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ISSN 1061-8503 TheA News Journalrgia of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas Volume 22 17 December 2010 Number 4 Published by the Dragonfly Society of the Americas http://www.DragonflySocietyAmericas.org/ ARGIA Vol. 22, No. 4, 17 December 2010 In This Issue .................................................................................................................................................................1 Calendar of Events ......................................................................................................................................................1 Minutes of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas, by Steve Valley ............................2 2010 Treasurer’s Report, by Jerrell J. Daigle ................................................................................................................2 Enallagma novaehispaniae Calvert (Neotropical Bluet), Another New Species for Arizona, by Rich Bailowitz ......3 Photos Needed ............................................................................................................................................................3 Lestes australis (Southern Spreadwing), New for Arizona, by Rich Bailowitz ...........................................................4 Ischnura barberi (Desert Forktail) Found in Oregon, by Jim Johnson ........................................................................4 Recent Discoveries in Montana, by Nathan S. Kohler ...............................................................................................5 Request for Orthemis Specimens, by Jerrell J. Daigle .................................................................................................8 The Northward Extension and New County Records of Five Kansas Dragonflies, by Earl S. (Mick) McHugh .....8 Striped Saddlebags (Tramea calverti) New for Illinois, by Steve Spitzer ...................................................................9 A Call for Papers for BAO ..........................................................................................................................................9 OdonataCentral: The Past, Present and Future, by John C. Abbott ........................................................................10 Review of Wildlife Action Plans for Odonata Conservation, by Jason Bried and Celeste Mazzacano ..................15 High Oxygen Levels Spawn Monster Dragonflies ..................................................................................................16 Copulating Pair of Ischnura barberi (Desert Forktail) and I. ramburii (Rambur’s Forktail), by Pierre J. Deviche ..17 DSA is on Facebook ..................................................................................................................................................18 A Nymph Found Out of Water, by Jim Johnson .......................................................................................................18 Using Wing Vein Coloration to Identify Argia agrioides (California Dancer) and A. nahuana (Aztec Dancer), by Jim Johnson ..................................................................................................................................................19 Monitoring Celithemis elisa (Calico Pennant) Emergence, the Sixth Season, by Sue and John Gregoire ...............21 Book Review: Dragonflies of Alaska, Second Edition, reviewed by John C. Abbott ...............................................22 Book Review: Dragonflies & Damselflies of the Rocky Mountains, reviewed by Nick Donnelly ..........................22 Request for Annual DSA Meeting Proposals ..........................................................................................................23 Front cover: Marsh Firetail (Telebasis digiticollis). Photographed in San Benito, Texas (Cameron Co.) on 14 Nov. 2010 by John C. Abbott. ARGIA — The News Journal of the D.S.A. In This Issue I recently heard from Naoya Ishizawa that Dr. Syoziro Jim Johnson found a nymph of a Libellula species, likely L. Asahina passed away on November 28th at the age of 97. quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Skimmer), crawling out of Dr. Asahina was the first president of SIO and organized water for potentially a couple of hours. This is an interest- the Japanese Society of Odonatology. I hope to be able ing observation that we know little about and we should to include a more thorough obituary in a future issue of all keep our eyes out for such behavior. Jim has also found Argia. what appears to be a very useful character for separating California Dancers (Argia agrioides) and Aztec Dancers The end of the year was not boring for odonatology in (Argia nahuana) in photos and in the field where they North America with the discovery