OdonatologicalAbstracts 1980 (6185) DUDGEON, D., 1982. Aspects of the micro- distribution of insect macrobenthos in a forest (6182) MENDEL, H., 1980. Leicestershire drag- stream in Hong Kong. Arch. Hydrobiol. onflies. Trans. Leicester lit. phil. Soc. 71: 29- (Suppl.)64(2): 221-239. — (DeptZool., HuiOi -53. — (56 Carlford Close, Martlesham Heath, Chow Sci. Bldg, Univ. Hong Kong, Hong Ipswich, IPS 7TB, UK). Kong). The history of odonatol. research in Leices- The microdistribution of47 benthic insect taxa is from the width of shaded riffle of tershire, UK traced 1795 to present, across a reach Tai and a detailed catalogue, with distribution Po Kau Forest Stream, Hong Kong was of studied the of 1977. distri- maps, 20 spp. known to occur in the county during summer The (NW England) is presented. bution of Euphaea decorata is shown in a It the abundant diagram. was among most 1981 taxa studied. (6183) COIMBRA-FILHO, A.F., 1981. Animals 1983 predados ou rejeitados pelo saui-piranga, Le- 1983. ontopitecus r. rosalia (L., 1766) na sua area de (6186) CHAO, H.-f., Descriptions ofthree new of ocorrenca primitiva (Callitrichidae, Primates). species gomphine dragonflies from Xizang Revta brasil. Biol. 41(4): 717-731. — (Centro (Odonata: Gomphidae). J. Fujian agric. Coll. de Primatologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). 12(4): 269-274. (Chin., with exhaustive Engl, — Biol. Orthemis ferruginea is listed among the food s.). (Inst. Control, Fujian Agric. Coll., items of the Golden Lion Tamarin, Leontopi- Fuzhou, Fujian, P. R. China). thecus rosalia. The spp. described are preserved in the Shanghai Inst. Ent., viz. Sinogomphus lepto- 1982 cercus sp. n. (holotype Kabu, Motuo, alt. Xizang, P R. China, 1670 m, ll-V-1980), motuoensis (6184) DUDGEON, D., 1982, An investigation of Onychogomphus sp. n. (holotype physical and biological processing of two (5, allotype Ç: Beipeng, Motuo, Xizang, P. R. species of leaf litter in Tai Po Kau Forest China, alt. 960 m. 6-VI1I-I979), and Stylo- Stream, New Territories, Hong Kong. Arch. gomphus lutantus sp. n. ($ holotype: Didong, Hydrobiol. 96(1): 1-32. — (Dept Zool., Hui Motuo, Xizang, P. R. China, alt. 1230 m, 6- Oi Chow Sci. Bldg, Univ. Hong Kong,'Hong VII-1980). The morphological ’’affinities” of Kong). all 3 spp. are briefly discussed. Mnais mneme and Heliogomphus sinicus are listed the macroinvertebrates 1983. An ofthe among asso- (6187) DUDGEON, D., investigation ciated with decomposing Aleurites montana drift of aquatic insects in Tai Po Kau Forest and Liquidambar formosana litter in Tai Po Stream, New Territories, Hong Kong. Arch. Kau Forest Stream. Hydrobiol. 96(4): 434-447. — (DeptZool., Hui 290 Odonatological Abstracts Oi Chow Sci. Bldg, Univ. Hong Kong, Hong then turn round and fly back again". By this rule individuals often Kong). obeying patrol up the and down the several hours. In drift samples collected, the odon. were same stretch for de- when rare. Rhinocypha perforata, Euphaea Sometimes, however, a neighbour is corata and Mnais mnerae are mentioned, but perched on vegetation,a male will fly overhim made. unnoticed ontil he no further comments are and carry on meets the neighbour beyond. He then turns round if he The effects of his the (6188) DUDGEON, D., 1983. water now meets original neighbour on way he the level fluctuations on a gently shelving margi- back, again turns, with the result that Plover Cove have nal zone of Reservoir, Hong two will swopped territories. Given this Kong. Arch. Hydrobiol. (Suppl.) 65(2/3): simple movement rule, the only way a male can — Sci. 163-196. (Dept Zool., Hui Oi Chow "defend" a larger territory is to fly faster; he will then Bldg, Univ. Hong Kong, Hong Kong). covera longer stretch before he meets On the gently sloping marginal area of the each neighbour and is forced to turn round and Reservoir, the odon. larvae (mainly Ictino- go back again. gomphus pertinax) occur at the density of 0.56 individuals/m2 . (6191) DUDGEON, D„ 1984, Longitudinal and temporal changes in functional organization of 1984 macroinvertebrate communities in the Lam Tsuen River, Hong Kong. HydrobiohgiaIll: 1984. — (6189) CHAO, H.-f., A new species of Lepto- 207-217. (Dept Zool., Hui Oi Chow Sci. gomphus Selys from Hainan island (Odonata: Bldg, Univ. Hong Kong, Hong Kong). 277- odon, and Gomphidae). J. Fujian agric. Coll. 13(4): 10 spp. are listed on p. 210, are exhaustive — considered of 280. (Chin., with very Engl, s.) to represent only a small part the (Inst. Bioi. Control, Fujian Agric. Coll., benthic community. Fuzhou, Fujian, P. R. China). L. hainanensis sp, n. is described and figured (6192) DUDGEON, D„ 1984. Seasonal and long- from 2 $ (holotype Jian-Feng-Lin, Hainan -term changes in the hydrobiology of the Lam P. R. New Is., Guangdong prov., China, 29-VI1- Tsuen River, Territories, Hong Kong, -1982). The holotype is deposited in the Biol. with special reference to benthic macroinver- Dept, Zhongzhan Univ., Guangzhou; the pa- tebrate distribution and abundance. Arch. Hy- ratype in the Inst. Biol. Control, FAC, Fuzhou drobiol. (Suppl.) 