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OdonatologicalAbstracts 1993 issue of23 Apr.,p. 6. (Dutch).- (Author’s address unknown). (13030) LUTZ, H., 1993. The Middle-Eocene A slightly modified text ofthe paper listed in OA “FossillagerstatteEckfelderMaar”(Eifel,Germany). 9922,publishedinaNetherlands national daily. Kaupia2;21-25. (WithGerm.s.).-(Naturhist.Mus. Mainz,Reichklarastr, 10,D-55116 Mainz). 1995 The “EckfelderMaar”nrManderscheid,Eifel,is one of the most important fossillagerstattes of the (13034) VIZSLAN, T., L. VIZSLAN, B. PINGIT- EuropeanMiddle Eocene. So farca 20.000 fossils ZER& K, KATRICS, 1995, Adatok Magyarorszag werecollected frombituminous laminites and turbi- szitakoto-faunajahoz (Odonata), 1 - Data to the dites, but the odon. arescarce.Ageneraloutline of Odonata fauna ofHungary, 1.Folia hist. nal. Mus. theinventoryisherepresented. matraensis20: 85-89. (Hung.,withEngl.s.).-(First Author: Madarasz ut. 12,HU-3525 Miskolc). 1994 The 1994recordsfor36 spp., fromvarious localities inHungary. - Forpts 2& 3 seeOA 13044,13155. (13031) GEENE, R., 1994. Notes on dragonfliesin Egypt, spring 1990, In: P.L. Meininger& G.A.M. 1996 Atta, [Eds], Ornithologicalstudies in Egyptianwet- lands, 1989/90,pp. 391-395,Found. Omithol. Res. (13035) LUTZ, H., 1996. Die fossile Insektenfauna Egypt (FORE), Vlissingen.[FORE-Rep. 94-01], - vonRott:Zusammensetzungund Bedeutungfur die (Publishers:Lisztlaan 5,NL-4384 KMVlissingen). Rekonstruktion desehemaligenLebensraums. In:W. Records for 19spp., with field notes. vonKoenigswald, [Ed.], Fossillagerstatte Rott bei Hennefim Siebengebirge[2ndenlargededn],pp. 41- (13032) MURPHY, D.H., 1994. Risiophlebiadohmi -56, Rheinlandia,Siegburg. - (Naturhist. Mus. (Libellulidae,Odonata).In: P.K.L. Ng& Y.C.Wee, Mainz,Reichklarastr. 10,D-55116Mainz), [Eds], The Singapore red data book: threatened ThehistoryofinvestigationsoftheUpperOligocene plantsandanimals ofSingapore,p. 107,NatureSoc,, insect fauna ofRottisoutlined,and the thanatocoe- Singapore,ISBN 981-00-3475-X. - (DeptBiol. Sci., nosisisdescribed, inwhichthe odon.(mostlylarvae) Natn Univ. Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore- represent 11.37%oftheassemblagesofarrecovered. -119260). Habitat and ecology, distribution,threats, scientific (13036) SM1LJKOV,S., 1996. Dominantnabentalna interest andpotential value are outlined. The sp.is invertebratna fauna vo akumulacijtaMatka - The considered “Endangered”,and habitat protectionis dominant benthal invertebrate fauna of the Matka required. Accumulation. GodisenZb.Biol.,Skopje49:95-105. (Maced.,with Engl. s.).- (Inst.Biol.,Fac. Nat.Sci. (13033) VAN HALM, H., 1994. Nieuwe plekken &Math.,P.O. Box 162,MK-91001 Skopje). voorlibellen? - [New sitesfor dragonflies?].Trouw, Gomphus vulgatissimus is listed from Matka, 370 OdonatologicalAbstracts Macedonia. allows forthe recognition ofancient normal (non- saline)lakesonthe onehandand meromictic(salini- (13037) ZESSIN, W., 1996. Die iilteste Libelle der tystratified)lakesonthe other.Thelattermaybe dis- Welt: Zessinella siope Brauckmann, 1988. tinguishedfrombrackish-marine environments either FamilienBr. ini. Ver.Erforsch. Zessin-FamGesch. 4: bytheir usuallysmallerarea,ortheiroverall structure. 41-43, fig. on coverp. 4excl. - (LangeStr. 9, D- -19230 Jasnitz). (13041) MURPHY, D.H., 1997. Odonatabiodiversity Anarrativeonthediscoveryofthenewsp.,asdescri- in the naturereservesofSingapore.Gardens’Bull. bed in the paper listed in OA 6579, with autobio- Singapore49: 333-352,col. pis 1-3 incl. - (Dept graphicnotes andanartisticreconstruction ofthe sp. Biol. Sci., Natn Univ. Singapore, Kent Ridge, in itshabitat. Recently, additional specimens were Singapore-119260). recovered. The history of odonatol. research in Singapore is traced from 1854 (A.R.Wallace) and a commented 1997 list of79 spp. recorded within the nature reserves, incl. the endemicDrepanostictaquadrata,isgiven.8 (13038) GESKE, C., E.ENGEL& H. PLACHTER, spp.areknown fromNeeSoonSwampForestonly. 1997. TypologisierungundBewerlungkleinerFliess- gewdsser:einMethodenvergleich.Hess.Landesanst. (13042) S1EBENEICHER, H.-W., 1997. Labor- und f. Umwelt,Wiesbaden. 133 pp. + 23 pp. appendix. Freilanduntersuchungenzur Biologic vonLibellula ISBN 3-89026-261-9. - (Publishers: Rheingaustr. fulva (Odonata: Libellulidae).DiplArb. FB Biol., 186,D-65203 Wiesbaden). Heinrich-Fleine-Univ.,Diisseldorf. 62 pp. - (c/o Dr The odon. arebrieflyconsidered under the heading, W.Piper,Kollenhof 31,D-22527 Hamburg). “Zooecologicalassessment ofrunning water” (pp. In central Europe the sp. has a patchy distribution 11-14). and it is characterised by a locally synchronous emergence. Inthe Lower Rhine regionitis onthe (13039) HAWKING, J.H. & F.J. SMITH, 1997. wingsfrommid MaytoMid July.Itis anon-territo- Colour guideto invertebrates ofAustralian inland rial percher, not confined to the emergence site. waters. Co-operative Res. Cent. Freshw. Ecol., Copulationcommencesinthe airand it iscompleted Albury [Went. Guide No. 8], 213 pp. ISBN onthe ground,lastingupto35minorlonger,where- 1-876144-09-2. - Price: AU$ 50.- net.- (Ordersto; by itdifferssharplyfromL. depressaand L. quadri- MurrayDarling Freshw. Res. Cent., P.O. Box 921, maculata. The unguardedovipositiontakes placein Albury,NSW2640,AU). shady sections along the bank immediatelyupon Includesbriefdescriptionsand col.phot, oflarvae of copulation: 10-15 eggs are released free into the 20 odon. spp. - For apocket-size book theprice is waterat each stroke.Functional morphologyofthe ratherhigh. genitaliais described,illustrated anddiscussed. (13040) LUTZ, H., 1997. Taphozonosen terrestri- (13043) SKALE, A. & A. WEIGEL, 1997. Zur scher Insekten in aquatischen Sedimenten: ein Insektenfauna (Coleoptera, Lepidoptera,Saltatoria, Beitrag zurRekonstruktion des Palaoenvironments. Odonata, Trichoptera et Heteroptera) des NSG Neues Jb. Geol. Paldonl. Abh. 203(2): 173-210. “Tannbach-Klingefelsen” (Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thu- (With Engl. s.). - (Naturhist. Mus. Mainz, ringen). Thiirfaun.Abh. 4: 139-172.(WithEngl.s.). Reichklarastr. 