Odonatological Abstract Service published by the INTERNATIONAL DRAGONFLY FUND (IDF) in cooperation with the WORLDWIDE DRAGONFLY ASSOCIATION (WDA) Editors: Dr. Klaus Reinhardt, Dept Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. Tel. ++44 114 222 0105; E-mail: [email protected] Martin Schorr, Schulstr. 7B, D-54314 Zerf, Germany. Tel. ++49 (0)6587 1025; E-mail: [email protected] Dr. Milen Marinov, 7/160 Rossall Str., Merivale 8014, Christchurch, New Zealand. E-mail: [email protected] Published in Rheinfelden, Germany and printed in Trier, Germany. ISSN 1438-0269 genera Protolindenia Deichmüller 1886, Aeschnogom- phus Handlirsch 1906, Mesuropetala Handlirsch 1906, 1998 and Cymatophlebia Deichmüller 1886 from the Upper Ju- rassic of Germany, and to designate neotypes for Pro- 11396. Bambaradeniya, C.N.B.; Fonscka, K.T.; Am- tolindenia wittei and Mesuropetala koehleri. Aeschno- bagahawatte, C.L. (1998): A preliminary study of fauna gomphus and Aktassia Pritykina 1968 are considered to and flora of a rice field in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Cey. J. Sci. be sister-genera within the Petalurida - Aktassiidae (Bio. Sci.) 25: 1-22. (in English) ["A study of the fauna (subfamily Aktassiinae stat. nov.). Aeschnogomphus and flora of a rice-field ecosystem was carried out dur- buchi (Hagen 1848) is recognized as valid name for ing a single cultivation cycle, in a terraced paddy field Aeschnogomphus charpentieri (Hagen 1848). Mesuro- (0.5ha) located at Ampitiya, Kandy during May-October petala, formerly considered to be a petalurid, is regard- 1992. The occurrence of animals and plants was stud- ed as a basal Aeshnoptera; and Protolindenia, formerly ied in relation to the different ecological phases of the considered to be a gomphid, is transferred to the Peta- paddy field, growth stage of the paddy plant, and agro- lurida, as most basal member of the stem-group of nomic practices. A total of 77 species of invertebrates, Petaluridae. The phylogenetic positions of Mesuropeta- 45 species of vertebrates and 34 species of weeds was la auliensis Pritykina 1968, Mesuropetala costalis Prity- recorded from the study site. 95% of the invertebrate kina 1968, Protolindenia aktassica Pritykina 1968 (in fauna consisted of arthropods, represented by 53 fami- Kazakhophlebiella gen. nov. et comb. nov.) and Pro- lies in four classes. About half of the vertebrates rec- tolindenia deichmuelleri Pritykina 1968 (in Pritykiniella orded were birds consisting of 22 species in 14 families. gen. nov. et comb, nov.) (ali Upper Jurassic taxa from Monocot weeds belonging to the families Commelina- Karatau, Turkestan, Russian Federation), are discus- ceae, Cyperaceae and Poaceae dominated the field at sed. Also, the phylogenetic positions of Miopetalura different stages of the cultivation cycle. The aquatic shanwangica Zhang 1989 and Miopetalura orientalis phase encompassing the vegetative and reproductive (Hong 1985) (Middle Miocene of China) are discussed stages of the rice plant supported the greatest number and these taxa are transferred from the Petaluridae to of invertebrate fauna (68 species). The application of the Gomphides- Lindeniinae and Anisoptera incertae insecticides resulted in a considerable decrease in the sedis respectively. The English Lower Cretaceous numbers of invertebrate fauna." (Authors) The list of ta- Aeschnopsis perampla (Brodie 1845) and Cymatophle- xa includes Orthetrum sabina, Neurothemis tullia and biopsis pseudobubas Handlirsch 1939 are revised, syn- Agriocnemis spp.] Address: Bambaradeniya, C.N.B., onymised and considered to belong to Anisoptera incer- Dept of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, tae sedis. The Lower Cretaceous genus Necrogomphus Sri Lanka Campion 1923 with two species N. petrificatus (Hagen 11397. Nel, A.; Bechly, G.; Jarzembowski, E.; Martínez- 1850) and N. jurassicus (Giebel 1850) is revised and Delclòs, X. (1998): A revision of the fossil petalurid dra- also referred to Anisoptera incertae sedis. The phyloge- gonflies (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera: Petalurida). Pa- netic positions of Protolindenia, Aeschnogomphus, Ak- leontologia Lombarda Nuova serie X: 1-68. (in English, tassia, Pseudocymatophlebia gen. nov., and Cretape- with French and Italian summaries) ["A new family, genus talura gen. nov. within the Petalurida are discussed and and species of Petalurida, Cretapetalura brasiliensis gen. a phylogenetic analysis of the fossil and extant Petalu- nov. et sp. nov. (Cretapetaluridae fam. nov.) is descry- rida is presented. The Petalurida are identified as sister- bed from the Lower Cretaceous Santana Formation of group of ali remaining extant Anisoptera (Euanisoptera). the Araripe Basin of Brazil, and a new subfamily, genus The new phylogenetic system of Anisoptera by Bechly