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Announcing Damselflies of Texas: a Field Guide, by John Abbott ISSN 1061-8503 TheA News Journalrgia of the Dragonfly Society of the Americas Volume 23 17 March 2011 Number 1 Published by the Dragonfly Society of the Americas http://www.DragonflySocietyAmericas.org/ ARGIA Vol. 23, No. 1, 17 March 2011 In This Issue .................................................................................................................................................................1 Calendar of Events ......................................................................................................................................................1 2011 DSA Southeast Regional Meeting in Clayton, Georgia, by Giff Beaton and Marion Dobbs...........................1 It’s Election Time ........................................................................................................................................................2 CalOdes/DSA California Dragonfly Blitz, by Kathy Biggs .......................................................................................2 Missing 2010 Maine Annual Meeting Attendees, by Jerrell Daigle ...........................................................................3 2011 Northeast Regional DSA Meeting on Delmarva Peninsula, 14–17 July, by Hal White ..................................3 Syoziro Asahina: 1913–2010, by T.W. Donnelly .........................................................................................................4 The Seasonal Pursuits of a West Texas Dragonfly Enthusiast, by Jerry K. Hatfield ..................................................6 A Call for Papers for BAO ..........................................................................................................................................6 Unending Mistake on the Distribution of the South American Emerald Neocordulia (Mesocordulia) batesi batesi (Selys, 1871), by Ângelo Parise Pinto and Alcimar L. Carvalho .........................................................................7 1937–2010: Odonata Associated with the Muddy River Watershed in Clark County, Nevada, by Bruce Lund and Alan Myrup..................................................................................................................................................8 Photos Needed ..........................................................................................................................................................13 River Jewelwing, Calopteryx aequabilis Say, New to Northwest Territories, by Paul Catling, Brenda Kostiuk, and Douglas Tate .....................................................................................................................................................13 Dragonflies of Ives Road Fen Preserve, by Burton C. Cebulski and Chelsey J. Cebulski .........................................14 Wetland Mitigation Sites Can Provide Excellent Odonate Habitat, by Cary Kerst ...............................................15 A Visit to the Prairie Potholes of Western Minnesota: MOSP Gathering 23–25 July 2010, by Scott King ...........17 DSA is on Facebook ..................................................................................................................................................19 New Species for Nebraska, by Fred C. Sibley ............................................................................................................20 Ophiogomphus anomalous, Extra-striped Snaketail, a New Species for Nova Scotia, by John Klymko ...................21 Announcing Damselflies of Texas: A Field Guide, By John Abbott .......................................................................22 Announcing Book on the Odonata of the Delmarva Peninsula, by Hal White .....................................................22 Front cover: A pair of Variegated Meadowhawks (Sympetrum corruptum) flying in tandem through the Holcim Wet- lands in Fremont Co., Colorado. Photographed by Tony Leukering. ARGIA — The News Journal of the D.S.A. In This Issue Be sure to check out the Calendar of Events below, as Paul Catling, Brenda Kostiuk, and Douglas Tate confirm there are a lot of great meetings planned for this year. the existence of River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis) Details of many of these meetings can be found in this in the Northwest Territories of Canada extending this issue, so start making your plans. species’ range to above 60°N. John Klymko also reports Extra-striped Snaketail (Ophiogomphus anomalus) for Nick Donnelly reports on the death of one of the giants in Nova Scotia for the first time. the study of Oriental Odonata in the last century. Syoziro Asahina left a long, rich legacy of dragonfly research behind. Burton and Chelsey Cebulski report on the dragonflies I’m sure there will be a commemoration