10,D-55116Mainz). - (FirstAuthor:Bliicher-Str. 38,D-95030 Hof). Both selectivityduringpost-mortemsurface drifting Acommentedlist of11 odon. spp.;Saale-Orla distr., and the effectsofwater densitydecide onthecom- Thuringia,Germany. position offossil insect assemblages (inch odon.) fromaquaticlagerstattes.Forhorizons ofsimilarage (13044) VIZSLAN, T. & B. PINGITZER, 1997. at the same locality it is possible to differentiate Adatok Magyarorszag szitakoto-faunajahoz between nearshore and offshore sites. In addition, (Odonata),2- Contribution totheknowledgeofthe onecan determine for each lagerstattethe average dragonflyfaunaofHungary,[2].Foliahist. nat.Mus. “salinity”, i.e.theelectrolyte concentration,and the matraensis 22: 99-108. (Hung., with Engl. s.). - salinity duringdeposition ofdifferent facies. This (FirstAuthor: Madaraszut. 12,HU-3525 Miskolc). OdonatologicalAbstracts 371 The 1995-1997records for 43 spp., from 94 locali- ped,and habitat selection in the regionis outlined ties in Hungary. - For pts 1 & 3 see OA 13034, anddiscussed. 13155. (13048) HOLUSA, O. & P. JEZIORSKI, 1998. 1998 Faunisticke spravyzoSlovenska- Faunisticrecords from the Slovak Republic: Odonata, Corduliidae. (13045) CZECH, T„ U.IRMLER, C. KASSEBEER Eniomofaunacarpathica 10: 126. (bilingual:Czech & V. PICHINOT, 1998. Libellen (Odonata).Heu- &Engl.).- (FirstAuthor:Bruzovska420,CZ-73801 schrecken (Saltatoria),Schnabelkerfen (Rhynchota) Frydek-Mistek). und Schmetterlinge(Lepidoptera).In'. U. Irmler et Somatochloraalpestrisisrecorded fromSuchaHora, al„[Eds], Das Dosenmoor: Okologie eines regene- andthebibliographyonitsoccurrenceinSlovakia is rierenden Hochmoores, pp. 210-223, Faun.-okol. presented. ArbGem., Kiel, ISBN3-00-003517-6. - (Available from; Faun.-okol. Arbeitsgemeinschaft, Biologie- (13049) LUTZ, H., 1998. Die unteroligozane zentrum Univ. Kiel, Olshausenstr. 40, D-24098 Insekten-Taphozonose von Sieblos/Rhon: ein Kiel). Schliissel fur die Rekonstruktion des aquatischen 15odon. spp. arelisted andthe fauna ofthepeatbog Palaoenvironments. Geol. Abh. Hessen 104: 101- isbrieflydiscussed;- Schleswig-Holstein,Germany. -114. (With Engl. s.). - (Naturhist. Mus. Mainz, Reichklarastr. 10,D-55116Mainz). (13046) HARDERSEN, S.&S.D.WRATTEN, 1998. This is an up-to-date summary ofthe insect tapho- The effectsofcarbarylexposure ofthepenultimate coenosis fromSieblos. The specimensbelong to 2 larvalinstars ofXanthocnemis zealandica onemer- different facies types, viz. dysodils (noOdon.) and gence and fluctuating asymmetry. Ecotoxicology laminated carbonates (57.14% specimens referable 7(5): 297-304.- (Ecol.&Ent.Group,Div. PlantSoil toOdon.).Onthebasisoftaphonomicalinformation, & Ecol. Sci., Lincoln Univ., PO. Box 84, a dynamicmodel is given forthe Sieblos lake that Canterbury,NZ). takes into account hydrologicaland palaeoclimatic Inalaboratoryexperimentlarvaewereexposedto3 changes during the sedimentation of the fossil- concentrations ofcarbaryl(100ppb, 10ppb, I ppb) -bearingfacies. plus controls until the adult damselflies emerged. Carbaryl at 100 ppb reduced emergence by more (13050) O’BRIEN, M.F, & P.D. PRATT, 1998, than90%. Thelowercarbarylconcentrations didnot Enallagmaanna,adamselflynewtotheGreatLakes affectemergence successbutincreased the develop- region(Odonata:Coenagrionidae).GreatLakes Ent. mental speedslightly.Theadultdamselfliesfromthe 31(3/4):211-213. - (FirstAuthor: InsectDiv.,Mus. highestconcentration which did not affectemergen- Zool.,Univ. Michigan,Ann Arbor,MI48109-1079, cesuccess(10ppb)were analyzedfortheirlevel of USA). fluctuatingasymmetry (FA)and deviationfrombila- This,apredominantlywestern NorthAmerica sp.,is teralsymmetry, and comparedwith those from con- recorded fromSWMichigan(USA)andSWOntario trols. The level ofFA in cell patterns inwingswas (Canada)forthe firsttime, increasedwhereasthelevelofFAforwinglengthdid notshowanydifferences. (13051) PRATT, P.D. & P.M. CATLING, 1998. Distribution ofHetaerina titia (Odonata:Caloptery- (13047) HOLUSA, O., 1998. K vjskytu vazky Leu- gidae)in theeasternGreatLakesregion.GreatLakes corrhinia pectoralis (Charpentier, 1825) (Odonata: Ent. 31(3/4): 205-208. - (First Author: 7100 Libellulidae)vCeskeaSlovenskerepublice- Onthe Matchelle Rd,LaSalle,ON, N9J 2S3,CA), occurrence of dragonfly Leucorrhinia pectoralis The Lower Thames and Sydenham Rivers in SW (Charpentier, 1825) (Odonata: Libellulidae)in the Ontario,Canadahavewell establishedpopulationsof Czech and Slovac Republics. Sb. prir. Klubu Uh. this sp. that represent its northern range limit. Hradisti 3: 45-53. (Czech, with Engl. s.). - Althoughfirst discovered in 1985,thesepopulations (Bruzovska420,CZ-73801 Frydek-Mistek). arenotnecessarilyrecentlyestablished.Adults appear The sp.is known from 12localities, mostly in the frommid-Aug.toearlySept,andaremostoftenseen hills. Allrecords arelisted,the distribution is map- aroundtrees andshrubs overhangingmovingwater. 372 OdonatologicalAbstracts - (Abstractor’s Note. For cytotaxonomic examina- ceofindividuals thatpossessit,and thatitevolvedin tionthe sp.wascollected ontheThames atLondon, response toselectionimposedin heterogeneousenvi- Ontario,inAug. 1978byDr B.& Mrs M.Kiauta). ronments. The first assumptionhas been upheldby studies showingthe beneficial nature ofplasticity. (13052) RUDOLPH,R„ 1998. Sudliche Libdlenarten The second assumption is difficult to test since it in Westfalen. Nat. Landschaftsk. 34: 114-116. - requiresknowingaboutselection actingin thepast. (ZumEmstal 12b,D-48231Warendorf). However, it can be tested in its general form by The “mediterranean”character ofLestes barbarus is asking whether natural selection currently acts to considered questionable.The increased occurrence maintain phenotypic plasticity. This approach was of Coenagrion lindeni, Erythromma viridulum, adoptedin a studyofplasticmorphologicaltraits in Aeshnaaffinis,Anaxparthenope,Gomphuspulchel- larvae ofthe wood frog,R.sylvatica.First tadpoles lus and Crocothemis erythraea in Westphalia, werereared inartificial pondsfor 18days,in either Germany is outlined and discussed. Singlerecords the presence or absence ofAnax dragonflylarvae are known forCoenagrionmercuriale,S. scitulum, (confinedwithin cages toprevent them fromkilling Orthetrum brunneum, O. coerulescens and the tadpoles).Theseconditioningtreatmentsproduced Sympetrummeridionale,butnoincreasein sightings dramatic differencesinsizeand shape:tadpolesfrom ofthese has sofarbeennoticed. pondswithpredatorswere smaller and had relative- ly shortbodies and deeptail fins.Selection byAnax (13053) STEFFENS, W.P., 1998. New distribution onthetwokinds oftadpoleswasestimatedbytesting records of Somatochlora hineana (Odonata: for non-random mortality in overnight predation Corduliidae).GreatLakesEnt. 