69(1): 55-129. (DeptZool., (Type Cat. No. 019). The new sp. is similar to Hui Oi Chow Sci. Biol. Bldg, Univ. Hong L. sauteri formosanus (Oguma) and L. elegans Kong, Hong Kong). An of the Lieft. investigation macrobenthos was un- dertaken in Nov. 1976. and at quarterly in- (6190) DAVIES, N.B. & A.I. HOUSTON, 1984. Ter- tervals during 1978-1979. Between the 2 economics. In: J.R. Krebs & N.B. there had been ritory surveys a considerable increase Davies, [Eds], Behavioural ecology: an evolu- in settlement and agricultural activity in the pp. 148-169, Blackwell, Ox- tionary approach, river valley, which had a significant effect on — ford-London (First [ISBN 0-632-00987-X], river ecology. Zygonyx iris was widespread in Pembroke Coll., Univ. Author: Dept Zool., 1976 and slightly more abundant in 1978-1979, Cambridge. Cambridge, UK). despite being less widely distributed in the On observations on Libellula lower p. 148, original course. All other benthic odon. were follows: InL. quadrimaculata are described as gomphids and occurred througout much ofthe there sometimes quadrimaculata are physical river system. Onychogomphus sp. was the clashes when males first set territories up most numerous. Heliogomphus sinicus Chao but around the edge of breeding ponds, once (= Scorpio Ris) and Ictinogomphus pertinax settled for the individuals to follow the and lower day appear were restricted to upper sections the rule a neighbour, simple "fly until you meet of the river respectively. Odonatological Abstracts 291 des (6193) STÔCK.EL, G., 1984. Zur Kaferfauna Na- resting or endemic spp. in Nepal. turschutzgebietes "Degensmoor” bei We- Kreis Neustrelitz und ein 1985. A fossil senberg, Nachtrag (6197) ROZEFELDS, A.C., zy- des Natur the zur Libellenfauna Gebietes. Natur- gopteran nymph (Insecta: Odonata) from schutz Mecklenburg 20: 89-94. — (Rudower Late Triassic Aberdare Conglomerate, South- Str. 22, DDR-2080 Neustrelitz, GDR). east Queensland. Proc. R. Soc. Qd 96: 25-32. Additions to and corrective notes on a paper — (Palaeontol. Sect., Queensland Mus., For- by H. Sensenhauser (1979, Nalurk. Forsch. titude Valley, 4006, AU). Her. Neustrelitz 2: The larva is referred the Samarura. 29-32). to genus Along with the partial wing of Triassolestes 1985 epiophlebioides Till, from the Late Triassic Ipswich Coal Measures, it represents the oldest (6194) EDA, S., [compiler], 1985. [Additions to the known fossil referable to Zygoptera. — Au- "Dragonflies of Nagano Prefecture", No. 8.] strolestidion duaringae Till., from the Eocene- New Entomol. 34(3/4): 8-9. (Jap.). — (3-1-25 -Early Miocene DuaringaFormation was des- Sawamura, Matsumoto, Nagano, 390, JA). cribed as a zygopteran larva, but it is con- These are additions to the work listed in OA sidered here to represent a parastacid — A 2703, bringing a note on Sympetrum frequens crustacean. brief review of the fossil individuals with fumed wings(cf. OA 5608), on odon. material known from Australia is also attracted included. Polycanthagina melanictera, by a flu- orescent light, and republishing the Tramea Virginia record, as listed in OA 5464. — (Ab- (6198) SMOCK, L.A., E. GILINSKY & D.L. STO- 1985. Macroinvertebrate stracter’s Note: The Editors ofOdonatologica NEBURNER, pro- southeastern were unable to get in touch with Dr Eda, the- duction in a United States black- refore the earlier of this series could 1491-1503. — parts not water stream. Ecology 66(5): be listed). (First Author Dept Biol., Virginia Common- wealth Univ., Richmond, VA 23284, USA). N. (6195) HANDA, S.M. & KOCHHAR, 1985. Macroinvertebrate production was studied by Chromosomal architecture in two species of replicated monthlysampling of 5 different sub- damselflies from its in Carolina Chandigarh and sur- strate types a second-order South rounding areas. Nat. Seminar Current Trends blackwater stream. The Odon. are suborder- Chrom. 34 -wise considered. In tabular their Dynamics, Chandigarh, p. [Ab- a review, pro- stract only). — Dept Zool., Panjab Univ., duction/ biomass ratios and cohort production Chandigarh-160014, India). intervals are stated. The chromosome numbers are reported for and Ischnura "delicata (6199) WILD, 1985. der O- Enallagma parvum K., Okologische Analyse Hag." [here written as "derilicata"]which is a donalenfauna von Feuchlgebieten im Raum = = Meckenheim. Schriftliche synonym ofI. aurora Br.(2n $ 27, n <5 14). Hausarbeit, Erste The centromere is said to be localized and all Staatsprufung Lehramt Sekundarstufe I, elements almost — the metacentric. An m-pair Univ. Bonn, 210 pp. (Stidstr. 45, D-5309 E. occurs in parvum only. Meckenheim-Liiftelberg,FRG). The odon. fauna (26 spp.) is reported from a of (6196) MAHATO, M., 1985. Nepalka gainekirako number habitats in the Meckenheim area nr yak choto parichaya. — [A brief introduction Bonn, FRG. The emphasis is onphotographic ofNepalese dragonflies]. News Bull. nal. Hist. documentation of the records and on eco- Mus., Kathmandu 16-17. — of the local fauna. Of 1(3): (Nepali).