Odonatological Abstracts

1973 im Kanton Bern, 1976. Milt, naturf. Ges. Bern (N.F.)

34; 65-113. — (Author’s last know address: Kistlerstr.

(12886) SUZUKI, D.T., 1973. Zen and Japanese 61, CH-3065 Bolligen),

culture. Princeton Univ. Press Series No. [Bollingen Inch brief comments on the odon. fauna of Schraitt-

Princeton, xxiv+478 69 excl. ISBN 0- of and 64], pp., figs moos (communities Amsoldingen Thierachem),

-691-01770-0. canton Beme, Switzerland, based on the work listed

in Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Japan’s foremost authority on 04 1563.

Zen Buddhism and author ofover onehundred works

the diedin in at the of95. on subject, Tokyo 1966, age 1984

In the present work, after briefly explaining what Zen

is, he considers in detail various aspects of Japanese (12889) SIEBER, C.F., 1984. Johann Georg Amstein

art and life that this Buddhist discipline has influenced: “der Jiingere” (1819-1892),ein gelehrterbiindnerAizt

the cult of the the haiku und Naturforscher des 19. Jahrhunderts. swordsmanship, tea ceremony, Zurcher

form of and the love of Other Abh. 168: iv+72 poetry, Japanese nature. medizingesch. pp. (With Engl. s.).

essays are devoted to the relationship of Zen and ISBN 3-260-05039-6.

Confucianism, to the role of Zen in the tradition of A comprehensive monograph, inch the biographies

Samurai, and to Japanese art. - Ofethnoodonatologi- and evaluation of entomological work of the other

cal interest is the reproduction ofanearly 18thcentury members ofthe Amstein family, among whose Johann

woodblock print (60 x 104 cm), by an unknown artist, Rudolph (1777-1862) is noted for his odonatol.

printedby Munakata Shiko, from Suzuki’s coll., titled (unpublished) work.

“The Buddha entering into Nirvana”. The mourners

include human andnonhuman beings,the being 1992

represented by 3 . A detailed description

and an with the illustration. P. & T. essay go along (12890) AMALIETTI, KRAU, [translators],

1992. Haiku. Amalietti [Ars aetema], Ljubljana. 1977 viii+111 pp. ISBN 86-81303-98-8. (10.0 x 13.5 cm).

(Slovene).

(12887) ELIOT, A., 1977. Mythen van de mensheid. A collection of Slovene translations of some classical

Kosmos, Amsterdam & Heideland-Orbis, Hasselt. 318 Japanese haiku. It includes 2 haiku, by

ISBN pp. 90-215-0652-1. (Dutch). Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)and Hotta Bakusui (1720-

This is a Dutch edn of the work, published originally -1783).

(1976) by McGraw-Hill (Maidenhead,UK) under the

title — On 92-94 the Menek- 1994 “Myths”. pp. appears

-Kaien Negritos’s (Malaysia) story on Ag-Ag and

Klang, and their son Tnong, the dragonfly. (12891) JAUCH, D„ 1994. Wilhelma, der zoologisch-

-botanische Garten in Stuttgart. Stehn, Stuttgart-Bad

152 ISBN 3-8-87779-049-6. - (12888) SCHMALZ, K.L., 1977. Naturschutztatigkeit Connstatt. pp. {do 274 Odonatological Abstracts

Wilhelma,Postfach 501227, D-70342 Stuttgart). in Sub Saharan Africa, Proc. exp. appl. Ent.,

- Box Some native dragonfly spp. are represented in the Amst. 7: 3-20. (Dept Ent., Agric. Univ., P.O.

Stuttgart Zoo Insectarium. Anax imperator is 8031, NL-6700 EH Wageningen).

and mentioned in this Zoo guide. The subject is reviewed, based on literature on

interviews with 178 persons from 80 tribes in 19

(12892) POST, D. & M. LANDMANN, 1994. countries. Itis presented under the followingheadings:

Verbreitungsatlas der Fliessgewdsserfauna in Ost- “Human entomophagy”, “Arthropods products”,

friesland. Staatl. Amt f. Wasser u. Abfall, Aurich. 141 “Economic use of insects and products”,

— Str. ‘Traditional pp. (Orders to the Publishers: Oldersumer 48, “Arthropods as predictors or indicators”,

D-26603 Aurich). insect pest and vector management”, “Medical

The atlas covers the 1987-1993 Eastfrisian records properties ascribed to arthropods or their products”,

incl. those of 9 odon. and (), spp. (pp. 46-49, 130, “Religion, superstition witchcraft”, “Oracles”,

136). “Art”, “Insects entertaining children”, “Song, music

and dance”, “Mythology and legends”, and “Proverbs

and — There few references 1996 sayings”. are only very

to odon., viz.; (1) In Mali, Niger and Chad, these are

(12893) BAUMGARTNER, M. & K. LORENZ, 1996. sometimes associated with epilepsy or instability; and

— children with which Verbreitungsatlas der Makrozoobenthonfauna von (2) play games dragonflies,

and but Fliessgewdssem im Elbe-Weser-Dreieck. Staatl. Amt are often compared to helicopters aeroplanes,

f. Wasser Stade. 167 1 fold, & difficult catch. u. Abfall, pp., map are to

Appendix excl. — (Orders to the Publishers: Herse-

felder Str. 2, D-21680 Stade). 1997

The atlas covers the district ofStade, and partly those

ofRotenburg/Wumme and Cuxhaven (Lower Saxony, (12897) DELL’ANNA, L. & V. KETMAIER 1997.

Germany). 16 odon. spp. are mapped, andtheir Ricerche sulla Valle Peligna (Italia centrale, Abruzzo),

C. ecology is stated (pp. 63-68, 158, 161-162, fold, map, 8: (Insecta). In: B.G. Osella, M. Biondi,

App. Tab. 1). Di Marco & M. Riti [Eds], Ricerche sulla Valle Peligna,

Vol. 1, pp. 143-153, Amrainistrazione Provinciale,

(12894) KETENCHIEV, H.A. & O.N. POPOVA, 1996. L’Aquila. (With Engl. s.). — (Second Author: Dipto

KBR — Biol. Anim. & Univ. Roma “La Strekozy (Odonata) stepnoy zony [Dragon- Uomo, Sapienza”,

flies (Odonata) ofthe Kabardino-Balkar steppe]. Vest, Viale dell’Universita 32,1-00185 Roma).

Univ. from Nature del kabardino-balkar. gos. (Him.-Biol.) 1996(1): 23 spp. are listed Reserve, “Sorgenti

113-117. (Russ.). — (SecondAuthor: Inst.Anim. Syst. Pescara”. Adult phenology is monthwise stated, but

RUS-630091 collection dates omitted. of Ecol., Russ. Akad. Sci,, Ul. Frunze 11, are By means correspon-

Novosibirsk). dence analysis, a comparisonis made ofodon. popula-

A commented list of 19 with brief tions 12 localities 450-1700 but the spp., descriptions; at (alt. m), presen-

— Maysky distr., Kabardino-Balkar Republic, tation is somewhat fragmentary, the respective species

Russia. Caucasus, lists are not given.

(12895) STAIN, V.Yu., 1996. Nekotorye ekologo- (12898) KETENCHIEV, H.A. & S.G. KOZ’MINOV,

-biologicheskie osobennosti strekoz stepnoy zony 1997. K ekologii i biologii lichinok strekoz stepnoy

— Kabardino-Balkarii — and KBR [Some ecological and biological features of zony [On ecology biology

of of larvae in the Kabardino-Balkarian dragonflies the Kabardino-Balkar steppe region]. dragonfly steppe

Vest, Univ. Dokl. kabardino-balkar. gos. (Him.-Biol.) region]. Tez. respub. nauchno-prakt. Konf

117-120. — Kabardino- Nal’chik — Biol., 1996(1); (Russ.). (Dept Biol., KBGU, pp. 99-101, (Russ.). (Dept

-Balkar St Univ., Nal’chik, ). Kabardino-Balkar St. Univ., Nal’chik, Russia).

of 41 is and Deals of The adult phenology spp. oudined, the mainly with population biology Coenagrion

composition of the fauna is analysed; — Kabardino- puella, C. pulchellum, Anax imperator, Crocothemis

-Balkar Republic, Caucasus, Russia. servilia, Libellula depressa and Sympetrum

meridionale; - central Caucasus, Russia.

(12896) VAN HUIS, A., 1996. The traditional use of OdonatologicalAbstracts 275

LENK, R, 1997. Die Gestreifte Brake. 188 — the Publishers; (12899) Quelljungfer Abfall, pp. (Orders to

(Cordulegaster bidentatus Selys, 1843) im Spessart Hemestr. 1, D-26919 Brake).

atlas the districts of (Ins. Odonata; Bayern: westliches Unterfranken). The covers Oldenburg, Ammer-

Nachr. naturw. Mus. Aschaffenburg 104: 35-38). - land, Friesland and Wassermarsch, and the cities of

(Hess. Landesmus., Friedensplatz 1, D-64283 Oldenburg, Dehnenhorst and Wilhelmshaven (Lower

The odon. Darmstadt). Saxony, Germany). distribution of 18 spp.

1 larva, 24-VO-1995, in a tributary of Haibach; new is mapped and discussed (pp. 70-75, 175, 182).

for the Spessart, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.

(12905) TEMBHARE, D.B., 1997. Modern ento-

1997. Kenntnis der (12900) PONTA, U., Beitrag zur mology. Himalaya Publ. House, Mumbai, India. 623

im — — Libellenfauna Odo- — Gurk-Einzugsgebiet (Insecta, pp. Price RsIC 700. net. (Author: Div. Ent.,

nata). Carinthia (II) 187/107: 381-384. - (Kiimtner Dept Zool., Nagpur Univ., Univ. Campus, Amravati

Inst. Seenforsehung, Flatschacher Str. 70, A-9021 Rd, Nagpur-440010, M.S., India).

The odon. dealt with 307-312. The Klagenfurt). are on p. emphasis

Platycnemis pennipes, Calopteryx splendens, C. virgo, is on the Indian fauna, the status of which is family-

-wise reviewed: 25 135 492 Gomphus vulgatissimus, Onychogomphus forcipatus fam., gen., spp.

and Somatochlora metallica are listed from various

localities in the Gurk R. system (alt. 428-517 m), (12906) UTZERI, C. & L. DELL’ANNA, 1997. [Gli

Carinthia, . insetti di Roma:] Odonata. In: M, Zapparoli, [Ed.],

Gli insetti di Roma, pp. 75-78, Fratelli Palombi, Roma

(12901) REBHAN, H„ 1997. Naturschutz und Bewirt- [Quademi dell'Ambiente, No. 6; ISBN 88-7621-125-

schaftungskonzepte fiir Stillgewasser: Fallbeispiele -X. — (First Author: Dipto Biol. Anim.& Uomo,Univ.

Craimoosweiher (Lkr. Bayreuth) und Stocksee (Lkr. Roma “La Sapienza”, Viale dell’Universita 35,1-00185

Bamberg). Ber. naturf. Ges. Bamberg 71: 33-52. - Roma).

(Regierung Oberfranken, Ludwigstr. 20, D-95444 A bibliographically crossreferenced checklist of 42

hitherto recorded in the of Bayreuth). spp. city area Rome, Italy.

The impact of habitat mismanagement on the status

of the Erythromma viridulum populations is briefly 1998

outlined; — Bavaria, Germany.

(12907) BECHLY, G., 1998. Juracordulia schiemenzi

1997. (12902) SANDHU, R. & G.K. WALIA, gen. et sp. nov., eine neueLibelle aus den Solnhofener

Chromosome analysis of Ischnura inarmata (Coen- Plattenkalken (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera).

agrionidae: Zygoptera: Odonata). Chromosome Sci. Archaeopteryx 16: 29-36. (With Engl. s.). - (Inst. &

1: 115-116. — (Dept Zool., Punjabi Univ,, Patiala- Mus. Geol., Univ. Tubingen,Sigwartstr. 10, D-72076

-147002, India). Tubingen).

The has been studied In sp. not previously. specimens The new sp. is described from the Upper Jurassic

from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, India, the limestone of Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany, Holotype

karyotype, 2nd =27, m; X0 was encountered. 9 is deposited in MCZ, Harvard Univ. It is referable

to the Eurypalpida, representing the first Jurassic,

(12903) SOVINC, A. & V. JURAN, 1997. Bidje, oaza therefore the oldest record ofthis taxon. The affinities

— of napragu mesta [TheBi£je stream, oasis at the door- the new genus atje discussed.

step ofa city], Regional™ zavod za varstvo naravnein

kultume 8 — dediSdine,Ljubljana. pp. (Slovene). (First (12908) BEDJANlC, M., 1998. Pisani svet kacjih

Author: WatermanagementInst., Hajdrihova 28, SI- pastxrjev (Odonata) ob reki Muri — [Colourful

-1000 Ljubljana). dragonfly (Odonata) world along the Mura river]. In:

Atourist record of Calo- M, Mladinski ekoloski brochure, inch a photographic Vogrin,[Ed.], raziskovalni tabor

- Slovenia. Tisina Pomurski ekoloski pteryx splendens; Bidje nr Grosuplje, ’97, pp. 23-30, center,

Murska Sobota. ISBN 961-6243-10-1. (Slovene). -

(12904) SUHRHOFF, P. & R. GUMPRECHT, 1997. (Author: Fram 117/a,SI-2313 Fram).

der im nordbst- A commented checklist of 29 from 23 Verbreitungsatlas Fliessgewdsserfauna spp., localities,

— lichen Weser-Ems-Gebiet. Staatl. Amt f. Wasser u. evidenced 2/4-VIT1997; NE Slovenia. 276 Odonatological Abstracts

(12909) BIRKHEAD, T.R. & A.P. MOLLER, 1998. publishedby R. Perutik (1957, Cas. slez. Mus. 6; 3-

and sexual selection. Academic under this is referable A. Sperm competition -10) name, actually to cyanea.

Press, San Diego-London-Boston-New York-Sydney-

Tokyo-Toronto. xxvi+826 pp., (16.7x24.4 cm), (12913) KLASS, K.-D., 1998. Theproventriculus ofthe

paperback. ISBN 0-12-100543-7. - (Publishers: 24- Dicondylia, with comments on evolution and

-28 Oval Rd, London, NW1 7DX, UK). phylogeny in Dictyoptera and Odonata (Insecta). Zool.