31(1):25-26.-(P.O. trials. Dragonfliesimposedstrong selection by pre- Box 16593,Duluth,MN 55816,USA). ferentiallykillingindividuals with relativelyshallow New records in Michigan,USA arereported,exten- andshorttailfins, andnarrowtailmuscles.The same dingtheknown distribution ofthe sp, bynearly200 traits that exhibited the strongest plasticity were kmtothe NE. Habitatsarefens withshallow creeks, underthe strongestselection,exceptthat tailmuscle springs, smallpools,andmarl deposits. width exhibited noplasticity butexperiencedstrong increasingselection. Alaboratorycompetitionexpe- (13054) TOMBO TSUSHIN - [DRAGONFLY COM- riment,testingforselectionin the absence ofpreda- MUNICATIONS], No. 30 (Memorial issue; Sept. tors, showed that tadpoleswith deep tail fins grew 1998). Published by the Yodo River Left Bank relatively slowly. In the cattle tanks, where there Regional SewageWorks Association, Osaka. ISSN were also no free predators, the predator-induced none. (Jap.). - (c/o K. Inoue, 5-9, Fuminosato phenotype survived more poorly and developed 4-chome,Abeno-ku,Osaka,545-0004,JA). slowly, but this cost was apparently not associated The “dragonfly”was adoptedasthe emblemofthe with particular morphologicaltraits. These results said sewage plant,which also manages a popular, indicate thatselectioniscurrently promotingmorpho- local “Dragonfly Sanctuary”. The periodical com- logical plasticity in R. sylvatica, and support the mencedpublicationin 1991. - On 14pp.,thepresent hypothesisthatplasticityrepresentsanadaptationto issue brings several shorter articles (K. Tani, K. variable predatorenvironments. Inoue,etc.),mostlyrelated tothe“dragonfly”educa- tive work, conducted in the Sanctuary for general (13056) VARGA, I., 1998.Comparisonofphytal-and publicand,aboveall,forchildren. Alsoincluded are fbrna-bound macroinvertebrate communitiesatLake somefieldphotographs,showingvarious aspects of Ferto,Hungary.Opusc. zool. Budapest31: 131-141. odon. behaviour. - (Dept Syst. Zool. & Ecol., Eotvds-Lorand Univ., Puskin u.3, HU-1088 Budapest). (13055) VANBUSKIRK,J.& R.A.RELYEA, 1998. 8 odon. spp. are listed, mostly from submerged Selection forphenotypicplasticity in Ranasylvatica macrophytonstands. tadpoles.Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 65(3):301-328.- (Dept Biol.,Univ. Michigan,AnnArbor,MI48109,USA). (13057) WALTZ,R.D., 1998. GleaningonCoreidae The hypothesisthatphenotypicplasticity isanadap- (Heteroptera) by Tachopteryx thoreyi (Odonata: tation to environmental variation rests on the two Petaluridae).Great Lakes Ent. 31(3/4): 209-210. - assumptionsthatplasticity improvestheperforman- (Div. Ent.&PlantPathol., IDNR,RoomW-290,402 OdonatologicalAbstracts 373 WestWashington,Indianapolis,IN46204, USA). Author; DeptEnt.,Cornell Univ.,Ithaca,NY 14853, An incidental observation offeedingonalargeleaf- USA). -footedbug,probablyAcanthocephalaterminalis,is Tinajasaresmall (< 30m diameter)rain-filled wet- described.Reportonthisfeedingbehaviour inT.tho- lands that have been eroded out ofsandstone bed- reyiis noteworthy,sinceneithergleaning(thetaking rock. 10odon. taxa (mostlyspp.)arelisted,and the of resting prey) has ever been reported in the zygopt.areaddressed fromthepointofview ofthe Petaluridae,norfeedingonCoreidae has been pre- relationshipbetween life historycharacteristics and viouslyrecorded forT,thoreyi. themaximum pool depth. (13058) ZESSIN,W„ 1998.EinefossileHeuschrecken- (13062) ANSORGE,J.,1999.Heterophlebiabuckmani art aus der Unteren Kreide Brasiliens Cratoelcana (Brodie, 1845) (Odonata: “Anisozygoptera”), das zessini Martins-Neto, 1991. FamilienBr. int. Ver. erste Insekt aus dem untertoarcischen Erforsch. Zessin-FamGesch. 5: 58-59,fig. oncover Posidonienschiefer von Holzmaden (Wurttemberg, p.4 excl, - (LangeStr.9,D-19230 Jasnitz). SWDeutschland).Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. (B) 275: Includes some autobiographic notes on Author’s 1-9. (With Engl. s.). - (Inst. Geol., Emst-Moritz- workonodon.paleontology. -Amdt-Univ., Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 17a, D- -17489Greifswald). (13059) ZESSIN, W., 1998. Trigonophlebia zessini A fore wing of H. bruckmani from the Lower Ansorge, 1996, eine neueinteressante Libellenart Toarcian Posidonia Shale of Holzmaden, aus dem oberen Lias von Norddeutschland. Wiirttemberg,SWGermanyis described. The holo- FamilienBr. int. Ver. Erforsch. Zessin-FamGesch. 6: types ofthe UpperLiassic H. dobbertinensis Handl., 63-64, fig. oncoverp. 4 excl.- (LangeStr. 9, D- 1939,H. gracilisHandl., 1939,Systellothemisreti- -19230 Jasnitz). culataHandl., 1939fromDobbertin (Mecklenburg) An abridgedredescription ofthe sp., described ori- and H.proximaBode, 1905 fromthe Brunsvick area ginallyin Neuepaldont.Abh.2(1996):1-132, 17pis (LowerSaxony)arerevised and considered younger excl.), inch afig.offore wingvenation in the hole- synonyms ofH.buckmani.Besides acollectingbias, type. the rarity of insects in the Posidonia Shale of Holzmaden probablyresults fromalargerdistanceof 1999 the sedimentation areatotheVindelician mainland. (13060) AL HUSSEIN, I.A., S. BERGMANN, T. (13063) ARG1A. The news journalofthe Dragonfly FUNKE, J. HUTH, H.