of a number of new overlap and can be so troublesome. state and one US record. Rich Bailowitz reports on two new species from Arizona, Neotropical Bluet (Enallagma Sue and John Gregoire present a nice summary of their novaehispaniae) and Southern Spreadwing (Lestes austra- six-year effort to monitor the emergence of Calico Pen- lis). Jim Johnson reports on his discovery of Desert Forktail nants (Celithemis elisa) from a pond in up state New York. (Ischnura barberi) in Oregon. Steve Spitzer found Striped Saddlebags (Tramea calverti), a species that really seemed I have included the update on OdonataCentral that I to be on the move this year, for the first time in Illinois. promised in Orono at the annual DSA meeting. I hope Not to be outdone by any of these discoveries, Nathan readers will find the patterns of usage as interesting as I Kohler reports on the addition of no less than five species did. I’ll take the opportunity to encourage everyone to to the Montana list. This is a state that has certainly not submit their records to OdonataCentral so that we can gotten a lot of attention in the past and Nathan is making build the most useful and powerful database of Odonata some neat discoveries. Perhaps Montana should be on our distributions in the New World. There are still two US radar for a future DSA meeting. states with no user-submitted records in OdonataCentral. Texas also had a couple of additions this year with the We have two book reviews in this issue. One on Bob discovery of Claw-tipped Bluet (Enallagma semicirculare) Dubois’ newest contribution, a wonderfully done guide to by Mike Rickard and the notable find of multiple popula- the Rocky Mountains and the other on the second edition tions of Marsh Firetail (Telebasis digiticollis) in the Lower of John Hudson and Robert Armstrong’s Dragonflies of Rio Grande Valley. The latter (see the front cover) is new Alaska. for the US. Mick McHugh also reports on the northward expansion of several species in Kansas. Finally, please remember it is that time of the year to renew your DSA membership. You will find the renewal Jason Bried and Celeste Mazzacano review wildlife action form enclosed. plans for Odonata conservation across the United States. If you haven’t already seen it, I encourage you to read their full assessment published in Insect Conservation and Diversity this year. Pierre Deviche reports on another mis-pairing of species, this time between Desert Forktail (Ischnura barberi) and Rambur’s Forktail (Ischnura ramburii). Calendar of Events For additional information, see <http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/PageAction.get/name/DSAOtherMeetings>. Event Date Location Contact 2011 DSA Annual Meeting 8–11 July 2011 Fort Collins, Colorado http://tinyurl.com/5s7s6t/ 2011 Int. Congress of Odonat. 31 Jul–5 Aug 2011 Odawara, Japan <http://www.odonata.jp/wda2011/> Argia 22(4), 2010 1 Minutes of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas Steve Valley, Secretary The annual meeting of the Dragonfly Society of the Amer- and the minutes were approved as published in Argia icas was held on Saturday, 26 June 2010, at the Church of Vol. 21, No. 4. Universal Fellowship, 82 Main Street, Orono, Maine with President Bill Mauffray presiding. Steve Hummel (President Elect) announced that 2011 is an election year for a new President Elect and a new Opening remarks were given by Bryan Pfeiffer. Regular Member, replacing Jim Johnson, on the Execu- tive Council. Bill Mauffray gave a history of DSA. Jerrell Daigle gave a presentation proposing the 2011 DSA The meeting buttons were handed out by Jerrell Daigle. Annual Meeting be held in Colorado. The proposal was voted on and approved. Attending members introduced themselves. John Abbott reported on the Donnelly Fellowship. No funds There were 81 participants at the 2010 DSA meeting were awarded in 2010 because of bureaucratic red tape in the (including pre- and post-meeting trips): Latin American countries where the applicants lived. Steve & Mary Jane Krotzer from Alabama George & Phoebe Harp from Arkansas Hal White announced tentative plans for a 2011 North- Kitt Heckscher and Hal White from Delaware eastern regional meeting in Delaware. Jerrell Daigle and Bill Mauffray from Florida Steve & Marcia Hummel from Iowa Jerrell Daigle announced tentative plans for the 2011 Ken Thompson, Yvette Liautaud, Kathy Kozacky, and Southeastern meeting near Pensacola, Florida and the Marla Garrison from Illinois 2010 meeting in Panama City in early July. David Allan Fitch, David & Shelly Small, Michael Veit, Bryan Pfeiffer announced tentative plans for the 2011 Fred Morrison, Joshua Stuart Rose, Jason Forbes, and Northeastern meeting in New England. Glenn Corbiere from Massachusetts Phillip deMaynadier, Ron Butler, Bob Grobe
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