at the International of The Nature Conservancy preserve, Ives Road Fen, in Congress of Odonatology held in Japan this August. southeast Michigan. Fred Sibley has been working on the odonate fauna of Nebraska and provides an updated For a touch of the creative side, we are often treated to one account of that state’s numbers and new records. of Ken Tennessen’s poems, but in this issue, Jerry Hatfield has written an eloquent narrative about chasing dragon- Cary Kerst discusses how wetland mitigation sites can flies in the Texas panhandle. Ângelo Pinto and Alcimar be beneficial and productive habitats for odonates. Scott Carvalho clarify a mistake in the distribution of Neocordu- King relays the fun had by all in western Minnesota at last lia batesi in Brazil that has been repeated in the literature year’s MOSP gathering. over the years. Finally, there are two new books to announce. Hal White Bruce Lund and Alan Myrup provide a synopsis of 70 has written a book on the Natural History of Delmarva years of study on the Muddy River Watershed in Clark Dragonflies and Damselflies and I have a new book on the County, Nevada. Long-term study sites like this are Damselflies of Texas. Details on both are given at the end invaluable, but rare. I can think of a number of others, but of this issue. there aren’t near enough. Calendar of Events For additional information, see <http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/PageAction.get/name/DSAOtherMeetings>. Event Date Location Contact DSA Southeast Meeting 27–30 May 2011 Clayton, Georgia Marion Dobbs, <[email protected]> GLOM/Minnesota Gathering 9–12 June 2011 Southeast Minnesota Kurt Mead, <[email protected]> DSA Annual Meeting 8–11 July 2011 Fort Collins, Colorado <http://tinyurl.com/DSA-Colorado> DSA Northeast Meeting 14–17 July 2011 Delmarva Peninsula <http://tinyurl.com/4s4vlsw> Int. Congress of Odonat. 31 Jul–5 Aug 2011 Odawara, Japan <http://www.odonata.jp/wda2011/> Aeshna Blitz 26–28 Aug 2011 Diamond Lake, Oregon Jim Johnson, <[email protected]> CalOdes/CA DSA Blitz 26–29 Aug 2011 Colorado River, Cal./Nev. Kathy Biggs, <[email protected]> 2011 DSA Southeast Regional Meeting in Clayton, Georgia Giff Beaton <[email protected]> and Marion Dobbs <[email protected]> This year’s southeastern meeting will be held in the small ignated “Wild and Scenic” river and its rocks and rapids town of Clayton in the mountains of northeastern Geor- make it popular with canoeists, rafters, and kayakers. We gia from 27–30 May 2011. Rabun County is bordered by will access it at a put-in point where there are wadeable the Chattooga River, of “Deliverance” fame, and we will stretches of water. visit it and some of its tributaries. The Chattooga is a des- Argia 23(1), 2011 1 There is a comparatively narrow spectrum of habi- 782-4258 and America’s Best Value Inn (706) 782-4702. tat types in the area, and our target species are limited accordingly. However, we have some very special ones. It’s a beautiful area, and we have some nice odonates to Among them are Calopteryx angustipennis (Appala- look for. Be aware, however, that this is Memorial Day chian Jewelwing), Ophiogomphus edmundo (Edmund’s weekend, the kickoff for the high summer season in the Snaketail), Ophiogomphus incurvatus incurvatus (Appa- mountains. There will be crowds, at the water and at the lachian Snaketail), Gomphus (Hylogomphus) parvidens lodgings. Reservations should be made early. (Piedmont Clubtail; northern form), Gomphus (Hylogom- phus) viridifrons (Green-faced Clubtail), and Macromia Clayton is a 2–2.5 hour drive from Hartsfield–Jackson margarita (Mountain River Cruiser). We may be too early Atlanta International Airport. for Macromia alleghaniensis (Allegheny River Cruiser) and Neurocordulia virginiensis (Cinnamon Shadowdragon). It’s Election Time No trip is planned for nearby Black Rock Mountain State Park with its small 17 acre lake, but it is lovely location A Nominating Committee composed of Greg worth a visit. It’s Georgia’s highest state park at 3640 feet Lasley (chairman), Jerrell Daigle, and Michael and sits atop the Eastern Continental Divide with spec- Blust offer the following candidates: Jim Johnson tacular views of the southern Appalachian Mountains. for President Elect and Bryan Pfeiffer for Regular There are tent and RV camping facilities here as well as Member. DSA members who receive hard copies rental cabins. of this issue of Argia should find a ballot insert; members who only receive Argia electronically A small block of rooms has been reserved at the Quality can find thePDF version of the ballot at <http:// Inn in downtown Clayton at a special rate of $89.99 for tinyurl.com/4o7525t>. Spaces are provided for a non-smoking double, and reservations can be made by write-in candidates. Please complete and return calling (877) 424-6423
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