Includes of the 237: 15-42. — a comprehensive description Anz, (Zool. Inst, Ludwig-Maximilians-

in phenomena the odon., and gives a review ofpatterns -Univ., Karlstr. 23, D-80333 Miinchen).

of utilization in 18 odon. the similarities in the of sperm spp„ expressed as Striking proventriculi (gizzards)

proportion of offspring fathered by the second 6 to Lepismatidae (Zygentoma), Blattinae (Dictyoptera),

P of in the reconstruction of mate, together with estimates variation sperm and larval Corduliidae permit the 2 ,

utilization in the form of the and/or standard of 6 each with range ground-plan Dicondylia: majorplicae,

P the sclerite and deviation in crossreferenced to exhaustive a large denticle-bearing anteriorly a smaller 2,

bibliography. pulvillus posteriorly, are present in a hexaradial

arrangement. Hexaradial symmetry is overlain by a

(12910) BRUX, H„ G. DORING, M. HIELSCHER, M. distinct bilateral symmetry establishedby anindividual

NORDMANN, G. WALTER & G. WIEGLER, 1998. differentiation of the single plicae and their sclerites,

Zur Fauna der Stadt Oldenburg: erste Ubersicht denticles, and pulvilli: 2 opposite plicae in the plane

of 4 in 2 ausgewahlter Gruppen; Saugetiere, Vogel, Reptilien, symmetry are unpaired, plicae are pairs.

Araphibien, Libellen, Heuschrecken, Laufkafer, Within Odon., Corduliidae are closest to the ground-

- In Schmetterlinge. Oldenburg. Jb. 98: 247-319. plan, but the unpairedplicae are reduced. the derived

Author: IBL has (Second Umweltplanung, Unterm Berg condition the proventriculus of Odon. a tetraradial

39, D-26123 Oldenburg), symmetry, with the bilateral symmetry lost. Within

Includes an annotated and commented list of 29 odon. Dictyoptera, Blattinae are closest to the ground-plan,

— of has become spp. (pp. 287-291); city Oldenburg, Lower but the bilateral symmetry weaker. The

Saxony, Germany. proventriculus of Isoptera is not primitive within

Dictyoptera, as previously thought, but highly derived.

(12911) ES’KOV, E.K., [Ed.], 1998. Ekologiyaiohrana Many prior arguments for the exclusion of Isoptera

okruzhayushchey sredy — Ecology and environmental from Blattaria are thus invalid. Similarities between

protection. Abstr. Pap. 4th Int./7th All-Russian sclent. Isoptera and certain Blattaria, mainly Cryptocercidae,

with — be Conf., Ryazan, 227 pp. (Russ., Engl, title). may synapomorphies, indicatinga subgroup status

(c/o H.A. Ketenchiev, Dept Biol., Kabardino-Balkar of Isoptera within Blattaria. For the proventriculi of

St. Univ., Nal’chik, Russia). Blattaria and Mantodea, which differ greatly in

S.G. & H.A. Ketenchiev: detailed of [Odonatol. titles:] Koz’minov, appearance, a hypothesis homology is

Dragonfly species compositionin lowlands and in the presented. This study gives also insights into the

submountainous zones of Kabardino-Balkar republic evolution of symmetry relations and reveals some

— (pp. 46-47); Ketenchiev, H.A. & S.G. Koz’minov. unusual aspects ofserial homology. Many homoplasies

Dragonfly larvae as a model in ecological monitoring were found in the evolution of the proventriculus of

of central wetland ecosystems in Caucasus (pp. 151- Dictyoptera and Odon,

-153); - Stain, A.Yu. & H.A. Ketenchiev. A method

for a rapid identification of pollution in natural (12914) KOZ’MINOV, S.G. & O.N. POPOVA, 1998.

ecosystems, based on phenotypic morphology of the Materialy k biologii strekozy Anax imperator na

Kavkaze — the of dragonflywing (pp. 202-203). sevemom [Contributionto biology

Anax imperator in northern Caucasus], In'. Sbomik

(12912) JEZIORSKI, P„ 1998, viridis neni nauchnyh trudov molodyh uchenyh Kabardino-

k Ceske 70- souCastf fauny \iit republiky (Odonata: -Balkarskogo Gosudarstvennogo Univerziteta, pp.

Aeshnidae) — Aeshna viridis does not belong to the -72, Kabadino-Balkarskiy Gos. Universitet, Nal’chik.

fauna of the (Odonata: ). (Russ.). — (Second Author: Inst. Anim. Syst. Ecol.,

Klapalekiana 34: 67-68. (Czech, with Engl. s.). — Siberian Br. Russ. Acad. Sci., Ul. Frunze 11, RUS-

(Na bfilidle 1, CZ-73564 Havirov-Suchd). -630091 Novosibirsk).

The $, deposited in the Silesian Mus., Opava, and Deals with larval biology. Odonatological Abstracts 277

(12915) KUHN, J„ 1998. Life-history-Analysen, (12920) UTZERI, C, L. GIARDINI, A. BALDI & G.

Verhaltens- und Populationsdkologieim Naturschutz: CARCHINI, 1998. Segnalazioni faunistiche italiane:

die Notwendigkeit von Langzeitstudien. SchrR. Somatochlora meridionalis Nielsen, 1935 (Odonata

58: 93-113. Boll. 77. - Landschaftspfl. Natursch. (With Engl. s.). Corduliidae). Soc. ent. ital. 130(1): (First

— (Marktstr. 26, D-89143 Blaubeuren). Author: Dipto Biol. Anim. & Uomo, Univ. Roma “La

A detailed description of the Sympetrum flaveolum Sapienza”, Viale dell’Universita 32, 1-00185 Roma).

biology at Schmiechener See, Baden-Wiirttemberg, The first record from Campania (southern Italy) and 2

Germany is presented among the examples that breeding localities from Lazio (central Italy) are listed,

demonstrate the of studies and the distribution of in necessity long-term as a the sp. Italyis briefly outlined.

basis for a reliable conservation management.

1999

(12916) MULLER, J., 1998. Die Libellen-Fauna (Insec-

ta: Odonata) der Naturschutzgebiete Mahlpfuhler (12921) AGUERO-PELEGRIN, M., M. FERRERAS-

Fenn, Javenitzer Moor und Benitz des Tanger-Gebiet- -ROMERO & P.S. CORBET, 1999. The life cycle of

es und der Altmark-Heiden in Sachsen-Anhalt. Ahh. Lestes viridis (Odonata: Lestidae) in two seasonal

Ber. Nalurk., Magdeburg20: 3-18. (With Engl. s.). - streams of the Sierra Morena mountains (southern

(Frankefelde 3, D-39116 Magdeburg/Ottersleben). Spain). Aquat. Insects 21(3): 187-196. - (Second

42 spp. are listed from 3 Nature Reserves in the Tanger Author: Mejorana 2, ES-14012 Cordoba).

distr., and from the Altmark Heaths, Sachsen-Anhalt, The life cycle is inferred from size-frequency analyses

E The conditions of handnet records Germany. ecological are described, samples oflarvae and ofpresence

and the fauna is assessed from the point of view of and reproductive activity of adults during three

conservation. consecutive The 5-6 years. egg stage (duration months)

overwinters, larval development is brief (6-8 weeks)

S.B. & L. The (12917) SANTOVAC, ANDJUS, 1998. and adults undergo a protracted, prereproductive,

first survey ofthe fauna ofOdonata in Special Nature summer diapause (up to 3 months) before mating and

Reserve “Stari Begej — Carska Bara”. Glas. prir. Muz ovipositing in late Sept., about 1 week after the first

- Beograd(B) 49/50; 157-165. (With Serb. s.). (Nat. appreciablerainfall, but before surface waterreappears

Hist, Mus., Njegoseva 51, P.O. Box 401, YU-11000 in the streams, after having been absent for about 4

Beograd). months during the hot, dry summer. Comparison

23 and the of this NR in spp. are recorded, fauna between this life cycle and those of more northerly

Vojvodina, Serbia is briefly characterised. populations reveals a latitude-correlated dine in phe-

that found in nology resembling some other northern

1998. Das Randecker (12918) SCHWEIGERT, G„ hemisphere odon. that, like L. viridis, maintain an

Beitr. Maar, ein fossiler Kratersee am Albtrauf. Stuttg. obligatorily life cycle at different latitudes.

Naturk. (C) 43: 1-70. — (Staatl. Mus. Naturk., Rosen-

stein 1, D-70191 Stuttgart). (12922) ALBERS, K. & K. VELING, 1999. Vlinders

Includes a reference to, and some photographs of the en libellen in Ecopark Acht'”-==~'{L!interfiles and

Miocene odon, of the locality; — Schwabische Alb, dragonflies in Ecopark Acht]. Vlinders 14(4): 4-7.

Germany. (Dutch, with Engl. s.). — (c/o De Vlinderstichting,

P.O. Box 506, NL-6700 AM Wageningen).

(12919) SSYMANK, A., U. HAUKE, C. RUCKRIEM The Park is situated at the outskirts of the city of

& E, SCHRODER, 1998. Das europdische Schutz- Eindhoven, the . Here, a commented list

Natura 2000. Um- is of 17 odon. gebietsystem BfN-Handbuch zur given spp.

setzung der Fauna-Flora-Habilat-Richtlinie (92/43/

EWG) und der Vogelschutzrichtlinie(79/409/EWG). (12923) ANSORGE, J„ 1999. Depository and publish-

Bundesamt f. Naturschutz, Bonn-Bad Godesberg. 560 ing dates of the types described by Anton Handlirsch

5 & excl. ISBN 3-89624-113- from the Liassic of Dobbertin pp., pis, Appendix maps Upper (Mecklenburg,

-3. — Price: DEM 60.— net. — (Orders to: BfN- Germany). Meganeura 4: 7-8. — (Author’s mailing

Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, D-48084 address not stated).

Munster). It also gives publication dates of Handlirsch’s Die

Includes considerations on 15 odon. spp. in Germany. fossilen Insekten und die Phylogenie der rezenten 278 OdonatologicalAbstracts

Formen (published in 8 pts between May 1906 and 7); — Nicula, B Another Somatochlora georgiana

July 1908), his “Palaeontologie” chapter in S.W.M. record from Massachusetts (pp. 7-8); — Goodwin, F.\

Schroder’s Handbuch der Entomologie, Vol. 3 Massachusetts Tramea calverti (p. 8); — Tmgley, S.:

(published in 2 installments, 1920, 1921), etc. Leucorrhinia patricia in New Brunswick (p. 8); —

Catling, P. & V. Brownell. Maine Snaketail (Ophio-

(12924) AOKI, T., 1999. Larval development, emer- gomphusmainensis), new toOntario (p. 9); — Riverine

and seasonal in Clubtai! Ontario 9- gence regulation Anisogomphuspryeri (Stylurus atnbicola) new to (pp.

(Selys) (Odonata: Gomphidae). Hydrobiologia 394: -10); - Catling,PM. & C.H. Catling: Laura’s Clubtail

179-192. — (Rokko Island High Sch., Naka 4-chome, (Stylurus laurae) new to Canada (pp. 10-11); -

Koyo-cho, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, 658-0032, JA). Czaplak. D. : Ophiogomphuscolubrinus on the Ausable

The river — B.: The subjects were investigated by repeated sampling (p. 11); Nicula, Somatochlora swat

in the field and by laboratory experiments. Eggs team visits Maine (pp. 11-12); — The swat team goes

exhibited direct development. Larval duration was canoeing (pp. 12-13; Connecticut R., MA); —

usually 3 or 4 yr. Larvae in the penultimate instar that Donnelly, N.: 1999 has been a bumper year in New

entered the final instar synchronously in their third York (pp. 13-14); — Paulson. D. \ Odonata gleanings:

autumn emerged in the following spring but F-l of phylogeny and perching behavior (pp. 14-15); —

that in the the same age-cohort failed to enter F-0 Tennessen, K. : Hagenius brevistylus perching (p. 15);

did in the J.M.: List of the Odonata from autumn not emerge following spring (i.e. Ramos Hernandez,

cohort splitting); they had a smaller head width, Cayo Caguanes and Cayo Palma, Sancti-Spiritus

underwent and entered F-0 central Cuba — a supernumerary ecdysis province, (pp. 15-17); [Donnelly, N.]:

in in the following autumn togetherwith a younger yr Migration ofdragonflies, a movingtopic 1999 (pp.

of variation - cohort. Reduction temporal in emergence, 17-19); Paulson, D.\ Photo files for odonate records

- which lasted about 3 weeks [late May - mid June], (pp. 19-20); Paulson, D.R.. Book review of

was achieved by synchronized entry to F-0 in the “Dragonflies: behavior and ecology of Odonata”, by

previous autumn. No additional synchronisation was P.S. Corbet (pp. 20-22); — Donnelly, N.: Book review

detected in the overwintering F-0 population. Long- of“DragonfliesofWashington”, by D. Paulson (p. 23);

-day photoperiod (LD 15:9; corresponding to the — Tramea (pp. 23-24; web site review).

summer solstice) induced in F-l intense diapause

which terminated intermediate 1999. Use of Odonata was by photoperiod (12926) AUSTIN, A.D., as prey

the In such sand Bembix (LD 13:11; equinox). nature, photoperiodic by wesps, spp. (Hymenoptera:

responses apparently mediate the synchronous entry Sphecidae). Austral. Ent. 26(3): 77-82. - (Dept Appl.

to F-0 in autumn. The mechanisms of seasonal Molecul. Ecol., Waite Campus, Univ. Adelaide, P.O.

regulation are discussed. Glen Osmond, SA 5064, AU),

Bembix minya is recorded for the first time as preying

(12925) ARGIA. The news journal of the Dragonfly on Zygoptera in southern S Australia. Ischnura aurora,

Society ofthe Americas, Vol. 11,No. 3 (25 Oct. 1999). Xanthagrion erythroneurum, Austrolestes analis and

ISSN 1061-8503. - (c/o Dr & Mrs T.W. Donnelly, A. annulosus were recorded from 5 of its nests at

2091 NY Wistow. Details and PartridgeLane, Binghamton, 13903, USA). on nest structure prey range are

K.: [Signed articles;] Tennessen, West Tennessee presented, and a discussion of the evolutionary

success with transition within the other than regional meeting, a (pp. 1-2; some genus to utilizing prey

records); — Beckemeyer, R. : 1999 DSA meeting in Diptera is provided.

the at Paul Smith’s College and environs

(pp. 2-3; with some records); — Cashett, T: New (12927) BECHLY, G., 1999. Some recent unpublished

Hine’s Emerald results of research, (Somatochlora hineana) dragonfly my current paleoentoraological

sites found in 1999 (pp. 3-4); — Bedell, P. & A. Chazal: Meganeura 4: 9. — (Breslauer Str. 30, D-71034

Dythemis velox, a new species for Virginia (pp. 4-5); Boblingen).

