Atropos 33: 62-63. (in English) [UK; len, Heteroptera - Wanzen, Trichoptera - Köcherfliegen. Sympetrum fonscolombii] Address: not stated Entomologische Mitteilungen Sachsen-Anhalt Sonderh. 2008: 3-46. (in German) [Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, 55 8192. Spence, B. (2008): Reports from coastal sta- odonate species are listed, and 23 species are briefly tions - 2007: Spurn Point, East Yorkshire. Atropos 33: discussed.] Address: Strobl, P., Schulstr. 34, 39576 70-71. (in English) [UK; Calopteryx splendens, Eryth- Stendal, Germany. E-mail: strobl-angepe@web. de romma viridulum, Sympetrum fonscolombii] Address: not stated 8197. Surugiu, V.; Cristea, A.E. (2008): Spatial and temporal analysis of aquatic invertebrate fauna from the 8193. Springer, M. (2008): Aquatic insect diversity of Ozana river. Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii „Al. I. Costa Rica: state of knowledge. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 Cuza” Iasi, s. Biologie animala LIV: 169-176. (in Eng- (Suppl. 4): 273-295. (in English) ["Costa Rica hosts an lish, with Romanian summary) [ Spatial and temporal extraordinarily high biodiversity and is among the best distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates from the Oz- studied neotropical countries. Insects represent the ana River was studied seasonally at 4 stations between most diverse group of organisms, not only in terrestrial autumn 2003 and summer 2004. As a result of the ex- but also in aquatic, especially freshwater, habitats. amination of 877 individuals collected 34 taxa were Among the most diverse aquatic insect orders are the identified. The most diverse group were Ephemeroptera Trichoptera, Diptera and Coleoptera; although Ephem- (8 taxa), Diptera (7 taxa), Gastropoda (5 taxa), and Ple- eroptera can locally also be very abundant and diverse. coptera (4 taxa), whereas in terms of number of indivi- In Costa Rica, the taxonomically best known orders of duals dominant were Ephemeroptera (534 individuals), aquatic insects are Trichoptera, Odonata, and Ple- Trichoptera (121 individuals), and Diptera (93 individu- coptera and within the Dipterans, groups of medical im- als). The most abundant species was Ecdyonurus dis-

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 46 par (211 individuals), followed by Paraleptophlebia sub- ures in Hong Kong. Nevertheless, monitoring of the marginata (125 individuals), and Hydropsyche pellucid- dragonfly representative sites and up-keeping of the ex- ula (120 individuals). Species assemblages of the mac- isting management measures of the protected area sys- robenthos and variations in ecological indices at sta- tem will be continued so as to safeguard the habitats tions with respect to seasons were determined and dis- and local populations of the dragonflies of conservation cussed." (Authors) Gomphus flavipes] Address: “Al. I. interest in Hong Kong.] Address: not stated Cuza” University Iasi, Faculty of Biology, Bd. Carol I 20A, 700505 Iasi, Romania. E-mail: [email protected] 8201. Ternois, V. (2008): L'Aeschne paisible Boyeria irene (Donscolombe, 1838): Première mention pour de 8198. Tailly, M.; De Knijf, G. (2008): Dutch names for Département de la Haute-Marne (Odonata, Anisoptera, European dragonflies (including Northern Africa and Aeshnidae). Bull. Société de sciences naturelles et Western Turkey). Libellenvereniging Vlaanderen - nieu- d'archéologie de la Haute-Marne 7: 11-13. (in French) wsbrief 2(1): 22-25. (in Dutch, with English summary) [Boyeria irene was observed for the first time in the De- ["Vernacular names gain in importance for popular in- partment Haute-Marne, France at 4-VIII-2007. This is a sect groups. Since some time there was a readily ac- considerable range extensio to the north (east).] Ad- cepted list for Western European species in Dutch, but dress: Ternois, V., RCPIE du Pays de Soulaines, Do- with the future publication of a Dutch translation of the maine de Saint-Victor, 10200 Soulaines-Dhuys, France Dijkstra & Lewington Field Guide an extended list with Dutch names for all European species was