-M. OELERICH, M. REU- Society ofthe Americas, Vol. 11,No. 4 (31 Dec, TER, F. TIETZE & W. WITSACK, 1999. Die 1999). ISSN 1061-8503. - (c/o Dr & Mrs T.W. Tierwelt der Bergbaufolgelandschaften.NatSchutz Donnelly, 2091 PartridgeLane, Binghamton,NY Sachsen-Anhalt 36(Sonderh.): 23-40. - (Authors’ 13903,USA). addressesnotstated). [Signedarticles:] Hutchings, G VancouverIsland Theodon. aredealt withbyJ.Huth,pp. 26-28. Over DSAannual meeting(withpossibleOkanaganside 100waterbodies,left fromthe formerminingopera- trip)(pp.1-2);- Laudermilk,E.: Carl Cookreceives tions, were surveyed and 46 spp. were evidenced, Kentucky Biodiversity Protection Award (p. 2); - representing73% oftheSachsen-Anhalt odon.fauna [Anonymous:] Juanda Bick, 1919-1999 (pp.2-4);- (EGermany),Thecharacteristic spp. ofvarious habi- Daigle,J.J.,B.Behrstock, S.Krotzer& B.Mauffray: tattypes arepointedout, and the importanceofthe Arizona adventures (pp. 4-6); - J.M. Ramos residual waterbodiesisemphasized. Hernandez: New records ofOdonatafor somepro- vinces of the Dominican Republic (pp. 6-7); - (13061) ANDERSON, C.R., B.L. PECKARSKY& Krotzer, R.S.: Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius), S.A. WISSINGER, 1999. Tinajas of southeastern Great Pondhawk, new for Alabama (pp. 7-8); - Utah: invertebrate reproductive strategies and the Artiss, T: Molecular phylogeneticanalyses ofthe habitat templet. In: D.P. Batzer et al., [Eds], odonate generaLibellula,Ladona andPlathemis(pp. Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands of North 8-12);-Donnelly,N.:HistoryofAmerican Odonata: America: ecology and management, pp. 791-810, Clarence Kennedy (1879-1952) (pp. 12-14); - Wiley, New York, ISBN 0-471-29258-3. - (First Kenner, R.D.: RequestforOdonata inBC (p. 15);- 374 OdonatologicalAbstracts FirstCanadianbreedingrecord forTanypteryxhage- pears thatA. juniusisrelatively tolerant ofchlor- ni(pp. 15-16);- The issue also contains minutes of pyrifos,althoughthe concentrations here testedhave the July 1999 DSAmeeting(S.Dunkle, p. 16), the been shown in other work to adversely affect the 1999 DSA financial report(J.J. Daigle,pp. 16-17), preybase; thereforethe introduction ofthisinsectici- and the standard web site review, “Tramea” (R. demay haveindirect adverse affectsontop inverte- Beckemeyer,p. 17). bratepredators suchasOdon. (13064) BENKE, A.C., G.M. WARD & T.D. (13066) CASEY, C.R., J. PARKER & M, LOTE, RICHARDSON, 1999. Beaver-impoundedwetlands 1999. DragonfliesanddamselfliesofGreatBritain. ofsoutheastern Coastal plain;habitat-specificcom- Video, produced by the authors. Running time: 80 position and dynamics of invertebrates. In: D.P. min.approx.- Price; £15,-net,- (Ordersto:Atropos Batzeretal., [Eds],Invertebrates infreshwater wet- Bookshop, 1 Myrtle Villas, Sussex ED, New lands ofNorthAmerica: ecology and management, Romney,Kent,TN288DY,UK). pp. 217-245,Wiley,New York,ISBN 0-471-29258- A short introductory section provides a simplified -3. - (First Author: Aquat. Biol. Progr., DeptBiol. guidetothe dragonflylife cycle andareview ofthe Sci.,Univ.Alabama,Tuscaloosa,AL35487,USA). morphology,as faras needed for identification of The study wasconducted in the TalladegaNational spp.Themain partofthe workis areview ofallspp. Forest. Relativeabundance is stated for 15 habitat- known tobreed inthe UnitedKingdom; acoverage -specificodon. spp. in Nymphaeaand Juncuszones, ofseveral min isdevotedtoeach sp.,inch adistribu- basedonbenthic samplingoremergence. tionmap. (13065) BREWER, S.K. & G.J.ATCHISON, 1999. (13067) COBO,F.,A.MERA& M.A.GONZALEZ, Theeffectsofchlorpyrifosoncholinesterase activity 1999.Analisis guimicoyvalor energeticodealgunas and foragingbehavior in the dragonflyAnaxjunius familias deinsectosheterometabolos dulceacuicolas, (Odonata).Hydrobiologia394; 201-208. - (Second Boln Asoc. esp. Ent. 23(1/2): 213-221. (WithEngl, Author; Dept Anim. Ecol., Iowa St. Univ., 124 s.).- (DeptoBiol. Animal,Fac.Biol.,Univ. Santiago Sciences II,Ames,IA50011,USA). deCompostela,ES-15706 SantiagodeCompostela). Head capsule cholinesterase (ChE) and foraging Chemicalanalysesarepresentedfor6odon. families, behaviour inAnaxjuniuslarvae,exposedfor24hto and calorimetricvalues arestated for3 ofthem. 0.2,0.6and 1.0pgI"1 oftheorganpphosphorus(OP) insecticide, chlorpyrifos [O.O-diethyl 0-(3,5,6-tri- (13068) CORDERO RIVERA, A., 1999. Selection chloro-2-pyridyl)phosphorothioate]wereexamined. sexualycomportamientoreproductordelos insectos. The invertebratecommunityis animportantcompo- BolnSoc.ent.aragon. 26:693-701. (WithEngl.s.). nentofthe structure andfunctionofwetland ecosys- - (Depto Ecol., Univ. Vigo, E.U.E.T, Forestal, tems, yetthepotential effectsofinsecticides onwet- CampusUniversitario,ES-36005 Pontevedra). land ecosystemsarelargelyunknown. Theobjectives The evolution ofinsect reproductive behaviour is were to determine ifexposure to environmentally related tothe intensity ofsexual selection. Here, a realistic concentrationsofchlorpyrifosaffectedfora- review isgivenofthe4proposedmechanisms forthe gingbehaviour and ChE activityinheadcapsulesof action ofsexual selection (beforecopulation:fights larvae. Larvae wereexposedto different concentra- between <JS and 9 choice;duringand after copula- tions ofchlorpyrifosand differentprey densities ina tion: spermcompetitionandcryptic 9 choice).Many factorial design. ChE activities and foragingbeha- examples are taken from odon. behaviour. As 9 viours oftreatedlarvae werenot statistically diffe- insects habituallystore the sperm from their mates rent (p >0.05) from control groups. Prey density and fertilize the eggsonlyatthemomentofoviposi- effectsexertedagreatereffecton dragonflyforaging tion, postcopulatory sexual selection has had great than toxicantexposures. Larvae offeredhigher prey importance in the evolution ofbehaviour. It is sug- densities exhibited more foraging behaviours but gestedthatadetailed studyofthepossibilityofcryp- alsomissed theirpreymoreoften.Highvariabilityin tic 9 choice will be needed, especially ofsperm ChE activities within the control group and across selection. Someexamples,seeminglywellestablish- treated groupsprecluded determination ofrelation- ed in relation to sperm competition,need to be ships between ChE and foragingbehaviours. It ap- re-examined from the 9 perspective. Because of OdonatologicalAbstracts 375 their great diversityre life cycle andbehaviour,the fields), most ofthose remainingare found in the odon. are considered an ideal group to test these Central Valley. Numbers of Coenagrionidae, hypotheses. Aeshnidae and Libellulidae collected (Feb.-March) inearly- and late- seasonally flooded marshes of (13069) D’AGWLAR, J.