Behrstock, R.A. : First Texas record ofthe Barwinged (1) Upper Carboniferous ofHagen-Vorhalle,Germany:

Westwood — of Skimmer (Libellula axilena) (pp. 5-6); discovery segmented gonopods and a paired penis

Salem, R.P. & J.K. Salem: First Maryland record of in Namurotypus sippeli, and of a long ovipositor and

Orthemis ferruginea (Odonata: Libellulidae) (pp. 6- prothoracic winglets (!) in $ Erasipteroides valentini;

— - serveral -7); Carpenter, G.: Big news from Rhode Island (p. (2) Solnhofen limestones, Germany: new Odonatological Abstracts 279

odon. — Return and habitat of spp. (Tarsophlebia, Aeschnogomphus, etc.); van der Wal: preference

(3) Baltic Amber revision of odon., with descriptions Gomphus vulgatissimus in the eastern part of the

— R.M.J.C. & M. of new taxa, inch a calopterygoid and an amphi- Netherlands (pp. 44-51); Kleukers,

pterygid; — (4) Dominican Amber: revision of odon., Reenter. The return of the Yellow-legged dragonfly,

with the description of a new Ischnura, which ranks Gomphus flavipes (Charpentier), to the Netherlands

among the smallest odon. ofall times. (pp. 52-59); - Wasscher, M. . The Green damer (Anax

junius) in Engeland, a new dragonfly species for

(12928) BEDJANlC, M„ A. PIRNAT & A. Europe (pp. 60-62); — Ketelaar, R.: [Book review]

SALAMUN, 1999. Prispevek k poznavanju favne Guide des libellules d’Europe et d’Afrique du nord,

kaCjih pastiijev SirSega obmodja ob reki Dravi med by J. d’Aguilar & J.-L. Dommanget (p. 62; Dutch). -

Ptujem in SrediScjem ob Dravi, severovzhodna [3(1):] Verbeek, The habitat of Sympetrum

Slovenija (Insecta: Odonata) - A contribution to the depressiusculum in north-western Europe and its future

— Van knowledge ofthe dragonfly fauna ofbroader area along in the Netherlands (pp. 3-11); Delft, J.J.C.W.

Drava R. between Ptuj and SrediSCe-ob-Dravi, north- & K. Goudsmits: Gomphus vulgatissimus in the basin

eastern Slovenia (Insecta: Odonata). Natura Sloveniae of the Dommel in 1998 (pp. 12-14); — Dijkstra, K.-

with — Author: 1(1): 45-70. (Slovene, Engl. s.). (First D.B., K. Mostert, J.-W. van Velzen & R.H. Wine: Recent

Fram 117/a, SI-2313 Fram). developments in the dragonfly fauna of the dunes of

Holland and Zeeland — A. & V. For an advance publication see OA 12799. (pp. 15-29); Rotten,

Kalkman: The first documented breeding of Sym-

(12929) BENKE, A.C., A.D. HURYN, L.A, SMOCK petrum depressiusculum (Selys) in the Netherlands (pp.

& J.B. WALLACE, 1999. Length-mass relationships 29-30; Dutch). - CAbstractor’s Note'. The actual date

for freshwater raacroinvertebrates in North America of publication is stated nowhere, the dates on the issue

with particular reference to the southeastern United cover are Active. Bibliographicreferences appear also

States.JIN. Am. benthol. Soc. 18(3): 308-343. - (First in the summaries, but in one and the same issue

Author: Biol. Biol, Box dates for Aquat. Program, Dept Sci., publication are given some papers as “1998”,

870206, Univ. Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0206, and as “1999” for the others!)

USA).

Estimation of invertebrate biomass is a critical step in (12931) BUCZYNSKI, P„ 1999. Wazki (Odonata)

Polski: i addressing many ecological questions in aquatic terenow zrddliskowych stan poznania

the — environments. Length-dry mass regressions are propozycje dalszych badan Dragonflies (Odonata)

most widely used approach for estimating benthic ofspringareas in : state ofresearch and proposes

of further E. Besiadek invertebrate biomass because they are faster and more study. In. & S. Czachorowski,

than other methods. and Zrodla 31 Szkola precise A compilation analysis [Eds], Polski, pp. -36, Wyzsza Pedag.,

of M length-mass regressions using the power model, Olsztyn. ISBN 83-87315-46-X. (Pol., with Engl. s.).

b — = a L are from 30 of Univ. M. Curie (mass) (length) , presented yr (Dept Zool,, Skladowska,

data collected by the authors, primarily from the NE Akademicka 19, PO-20-033 Lublin).

USA, along with published regressions from the rest The origin, composition and biological features ofthe

of America. total of 442 and N A new published odon. communities, inhabiting various types of low-

regressions are presented, mostly for gen. or sp., based land and mountain springs are outlined. The fauna is

on total body length or other linear measurements. The but poorly known, and some research avenues are

include 10 identified odon. and several regressions spp. suggested.

additional genera.

(12932) BUCZYNSKI, P, 1999. Wykaz i “Czerwona

(12930) BRACHYTRON, Vol. 2, No. 2 (dated Dec. 1998, lista” wazek (Insecta: Odonata) wojewodztwa

distributed Oct. 1999); Vol. 3, No. 1 (dated Aug. 1999, lubelskiego — The checklist and the “Red list” ofthe

distributed Oct. 1999). (Dutch, with Engl. s’s). — (c/o dragonflies (Insecta; Odonata) ofthe Lublin province.

W.J.A. Hoeffnagel, Krekelmeent 72, NL-1218 ED Chronmy Przyr. Ojcz. 55: 23-39. (Pol., with Engl. s.).

Hilversum). — (Dept Zool., Univ. M. Curie-Skladowska,

[2(2);] Griffioen, R.H.W. & H.M.G. Uilhoorn: Akademicka 19, PO-20-033 Lublin).

Sympecma paedisca (Brauer) in the Weerribben and A comprehensive review of the provincial fauna (67

the — R. & B.G. and Kuinderpias (pp. 35-43); Ketelaar, spp.), Poland; 15 spp. are redlisted, an exhaustive 280 Odonatological Abstracts

regional bibliography is appended. of percubitale Calv. is described.

(12933) CLAUSNTTZER, V., 1999. A checklist of the (12937) DUKSTRA, K.-D.B., B. KOESE & M. REE-

of 1999. Zoals de dragonflies (Odonata) Kenya. Afr. J. Ecol. 37(4): MER, ons water was; impressies van

400-418. — (Zum Lahnberg 14, D-35043 Marburg). Pripyat in Wit-Rusland. Amoeba, Amst. 73(4); 112-

listed and in with Dutch - 194 spp. are their distribution Kenya -115. (Dutch, nomenclature). (First

(coast, thornbush, highlands, W Kenya) is stated. Author: Oude Rijnsburgerweg 38. NL-2342 BC Oegst-

Several identification errors in the earlier literature are geest).

corrected, and the proposed new synonymies are Some impressions from a field trip to the Pripyat

documented. region, Byelorussia, with annotations on a good

number of odon. spp.

(12934) COSTA, J.M.,G.M. DE SOUZA-FRANCO &

A.M. TAKEDA, 1999. da larva de (12938) DRAGONFLY NEWS. The newsletter of the

1940 British No. 36 — Diastatops intensa Montgomery, e morfologia Dragonfly Society, (Autumn 1999).

dos diferentes estadios de desenvolvxmento (Odonata: (c/o S. Henson, 10 Shotesham Rd, Poringland,

Bolm Mus. Rio de J. Libellulidae). nac. (N.S.) 410 Norwich, NR14 7LE, UK).

(Zool.): 1-14. (Port., with Engl. s.). — (First Author: This is the new title ofthe former Newsl. Br. Dragonfly

Depto Ent., Mus. Nac., UFRJ, Quinta da Boa Vista, Soc. (cf. OA 12694, but the consecutive issue

Sao Cristdvao, BR-20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ). numbering is continued. — The main general sections

the “From the Descriptive notes on various instars and the description are titled: “From Editor” (p. 1),

ofultimate instar are provided along with illustrations. President” (pp. 2-3), “1999 Field Meetings round-up”

At 11 Rio Invinheima, Brazil, the sp. has instars. (pp. 3-6), “BDS field meetings & courses for winter

1999/2000 & spring/summer 2000” (pp. 6-7),

(12935) CZACHOROWSKI, S. & P. BUCZYNSKI, “Recently published” (p. 16). The issue also contains

1999. Wskaznik naturalnosci biocenoz: potencjalne some BDS business items, personal notices and 2

narzedzie w monitorowaniu stanu ekologicznego scientific notes, viz.: Sykes, T: Getting to grips with

lorfowisk Polski, napizykladzie Odonata i Trichoptera the Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale (pp.

— [Index of natural state of biotic community: a 8-9); - Henson, S First & last dates for 1998 and

potential tool in ecological status assessment of fens 1999 (pp. 9-12).

in Poland, demonstrated using Odonata and Tricho-

ptera]. In: Problemy aktywnej ochrony ekosystemdw (12939) EDA, S., 1999. Annual review of entomology

wodnych i torfowiskowych w polskich parkach for 1998: dragonflies.Gekkan-Mushi 339; 50-59. (Jap.,

— narodowych, pp. 16-17, Akademia Rolnicza, Lublin with Engl, title). (3-4-25, Sawamura, Matsumoto,

[abstract only]. (Pol.). — (Second Author: Dept Zool., 390-0877, JA).

Univ. M. Curie-Skladowska, Akademicka 19, PO-20- A review of the Japaneseachievements, which include

033 Lublin). 145 publications ( & morphology 14,

The index was identified for 26 bogs and fens, based distribution 96, ecology & behaviour 21, conservation

the of the of other A of the the on community structure representatives 12, 3). group phot, participants at

2 and discussed. annual the orders. The results are analysed meeting of the Jap. Soc, Odonatol. is also

provided.

(12936) DE MARMELS, J., 1999. A new species of

Dimeragrion Calvert 1913 from Pantepui, Venezuela (12940) ENGLUND, R.A., 1999. New records and

Boln extensions of native Odonata (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae). Ent. venez. range (Coenagrionidae)

14(1): 27-36. (With Span. s.). — (Inst. Zool. Agric., and introduced aquatic species in the Hawaiian islands.

Fac. Agron., Univ. Central Venezuela, Apdo 4579, Occ. Paps Bishop Mus. 59: 15-19. - (Hawaii Biol.

Maracay, 2101-A, Venezuela). Surv., Bishop Mus., 1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI

D. clavijoi sp. n. is described and illustrated. Holotype 96817-2704, USA).

S of , allotype ?, pasratypes of both sexes: Amazonas New records and a detailed survey the current status

state, Cetro Yutaje, alt. 1750 m, 12/19-11-1995; all at are given for Megalagrionpacificum and Orthemis

known The latter first collected Oahu MIZA, Maracay. The spp. are keyed, a ferruginea. was at

distributional is and the larva and be established map provided, supposed (1977), now appears to throughout Odonatological Abstracts 281

the Hawaiian Archipelago. coerulescens anceps (Schneider, 1845) in Slovenia

(Anisoptera: Libellulidae) (pp. 13-16). - For biblio-

of the (12941) ENGLUND, R.A., 1999. The impacts of graphic data previously published issues see

introduced poeciliid fish and Odonata on the endemic OA 11568.

Megalagrion (Odonata) damselflies of Oahu Island,

Hawaii. J. Insect Conserv. 3(3): 225-243.- (Hawaii (12944) FAASCH, H., 1999. Verbreitungsatlas der

Biol. Surv., Bishop Mus., 1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, Fliessgewasserfauna in der Region Braunschweig.

HI 96817-2704,USA). Niedersachs, Landesbetrieb f. Wasserwirtschaft,

the there — Price: DEM 40.— — Since beginning of this century, have been Braunschweig. 262 pp. net.

substantial declines in the distribution and abundance (Orders to the Publishers: Rudolf-Steiner-Str, 5, D-

of native on Oahu. Native -38120 Megalagrion spp. Zygopt. Braunschweig).

The atlas the districts have also vanished from most low elevation areas on covers of Gifhorn, Helmstedt,

other Hawaiian islands, although historically, lotic and Wolfenbiittel and Peine, and the cities of Braun-

and wetland dwelling spp. were once commonthroughout schweig, Wolfsburg Salzgitter (Lower Saxony,

is fish 25 odon. their habitat the archipelago. It hypothesized that poeciliid Germany). spp. are mapped,

introduced for biological control have caused the ecology is described, and their phenology is stated

of 4 and decline stream-breeding Zygopt. on Oahu, (pp. 79-92, 252-258, 260).

the extinction or near-extinction of 2 other spp. in

of South AsianBulletin Hawaii. This study documents the presence remnant (12945) FRASERIA (New Series).