and species of Petalurida, Pseudocymatophlebia hen- (1996) is confirmed, and new phylogenetic definitions of nigi gen. nov. et sp. nov. (Pseudocymatophlebiinae sub- the taxon names of Petalurida are proposed. The evolu- fam. nov. in Aktassiidae) is described from the Lower tion and historical biogeography of Petalurida is discus- Cretaceous Weald Clay of England. A new species Ak- sed." (Authors)] Address: Nel, A., Lab. Ent.. Mus. Natn. tassia pritykinae sp. nov. is described from the Lower Hist. Nat., 45 rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France. E-mail: Cretaceous of Mongolia. The description of new materi- [email protected] al enables us to revise the phylogenetic position of the Odonatological Abstract Service 35 (September 2012) - page 1 11398. Poinar, G.O.; Bozidar, I.; Curcic, P.M.; Coken- wide channels and is contiguous to the underlying dolpher, J.C. (1998): Arthropod phoresy involving granular and fibrillar layer. Similar structures on the an- Pseudoscorpions in the past and present. Acta arach- tennae of the adults of other dragonflies were identified nol. 47(2): 79-96. (in English) ["Pseudoscorpions form as chemoreceptors in previous studies. We hypothesize phoretic associations with a wide range of arthropods, that this larval coeloconic sensillum might likewise have including at least 44 families of insects and three fami- a chemosensory function, responding to molecules that lies of arachnids. The present work brings up to ate diffuse through the cuticle and the underlying granular phoretic associations between pseudoscorpions and and fibrillar layer, as no clear pore or pore-tubule sys- different arthropods and discusses the long-standing tem is visible. Alternative functions are also explored on controversy over whether this behaviour is basically a the basis of morphological details." (Authors)] Address: predatory response or adapted solely for dispersal. That Rebora, Manuela, Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e phoresy in pseudoscorpions is of long standing and ob- Ambientale, Università di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy. ligatory in many cases is demonstrated by its continu- E-mail: [email protected] ance for millions of years, as shown by the fossil rec- ord. A member of the Chthoniidae attached to a moth in Baltic amber is reported for the first time." (Authors) The 2002 paper refers to Dunkle, S.W. (1984): First record of pseudoscorpions phoretic on dragonflies. Notul. Odona- 11402. HYDRA Institut Konstanz (2002): Koordinierte tol. 2: 48] Address: Poinar, Jr., G.O., Dept of Entomology, biologische Untersuchungen am Hochrhein 2000; Mak- Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA. roinvertebraten. Schriftenreihe Umwelt Nr. 345: 98 pp. (in German, with French, Italian and English summar- ies) ["The present report gives the results of the third 1999 part of a long-term monitoring of the macroinvertebrates on the High Rhine riverbed. In 2000, as in previous in- 11399. Zamora-Munoz, C.; Soler, J.J. (1999): Asymme- vestigations, representative cross-sections of the river try and sexual selection in insects. Bol. S.E.A.: 703- were examined with the help of a diver. In comparison 712. (in Spanish, with English summary) [This review with the results for 1990 and 1995, conspicuous chang- paper refers in a chapter to Coenagrion puella (Harvey, es in the benthic population could be observed in the I.F.; Walsh, K.J., 1993: Fluctuation asymmetry and life- navigable part of the river. A dense scheme of addition- time mating success are correlated in males of the al riparian samples produced new faunistic and zooge- damselfly Coenagrion puella (Odonata: Coenagrion- ographical information. Based on the biological charac- idae). Ecol. Entomol. 18(3): 198-202).] Address: Zamo- terisation now available, current deficits are shown and ra Muñoz, Carmen, Departamento de Biología animal y the requirements for ecological improvement are formu- ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Grana- lated." (Authors) The study includes records of Calop- da, 18071-Granada, Spain. E-mail: [email protected] teryx splendens, C. virgo, Platycnemis pennipes, Isch- nura elegans, Gomphus simillimus, G. vulgatissimus, and Onychogomphus forcipatus] Address: HYDRA, In- 2000 stitut für angewandte Hydrobiologie, Büro Peter Rey, Fürstenbergstr. 25, 78467 Konstanz, Germany. E-mail: 11400. Yousuf, M.; Abbasi, M.L.; Khaliq, A. (2000): De- [email protected] scription of a new allotype of Bayadera longicauda Fra- ser (Euphaeidae: Odonata) from Azad Kashmir. Paki- 11403. Robson, B.; Sherwood, J.; McKay, S.F.; Kelly, stan Entomologist 22(1–2): 45-46. (in English) ["A single L.M. (2002): Floodplain wetlands of the Gellibrand es- female specimen of Bayadera longicanda Fraser has tuary: What type of invertebrate