&A. FRAVAL, 1999. Les Suisun Marsh are stated, without sp.names. They mots de 1’entomologie:glossaireprogressif: Anax weremuch moreabundant inearly-floodedsites. (Odonata, Anisoptera, Aeshnidae). Insectes, OPIE 113: 27. - (First Author: 7 rue Adrien Lejeune, (13073) DOMMANGET, J.-L., 1999. La conserva- F-93170 Bagnolet). tion des contents et la preparation des libellules BriefdescriptionsofA.imperatorandA.parthenope, destineesala collection dereference.Insectes, OPIE and abriefoutlineoftheirhabitatandbiology. 144; 25-28. - (7 rue Lamartine, F-78390 Bois- -d’Arcy). (13070) D’ANDREA, M., 1999. Lafauna odonatolo- Instructionsforcolourpreservation(aceton)andspe- gica della provincia di Arezzo, Italia centrale cimenpreparationofcabinetspecimens. (Odonata). Boll. Ass. romana Enl. 54(1/4): 1-30. (WithEngl. s.). - (Mus. Zool. “La Specola”,Univ. (13074) DUDGEON, D., 1999.TropicalAsianstreams: Firenze,ViaRomana 17,1-50125Firenze). zoobenthos,ecology and conservation. Hong Kong A comprehensivetreatmentofthe fauna ofArezzo, Univ. Press, xii+830 pp. ISBN 962-209-469-4. Tuscany, 106 localities were surveyed and 42 spp. - Price;UK £35.- net.- (Publishers:14/FHingWai are listed, inch 10 spp. that were not previously Centre,7TinWanPrayaRd,Aberdeen,HongKong). recorded fromtheprovince.Ofparticularinterestare Thebook dealswiththeecologyofrivers andstreams therecords ofCalopteryxsplendenscaprai(=ancil- in the Oriental Region, and describes the composi- la) from a stagnantpond, Enallagma cyathigerum tionoftheirfauna.The Odon.aretreated onpp.291- from(forItaly)anunusuallylowelevation (450m), -316.Afamilykeytothe larvaeisalso provided. andBoyeriairene. (13075) DUFFY, W.G., 1999. Wetlands of Grand (13071) DAVEY, A., 1999. Dragonflies. Terra, Los TetonandYellowstone NationalParks;aquaticinver- Angeles 36(4/5): 1 (coverphot., with editorial cap- tebrate diversity and community structure. In: D.P. tion on p. 2). - (c/o Editor; Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Batzer et ah,[Eds], Invertebratesin freshwater wet- Angeles Co., Publication Office, 900 Exposition lands ofNorth America: ecologyandmanagament, Blvd,Los Angeles,CA90007,USA). pp. 733-756,Wiley,NewYork, ISBN0-471-29258- WhentheToronto-based artistwasasked toproduce -3.- (CaliforniaFish. Res.Unit,HumboldtSt.Univ., a series ofimagesrepresenting speed, he thought Areata,CA95521,USA). first ofdragonflies,because offascination with the Aquatic invertebrates weresampled monthly from contrastbetweentheirsmall sizeand theirspeedand MaytoSept,in6 wetlandsinYellowstone andGrand agility.The here reproduceddigitalimagearound a TetonNational Parks (1995).6 odon. spp. arelisted species ofAeshna, was honoured in AppliedArts fromwetlands in the greaterYellowstone ecosystem. Magazine's8thAnnual Photographyand Illustration Coenagrionresolutum and Sympetrumspp. areindi- Contest. cated inthe generalizedfoodwebs for,resp.semiper- manentandseasonal subalpinewetlands. (13072) DE SZALAY, F.A., N.H. EULISS & D.P. BATZER, 1999. Seasonal and semipermanent wet- (13076) ENDERSBY, ID., 1999. Dragonfliesofthe lands ofCalifornia: invertebrate communityecology OrganPipesNational Park. VictorianEnt.29(3):51- and responses to management methods. In: D.P. -52.- (56LookerRd,Montmorency,Vic. 3094,AU). Batzer etah, [Eds],Invertebrates in freshwater wet- The Park is situated 30 km NW of Melbourne, lands ofNorthAmerica: ecology and management, Australia. A commented list of 12 spp., evidenced pp. 829-855,Wiley,NewYork,ISBN0-471-29258- Nov. 1997-Feb. 1998, is presented. Rhadinosticta -3.- (ThirdAuthor:DeptEnh,Univ.Georgia,Athens, simplexisofparticularregionalinterest.Furthersur- GA30602,USA). veys and amore detailed investigationinto seasonal Most ofCalifornia’s original wetlands have been developmentofthe local spp.arewarranted. drainedor converted to agriculturaluses (e.g. rice 376 OdonatologicalAbstracts (13077) ENGLUND, R.A. & R.B. FILBERT, 1999. Univ. Nigeria,P.O.Box3140,Nsukka, Nigeria). Flow restoration andpersistence ofintroduced spe- The abundance,food and feedingbiologywerestu- cies in Waikele Stream, O’ahu. Micronesica 32(1); died over a period of 17 months in the lower 143-154.- (Hawai’iBiol. Surv.,BishopMus., 1525 Anambra R.,Nigeria. Insectswerethepredominant Bernice St.,Honolulu,HI 96817,USA). food,odon. larvae areamongthe groups ofprimary Despite an increase in streamflow, introduced fish importance.Speciesnamesarenotstated. remained abundantand native spp. appear to have declined.3 indigenousand 4 introduced odon. spp. (13081) FAIRCHILD, G.W.,A.M. FAULDS & L.L. arelistedfromthe stream,inchCrocothemisservilia, SAUNDERS, 1999. Constructed marshes insouth- which has been firstcollected aroundtaro fields in east Pennsylvania: invertebrate foodweb structure. Waiahole Stream in 1994 (cf. OA 11199), and has hr. D.P. Batzer et al., [Eds], Invertebrates in fresh- sincespreadrapidlyacrossO’ahu,Hawaii. water wetlands of North America: ecology and management,pp. 423-446,Wiley, New York,ISBN (13078) ERJAVECIA. [Newsletter of the Slovene 0-471-29258-3. - (First Author: Biol. Dept, West OdonatologicalSociety], Ljubljana,No. 8(31 Oct. Chester Univ.,WestChester,PA 19383,USA). 1999). ISSN 1408-8185. (Slovene). - (c/o M. The taxonomic andtrophicstructureofaquaticinver- Bedjanic,Fram 117/a,SI-2313Fram). tebrate communities in 11 recently created freshwa- Thefeaturearticle,byJ.Gulic&M.Bedjanic(PP 1-5), termarshes iscomparedto communitiesat 7nearby is devoted to the naturalist, J. Koprivnik (1849- reference sites. The odon. are family-wise consid- -1912).Theissue introduces also anewstandardsec- ered. Wetlands with fish often had anabundance of tion ofodonate records and briefobservations,with gomphids. 4notesbyD. Klenovsek (pp. 16-17).M.Samejacon- tributeda list of30 spp. evidenced inthe Dramlje (13082) FLOSS, L, 1999. Die Libellenfauna der area(pp.7-10).The rest ofthe 24pp. issue is made Glattallldufe von Riimlang and Oberglatt (Kt. upby various articles fromthe society’s life andon Zurich) 1999. Fachstelle Naturschutz, Amt f. topicsofgeneralinterest,etc. Nos 281-302areadded Landschaftu. Natur,Kt.Zurich. 