Megalagrion populations in Oahu streams, wetlands of Odonatology,Vol. 5, No. 1/2 (dated 1 Dec. 1998;

and estuaries, and records the altitudinal distributions published Dec. 1999). — (Orders outside SE Asia:

of introduced fish in each waterbody surveyed. The c/o Odonatologica, P.O. Box 256, NL-3720 AG

distributions of introduced odon. are also recorded, Bilthoven); — Annual subscription US $ 10.— net).

of Asian of because the 7 Zygopt. and Anisopt. spp. introduced to Proceedings the 5th South Symposium

Oahu since 1936 present another potential threat to Odonatology; Tembhare, D.B.: Preface (pp. i-iii); —

native Hawaiian Zygopt.The latter and the introduced Srivastava, B.K. : The marvellous Odonata (pp. 1-8);

T.R.: poeciliid fish distributions were mutually exclusive on Mitra, Development of Indian Odonatology

that is due - D.B.: Oahu, and it is concluded this probably to (pp. 9-14); Tembhare, Odonate ovary and

predation by the introduced fish. By contrast, even vitellogenesis(pp. 15-18);-— Arunachalam, A. & M.A.

the native found in Subramanian induced alterations rarest Megalagrionspp. were areas : Tannery effluent;

introduced odon. containing on total haemocyte counts in the larvae of dragonfly

Pantala flavescens (Fabricius) (Anisoptera: Libelluli-

(12942) EVENHUIS, A., 1999. Nooit meer een dae) (pp. 19-21); — Brawane, G.P., A.R. Gaikwad &

zonnebloem,ijsvogel of stekelbaarsje. Trouw, issue of D.S. Nikcmv. Thoracic muscle trehalase in the larvae

flavescens Libelluli- 28 Aug., pp. 15, 17. (Dutch). and adults ofPantala (Anisoptera:

A comprehensive review of the history of the Nether- dae) (pp. 23-28); — Gupta, A. & S. Gupta: Sensilla

lands banknotes, with reproductions of some ofthem, on the antenna and leg of the larva of Crocothemis

It in one ofthe main national dailies. includes a picture servilia (Drury) (Anisoptera: Libellulidae)(pp. 29-32);

K. ofthe NLG 100.— banknote, showing a large Aeshna Kalaskar, & A.S. Kalaskar: Odonate wealth of

Rob Schroder in but never Pench National Maharashtra state, India 33- cyanea, designedby 1986, Park, (pp,

issued. -35); - Kumar, A. & A. Mitra: Odonate diversity at

Sahastradhara (Sulphur Springs), Dehra Dun, India,

(12943) EXUVIAE. Journal of the Slovene Odonato- with notes on their habkat ecology (pp. 37-45); -

logical Society, Vol. 5, No. 1 (dated 1998, published Roy, S.P.: Energetics and trophic biology of larval

Nov. 1218-3664. in odonates, with reference their role in the 1999).ISSN (Most papers Engl.). special to

- (Orders outside Slovenia; c/o Odonatologica, P.O. managementof aquatic ecosystem (pp. 47-56); —

Box 256, NL-3720 AG Bilthoven). Tahiti, A.R.: New records of Odonata (Insecta) from

I. : 1- Andaman Island — Geister, A list of Slovene dragonfly names (pp. Little (pp, 57-59); Lahiri, A.R. &

- Pimat, A.: of of G. Walia: On the of female -5); Study emergence Pyrrhosoma status Palpopleura

nymphula (Sulzer) (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) (pp. sexmaculata (Fabricius) (Anisoptera: Libellulidae)

— 6-12); - Holusa, O. : The first record of Orthetrum marked by preapical spot in hindwing (pp. 61-62); 282 Odonatological Abstracts

G.K. & R. — Walia, Sandhu: Female karyotypic study of referdtu z mezindrodniko semindre [Dragonflies

four species of family Libellulidae (Anisoptera: 1999: proceedings of the international seminar ]. Ces.

— News VlaSim. Odonata) (pp. 63-67); (p, 69). Svaz Ochr. Prir., 120 pp„ ISBN 80-86327-

-00-0. — (Czech, with Engl. s’s). — (Publishers:

(12946) GRACILE. [Newsletter of Odonatology], CSOP, Platenikova 264, CZ-25801 VlaSim).

Osaka, No. 61 (5 Dec. 1999). ISSN 1344-123X).(Jap., Zeleny, J.: Preface (pp. 5-6); — Hanel, L : Topical

with — K. Fuminosato in the Engl, titles). (c/o Inoue, 5-9, knowledge on dragonflies (Odonata) Czech

4-chome, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-0004, JA). Republic territory (pp. 7-15); — Mocek, B. : A current

Shimura, S. : The present situation of odonate fauna of state ofthe dragonfly (Odonata) research in the eastern

Ashiya city, Hyogo prefecture (p. 1-14); — Oka, I.: Bohemia (pp. 17-46); — Cempirek, ].: The dragonflies Ceske One year observation ofthe dragonflypond in Hiraiso, of the town Budejovice, 1 (southern Bohemia)

- L: Kobe city fed by sewage treatment plant (pp. 15-28); (pp. 47-52); Hanel, The dragonflies (Odonata)

Anaze. N.: Tholymis tillargafound in Gobo city, of the Nature Reserve “Podlesi” in the Protected

Wakayama prefecture (pp. 29-31); — Sasamoto, A., Landscape area Blanik (central Bohemia, Czech

B.-i. Irikawa, N. Doi, N. Katatani & S. Toni: Records Republic) (pp. 53-59); — Mafik, J. : A note to the

in ofAnax guttatus in Nara prefecture in 1998 (pp. 32- occurrence of the dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii

-34); - Tabata, O '. Anax guttatus caught in Kyoto the vicinity of the town A§ (western Bohemia, Czech

prefecture (p. 34); — Yoshida, K. : Records of Anax Republic) (pp. 61-63); — Sdlek, R : The faunistic

guttatus in Tokushima and Kagawa prefectures (p. 35); research of dragonflies (Odonata) in three marshes in

Sasamoto, A. : Anax guttatus caught in Ueda city, the district Vsetin (north Moravia, Czech Republic)

Naganoprefecture in 1998 (p. 36); — Tabata, O '. I .ate (pp. 65-68); — Bezdecka, P.: The current state of

occurrenceof Calopteryx atrata (p. 36); — Matsuki, dragonfly research in the Bile Karpaty (White

K. & K. Yoshida: On the deviation of dorsal and lateral Carpathians), Czech Republic (pp. 69-72); — Lucan,

spines of larvae ofAsiagomphus melaenops collected R. : The first discovery of the dragonfly Coenagrion

in Kagawa prefecture (pp. 37-39); — Wakana, I. : scitulum in the Czech Republic (pp. 73-74); — Hldsek,

Record of mass migrationof Sympetrum frequens in J.: The dragonfly Nehalennia speciosa, a new species

late — T.: of in the Czech — & J. autumn (pp. 40-43); Azuma. Report survey Republic (pp. 75-76); Hanel, L

trips on Odonata of North Kyoto (pp. 44-49). Zeleny. The Red List of Odonata in the Czech

Republic, 1999 version (pp. 77-81); — David, S.:

(12947) GUTHRUF, J„ K. GUTHRUF-SEILER & M. Dragonfly research in (pp. 83-92); — Hanel,

ZEH, 1999. Kleinseen im Kanton Bern — Petits plans L.: An odonatologicalbibliography of the Czech

d’eau du cantonBerne. Gewasseru. Bodenschutzlabor, Republic (pp. 93-104; 1859-1999, ca 200 titles); - A

— Bern. 230 pp., fold, map excl. ISBN none. Price: six-language dictionary of the central-European

CHF 45.— net. — (Publishers: Schermenweg 11, CH- dragonflies (pp. 105-116; Latin, Czech, Slovak, — -3014 Bern). Hungarian, German, Engl.); The directory of co-

A systematic description of morphology, geology, -workers of dragonflyresearch in the Czech Republic

hydrology, flora and fauna of over 100 small natural (pp. 117-119; 40 addresses).

and man-made lakes and ponds (surface < Vi ha) in

the canton of Berne, Switzerland, with information (12950) HEISE, S, & M, SCHRACK, 1999, Nachweis

on the odon. occurrence in 27 of them (alt. 432-2147 der Ostlichen Moosjungfer, Leucorrhinia albifrons

m). Indicated are the numbers of the recorded spp., (Burmeister, 1839), in der Radeburger Heide nordlich

but not their names. Dresden (Insecta: Odonata: Libellulidae).Faun. Abh.

21(13); 215-220. (With Engl. s.). - (First Author:

(12948) HANAFUSA, H., 1999. Records of Odonata Bahnhofstr. 10, Bamsdorf, D-01471 Radeburg).

In from Minamidaitojima island, Okinawa prefecture, 1995 and 1996, the sp. was found in a small acid

Futao in This is the first record in Japan (Odonata). 32:2-4. (Jap., with Engl, title). pond a mesotrophic bog.

— (688-2, Tashima, Tottori-shi,Tottori, 680-0804, JA). the district of Dresden, E Germany. The habitat is

Annotated records (June 1999) of 14 spp. The sub- described.

specific identity ofCrocothemis servilia is not stated.

(12951) HOOPER, R.E., Y. TSUBAKI & M.T. SIVA-

1999. of (12949) HANEL. L„ [Ed.], Vdiky 1999: Sbornik -JOTHY, 1999. Expression a costly, plastic Odonatological Abstracts 283

sexual trait is correlated with and and col. of all the The main secondary age portraits spp. chapters

condition in a damselfly with two male morphs. are; “Biologic et ecologie des odonates an Maroc (pp.

Physiol. Ent. 24(4): 364-369. — (First Author: Lab. 7-10), — “Liste des odonates du Maroc et de de deter-

Wildl. Natn. Inst. Envir. 305- mination des — Cons., Stud., Tsukuba, especes maghrebines” (pp. 11-38),

-0053, JA). “Pictographies” (pp. 39-47), — “Liste des localites

and — “Liste des Mnais costalis 6

behaviourallypolymorphic, typicallyexisting as clear- especes” (pp. 65-101), — “Considerations choro-

-winged non-territorial ‘sneaks’ and orange-winged logiques: composition de la faune odonatologiquedu

The Maroc” — and “La des territorial ‘fighters’. amount of orange pigment (pp. 103-108), protection

in the wing, as measured with a chromameter,varied milieux et des odonates au Maroc” (pp. 109-111).A

between individuals, and decreased asthe reproductive comprehensive regional bibliography is appended.

seasonprogressed. Young individuals maintained in

the low nutrient diets in THE laboratory on high or differed (12954) JOURNAL OF BRITISH DRAGONFLY - the amount of pigment that developed in the wing. SOCIETY, Vol. 15, No, 2 (Oct. 1999). (c/oDrW.H,

in the nutrient darker

faster than those in the low nutrient group. Youngadults OAD, UK).

14 of both sexes and morphs were fed C-radiolabelled Clarke. D. \ The outpost populations of the Banded

tryptophan or tyrosine (precursors of the pigments Damoiselle Calopteryx splendens (Harris) in the

ommochrome and Ommo- Firth Cumbria: historical and melanin, respectively). Solway area, perspective

chrome was restricted to the pseudopterostigmaof the recent developments (pp. 33-38); — Perrin, V.L.:

of tyrosine in the wing cells of 3 6 behaviour ofthe Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron presence orange , pratense

but that - not ofclear 3

is at least partly constituted from melanin. These data A search for long-distance dispersal in the Southern

show that at least some pigment levels must be Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale (Charpentier) (pp.

maintained in the of 3 3 - Truscott, The Hornet Asilus continuously wings orange , 46-50); L: Robberfly

and that maintenance is costly as it is compromised at crabroniformis L. (Diptera, Asilidae): Odonata as prey

low nutrient levels. (p. 50); - Parr, A.J.: Migrant and dispersive dragon-

flies in Britain and Ireland during 1998 (pp. 51-57);

(12952) IRINEU DE SOUZA, L.O., J.M. COSTA & Cham, S.\ Roosting behaviour of some British

T.C. SANTOS, 1999. Redescri9ao da larva de Tramea Odonata with notes on the Scarce Chaser Libellula

chave fulva — A.P.: calverti Muttkowski, 1910, com para identifi- Muller (pp. 58-60); Radford, Prolonged

das larvas conhecidas do immersion of abdomen male Anax caijao genero (Odonata: partial by imperator

Libellulidae). Bolm Mus. nac. Rio de J. (N.S.) 409 Leach (p. 60); — Perrin, V.L: Mixed pairing ofLibel-

(Zool.); 1-7, (Port., with Engl. s.). — (Second Author; lula species (p. 61); — Book reviews, by M. Siva-Jolhy,

Depto Ent., Mus. Nac., UFRJ, Quinta da Boa Vista, S. Butler and R.R. Askew (pp. 61-64).

Sao Cristdvao, BR-20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ).

The ultimate instar larva the Pantanal Mato 1999. from of (12955) KANO, K., [A consideration on a case

Grosso do Sul, Brazil is described andillustrated. Some of tandem refusal by female sieboldii].

notes on other larvae of the genus are presented, and a Nature & Insects 34(3): 34. (Jap.). - (No. 601, 19-

key to the known Tramea larvae is provided. -17, Koishikawa 5-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-

-0002, JA).

G. & J.-P. 1999. Les The unsuccessful the <5 is and (12953) JACQUEMIN, BOUDOT, attempt by described,

libellules (odonates) du Maroc. Soc. Fr. Odonatol., some considerations on the phenomenon are offered.

Bois-d’Arcy. vi+150 pp., 20 col. pis inch (29.5x20.6

cm), softcover. ISBN 2-9507291-3-4. — Price: FFR (12956) KANO, K. & Y. HIROSE, 1999. [Orthetrum

250.—net. (With Engl. s. & Engl. fig. captions). — triangulate melania in thermal springs in a cool

F- — (Orders to: Soc. Fr. Odonatol., 7 rue Lamartine, district]. Gekkan-Mushi 341: 16-17. (Jap.). (First

-78390 Bois-d’Arcy). Author: No. 601, 19-17, Koishikawa 5-chome,

A monograph, inch all the available information on Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-0002, JA).

the Odon. of Morocco and inch with This is recorded from 5 fed up to 1998, keys temperate sp. streams by 284 Odonatological Abstracts

thermal springs in Hokkaido. Although most thermal 1999, Vozmozhnosti adaptaciy strekoz k razlichnym

the is tolerant springs are acid, sp. apparently to acidity. usloviyam obitanya v vysotnyh territoriyahKabarido-

At — the same , Anotogaster sieboldii and Balkarii [The possibilities of dragonfly adaptation

Sympetrum pedemontanum datum also occur. to the high altitudes in the Kabarido-Balkar Republic].

