OdonatologicalAbstracts 1981 (8924) KIM, D.H. et al., 1985. A phylogenetic study on some Korean damselflies. Nature & Life (8921) ZAK, M. & W. ZAK, 1981. Wazki (Odonata) 15(1): 23-28 (Korean). — Engl, abstract in In- regionu chrzanowskiego. - Dragonflies of the secta koreana (Suppl.) 3[ 1993]: 52-53. — (The region ofChrzanöw. Sludia Osrodka Dokumen- names ofjoint authors not stated in the abstract; lacji fizjograficznej 8: 223-231. (Pol., with the addresses unknown). Engl.s.). — (Authors’ current address un- The original publication is not available for ab- from known). stracting. As apparent the abstract, chro- A commented list of 48 Poland. conditions examined in 6 spp.; Chrzanow, mosome were spp. and (taxa not stated), "some phylogenetic con- 1984 siderations” are based on this evidence, (8922) KIM, D.H., H.C. PARK & C.E. LEE, 1984. (8925) KNILL-JONES, R.P., 1985. The dragonfly So- of Se- [On the chromosomes Calopteryx atrata matochlora arctica (Zett.) near Oban. Glasg. 108-109. — lys (Zygoptera: Odonata)]. Nature & Life 14(1): Nat. 21(1): (Author’s address un- 13-17. (Korean). — Engl, abstract in Insecta known). — A koreana (Suppl.) 3[ 1993]: 52. (Authors’ ad- freshly emerged 3 is reported from a Sphag- dresses unknown. UK num-rich bog nr Oban, Scotland, (6-V11- The original publication is not available for ab- 1985). Brachytron pratense is also said to occur stracting. From the linguistically very poor ab- at the same locality (Black Lochs SSSI). stract, no precise information canbe extracted. The chromosome number of the Korean mate- 1988 rial studied is given as n <J = ”12 or 13”, XO. ’chromosome noticed J.W. 1988. A A ’ fragment’' was at me- (8926) LEE, et al., cytotaxonomic study taphase II. offive species ofthe Korean Libellulidae (Odo- nata). nat. Sei. Yeungnam Univ. 8: 175-184. 1985 — Abstract in Insecta koreana (Suppl.) 3 11993]: 53. — (The names ofjoint authors not (8923) BAYNE, D.M., 1985. New Records for the stated in the abstract; addresses unknown). Azure Damselfly. Glasg. Nat. 21(1): 107-108. The original publication is not available for ab- — (Nat. Conservancy Council, Univ. Stirling, stracting. The abstract is indicative rather than Stirling, FK9 4L A, Scotland, UK), informative, and Orthetrum albistylum specio- is from 3 the Coenagrion puella reported localities sum is only sp. mentioned. in Scotland, and the status of Cordulia "linae- ’ nea’ at Dubh Loch is briefly commented; Scot- 1990 land, UK. (8927) PECKARSKY, B.L., P.R, FRA1SSINET, M.A. 380 Odonatological Abstracts PENTON & D.J. 1990. Odonata. The known of 106 in the archi- CONKLIN, occurrence spp. In: B.I, Peckarsky et al.. Freshwater macroin- pelago is reviewed and the biogeographic com- vertebrates of northeastern North America, pp. position of the fauna is analysed.About 30 indi- 41-57, Comstock Publishing Associates (Cor- geneous, endemic or locally rare spp. are all nell Univ. Press), Ithaca-London. — ISBN 0- associated with hill forests and running waters, -8014-2076-8 (alk. paper) and 0-8014-9688-8 therefore the conservation of wooded valleys — Author: Cornell the is considered (pbk). (Senior Dept Ent„ throughout archipelago essen- Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA; — Publishers: Cornell tial. Univ. Press, 124 Roberts Place, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA). (8930) BÖHMER, J„ W. VOLLMER & H. RAH- is The order briefly reviewed, and a generickey MANN, 1991. Amphibien und Insekten als to the larvae of the regional fauna is presented. mögliche Bioindikatoren für hohe Säure- und — (Abstracter’s Note: The exact authorship of Aluminiumbelastungenim Nordschwarzwald. the odon. chapteris not apparent from the text. VDI Berichte 901: 967-983. — (Authors’ ad- As stated in the Senior Author’s Acknowledge- dresses not stated). ments, the manuscript has been thoroughly re- 37 stagnant water habitats were examined in viewed and modified by Drs S.W. Dunkle and the Black Forest (=Schwarzwald), Germany. 11 M.J. Westfall. odon. spp. were evidenced in the weakly acid neutral lakes, while 7-8 or only spp. were recor- 1991 ded from the pH 4.9-4.4 habitats. However, since the abundance in the latter group was R.J. D.B. 1991. (8928) ANDREW, & TEMBHARE, higher, there was no significant quantitativedif- Effect ofstarvation and cauterization ofcerebral ference in odon. population densities between the medial neurosecretory cells on midgutpro- the lakes of different acidity. tease activity in the larvae of Tramea Virginia (Insecta: Odonata). Proc. natn. Symp. current (8931) LIU, Z., 1991. Description of two new species Status gen. & comp. Endocrinol., pp. 101-102, of the genus Anisogomphus from China (Odo- Adv. Stud. - Dept Zook, Univ. Delhi, Delhi. nata: Gomphidae). Conlr. Shanghai Inst. Em. (Dept Zook, Nagpur Univ., Nagpur-44010, 10: 129-134. (Chin., with exhaustive Engks.). India). — (ShanghaiInst. Ent.,Acad. Sinica, Chungkin The midgut protease activity of 12 days old Rd (S) 225, Shanghai-200025,PR. China). larvae under normal A. chaoi ultimate was determined (holotype 6 allotype Zhang- sp.n. , 9: and and cauterization Co., experimental (starvation ting Fujian prov., 4/3-V-1959, resp.) and conditions in A. of medial neurosecretory cells) jinggangshanus sp.n. (holotype 9; Jing- terms of 280 nm under descri- optical density at optimal gangshan, Jiangxi prov., 8-V-1981) are conditions, according to the methods ofY. Birk bed, illustrated, and compared with the allied ak J. Insect 8: et (1962, Physiol. 