made by a 8202. Torralba Burrial, A. (2008): Comportamiento group of Dutch and Flemish people and is presented de cerrar las alas al estar posado en Lestes dryas here." (Authors)] Address: Tailly, M., Hoonakkerdreef Kirby, 1890 (Odonata: Lestidae). Boletín de la S.E.A. 35, 8791 Waregem, Belgium. E-mail: marc.tailly@pan- 42(1): 455-456. (in Spanish, with English summary) [L. dora.be dryas perching with closed wings, instead of keeping them open, as is the usual practice in Lestes spp., are 8199. Takahashi, Y.; Watanabe, M. (2008): Male ma- reported. Other congeneric cases are commented.] Ad- te preference depending on mating experience in the dress: Torralba Burrial, A., Departamento de Biología damselfly, Ischnura senegalensis (Rambur) (Odonata: de Organismos y Sistemas, Universidad de Oviedo, E- Coenagrionidae). Japanese Journal of Entomology N.S. 33071 Oviedo, Spain. E-mail: [email protected] 11(1): 13-17. (in Japanese, with English summary) ["Fe- males of coenagrionid damselflies exhibit colour dimor- 8203. Viallanueva, R. (2008): Some notes on the phism, andromorph and gynomorph. Males seem to dragonflies of Dinagat, northeast , Philippines. switch reversibly their mate choice to the morphs by pri- Echo 2008: 2. (in English) [Verbatim: When arriving on or experience of encounters with females. To clarify the Dinagat Island I travelled through the interior from Dina- effect of mating experience on male mate preference, gat town to Albor-Libjo. The entire area from Dinagat to binary choice experiments between the two female Albor was completely deforested and I saw only some morphs in Ischnura senegalensis were conducted in the areas with secondary growth, particularly in the moun- laboratory. Unexperienced males that had been reared tain areas of Basilisa. Dragonfly habitats seen along the separately from females after emergence showed fair road included small ponds, wet rice field areas and selectivity, indicating that the innate male mate prefer- creeks. Some small rivulets and trickles were present ence was not biased. Binary choice experiments for along some roadside cliffs. Pantala flavescens was of- males that had been put into a small cage with a single ten seen at roadsides and in open areas, Macrodiplax female in the morning were also conducted both in the cora was also seen hovering at some ponds and pools afternoon and in the following morning. In the former, along the road. While staying in the Albor District Hos- males that mated with the female during the morning pital for 3 days I managed to explore few places in its significantly preferred the same female morph, while vicinity. The area seems to be bare of forest specialist males that did not mate due to the female rejection and only Prodasineura integra was noted near a small showed fair selectivity. In the latter, males that mated stream. Several opportunistic species like Diplacodes with female during the morning of previous day showed trivialis, Neurothemis terminata and Orthetrum sabina fair selectivity. These results indicate that the male were the only Anisoptera encountered. I arrived in Lore- mate preference changes depending on the prior mat- to and stayed in Loreto District Hospital where I work as ing experience, and the biased male preference disap- medical officer. I explored the surrounding waterways pears by the following morning." (Authors)] Address: and managed to collect some specimens of Teinobasis Watanabe, M., Department of Biology, Faculty of Edu- sp. (nov?). in the nearby Nipa swamp were Raphismia cation, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. E- bispina was also present. Aside from several wide- mail: [email protected] spread oriental species I managed to collect a Gyn- acantha sp female entering the hospital. During a short 8200. Tam, T.