In: i Aktual’nye voprosy ekologii ohrany prirody

(12957) KANO, K. & H. KITA, 1999, [Breathing of ekosistem yuzhnyh regionov Rossii i sopredel’nyh

Trigomphusmelampus larva closeprior toemergence], territoriy, pp. 116-117, Kuban. Gos. Univ., Krasnodar.

Gekkan-Mushi 336: 43-44. (Jap.). — (First Author: (Russ.). — (Dept Biol., Kabardino-Balkar St. Univ.,

No. 601, 19-17, Koishikawa 5-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Nal’chik, Russia).

Tokyo, 112-0002, JA). The adaptations to climatically and nutritionally

2 larvae were watched in the field. One of these was unfavourable environmental conditions, prevailing at

breathing by lifting the abdomen to the air, and has higher elevations in the Kabardino-Balkar region of

1 h later. The other insect did show Russia realized in emerged not this central Caucasus, are larval

behaviour. Coenagrionpuella, Libellula depressa and Sympetrum

the in meridionale by economy energy expenditure

(12958) KANO, K.& F. KOBAYASHI, 1999. [On some (smaller size), by habitat selection (inhabitingsmaller,

unusual of in Lestes in the cases oviposition temporalis]. ' summer rapidly warmed-up water bodies), and

Gekkan-Mushi 337: 44-45. (Jap.). — (First Author: by the modifications in their life cycle.

No. 601, 19-17, Koishikawa 5-chome, Bunkyo-ku,

Tokyo, 112-0002, JA). (12962) [KIAUTA, M.] VOGLAR, D„ 1999. Marianne

At Kinu Kiauta. - D. a tributary of R., Tochigi pref., some cases of Letni Casi 3(6): 16-19. (Slovene). (Dr

oviposition into twigs were watched on 9 Nov. 1997. Voglar, Jerajeva 11, Sl-1117 Ljubljana).

The ofthat and small M. Kiauta haiku autumn yr was exceptionally dry most A essay on and her poetry, with

grasses were dead. Numerous tandems of this sp. were anappended selection of 17haiku (in Dutch and recast

formed low and at places, they flew up to the trees, into Slovene by M. JavorSek and D, Voglar), and with

oviposited into twigs more than 10 m above the a reference to her odonatol. work. 2 of her dragonfly

— Dr ground. haiku are included. Voglar is a slovenist, literary

historian, Director & Executive Editor of Encyclo-

1999. De de — (12959) KETELAAR, R., dadendrangvan paedia Sloveniae, and himself a haiku poet. See

beekjuffers. Vlinders 14(4): 23-25. (Dutch, with Engl, also OA 9289.

s.). — (c/o De Vlinderstichting, P.O. Box 506, NL-

6700 AM Wageningen). (12963) KISHI, K., 1999. [Interspecific tandem

Notes on ecology, behaviour and status of Calopteryx between Anax parthenope Julius 6 and Aeshna nigro-

splendens and C. virgo in the Netherlands. flava $ at Atsugi city]. Gekkan-Mushi 337: 40-41.

(Jap.). — (A-101, Mistral Shonan, 488-1, Ishikawa,

(12960) KETENCHIEV, H.A. & A.Yu. HARITONOV, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 252-0815, JA).

— A documentation brief 1999. Strekozy Sredizemnomor’ya [Dragonflies of description,photographic and a

In the Mediterranean ]. El’-Fa, Nal’chik. 116 pp. discussion. the fly-oviposit-fly sequence, the $

(13.0x20.0 cm), softcover. ISBN 5-88195-353-3. oviposited on floating leaves, separated after 30 min

(Russ.). — (First Author: Inst. Anim. Syst. Ecol., and flew off.

Siberian Br., Russ. Acad. Sci., Ul. Frunze 11, RUS-

-630091 Novosibirsk). (12964) KLAPKAREK, N. & H. BEUTLER, 1999. Die

The Mediterranean fauna (179 spp.), covering the Libellenfauna (Odonata) des NSG “Lieberoser

Iberian peninsula, most ofFrance, large parts of central Endmorane” (Brandenburg). Mdrkische ent. Nachr.

Europe,southern Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Syria, 1999(1): 21-38. (With Engl. s.). - (First Author:

Israel, northern Egypt and Morocco, is described, and Feldstr. 16a, D-16247 Joachimsthal).

of all is outlined. On the the biogeography spp. basis 55 spp. are listed and discussed from this former

of the latter, the biographic regions within this area military trainingarea, 18 km N Cottbus, Brandenburg,

of are defined. E Germany. The occurrence Nehalennia speciosa,

Aeshna subarctica, Anax parthenope, Onychogomphus

(12961) KETENCHIEV, H.A. & S.G, KOZ’MINOV, forcipatus, Epitheca bimaculata, Leucorrhinia albi- Odonatological Abstracts 285

frons, L. caudalis and Sympetrum depressiusculura is (12967) KOSTERIN, O.E., 1999. Fauna strekoz (Odo-

of interest. — particular regional nata) Daurskogo zapovednika i ego okrestnostey

Fauna of dragonflies (Odonata) of the Daurskii State

(12965) KNAUS, P., 1999. Unlersuchungen zur Nature Reserve and its surroundings. In: V.V.

Emergenz, zur Mobilitiit und zum Paarungssystem an Dubatolov, [Ed.], Nasekomye Daurii i sopredel’nyh

einer Metapopulation von Somatochlora alpestris territoriy, Vol. 2, pp. 5-40. Gos. Biosfer. Zap.

(Selys, 1840) in den Zentralalpen (Anisoptera: “Daurskiy”, Inst. Sist. Ekol. Zhivot. RAN & Sib. Zool.

Naturschutz- — Corduliidae).DiplArb. Wildforschungu. Muz., Novosibirsk. (Russ., with Engl. s.). (Inst.

Zool. Univ. Zurich, vi+65 — Price: & Siberian Russ. Acad. 6kol., Inst., pp. Cytol. Genet., Br., Sci.,

DEM 25.— net; available from the Author. — Lavrentieva 10, RUS-630090 Novosibirsk).

(Pflanzschulstr. 49, CH-8004 Zurich). 31 spp. are listed from the Reserve, inch the Manchu-

The field work was conducted (1998) at the subalpine rian Cercion v-nigrum and Anisogomphus maackii,

Barenseewen (alt. 1968-2043 m), Prattigau/GR, and the Chinese-Mongolian Ophiogomphus spini-

Switzerland, under the tutorship of Prof. H. Wilder- comis, which is recorded here from the Russian terri-

muth. - S. is for the firsttime. alpestris a typical “spring species” sensu tory Also considered is a small collec-

tion from the Corbet, with an EM50 index of 5.5 d, where 2 2 adjacent MongolDaguur Nature Reserve

later but in numbers thanthe <5 Those and the odon. faunas of emerge higher S. (Mongolia), Transbaikalia,

that have the and the Inner individuals emerged early in season are Mongolia Mongolia() are briefly

bigger and are returning to the original site more compared.

frequently than those that have emerged late. Sexual

maturity is reached in 28 days, the adult longevity (12968) KOTARAC, M. & A. §ALAMUN, 1999.

amounts to

conduct short patrol flights and are highly aggressive, dolini pri Logatcu. KaCji pastuji (Odonata) — [Inven-

with the activity peak in late afternoon. The

uniform at the breeding sites is lower, but it is through- dolina near Legatee, Dragonflies (Odonata)]. In: K.

out the day, irrespective of the non-optimal weather PoboljSaj,Inventarizacija flore in vegetacije ter favne

the maturation and the Slovene Mus. conditions. During both repro- v 2ejni dolini pri Logatcu, pp. 25-32,

duction periods the insects are highly mobile; 19% of Nat. Hist., Ljubljana. (Slovene). — (Second Author:

the individuals were recaptured 250-1560 m off the Cevljarska 28, SI-6000 Koper).

and A commented 18 evidenced 15 localities resp. breeding sites, their wings are shorter than list of spp., at

in those that appear more restricted to a particular in the Zejna Valley nr Legatee, Inner Camiola, Slo-

The evidence indicates that ofthe venia. locality. a part popu-

lation does not survive, or some individuals migrate

These behavioural off. features are compared with (12969) KOTARAC, M. & A. SALAMUN, 1999,

other and those recorded in corduliids, some conser- Inventarizacijaflore ter vegetacije in favne na Ponikvah

vation measures are discussed. pri Preserju pod Krimom. KaCji pastuji (Odonata) —

[Inventarisation of flora, vegetation and fauna at

(12966) K0RNIJ6w, R. & R. SciBIOR, 1999. Ponikve nearPreseije-pod-Krimom.Dragonflies (Odo-

in In: Seasonal changes macrofaunal feeding groups nata)]. K. PoboljSaj, Inventarizacija flore ter vege-

favne associated with Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. leaves in a small tacije in na Ponikvah pri Presetju pod Krimom,

lake. Pol. Ecol. 135-143. - eutrophic J. 47(2): (First pp. 24-28, Slovene Mus. Nat. Hist, Ljubljana. (Slo-

Author: Dept Hydrobiol., Univ. Agric., Akademicka vene). - (Second Author: Cevljarska 28, SI-6000

13, PO-20-950 Lublin). Koper).

The in epiphytic invertebrates, associated Lake A commented list of 16 spp,, evidenced at 5 localities;

Glebokie (Leczna-Wlodawa Lake Distr., E Poland) southern edge of the LjubljanaMoor, Slovenia.

with N. leaves of lutea were pooled into 3 feeding

1999. Lichinki strekoz groups. Among predators, Coenagrionpuella, Enallag- (12970) KOZ’MINOV, S.G.,

ma cyathigerum and Ischnura elegans were identified. (Insecta, Odonata) Kabardino-Balkarii — [Dragonfly

Seasonal in changes feeding assemblages are outlined larvae (Insecta, Odonata) of the Kabardino-Balkar

and discussed. Republic]. Autoref. Diss. Kand. biol. Nauk, Inst.Anim.

Syst. Ecol., Russ. Acad. Sci., Novosibirsk. 18 pp. 286 Odonatological Abstracts

(Russ,). — (Copies available from Dr A,Yu. Haritonov, in Switzerland etc., and in Switzer-

Inst. Br. Russ, Acad. of all enhance value Anim. Syst. Ecol., Siberian Sci., land). Col. portraits spp. the of

the which could be also used identification ul. Frunze 11, RUS-630091 Novosibirsk). book, as an

Deals with the composition and biology of larval tool.

communities, and presents detailed information on

larval development of Coenagrion puella, Anax im- (12974) LEIPELT, K.G., 1999. Cordulegasterbidentata

perator, Crocothemis erythraea and Libellula depressa. Selys und Cordulegaster boltonii (Donovan)(Odonata:

Cordulegastridae) im nordlichen Harzvorland.

(12971) KOZ’MINOV, S.G., GOGUZOKOV, T.H. & Braunschw. naturk Schr. 5(4); 849-856. (With Engl,

Z.M. GOGUTLOVA, 1999. Vliyanie nekotoryh s.). — (Zool. Inst., Techn. Univ, Fasanenstr. 3,D-38092

faktorov sredy na rasprostranenie lichinok strekoz Braunschweig).

— In the N the Harz Kabardino-Balkarii [Impactof some environmental headwaters of Mts, Germany, C.

conditions the of larvae in bidentata recorded 8 sites on occurrence dragonfly was at during 1997-1998.

Kabardino-Balkar Dokl. distribution of is the Republic]. Tez. sev.- Its pattern at the edge the range

nauch. discussed. C. boltonii the -kavkaz. reg. Konf. Studentov “Perspektiva-99”, wasrecorded at 3 streams of

Nal’chik,pp. 249-250. (Russ.). — (Dept Biol., Kabar- Innerste R, system. During the 1980 survey the sp.

dino-Balkar St. Univ., Nal’chik, Russia). was not evidenced, therefore the population seems to

13 evidenced in the 9 in the be established. spp. were lowlands, spp. only recently

and 4 in the - central Caucasus. hills, spp. mountains;

This situation is discussed from the points of view of (12975) LIBELLULA. Mitteilungsblatt der Gesellschaft

and No. decreasingtemperature, shortening season, general deutschsprachiger Odonatologen (GdO), Vol. 18,

that ISSN impoverishment of biotic communities go with 3/4 (Dec. 1999). 0723-6514. (With Engl. s’s).

the increased altitudes. — (c/o Mrs U. Kriiner, Gelderner Str. 39, D-41189

Monchengladbach).

(12972) KOZ’MINOV, S.G, & H.A. KETENCHIEV, Kern. D.: Langzeituntersuchungen zur Populations-

1999. Lichinki strekoz kak bioindikatory vodnyh entwicklung und zum Lebenszyklus von Gomphus

— larvae bioindicators ekosistem [Dragonfly as of vulgatissimus (Linnaeus)an einem nordwestdeutschen

In: aquatic ecosystems]. Aktual’nye voprosy ekologii Fliessgewasser (Anisoptera; Gomphidae) (pp. 107-

i ohrany prirody ekosistem yuzhnyh regionov Rossii i -132); - Artmeyer, C; Aktuelle Verbreitung, Habitat-

sopredel’nyhterritoriy, pp. 115-116, Kuban. Gos. anspniche und Entwicklungsdauer von Gomphus vul-

Univ,, Krasnodar, (Russ.). — (Dept Biol., Kabardino- gatissimus (Linnaeus) in der Ems im Kreis Steinfurt,

-Balkar St. Univ., Nal’chik, Russia). Nordrhein-Westfalen (Anisoptera: Gomphidae) (pp.