20pp. - (c/o Dr H. tothe Slovene odonatol. bibliography(pp.22-24). Wildermuth,Haltbergstr.43,CH-8630 Riiti). In the oxbows along the Glatt R., canton Zurich, (13079) EULISS,N.H., D.A.WRUBLESKI & D.M. Switzerland,28 spp.were encountered duringMay- MUSHET, 1999. Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole -Aug.1999. An annotatedlist ofthese ispresented, Region: invertebrate species composition, ecology andthe fauna isbrieflydiscussed. and management, /n: D.P. Batzer et al., [Eds], Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands of North (13083) FROMHAGE, L., 1999. Erstnachweis der America: ecology and management, pp. 471-514, Arktischen Smaragdlibelle Somatochlora arctica Wiley, New York, ISBN 0-471-29258-3. - (First (Zetterstedt, 1840) im Regierungsbezirk Koblenz. Author: U.S. Geol. Surv., Northern Prairie Wildl. FaunaFlora Rheinland-Pfalz9(1): 341-345. (With Res. Cent.,Jamestown,ND58401,USA). Engl.s.).- (St. Sebastianstr. 6,D-55128 Mainz). The Prairie Pothole RegionoftheUSAand Canada In 1997 and 1998,S.arctica wasfound forthe first is auniqueareawhere shallow depressions created timewithinthedistrictofKoblenz(nrMorbach).The by the scouring action of Pleistocene glaciations statusofthe sp, in Rhineland-Palatinate,Germanyis interact with midcontinental climate variations to brieflydiscussed. createand maintain avarietyofwetland classes. The partial odon. list includes 49 spp., listedhere with (13084) [FRUND, J], 1999. Libellen mitten in der bibliographicreferences, and withbriefannotations Stadt. Neue osnabriick. Ztg, issue of 6 March. - inthe text. (Paginationandaddress unknown). Aregionaldaily’sarticle onJochen Friind’s hydro- (13080) EZENWAJI, 1999. The abundance biologicalwork(withemphasisonOdon.)ongarden and trophicbiologyofClariasalbopunctatusNichols pondsinthe city areaofOsnabriick,Germany, con- & LaMonte, 1953 (Osteichthyes: Clariidae)inatro- ductedasa“Jugendforscht”project. pical floodriver basin. Hydrobiologia392(2): 159- -168.- (Fish. & Hydrobiol. Res. Unit,Dept Zool., (13085) GALLEGO, O.E,&R.G. MARTINS-NETO, OdonatologicalAbstracts 377 1999. La entomofauna mesozoica de laArgentina: An upstream-downstreamsurvey of the Saone R. estado actual del conocimiento. Revta Soc. ent. floodplain(France)has been carried outto identify argent. 58(1/2): 86-94. (With Engl. s.). - (First the contribution ofhabitats tothe floodplainbiodi- Author: Catedra Paleont., FACENA-UNNE, C.C. versity.Odon.wereamongthe selectedtaxaconside- 128,AR-3400Corrientes). red. 40 spp. occurred in sampling wetlands; TheTriassic,Triassothemismendozensis,istheonly Coenagrionmercuriale,Cordulegasterbidentata and odon, sp, listed. Oxygastra curtisiiareofparticularregionalinterest. The cut-offchannels oftheriver have ahigherodon. (13086) GARRISON, R.W., 1999. Aerial dragons. richness (10.2-14.5) than the other wetlands (6.1- Terra,LosAngeles36(4/5):2-4.- (1030Fondale St., -10.6).Intheformer,the abundance ofindividuals is Azusa, CA91702-0821,USA). alsohigher(2.5-3.0vs0.5-1.5). A concise and skillful generalpresentation ofthe Order,with beautiful field portraitsof7 spp. from (13090) GOMPHUS. Mededelingsbladvandebelgi- Chile,Thailand andthe USA. sche libellenonderzoekers - Bulletin deliaison des odonatologuesbeiges, Vol, 15, No. 3 (dated Dec. (13087) GASSMANN, D„ 1999. Taxonomyand dis- 1999;received 24 March 2000).(Dutch& Fr., with tribution ofthe inomataspecies-groupofthe Papuan Engl., Fr. & Dutch s’s). - (c/o G. de Knijf, genus Idiocnemis Selys (Odonata: Zygoptera: Ploegstraat33,B-9050Gent). Platycnemididae).Invert. Taxon. 13(6):977-1005. - Goffart, PJ Tailly, Mr. Editorial (pp. 109-110);- (Natn.Mus. Nat.Hist,P.O. Box9517,NL-2300RA Geenen, S., K. Jordaens, M.De Block,R. Sloks, H. Leiden). vanGossum &L.DeBruyn:Anewreproductionsite Thepresumablymonophyleticgroupisrevised,with of Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden, 1820) in specialregardtophylogeneticallyrelevant morpho- Vlaanderen (pp. 111-117);- De Knijf,G Invasion logical characters and the distribution ofits spp. ofAnax parthenope(Selys) in Belgiumin 1999 (pp. Diagnosisofall 9previously describedspp. are pre- 119-129);- Stoks,R.: [Bookreview] “Dragonflies: sented,and I, adelbertensis sp.n. (NENewGuinea) behaviour andecology ofOdonata”,by P.S.Corbet and I.australis sp.n.(southern central NewGuinea) (pp. 130-132; Dutch); - [Compte rendu d’excur- are described. Both sexesarekeyed. Adiagnosisof sions:] Defoort,T: Eendeputten(pp 133-134);- De the genus and anomenclatural noteonthe family- Knijf,G.: Mol-Postel(pp. 134-136);- DeSchaetzen, -group nameCalicnemiinae Fraser, 1957 are inclu- R.: RonquieresetSeneffe(pp. 136-138);- Goffart, ded. P: Ourthe moyenne (pp. 139-141). - Various announcements, etc. (pp, 142-155). (13088) GATHMAN, J.F., T.M. BURTON & B.J. ARMITAGE, 1999. Coastal wetlands ofthe Upper (13091) GRODNITSKY, D.L., 1999.Form andfunc- Great Lakes; distribution ofinvertebrate communi- tionofinsectwings:the evolutionofbiologicalstruc- tiesin response to environmental variation. In: D.P. tures. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore- Batzeretal., [Eds],Invertebrates infreshwater wet- -London. xiv+261 pp.ISBN0-8018-6003-2. - Price: lands ofNorthAmerica: ecology and management, UK £44.50 net.- (Publishers: 2715North Charles pp.949-994,Wiley,NewYork,ISBN0-471-29258- St.,Baltimore,MD21218-4363,USA). -3. - (FirstAuthor: DeptZool.,MichiganSt.Univ., Chaptertopicsinclude generalinformation oninsect EastLansing,Ml48824,USA). flight,vortexaerodynamics,the diversity and evolu- Includes shortodon. lists fromLakeHuron,Saginaw tion offlappingflight,wingmorphology,and gener- Bay, StMary’sR.,lakeStClair, andGreen Bay. al evolutionary considerations. The book also con- tains a novel insect taxonomy atsupraordinallevel (13089) GODREAU, V., G. BORNETTE, B. FRO- (by A.P. Rasnitsyn), and throws light upon recent CHOT, C.AMOROS, E.CASTELLA, B.OERTLI, developmentsincontemporaryRussianevolutionary F. CHAMBAUD,D. OBERTI&E. CRANEY, 1999. theory. Biodiversity in the floodplainof Saone: a global approach. Biodiv. Conserv. 8: 839-864, - (First (13092) GURLIAT, P„ 1999. Les odonates deLoire Author: Lab. Ecol.