-w.; Kwan, B.S.P.; Wu, K.K.Y.; Wong, trip to a river near the entrance road to Chromico min- B.S.F.; Tang, S.S.H.; Fung, C.H.L.; Wong, W.S.Y.; ing firm I saw Euphaea amphicyana and Drepanosticta Wong, J.K.; Fongt, S.W.L.; Lei, A.H.C. (2008): Current mylitta and Risiocnemis appendiculata were found at a status of dragonflies (Odonata) and their representation shaded rivulet near the river. A trip to Paragua Forest in protected areas of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Biod- reserve yielded two new records for the island: Rhinag- iversity 16: 1-7. (in English, with Chinese summary) ["All rion philippina and Teinobasis cf filamentum. Risiocne- the extan 112 species (after excluding the three histor- mis prauesta is the commonest species found in the ical records that were made over 40 – 110 years ago) area and was even found at some distance from the were well represented in the protected areas and are waterways. In total I visited seven sites thus far mostly considered to be well protected. In addition, the dragon- within Loreto and a total of 29 species were recorded.] fly species of conservation interest and the dragonfly Address: Villanueva, R.J.T., D3C Gahol Apartment, representative sites were also well protected by the pro- Lopez Jaena St., Davao City, 8000 Philippines. E-mail: tected areas system or appropriate conservation meas- [email protected]

Odonatological Abstract Service 25 (January 2010) - page 47 8204. Wang, X.-s.; Li, Y.; Shi, Y.-f. (2008): Effects of these species are recorded from Chinese territory for sandwich microstructures on mechanical behaviours of the first time. The Hainan fauna is briefly compared with dragonfly wing vein. Composites Science and Techno- the odonate fauna from Taiwan." (Authors) B&W figures logy 68: 186-192. (in English) ["Dragonfly wings, which of the following species are provided: Stylurus erectoc- consist mainly of the veins and membranes, are highly ornis, Rhinocypha (Heliocypha) huai, Rhinocypha dru- specialized flight organs adapted to cope with the indi- silla.] Address: Wilson, K.D.P., 18 Chatsworth Rd, vidual flight behaviour of each dragonfly. Therefore, it is Brighton, E Sussex, BN1 5DB, UK. E-mail: wilsonkd@ important and necessary from a bionic view to investig- ntlworld.com ate how the microstructures affect their mechanical be- haviours of elements. In this study, it is focused on ef- 8207. Yu, W.-y.; coauthors not transliterated (2008): fects of microstructure on mechanical characteristics of Analysis on the flora [sic] of Libellulidae insects of Odo- dragonfly wing vein. These results indicate that the mi- nata in Lushan Area, Jiangxi province and its diversity crostructure of vein is a complex sandwich structure, study. (in Chinese, with English summary) Journal of which consists of chitin shell and protein/muscle with Anhui Agri. Sci. 36(7): 2854-2856, 2866 [24 species of some fibrils. This sandwich structure can be subjected Libellulidae are reported from the Lushan area, includ- to the rather greater bending loading and torsional de- ing 12 species new for the Jiangxi province.] Address: formation based on the von Mises stress and flexural Yu, W.-y., Dept of Life Science, Nanjing Xiaozhuang deformation analysis of finite element analysis (FEA). It University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210017, China assists us to understand and design the new high 8208. Yu, W.-y; Li, Z.-h.; Song, D.-j.; Huang, C.; strength-to-weight ratio of composite materials or struc- Yang, X.; Yuan, X.-j.; Zhou, J. (2008): Study on the ture." (Authors)] Address: Wang, X.-s., Dept Engineer- fauna and diversity of Odonata insects in Zijin Mountain ing Mech., Tsinghua Univ., 100084 Beijing, PR China of Nanjing. Journal of Nanjing Forestry University (Nat- 8205. Westermann, K. (2008): Auswirkungen von ural Sciences Edition) 32(4): 139-142. (in Chinese, with Hochwassern auf die Emergenzraten von Libellen an English summary) [Between 2005 and 2007, 30 species Fließgewässern des Oberrheinischen Tieflandes (Odo- of Odonata were collected in the Zijin Mountain of nata). Libellula 27(1/2): 63-88. (in German, with English Nanjing, China, including 8 species new for the Jiangsu summary) ["Exuviae were collected systematically dur- province.] Address: Yu Wei-yan, Dept of Life Science, ing several years at four running water sites in the Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, China southern Upper Rhine lowland plains. Different impacts 8209. Yu, W.