Aeshna cyanea. Libellula depressa, Orthetrum cancel- 133-146); - Cocking, C.: Lebenszyklus von Platycne-

latum, and Sympetrum meridionale are considered. mis pennipes (Pallas) und Calopteryx splendens

(Harris) in zwei Fliessgewassern Brandenburgs

(12973) KURY, D., 1999. Fasziniation Libellen. Libel- (Zygoptera: Platycnemididae, Calopterygidae) (pp.

und Naturh. Mus. - Einfluss len der Schweiz Mitteleuropas. 147-162); Bbnsel, A: Der von Rothirsch

Basel. 80 pp. (24.0x17.0 cm), softcover. ISBN 3- (Cervus elaphus) und Wildschwein (Sus scrofa) auf

— Odo- -9520840-7-7. (Available from the Eds of die Entwicklung der Habitate von Aeshna subarctica

natologica; at NLG 30.— net). Walker in wiedervernassten Regenmooren (Aniso-

An attractive, well organized, little “handbook” on the ptera: Aeshnidae)(pp. 163-168); — Jodicke, R.: Nach-

Odon. of Switzerland and central weis bei Aeshna Europe (78 spp.). einjahrigerEntwicklung cyanea (Miil-

On 34 is concise outline of — Willi- pp. given a dragonfly ler) (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) (pp. 169-174);

biology, ecology and conservation aspects, with galla, C: Zur Tagesaktivitat von Lestes dryas Kirby

suggestions on a number of well-defined, hitherto (Zygoptera: Lestidae) (pp. 175-180); — Schiel, F.-J.

largely neglected but much needed research projects & M. Rademacher: Wiederfunde von Gomphus

in various fields that could be carried out by a serious, flavipes (Charpentier) am Oberrhein in Baden-

non-professionalworker. The rest ofthe book is made Wurttemberg(Anisoptera: Gomphidae) (pp. 181-185);

of methodical and W.: in up species accounts (concise Clausen, Gomphus flavipes (Charpentier)

perfectly adequate description, information on adult derAlter, Niedersachsen (Anisoptera; Gomphidae)(pp.

phenology, fife history, habitat, biology, distribution 187-188); - Hunger, H. & F.-J. Schiel: Massenent- OdonatologicalAbstracts 287

und wicklung von Sympetrum fonscolombii (Selys) (12979) [MAZOKHIN-PORSHNYAKOV, G.A.]

Anax N.A. S.Yu.CHAIKA Entwicklungsnachweis von ephippiger (Bur- ZHANTIEV,R.D., TAMARINA,

1999. of G.A. meister) in Uberschwemmungsflachen am sudlichen & G.I. RYAZANOVA, In memory

Oberrhein (Anisoptera: Libellulidae,Aeshnidae) (pp. Mazokhin-Porshnyakov (1924-1998). Ent. Obozr.

- with 189-195); Mauersberger,R.:WiederfundevonAnax 78(2): 489-500, portrait incl. (Russ., Engl, title).

parthenope Selys und Leucorrhinia caudalis (Char- — (Last Author: Matveevskaja 18-2-123, RUS-119517

pentier) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Anisoptera: Moscow).

Aeshnidae, Libellulidae) (pp. 197-199); — Ruddek, A brief biography (2-II-1924/15-III-1998) and a

J.: Gomphus vulgatissimus (Linnaeus) in der Weser comprehensiveappreciation of work, with a complete

bei Bremen (Anisoptera: Gomphidae) (pp. 201-203); bibliography (1951-1998, 247 titles). M.-R was an

Werzinger, S. & J. Werzinger Gomphus flavipes insect physiologist and ethologist of international

(Charpentier) in Bayern: 1999 erstmals am Main, standing, a Honoured Professor ofthe State University

weitere Funde an der Regnitz (Anisoptera: Gomphi- ofMoscow, Charter Member ofthe Russian Ent. Soc.,

— of in the dae) (pp. 205-208); Winterholler, M. & H. Leinsing- and an importantsupporter SIO early days of

His first odon. er. Gomphus flavipes (Charpentier)bodenstandig am the life of the Society. paper appeared

Oberrhein in Hessen und Rheinland-Pfalz (Anisoptera: in 1959 (“Calorimetric study of colour vision in the

Gomphidae) (pp. 209-211). dragonfly’’, Biofizika 4/4: 427-436). Since mid 1980s

devoted the much of his research was to Zygoptera

(12976) LINDENIA. Notiziario dell’Ufficio nazionale larval behaviour, published in over 20 papers, mostly

italiano della Societa odonatologica intemazionale, in Russian periodicals, but also in Odonatologica and

Napoli, No. 31 (22 Dec. 1999). — (c/o Dr C. elsewhere.

D’Antonio, Via A. Falcone 386/b, 1-80127 Napoli).

Announcements of various international and regional (12980) MENARD, B. & R. HUTCHINSON, 1999.

meetings, and updating ofthe Italian faunistic biblio- WUliamsonia fletcheri Williamson (Odonata: Cordulii-

graphy (nos 136-138). dae) au Quebec: nouvelles recoltes, habitats et notes

biologiques.Fabreries 24(2/3): 25-32. (With Engl. s.).

— Author: (12977) MALANGPO. Newsletter of the Thai National (First 56 rue Smith, Gatineau, QC, J8T

Office ofSIO. No. 16 (Nov. 1999). ISSN 1381-5245. 3A1, CA).

— NLG — — Annual subscription: 10. net. (Orders to 2 new records from Quebec, Canada are reported, the

the Eds of Odonatologica, P.O. Box 256, NL-3720 particular microhabitat is described, and the available

is summarized. AG Bilthoven). information on the biology of the sp,

Pinratana, A.: Editorial (p. 143); — Yeh, W.C.\ Notes

on three aeshnid species from Thailand (pp. 144-145; (12981) MERMOD-FRICKER, E, 1999. Bibliographic

Petaliaeschna pinratanaiYeh, 1 Sept. 1999, Odonato- concemant la faune entomologiquesuisse, 1997. Bull,

logica 28/3: 283-288, is synonymized with P. flavipes romand Ent. 17(2): 109-119. (CSCF, Terreaux 14,CH-

Karube,Apr 1999, Gekkan Mushi 338: 6-7); — Yokoi, -2000 Neuchatel).

N.: Dragonflies of central Laos in mid-summer (pp. 2 odonatol. titles.

146-149); - Pinratana, A. & M. Hamdlainen: Check-

and list of dragonfliesrecorded at Doi Inthanon (pp. 150- (12982) MITRA, T.R., 1999. Biology ecology of

-154). dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata), with notes on then-

adaptations in different ecosystems in India. Rec. zool.

Sum - Para (12978) MALIKOVA, EL, 1999. Lichinka Cercion v- India 97(2): 173-188. (18/1 Dakshin Rd,

-nigrum (Needham, 1930) (Odonata, Insecta) - The Calcutta-7000028, India).

larva ofCercion v-nigrum (Needham, 1930) (Odonata, The subject is reviewed, and numerous previously

Insecta). Probl. Ekol. verb. Priamur. 1999(4): 82-86. unpublished observations, particularly those from the

(Russ., with Engl. s.). — (Dept Zool., Pedag. Univ., Gangetic Plain, Eastern and Western Himalaya, Chhota

Ul. Lenina 104, RUS-675000 Blagovestchensk). Nagpur Plateau,Eastern and Western Ghats and from

The ultimate instar larva from Hasan, Amur and the arid zonesare brought on record.

Blagovestchensk (all Russian Far East) is described

and the is with 1999. distribution and illustrated, sp. synonymized Agrion (12983) MITRA, T.R., Geographical

brevicauda Bartenev, 1956. and zoogeographyof Odonata(Insecta) ofMeghalaya, 288 Odonatological Abstracts

India. Rec. zool. Surv. India (Occ. Pap.) 170: 1-63. - (12987) NAGASU, R, 1999. [Mass oviposition in

(18/1 Dakshin Para Rd, Calcutta-7000028, India). Lestes sponsa]. Nature & Insects 34(5): 36. (Jap.). —

A detailed distribution ofthe taxaoccurring in Megha- (Naka 4-9-27, Satte, Saitama, 340-0115, JA),

their laya is presented, biogeographic affinities are Observations at a pond in Kuki, Saitama pref„ Japan

outlined, and the high rate of endemism is discussed. (10-IX-1991) are brought on record. More than 10

pairs were ovipositing per plant. A photograph is

(12984) MIYATAKE, Y„ 1999. Memory of the insects provided.

in the birth place, Kagawa prefecture. [Sic!] Nature &

Insects 34(6): 28. (Jap., with Engl, title). — (5-2-4- (12988) NATURE AND INSECTS, Vol. 34, No. 10:

-502, Shirakashi-cho, Kashihara, Kara, 634-0051, JA). Odonatology education and field studies in schools.

An - autobiographic note by a well-known Japanese (Sept. 1999). ISSN 0023-3218. (Jap., with Engl,

vernacular nomenclature odonatologist; mainly on butterflies. Born: Zentsuji, titles; Jap. only).

1 Apr. 1938. Matsura, T: Sympetrum striolatum imitoides emerged

at a school swiming pool (cover phot.); — Walanabe,

M.\ (12985) MOCEK, B. & J. REJL, 1999. Vazka Aeshna Odonata as a teaching material in education (pp.

isosceles (Muller, 1767) (Odonata) ve vychodnich 2-4); - Higashi, T: Teaching materials concerning

Cechach — DragonflyAeshna isosceles (Muller, 1767) Odonata as seen from the course of study (pp. 5-8);

(Odonata) in eastern Bohemia. Acta Mus. reginaehra- Komatsu. K.\ Note of dragonflies at and around

decensis (A) 27: 121-124. (Czech, with Engl. s.). - primary school as teaching material (pp, 9-12); —

(First Author: Muz. Vychodnich Cech, EliSiino nabf. Matsura, T: Why odonate larvae (Sympetrum

465, CZ-30001 Hradec Kralove). striolatum imitoides) occur at swimming pools of

3 records (1994, 1999) from the districts of Babi, primary schools? (pp. 13-17); — Mori, S. : Eco-up

Kojice and Kolin, Czech Republic, with habitat projects of restoration from the dragonfly wetland

descriptions and discussion. habitats (pp. 18-21); — Taguchi, M Observation of

Odonata by clubs in high school (pp. 22-26); —

(12986) MOORE, N.W., 1999. Odonata Specialist [Anonymous:] 1999 International Congress of odonato-

Group. Species 31/32: 94-95. - (Farm House, 117 logy and 1 st Symposium of Worldwide Dragonfly

Boxworth End, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB4 5RA, Association (p. 44). — (Engl, abstracts, by K. Inoue,

UK). are available from the Eds of Odonalologica.)

The OSG (ofthe Species Survival Commission, IUCN)

held its inauguralmeeting in Kyoto, Japan, 1980. Here, (12989) N1JBOER, R., 1999. De Springendalse Beek:

its history, objectives and achievements are briefly macrofaunagemeenschappenin deperiode 1970-1995

outlined by the Founder and Chairman of the Group. — [The Springendalse Brook: macroinvertebrate

As the and from Inst. Bos- regard future, apart supporting efforts communities in the period, 1970-1995], en

network to establish a worldwide of representative Natuuronderzoek, Wageningen [IBN-Rapp.455; ISSN

Protected Areas, the OSG will 82 — Freshw. biotope concentrate on 0928-6888]. pp. (Dutch). (Author;

It Inst. Bos- activities that are dependent on odonatol. expertise. Ecosystems, Dept Ecol. & Environ., en

will those “hot that contain identify spot” areas Natuuronderzoek, NL-Wageningen).

numbers of threatened endemic — exceptional spp. so Includes annotated odon. records from the brook;

that these can be included in the worldwide network Twente distr., the Netherlands.

of if representative biotopes, that is not possible, can

be protectedby other means. In addition it will identify (12990) NISHIDA, T., 1999. [Hemicordulia mindana

of interest that known in spp. special are not to occur nipponica at Kawaminami-cho, Miyazaki prefecture].

in be 6-8. - representative protected areas or areas likely to Gekkan-Mushi 337: (Jap.). (C-12, Mubanchi,

chosen such in the future. The habitats ofthese as spp. Iwase, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-0076, JA).

will also have to be protected by other available means. The observations were made during Apr. 1993-July

To achieve these objectives and to facilitate the work, 1994, and Aug. 1995-March 1996, It is said, the

the the key priority for next few yr is to establish a population at this locality has disappeared in the

This will in conservation database. render support subsequent yrs. The habitat is a spring (alt. ca 50 m),

identifying priorities for research and conservation with rich vegetation, ca 2 km off the seashore.

measures. Emergence took place duringMay 8-27, the territorial Odonatological Abstracts 289

flights were watched duringMay-Aug. (ca 0.5-1.0 m 30 km S ofBraunschweig, Germany. The habitat (old

above open water table, mainly in early morning and gravel pit) is described. This is the easternmost locali-

in the If evening). Somatochlora clavata interfered, it ty ofthis sp. known in Lower Saxony.

chased A tandem was soon away. flight was seen at

07.05 h. The and J. of the Parliament pair was perched on a grass stem, (12995) PODOBNIK, [President

the started Within min copulation soon. ca 10 the pair of Slovenia], 1999. Zakon o ratifikaciji Konvencije o

and the formed a tandem, after 3 min the 3 flew off, varstvu prosto iivefiega evropskega rastlinstva in

$ commenced to oviposit. Zivalstva ter njunih naravnih zivljenjskih prostorov

(MKVERZ) — [Act on the ratification of the]

(12991) ODONATOLOGICAL LIBRARY NEWS, Convention on the conservation of European wildlife

Osaka, No. 25 (5 Dec. 1999). Published by Kansai andnatural habitats. Uradni List Rep. Slovenije (Medn.

Research Group of Odonatology. (Jap., with Engl, Pogodbe)9(17): 773-820. (Slovene; text ofConvention

title). — (c/o K. Inoue, 5-9 Fuminosato 4-chome, bilingual: Engl./Slovene).

Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-0004, JA). Includes 16 odon. spp., and came into operation in

Lists 178 numbered bibliographicentries (1984-1999) Slovenia on 10 July 1999.

of Japanese publications.

(12996) POINAR, G. & R.POINAR, 1999. The amber

N. T. (12992) OZONO, A., SHIMIZU, T. YAGI & forest: a reconstruction ofa vanished world. Princeton

YAMAMOTO, 1999. [OvipositionofAnaxparthenope Univ. Press, Princeton/NJ-Chichester/UK, xviii+239

5 intandemwith A. cloth ISBN 0- Julius guttatus c?]. Gekkan-Mushi pp., 130 col. pis incl., (16.0x23.6 cm).