-Evol., Univ. Bourgogne, Bat. Atlantique.Bull. Soc.Sci.nat.QuestFr.(N.S.)21(2); Gabriel,F-21000 Dijon). 83-89.(WithEngl.s.).- (8imp. des Amandiers,F- 378 OdonatologicalAbstracts -44800Saint-Herblain). be altered whereasthat ofthe latter should increase. A commented list of 55 spp.. Loire-Atlantique, Ifshort term pollutionkilled part ofapopulation, France. symmetrical individuals (low FA) should survive better than highlyasymmetrical ones, because FA (13093) HALL,D.L., R.W. SITES, E.B. FISH, T.R. reflects the overall ability ofan individual to cope MOLLHAGEN, D.L. MOORHEAD & M R. W1L- with stress. Ifthepollutionevent occurredat atime LIG, 1999. Playas ofthe southern High Plains: the whenthe level ofFAwasalreadyfixed,the level of macroinvertebrate fauna.In:D.P.Batzeretal.,[Eds], FAoftheremainingpopulationshouldbe lowerthan Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands of North thatincontrols. Anexperimentwascarriedout,using America: ecology and management, pp. 635-665, 10 artificial ponds, each holding a population of Wiley, New York, ISBN 0-471-29258-3. - (First Xanthocnemis larvae. These wereexposedtocarba- Author: Dept Ent., Univ. Missouri, Columbia,MO ryi at anominalconcentration of 100 pg I"1,which 65211,USA). reduced emergence successafter 10-20 days by ca The Southern High Plains (= Llano Estacado) in 50%. Based onlaboratoryexperiments,it wasassu- Texas and New Mexico is anextensive, semiarid med thatdespitethe highmortality,the short expos- tableland. Areview ofthe recorded odon. taxa, and uretocarbaryllatein the last instarwouldensurethat notesonbiological featuresofsomespp.arepresen- the wing cell patterns ofthe damselflies were not ted. altered by the increased stress. The level of FAin winglengthincreased in the damselflies surviving (13094) HANN, B.J., 1999. Aprairie coastalwetland the exposure tocarbaryl, but the level ofFA in cell (Lake Manitoba’s Delta Marsh): organizationofthe patternsdidnotdiffersignificantlybetween thetreat- invertebrate community.In:D.P. Batzeretal.,[Eds], mentandthecontrol. The effectsofdifferential mor- Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands of North tality,aswell asthe effectsofpollution,onthe level America: ecology and management, pp.1013-1039, ofFAin traitswith different“windows ofopportuni- Wiley, New York, ISBN 0-471-29258-3. - (Dept ty” needfurtherinvestigation. Zool., Univ. Manitoba,Winnipeg,MB, R3T 2N2, CA). (13096) HAWKING, J.H. & T.R. NEW, 1999. The Includes a short odon. list (mostly genera only), distribution patterns of dragonflies (Insecta: information on meandensities (suborder-wise) and Odonata)alongtheKiewa River,Australia,and their on biomass(order-wise). relevance inconservation assessment.Hydrobiologia 392(2): 249-260. - (SecondAuthor: DeptZool., La (13095) HARDERSEN, S. & C.M. FRAMPTON, Trobe Univ.,Bundoora,Vic. 3082,AU). 1999. Effectsofshort termpollutiononthe level of Samplingoflarvaeand adultsfrom 16sitesalongthe fluctuatingasymmetry: acase study usingdamsel- river, Victoria,yielded34 spp.Patterns oflarval and flies. Entomologia exp. appl. 92(1): 1-7. - (Ent. adult incidence are appraised, and show that most Group,Div. Plant,Soil & Ecol. Sci., Lincoln Univ., spp. arerestrictedin incidence toseveral consecutive P.O. Box84,Canterbury,NZ). sites alongtheriver, and thatthereis acleardistinc- Fluctuatingasymmetry (FA),ameasureofdevelop- tionalsobetween thefaunas ofthepotamon, rhithron mental stability, has been suggestedasamonitoring and eucrenon regions. Different spp. of some tool for environmental pollution. However, there Anisopt.generadisplaydifferentzonational distribu- havebeen fewinvestigationsintothe effectsofshort tions, and patterns ofincidence and relative abun- termpollutiononthe level ofFA.Thispaperexplores dance oflarvae andadults confirm zonational occu- effects ofexposing late instar larvae to short term pancy. For larvae, these distribution patternstrans- pollutiononthe level ofFA in the wings ofadult cend the mode ofcollection, although many spp. Xanthocnemis zealandica. In these insects FA in were found mostabundantlyin onemicrohabitat or winglengthandincell patternshave different “win- by oneof several sampling methods employed at dows ofopportunity”in relation to environmental each site. Samplingofthe 2stages separatelyshows stress. Ifincreased environmental stress isapplied considerable concurrence ofdistributional patterns, afterthe “window ofopportunity”ofonetrait had sothateither stagealonemayprovidedataofvalue closed,whilethewindow ofthe other trait was still infaunal andconservation assessment. openthenthe level ofFA ofthe firsttrait should not

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OdonatologicalAbstracts 1993 issue of23 Apr.,p. 6. (Dutch).- (Author’s address unknown). (13030) LUTZ, H., 1993. The Middle-Eocene A slightly modified text ofthe paper listed in OA “FossillagerstatteEckfelderMaar”(Eifel,Germany). 9922,publishedinaNetherlands national daily. Kaupia2;21-25. (WithGerm.s.).-(Naturhist.Mus. Mainz,Reichklarastr, 10,D-55116 Mainz). 1995 The “EckfelderMaar”nrManderscheid,Eifel,is one of the most important fossillagerstattes of the (13034) VIZSLAN, T., L. VIZSLAN, B. PINGIT- EuropeanMiddle Eocene. So farca 20.000 fossils ZER& K, KATRICS, 1995, Adatok Magyarorszag werecollected frombituminous laminites and turbi- szitakoto-faunajahoz (Odonata), 1 - Data to the dites, but the odon. arescarce.Ageneraloutline of Odonata fauna ofHungary, 1.Folia hist. nal. Mus. theinventoryisherepresented. matraensis20: 85-89. (Hung.,withEngl.s.).-(First Author: Madarasz ut. 12,HU-3525 Miskolc). 1994 The 1994recordsfor36 spp., fromvarious localities inHungary. - Forpts 2& 3 seeOA 13044,13155. (13031) GEENE, R., 1994. Notes on dragonfliesin Egypt, spring 1990, In: P.L. Meininger& G.A.M. 1996 Atta, [Eds], Ornithologicalstudies in Egyptianwet- lands, 1989/90,pp. 391-395,Found. Omithol. Res. (13035) LUTZ, H., 1996. Die fossile Insektenfauna Egypt (FORE), Vlissingen.