417) and I. spp. All type specimens are deposited in the Ishaaya et ak (1971, ibid. 17: 945). The results Author’s institution. are sumarized in 2 tabs and they indicate that MPA decreases with successive prolongationof (8932) MIHIClC, A.V., 1991. Prividi i slutnje. Katedra the Beli. - starvation, but upon feeding it resumes nor- öakavskog Sabora Cres-Loäinj, 205 pp. mal level. In the the ISBN - MNC-cauterized larvae, none. (Croatian). (c/o Dr M. Franko- protease activity ceases. vic. Dept Anim. Physiol., Univ. Zagreb, P.O. Box 933, CRO-41001 Zagreb, Croatia), 1991. the (8929) ASAHINA, S., Report on survey and A collection of poems, by a well-known Croa- conservation of the Odonata of the Nansei Is- tian with 2 33 poet, dragonfly poems on pp. and lands. In: Study of essential factors for preserva- 67, resp. tion of wildlife in Nansei Islands, pp. 261-277 [other bibliogr. data not stated]. (Jap., with (8933) PRASAD, M., 1991. On some aspects of repro- Engks.). — (Takadanobaba 4-4-24. Shinjuku- ductive behaviour in Brachythemiscontaminata -ku, Tokyo, 169, JA), (Fabricius) (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Ann. Odonatological Abstracts 381 Ent. 9(1): 1-3. — (Zool. Surv. India,M. Block, 8938) BERGEY, E.A., S.F. BALLING, J.N. COL- New Alipore, Calcutta-700053, India). LINS, G.A. LAMBERTI & V.H. RESH, 1992. A few notes on territorial and reproductive beha- Bionomics of invertebrates within an extensive viour at a Calcutta pond. During oviposition, Potamogeton pectinatus bed of a California the 9 is always defended by the <J. marsh. Hydrohiologia 234(1): 15-24. — (Dept Ent., Univ. California, Berkeley, CA 94720, (8934) [YANG, X. & H. SUN], 1991, Odonata. In: X. USA). & Sun, of Yang H. [Eds], Catalogue the type Enallagmacarunculatum, E. civile and Ischnura in the Insect of specimens Collection the Insti- cervula are recorded, and their (cumulative) tute of Zoology, Academia sinica, Beijing, mean densities in 14 sample units (Coyote Hills Publ. Alameda China, pp. 1-3, Agric. House, Beijing. Marsh, Co.) are stated. 56 odon. taxa are listed along with bibliographic references. (8939) BHARDWAJ, A.C. & N. TYAGI. 1992. On the pH in the alimentary canal of Pantala flavescens 1992 (Odonata). Ann. Ent. 10(1): 53-55. — (P.G. Dept Zool., Sanatam Dharm Coll., Muzaffamagar- (8935) AESCHNA. Published by the Tombo Kenkyukai 251001, India). Research Osaka. No. 26 The values of tissues [= Dragonfly Group], pH gut and gut contents (Dec. 15, 1992). (Jap., some papers with Engl, were identified in various parts of the adult — Muraki, titles). (c/o A. 476-2-4-1312,Kano, alimentary canal. The increasing tissue (con- found Higashi-Osaka, 578, JA). tents) alkalinity was as follows: stomo- K. Matsuki, & K. Kitagawa: Bornean Odonata daeum 7.00-7.38 (7.60-7.80), mesenteron 7.80- taken by Dr Ueda. 1. Anisoptera (pp. 1-6); - 7.90 (5.20-6.77), proctodaeum 8.70-8.90 (7.74- Itoh, S.: New records of Orthetrum trianguläre 7.80), indicatingthat solely the mesenteron se- melania from Island and Aka Tokashiki Island, cretion exhibits a feable acidic pH. The role of - Kerama group of Ryukyus (p. 22); The issue anions and cations, and the difference between also contains minor 15 scientific notes, in Japa- the tissue and the contents pH are discussed. nese. (8940) BOULAHBAL, R., 1992. Contribution ä l'e- A (8936) ASAHINA, S. & K. KITAGAWA, 1992. new lüde de la diapause esrivale chez les genres addition to the odonate fauna ofThailand. Proc. Sympetrum i el Aeshna (odonales) dans le Nord- Jpn Soc. sysl. Zool. 47: 33-36. (With Jap.s.). — Esl Algerien. Mem, Fin d’Etudes, Univ. Anaba, 4-4-24, Vol. 1 vi+87 Vol. 2 ii+17 (Takadanobaba Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, (text): pp„ (figs): pp. 169, JA). (inch 32 col. phot.). — (c/o Prof. Dr B. Samra- dementia Ris is recorded 4 Hylaeothemis from oui, rue Hassi-Beida, Annaba, Algeria). N Thailand 6 The Fang, (1 ,22-V-I988). speci- In an exhaustive study, a summer diapause is men is described, illustrated and compared with evidenced in theAlgerian Sympetrum meridio- from N Borneo, a ä Sabah, nale (3 months), S. striolatum andAeshna mixta (both 4 months). The diapause is combined with (8937) ASQUITH, A. & R.H. MESSING, 1992. Anno- a migrationto the hills. The return flight to the tated insect records the takes in distribution for island reproduction sites place autumn. of Kauai. Proc. Hawaii, enl. Soc. 31: 151-156. — (Second Author: Dept Ent., Kauai Agric.