341: 46-47. (Jap.). — (First Author: Higashi 5-7-5 -691-02888-5. - (Publishers: 41 William St.,

Myoken, Katano, Osaka, 576-0012, JA). Princeton, NJ-08540, USA).

The took 8 oviposition place on Nov. 1998, at Enshu- Areconstruction of the Dominican Amber ecosystem,

-hama,Hamamatsu, Shizuoka pref. The tandem moved incl. references to the odon.

from pond to pond, separated after several min and

took off. (12997) POLHEMUS, D.A., H. OPPENHEIMER, F.

STARR & K. MARTZ, 1999. Notable rediscoveries

PANTALA. International of odonato- (12993) journal of Megalagrion species on Maui (Odonata: Coen-

logy, Vol. 2, No. 2 (dated 30 Dec. 1999, mailed to the agrionidae).Occ. Paps BishopMus. 59:27-29. - (First

subscribers 3 March 2000). ISSN 1388-7890. Author: Dept Ent., MRC 105, Smithsonian Instn,

Dumont, H Selys’ Legions: Introduction (pp. 133- Washington, DC 20560, USA).

- Fresh listed for M. and -135); Bechly, G: Epallagidae versus Euphaeidae records are pacificum (1998)

— revisited (pp. 137-139); Trueman, J.W.H.: The M. xanthomelas (1997); — Maui, Hawaii.

family-group names based onSelys’ Legions (pp. 141-

-144); - Samraoui, B. & R. Mermi: A contribution to (12998) REINHARDT, K. & R. SEIDENBUSCH,

the study of Algerian Odonata (pp. 145-165); — 1999. Zur Libellenfauna des Hi-Gebietes, Kasachstan

D.: To Faun. Abh. Hilfert-Riippell, stay or not to stay: decision- (Insecta: Odonata). 21(14): 221-228. (With

-making during territorial behaviour of Calopteryx Engl. s.). — (First Author: Inst. Okol., Univ. Jena,

haemorrhoidalis and Calopteryx splendens splendens Domburger Str. 159, D-07743 Jena).

(Zygoptera: Calopterygidae)(pp. 167-175); — Sahlen, A commented list of 19 spp., SE Kazakhstan, with a

44 known the between Lake G.\ The impact of forestry on dragonfly diversity in review of spp. from area

central (pp. 177-186); — Czeczuga, B., A. Balkhash and Tien Shan.

& E. Godlewska Mrozek. Zoosporic fungi growing on

dead dragonflies (Odonata) (pp. 187-197). (12999) [RETTIG, K.] MULLER, H„ 1999., Gute

Flieger aus Emder Teichen. Der Naturkundler Klaus

(12994) PAPENDIECK, M., 1999. Die Pokaljungfer Rettig und die Geburtenrate der Libellen in seinem

Cercion lindenii ihrer dstlichen Verbreit- Garten. of 17 15; - (Selys) an Ostfriesen Ztg (E), issue Aug., p.

in: ungsgrenze in Niedersachsen (Odonata: Coenagrioni- reprinted Beitr. Vogel- Insektenwelt Ostfrieslands

dae). Braunschw. naturk. Schr. 5(4): 959-963. (With 136: 9. — (c/o K. Rettig, Danziger Str. 11, D-26725

Engl. s.). — (Schmidekamp 19, D-38690 Vienenburg). Emden).

C. lindenii(2 d, 1 $) are recorded from NR “Okeraue”, A local daily’s visit with thenaturalist and dragonfly 290 Odonatological Abstracts

K. — For similar OA - watcher, Rettig. a article see 5(4): 857-867. (With Engl. s.). (Tool. Inst., Techn.

12858. Univ., Fasanenstr. 3, D-38092 Braunschweig).

The C. monitored larval developmentof splendens was

(13000) RODRIGUES CAPITULO, A., 1999. Los (1995-1998) in the Oker R. and compared withthat of

de de macroinvertebrados como indicadores calidad C. virgo in the Lutter; both Lower Saxony, Germany.

ambientes loticos en el area Revta Soc. The number and size of larval instars stated. In C, pampeana. ent. are

- argent. 58(1/2): 208-217. (With Engl. s.). (Inst. splendens larval development took I yr, whereas it

Limnol. ‘A. Ringuelet’,C.C. 712, AR-1900 La Plata). lasted 2 yr in C. virgo. The differences are discussed

The embraces Pampean biogeographic province vast in terms of temperature, food and the specific activity

territories of E Argentina, Uruguay and Rio Grande levels.

do Sul (Brazil). Here, the bioindicative value ofvarious

odon. is also considered and discussed. SHIEH, S.-H. & P.-S, 1999. spp. (13005) YANG,

Colonization patterns of aquatic insects on artificial

1999. Los substrates: effects of substrate sizes. (13001) ROLDAN PEREZ, G„ macro- Chin. J. Ent. 19(2):

invertebrados y su valor como indicadores de la calidad 119-143. (With Chin. s.). — (Dept Ent., Natn. Taiwan

Revta Cienc. del agua. Acad, colomb. exactas 23(88): Univ,, Taipei-106, Taiwan).

— in 375-387. (With Engl. s.). (Posgrado Biol., Univ. The experiments were conducted the Upper

Antioquia, A.A. 1226, Medellin, Colombia). Chingmei Stream, Taiwan. The 2 different substrates

A method for water quality assessment in tropical (cobbles, gravel) were colonized by aquatic insects

mountain ecosystems, based on macroinvertebrates as for periods of 3, 6, 12, 21, 30 and 42 days, from 14

bioindicators, is suggested. The odon. are considered March to 25 Apr. 1991. Euphaea, Onychogomphus

thoroughly, family-wise. and Sieboldius are genus-wise considered. — See also

04 12859.

(13002) SANDHU, R, & G.K, WALIA, 1999. Karyolo-

of male and female M. & M. WANGERMANN- gy Pseudagrionrubriceps (Zygo- (13006) SIEBERT,

ptera: Coenagrionidae). Bionatura 19(1): 1-5. (With -BUDDE, 1999. Verbreitungsatlas der Fliessgewdsser-

Hindi s.). — (Dept Zool., Punjabi Univ., Patiala- fauna Niedersachsen. Niedersachs, Landesbetr. f.

— -147002, India). Wasserwirtschaft, Verden. 372 pp. (Orders to the

Specimens from the populationsof Jammu & Kashmir, Publishers: Poslfach 1608, D-27266 Verden/Aller).

Assam and all have been 27 odon. characteri- Punjab, Meghalaya, India, spp. are mapped and ecologically

examined. 2n 6 = but in zed with 27, m; X0, numerous on pp. 128-146, 353, bibliography on pp.

micrographs an appreciable autosomal fragmentation 361-362; — Lower Saxony, Germany.

has been observed.

(13007) SIOJA. [Information bulletin of the SIO Japan

(13003) SCHUT, J. & D. VAN DULLEMAN, 1999. Branch Office], 1999, No. 1 (5 Nov. 1999). (Jap.). -

Zwervende — K, 5-9 Fuminosato 4-chome, pantseijuffer op Terschelling [Lestes (c/o Inoue, Abeno-ku,

barbarus on the island of Terschelling, the Nether- Osaka, 545-0004, JA).

lands], Amoeba, Amst. 73(4): 88-90. (Dutch). - (First No other issues were published in 1999. — Incl.

Author: Curagaostraat 95c, NL-8931 CM Leeuwar- internal notifications, announcements ofmeetings, and

den). information on the SIO web site (http://www.afn.org/

In 1999, the status of the local population was -iori/siointro.html),operated by B. Mauffray, IORI,

examined, andit is suggested the insects originate from Gainesville, FL, USA.

the 1997 invasion. Also presented are the 1999 island

records of Lestes dryas, L. virens and Sympetrum (13008) SIVA-JOTHY, M.T. & S.J. PLAISTOW, 1999.

striolatum. A in fitness cost ofeugregarineparasitism a damselfly.

Ecol. Ent. 24(4): 465-470. — (First Author: Dept

(13004) SCHUTTE, C, C. OTT & A HUNKEN, 1999. Anim. & Plant Sci., Univ. Sheffield, Sheffield, S10

Vergleich der Larvalentwicklung von Calopteryx 2TN, Scotland, UK).

splendens (Harris, 1782) und Calopteryx virgo (L., Adult Calopteryx splendens xanthostoma are infected

1758) (Odonata: Calopterygidae) in zwei Fliess- by the trophozoites of a eugregarine parasite that

gewassem in Niedersachsen. Braunschw. naturk. Schr. attaches to the mid-gutepithelium. The results ofthis Odonatological Abstracts 291

show: — study (1) thateugregarineswerethe predominant Survey (pp. 2-7); Hudson, P, M. Chriscinske & K.

parasite in the isolated study population, (2) they were Tennessen: Libellula vibrans, a new Odonata record

not present in imagos that had just eclosed fromlarvae for Michigan (p. 7); — O’Brien, M.\ Aeshna juncea

but were present in significantly higher numbers in recorded from the eastern UPI (p. 7). — “News and

older adults, (3) with a eugregarine burden Notes" (pp. 8-9).

duringthe prereproductive fat-accumulation period of

their adult development (the teneral stage) had (13012) YAMAMOTO, K. & T. YAMAMOTO, 1999.

significantly lower fat content, and (4)

with correla- artificially eugregarineoocysts showed no Gekkan-Mushi 336: 42. (Jap.). — (2-1-1, Sumadera-

tion between eugregarine burdens and postmanipula- -cho, Suma-ku, Kobe, 654-0071, JA).

tion fat content. — Infection with eugregarine tropho- 1

zoites during the teneral life-history stage affects the

to and A. ability of damselflies accumulate fat, conse- (13013) ZEISS, C., MARTENS & J. ROLFF, 1999.

quently reduces their ability to fight for, and maintain, Male mate guarding increases females’ predationrisk?

when become A tandem in the a territory they reproductively active. case study on oviposition damselfly

Coenagrion puella (Insecta: Odonata). Can. J. Zool.

(13009) SULZBACH-ROSENBERGER LIBELLEN- 77(6): 1013-1016. (With Fr. s.). - (Zool. Inst., Techn.

RUNDBRIEFE, No. 11 (Dec. 1999). - (c/oR. Seiden- Univ., Fasanenstr. 3, D-38092 Braunschweig).

Str. D-92237 busch, Klenze 5, Sulzbach-Rosenberg). To estimate whether 3 mate guarding alters the

R.: annotations female ofIsch- for S conducted Seidenbusch, on types predation risk $, experiments were

1979 in field risk nura aralensis Haritonov, (Odonata: Coen- cages. The for $ $ ovipositing solitarily

- instar in agrionidae) (pp. 1-2); Descriptions oftwo last vs tandem wasexperimentallycompared. Notonecta

Due the larvae of the genus Gomphidia (Odonata, Anisoptera, glauca was used as a predator. to damselfly

— N. 5 Gomphidae) (pp. 3-9); Tandem-linkagestructures oviposition behaviour, glauca only preys on 9,

in females of the genus Enallagma (Odonata: therefore it was possible to determine whether the

Coenagrionidae) (pp. 10-20). presence ofS

9 tandem touched and risk. 9 in were more frequently

R. & K. (13010) SURAKARN, YANO, 1999. Natural grasped by Notonecta than solitary 9 9. In most

enemies ofthe Chironomidae (Diptera) in paddy fields. tandem pairs, the 9 showed the first reaction to the

— Ent, & Zool. attack Makunagi 20; 1-18. (First Author: and the 6 responded subsequently. After an

Div., Dept Agric., Chatuchak, Bangkok-10900, attack, most solitary 9 9 left the oviposition site, but

Thailand; — Second Author: Asakura-cho 11-23, most tandem 9 9 stayed. Once grasped by the

Yamaguchi, 753-0061, JA). predator, more solitary 9 9 were killed.

The Univ. subject was investigated at the Yamaguchi

Farm, Japan and in the laboratory. The adults of 13 2000

odon. spp. and the larvae of 11 spp. were evidenced,

and their seasonal abundance and population densities (13014) APROPOS [“the UK’s premier journal for

weresurveyed. Feeding habits ofOithetrum albistylum active Lepidoptera and Odonata enthusiasts”]. No. 9

and — speciosum Sympetrum darwinianum were (Jan.2000). ISSN none. (c/o M. Tunmore, 36 Tinker

investigated by feeding Chironomus kiiensis in the Lane, Meltham, Huddersfield, W Yorks, HD7 3EX,

laboratory. A single larva of the former consumed UK).

during its life over 1417 Chironomus larvae. [Odon. articles:] Dewick, S. & R. Gerussi: Small Red-

-eyedDamselfly Erythromma viridulum (Charpentier)

(13011) WILLIAMSONIA. Quarterly newsletter of the found breeding in Essex: the first British records (pp.

Michigan Odonata Survey, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Nov. 1999). 3-4); - Parr, A.: Migrant dragonflies in 1999, inclu-

— (c/o Dr M.F. O’Brien, Insect Div., Mus. Zool.,Univ. ding recent decisions and comments by the Odonata

Michigan, 1109 Gaddes Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109- Records Committee (pp. 21-25; inch Pachydiplax

-1079, USA). longipennis); — Fellow, K. : Lesser EmperorDragonfly

O’Brien, M. : Late-season Odonata at Lefurge Woods Anax parthenope (Selys) breeding in Cornwall (pp.

wetland (p. 1); - October-November records (p. 2); 28-29); - Tunmore, M.\ Records from coastal stations,

— Y2K species search for the Michigan Odonata 1999: The Lizard, Cornwall (pp. 58-60); — Knill- 292 Odonatological Abstracts

-Jones, S.: Records from coastal stations, 1999: Isle distribution of the sp, in Poland is mapped, and its

ofWight (p. 62); - Troake, R: Records from coastal occurrence and habitat choice are briefly discussed

stations, 1999: Rye Harbour SSSI, East Sussex (pp, and compared with those in other regions of central

63-64); - Clancy, 5.: Records from coastal stations, and eastern Europe.