-y; Li, Z.-h.; Song, D.-j.; Huang, C.; of floods on the emergence of Odonata were docu- Wang, H.-q.; Lu, J.; Wang, H.; Qian, Y.-p. (2008): Re- mented: At two channels, over which the main flood dis- search on fauna and diversity of Odonata in different charge occurred, the emergence rates of all frequent seasons in Laoshan Area, Nanjing. Sichuan Journal of species decreased to insignificant levels. In contrast, Zoology 127(13): 322-326. (in Chinese, with English emergence rates drastically increased at a side chan- summary) [Between 2005 to 2007, 30 odonate species nel, which featured little current during floods. At one ere found in the Laoshan area of Nanjing City, China, 7 stream, the emergence rates of some species re- of them for the first time in the Jiangsu Province. The covered at the earliest after two years. In a mesotrophic species belonged to different zoogeographical groups.] channel considerable amounts of nutrients were accu- Address: Yu Wei-yan, Dept of Life Science, Nanjing mulated during a flood, causing the macrophyte popula- Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, China tions to almost entirely die off, so that Odonata larvae evidently migrated away in large numbers. Emergence 8210. Yu, X. (2008): Ovipositing of Ischnura aurora. was at most an exception during floods. A long-lasting Echo 2008: 2. (in English) [Verbatim: In the summer of flood delayed the emergence in the same year for sev- 2006, I went to Yunnan, China for fieldwork. In a valley eral weeks. The specific flood characteristics of a run- in Tengchong County I noticed a female Ischnura au- ning water site are crucial factors for both species com- rora ovipositing in the centre of a little pool on a stem of position and the abundance of Odonata. As reported a kind of horsetail (Equisetum sp.). She moved slowly from other organisms, the results confirmed that a 'cata- down along the stem into the water and stayed below strophic drift' may occur during floods, possibly leading the water for about two minutes. Suddenly, just like a to a substantial reduction of population sizes. The lar- missile launched from a submarine, she was ejected vae of Odonata can survive in refugia like side chan- out of the water without leaving a ripple on the face of nels, and recolonize watercourses with flood-depleted the pool and without any interruption she flew around subpopulations from there. The canalization of most and ceased at another stem nearby. All this happened watercourses in Central Europe has destroyed many of in a split second and I am sure she came out off the wa- these refugia or has reduced their effectiveness. ter directly, so without crawling upward along the stem, Hence, securing and reconstructing refugia has be- as the position where she came out of the water was at come a key challenge for water management authorit- a little distance from the stem of the plant. About one ies when running waters are revitalized and measures minute later, she tested the new stem with her oviposit- for flood protection are taken. The conservation or re- or and went down into the water again. Four minutes creation of a species-rich and abundant fauna in river- later she used the same trick and came out of the water scapes cannot succeed otherwise." (Author)] Address: and flew away. I have observed the submerged oviposi- Westermann, K., Buchenweg 2, D-79365 Rheinhausen, tion behaviour of Ischnura asiatica, Paracercion v-ni- Germany. E-mail: [email protected] grum, Euphaea ochracea, and some other species, but they never showed such an impressive style like this fe- 8206. Wilson, K.D.P.; Reels, G.T.; Xu, Z. (2008): Re- male Ischnura aurora.] Address: Xin Yu [[email protected] vised Checklist of Hainan Odonata, China. Echo 2008: ankai.edu.cn] 6-14. (in English) ["A revised checklist of the odonates of Hainan is provided. In total 146 species are listed, which includes 16 unpublished species records. Six of Thanks to all who contributed to this issue!!

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