1999: Dungeness area, Kent (pp. 65-67); — Solly, F:

Records from coastal stations, 1999; Isle of Thanet, (13017) CARCHINI, G„ F. CHIAROTTI, M, DI

Kent (pp. 67-68); — Dewick, S. : Records from coastal DOMENICO & G. PAGANOTTI, 2000. Fluctuating

Essex size and stations, 1999: Curry Farm, Bradwell-on-Sea, asymmetry, mating success in males of

(pp. 68-70); - [O’Dowd, B.]: Records from coastal Ischnura elegans (Vander Linden) (Odonata: Coen-

stations, 1999: Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk (p. agrionidae). Anim. Behav. 59(1): 177-182. - (First

71); - Wilson, K. & S. Evans: Records from coastal Author: Dipto Biol., Univ. Roma “Tor Vergata”, Via

stations, 1999: Gibraltar Point NNR, Lincolnshire (pp. della Ricerca Scientifica, 1-00133 Roma).

- Records be indi- 72-73); Spence. B.: from coastal stations, Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) is thought to an

1999: Spurn Bird Observatory, East Yorkshire (pp. 73- cator of developmentalstability and negatively related

- 6 -74); Littlewood, N.: Records from coastal stations, to mating success in many taxa. The re-

1999: South Walney Nature Reserve, Cumbria (pp. lationships between mating success of c5 iJ, body size

76-77); - Craine, G.D.: Records from coastal stations, and FA for both wing length and number of setae on

1999: Isle of Man (pp. 77-78); - Long, R. : Southern the legs in I. elegans were investigated. S 6 were

Hawker Aeshna Channel unmated time Migrant affinis in Jersey, classified as mated or at the of sampling.

— R-. differ- Islands (p. 81); Marsh, Odonata at Heysham Fluctuating asymmetry, expressed as right-left

Industrial Estate, Lancashire (pp. 81-82); — Rooney, ences, showed normal distributions without evidence

Darter M.E.S.: Yellow-winged Sympetrum flaveolum of directional asymmetry or antisymmetry. Univariate

in — D. A showed correlation Cheshire (p. 82); Dey, : chance encounter analyses a significant negative

(p. 85; Sympetrum fonscolombei, W Sussex); — between size and mating success, and significant

Slaughter, L. & L. Best. A late Southern Hawker negative correlations between FA and mating success

Aeshna cyanea and other observations (p. 87); — Parr, for both characters. On the other hand, with a multi-

A.: [Book review] Dragonflies: behaviour and ecology, variate analysis, new to studies on FA, the effect of

by P.S. Corbet (p. 92); - Tunmore, M. : [Book review] body size was still significant but FA did not reach

Dragonflies and damselflies of Great Britain, by C.R. significance for either character. It is concluded that

— M. & Cassey et al. (pp. 92-93); Long, R. Long: the multivariate analysis should be used to assess the

in Non-British damselflies Jersey (pp. 95-96). role of the different factors affecting mating success.

(13015) BECKEMEYER, R.J., 2000. The Permian (13018) [GROENEVELD, H.W.], 2000. De waar-

insect fossils Kansas. 1999 — of Elmo, Kansas School nemingen van [The 1999 records]. Veelpoot

— Naturalist 46(1): 3-15, 2 cover phot. excl. — (957 11(1): 11-26. (Dutch), (A. Schweitzeriaan 37, NL-

Perry, Wichita, KS 67203-3141, USA). -3451 EB Vleuten).

The history of the discovery and study of the Elmo Includes list of odon. records from Amerongen (29/

fossils is outlined, and portraits ofthe researchers are 30-V-1999) and Westelbeers (N.Br.) (28/29-VIII-

included. It is followed checklist of the the Netherlands. by a spp. -1999),

recovered, with some figs and a comprehensive

bibliography. — A checklist with full synonymies is (13019) [GORB, S.N.], 2000. Flugtechnik: High-Tech

Bild - available from the Author upon request. im Libellenflugel. Wissenschaft 37(3): 9, (Max-

-Planck-Inst. Entwicklungsbiol,, Spemannstr. 35, D-

2000. On of (13016) BUCZYNSKY, P, the occurrence -72076 Tubingen).

Coenagrion arraatum (Charpentier, 1840) in Poland Between the longitudinal and transversal veins in odon.

(Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Opusc. zool. flumin. 179: wings there are fixed as well as movable connections.

— Inst Maria The 1-10. (Dept Zool., Biol., Curie-Skladow- latter are formed by resilin, a rubber-like protein,

ska Univ., Akademicka 19, PO-20-033 Poznan). enabling specific changes in wing shape during the

All Polish localities (38, incl. 6 new) are listed, then- flight. At the same time, the resilin knots store the

the the of grid references are stated whenever possible, and elasticity energy, liberatingit at completion each

The in respective habitats are briefly characterised. wing stroke, returning the wing its originalposition. OdonatologicalAbstracts 293

A col. phot, of resilin knots is provided. (13022) UBELLENNACHRICHTEN. Mitteihmgsblatt

der Gesellschaft deutschsprachiger Odonatologen,

(13020) HAMALAlNEN, M. & W.-C. YEH, 2000. GdO (ISSN 1437-5621), No. 3 (15 Feb. 2000). -

Matrona from Taiwan Mrs U. Gelderner Str. D-41189 cyanoptera spec. nov. (Odonata: (c/o Kriiner, 39,

Calopterygidae). Opusc. zool. flumin. 180: 1-6. - Mdnchengladbach).

Author: Sunankalliontie FIN-02760 On 20 under the traditional (First 13, Espoo; pp., organised headings,

— Author: Forest Taiwan list of titles of the Second Div. Prot., Forestry the issue brings a preliminary

Res. Inst., 53 Nanhai Rd, Taipei, Taiwan). presentations to be given at the 19th Annual Meeting

The well-known Taiwanese damselfly, usually called of GdO, book reviews or titles only of 18 recent

“Matrona basilaris is described German Swiss ssp.”, as a new sp. and M.Sc. dissertations, various articles

Holotype

29-VI-1997; deposited at TFRI, Taipei. announcements, etc.

(13021) HARDERSEN, S„ 2000. The role of (13023) NIEUWSBRIEF VAN DE NEDERLANDSE

behavioural ecology of damselflies in the use of VERENIGING VOOR UBELLENSTUDIE, Vol. 4, No.

of - fluctuating asymmetry as a bioindicator water 1 (Feb. 2000). (Dutch). (c/o W.J.A. Hoeffnagel,

pollution. Ecol. Ent. 25(1); 45-53. - (Ecol. & Ent. Krekelmeent 72, NL-1218 Hilversum).

Group, Div. Plant, Soil & Ecol. Sci., Lincoln Univ., [Scientific notes:] Goudsmils, K. & M. Wasscher. Is

P.O. Box 84, Canterbury, NZ). there a preference in oviposition site selection by

has been used — Fluctuating asymmetry widely to Lestes viridis? (p. 8); (Anonymous): Notablynumer-

concerned evolution and — investigate questions with ous early-season records in 1999 (pp. 9-10);

behaviour, and to study the effects of environmental Dijkstra, K.-D.B.: Dragonfliesin Belarus (pp. 11-12);

have — F: Dutch nomenclature for southl- pollution. Damselflies been used to answer Bos, Proposed

questions in both fields, but no attempthas been made and east European dragonflies, including Rhodes and

to combine the knowledge from these areas to the Canary Islands (p. 13).

investigate whether and how evolutionary ecology and

behaviour interfere with the use offluctuatingasymme- (13024) PTEROBOSCA. Newsletter of the Japanese

try as a bioindicator of water pollution. 4 hypotheses Society for Odonatology, Shiojiri, No. 6A (1 Feb.

were formulated to investigate possible interferences: 2000). ISSN none. (Title Engl.,.all texts Jap.). Edited

(1) paired 33 should be less asymmetrical than by Prof. Dr S. Eda (Dept Oral Pathol., Matsumoto

unpaired 33 ; — (2) 3 3 caught at breeding sites Dental Univ., 1780 Gobara, Hirooka, Shiojiri,Nagano,

should be less asymmetrical than 5 9 caught at 399-0781, JA).

— in This Dr breeding sites; (3) damselflies caught earlier the periodical was started by S. Asahina, as a

seasonshould be less asymmetrical than those caught supplement to Tombo. Between 1958-1962, 5 issues

- and later in the year; (4) damselflies caught at control were published, Nos 1, 2 4 were undated. With

sites should be less those the asymmetrical than caught at present issue the journalcontinues as a newsletter.

sites within of — is areas highpesticide usage. No signifi- Its lay-out practically identic to that of the previous

cant difference in asymmetry levels was found between issues. - Contents: Kurashina, H.\ Lyriothemis

paired and unpaired SS. SS were significantly less pachygastra (p. 1; cover drawing); — Eda, S.\ The

asymmetrical than $ $. Damselflies taught earlier in revival ofPterobosca (p. 2); — Karube, H.\ Report on

the than those later. the for year were less asymmetrical caught 1999 Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society

The data used — to test the hypothesis that fluctuating Odonatology, JSO (pp, 2-4); Eda, S.: Report on

asymmetry in the wings ofmature damselflies reflects the JSO Plenary Business Meeting (pp. 4-19); —

the the K.: Information the Annual level ofpesticides used in surroundingenviron- Inoue, on 2000 Meeting

the - H for Mr ment were equivocal. The findings suggest that evo- of ISO (p. 19); hhikawa, Obituary

lutionary ecology and behaviour interfere with the Tsutomu Rai (pp. 20-22; with portrait); - Inoue, K. :

in damsel- — H suitability offluctuating asymmetry mature Information on the SIO (p. 23); Ubukata,

flies as a biomonitoring tool and it is concluded that Information on the WDA (p. 24); — Report on the

in adults should be 1999 International of fluctuating asymmetry emerging Congress Odonatology (p. 25;

much more appropriate as a bioindicator. with a group phot, of the participants); — Inoue, K.:

11th Information on the Dragonfly Citizen Summit in 294 Odonatological Abstracts

Kaizuka (pp. 25-26); — Book reviews (pp. 26-28). in the 2 sexes. Here, a meta-analysis of published

used whether biases in results was to investigate sex

(13025) RAMIREZ, A., 2000. Dragonflies and damsel- parasite infections were generally observed. As far as

flies of Costarican cloud forests. In: N.M. Nadkami & the odon. are concerned, the available records of mite

N.T. Wheelwright, [Eds], Monteverde: ecology and infections were examined. The results suggest that

of cloud Oxford conservation a tropical forest, p. 97, because of the absence of endocrine-immune

Univ. Press, Athens, etc., ISBN 0-19-509560-X. - interactions in arthropods, 6 6 are not generallymore

the (Inst. Ecol., Univ. Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2202, prone to parasite infections than $ $, despite

USA). greaterintensity of sexual selection acting on 6 6.

A characterisation and in the general some highlights

odon. fauna of the Costa Rican highlands. — Some (13027) SIVA-JOTHY, M.T., 2000. [Book review]

genera contain discrete lowland and highland spp. One “Dragonflies: behaviour and ecology”, by P.S. Corbet

highland sp., Sympetrum nigrocreatum, is probably Anim. Behav. 59(1): 247-248. - (Dept Anim. & Plant

derived from the widespread mid-elevation species S. Sci., Univ. Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, Scotland,

illotum. Philogenia peacocki has only been found in UK).

whereas P. is A cloud forests, canrillica more commonly comprehensive and refreshing book review of the

work listed OA 12810. It is characterised “an found at lower altitudes. In the same stream, P,peacocki in as

has been found the but is of what natural should inhabiting upper parts example a history monograph

P. lower with replaced by carrillica at altitudes, some be, and it will stand as a [...] definitive example ofthe

ofthe around 1200 Some cloud forests overlap spp. m. genre”.

spp. occur at intermediate altitudes (800-1500m). For

example, Heteragrionraajus, acharacteristic inhabitant (13028) THEISCHINGER, G., 2000. Preliminarykeys

of streams_in cloud forests, is also present at lower for the identification of larvae of the Australian

altitudes (down to 800 m) in streams that share Gomphides (Odonata). Co-operative Res. Cent.

forest characteristics with cloud streams such as high Freshw. Ecol., Albury. [Ident. Guide No. 28] iv+48

humidity, steep slopes, and low temperatures (17- pp. ISBN 1-876144-29-7. — (Orders to: Murray

Of the recorded from cloud 60% Freshw. Res. RO. Box 20°C). spp. forests, Darling Cent., 921, Albury,

have larvae that in marshes NSW live open areas of lakes, 2640, AU).

and ponds; 38% inhabit shaded streams; and 2% live The descriptive information available on the larvae of

in specialized habitats such as bromeliads and tree the Australian Gomphidae and Lindeniidae is

holes. These proportions dependon the availability of presented, and keys are provided for the identification

of the habitats. In general, open habitats have been better families, genera, subgenera and spp., along with

studied than forest streams. Larvae are adapted to figs of structural features and col. photographs. The

accumulations of leaves in specific habitats, e.g. dead family classification adopted is that proposed by G.

riffles. The most limiting factor is the availability of Bechly (cf. 04 10954).

habitat suitable for larval development. Most spp.

tolerate WILLIAMSONIA. A of Michi- only narrow ranges of conditions such as (13029) publication The

forest of Odonata Vol. No, 1 — temperature, oxygen level, cover, types gan Survey. 4, (Winter 2000).

aquatic vegetation, and water pollution. (c/o Dr M.F. O’Brien, Insect Div., Mus. Zool., Univ.

Michigan, 1109 Gaddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-

(13026) SHERIDAN, L.A.D., R.POULIN, D.F. WARD -1079, USA).

the & M. ZUK, 2000. Sex differences in parasitic Very largely, the issue is devoted to a review of

records infections among hosts: is there a male bias? Michigan county (pp. 5-13; anonymous). In

Oikos 88(2): 327-334. — (Second Author: DeptZool., addition to the Editorial (pp. 1-2) and various minor

Univ. Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, NZ). notes and announcements (all anonymous), the only

A higher susceptibility to diseases or parasites in S 3 signed article was contributed by Peters, D. & J. Peters:

than in $ be ultimate of the Odonates from Shiawassee National Wildlife $ may an consequence Refuge

different reproductive strategies favoured by selection (p. 4).