[FORE-Rep. 94-01], - vonRott:Zusammensetzungund Bedeutungfur die (Publishers:Lisztlaan 5,NL-4384 KMVlissingen). Rekonstruktion desehemaligenLebensraums. In:W. Records for 19spp., with field notes. vonKoenigswald, [Ed.], Fossillagerstatte Rott bei Hennefim Siebengebirge[2ndenlargededn],pp. 41- (13032) MURPHY, D.H., 1994. Risiophlebiadohmi -56, Rheinlandia,Siegburg. - (Naturhist. Mus. (Libellulidae,Odonata).In: P.K.L. Ng& Y.C.Wee, Mainz,Reichklarastr. 10,D-55116Mainz), [Eds], The Singapore red data book: threatened ThehistoryofinvestigationsoftheUpperOligocene plantsandanimals ofSingapore,p. 107,NatureSoc,, insect fauna ofRottisoutlined,and the thanatocoe- Singapore,ISBN 981-00-3475-X. - (DeptBiol. Sci., nosisisdescribed, inwhichthe odon.(mostlylarvae) Natn Univ. Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore- represent 11.37%oftheassemblagesofarrecovered. -119260). Habitat and ecology, distribution,threats, scientific (13036) SM1LJKOV,S., 1996. Dominantnabentalna interest andpotential value are outlined. The sp.is invertebratna fauna vo akumulacijtaMatka - The considered “Endangered”,and habitat protectionis dominant benthal invertebrate fauna of the Matka required. Accumulation. GodisenZb.Biol.,Skopje49:95-105. (Maced.,with Engl. s.).- (Inst.Biol.,Fac. Nat.Sci. (13033) VAN HALM, H., 1994. Nieuwe plekken &Math.,P.O. Box 162,MK-91001 Skopje). voorlibellen? - [New sitesfor dragonflies?].Trouw, Gomphus vulgatissimus is listed from Matka, 370 OdonatologicalAbstracts Macedonia. allows forthe recognition ofancient normal (non- saline)lakesonthe onehandand meromictic(salini- (13037) ZESSIN, W., 1996. Die iilteste Libelle der tystratified)lakesonthe other.Thelattermaybe dis- Welt: Zessinella siope Brauckmann, 1988. tinguishedfrombrackish-marine environments either FamilienBr. ini. Ver.Erforsch. Zessin-FamGesch. 4: bytheir usuallysmallerarea,ortheiroverall structure. 41-43, fig. on coverp. 4excl. - (LangeStr. 9, D- -19230 Jasnitz). (13041) MURPHY, D.H., 1997. Odonatabiodiversity Anarrativeonthediscoveryofthenewsp.,asdescri- in the naturereservesofSingapore.Gardens’Bull. bed in the paper listed in OA 6579, with autobio- Singapore49: 333-352,col. pis 1-3 incl. - (Dept graphicnotes andanartisticreconstruction ofthe sp. Biol. Sci., Natn Univ. Singapore, Kent Ridge, in itshabitat. Recently, additional specimens were Singapore-119260). recovered. The history of odonatol. research in Singapore is traced from 1854 (A.R.Wallace) and a commented 1997 list of79 spp. recorded within the nature reserves, incl. the endemicDrepanostictaquadrata,isgiven.8 (13038) GESKE, C., E.ENGEL& H. PLACHTER, spp.areknown fromNeeSoonSwampForestonly. 1997. TypologisierungundBewerlungkleinerFliess- gewdsser:einMethodenvergleich.Hess.Landesanst. (13042) S1EBENEICHER, H.-W., 1997. Labor- und f. Umwelt,Wiesbaden. 133 pp. + 23 pp. appendix. Freilanduntersuchungenzur Biologic vonLibellula ISBN 3-89026-261-9. - (Publishers: Rheingaustr. fulva (Odonata: Libellulidae).DiplArb. FB Biol., 186,D-65203 Wiesbaden). Heinrich-Fleine-Univ.,Diisseldorf. 62 pp. - (c/o Dr The odon. arebrieflyconsidered under the heading, W.Piper,Kollenhof 31,D-22527 Hamburg). “Zooecologicalassessment ofrunning water” (pp. In central Europe the sp. has a patchy distribution 11-14). and it is characterised by a locally synchronous emergence. Inthe Lower Rhine regionitis onthe (13039) HAWKING, J.H. & F.J. SMITH, 1997. wingsfrommid MaytoMid July.Itis anon-territo- Colour guideto invertebrates ofAustralian inland rial percher, not confined to the emergence site. waters. Co-operative Res. Cent. Freshw. Ecol., Copulationcommencesinthe airand it iscompleted Albury [Went. Guide No. 8], 213 pp. ISBN onthe ground,lastingupto35minorlonger,where- 1-876144-09-2. - Price: AU$ 50.- net.- (Ordersto; by itdifferssharplyfromL. depressaand L. quadri- MurrayDarling Freshw. Res. Cent., P.O. Box 921, maculata. The unguardedovipositiontakes placein Albury,NSW2640,AU). shady sections along the bank immediatelyupon Includesbriefdescriptionsand col.phot, oflarvae of copulation: 10-15 eggs are released free into the 20 odon. spp. - For apocket-size book theprice is waterat each stroke.Functional morphologyofthe ratherhigh. genitaliais described,illustrated anddiscussed. (13040) LUTZ, H., 1997. Taphozonosen terrestri- (13043) SKALE, A. & A. WEIGEL, 1997. Zur scher Insekten in aquatischen Sedimenten: ein Insektenfauna (Coleoptera, Lepidoptera,Saltatoria, Beitrag zurRekonstruktion des Palaoenvironments. Odonata, Trichoptera et Heteroptera) des NSG Neues Jb. Geol. Paldonl. Abh. 203(2): 173-210. “Tannbach-Klingefelsen” (Saale-Orla-Kreis, Thu- (With Engl. s.). - (Naturhist. Mus. Mainz, ringen). Thiirfaun.Abh. 4: 139-172.(WithEngl.s.). Reichklarastr. 10,D-55116Mainz). - (FirstAuthor:Bliicher-Str. 38,D-95030 Hof). Both selectivityduringpost-mortemsurface drifting Acommentedlist of11 odon. spp.;Saale-Orla distr., and the effectsofwater densitydecide onthecom- Thuringia,Germany. position offossil insect assemblages (inch odon.) fromaquaticlagerstattes.Forhorizons ofsimilarage (13044) VIZSLAN, T. & B. PINGITZER, 1997. at the same locality it is possible to differentiate Adatok Magyarorszag szitakoto-faunajahoz between nearshore and offshore sites. In addition, (Odonata),2- Contribution totheknowledgeofthe onecan determine for each lagerstattethe average dragonflyfaunaofHungary,[2].Foliahist. nat.Mus. “salinity”, i.e.theelectrolyte concentration,and the matraensis 22: 99-108. (Hung., with Engl. s.). - salinity duringdeposition ofdifferent facies. This (FirstAuthor: Madaraszut. 12,HU-3525 Miskolc). OdonatologicalAbstracts 371 The 1995-1997records for 43 spp., from 94 locali- ped,and habitat selection in the regionis outlined ties in Hungary. - For pts 1 & 3 see OA 13034, anddiscussed. 13155. (13048) HOLUSA, O. & P. JEZIORSKI, 1998. 1998 Faunisticke spravyzoSlovenska- Faunisticrecords from the Slovak Republic: Odonata, Corduliidae. (13045) CZECH, T„ U.IRMLER, C. KASSEBEER Eniomofaunacarpathica 10: 126. (bilingual:Czech & V. PICHINOT, 1998. Libellen (Odonata).Heu- &Engl.).- (FirstAuthor:Bruzovska420,CZ-73801 schrecken (Saltatoria),Schnabelkerfen (Rhynchota) Frydek-Mistek). und Schmetterlinge(Lepidoptera).In'. U. Irmler et Somatochloraalpestrisisrecorded fromSuchaHora, al„[Eds], Das Dosenmoor: Okologie eines regene- andthebibliographyonitsoccurrenceinSlovakia is rierenden Hochmoores, pp. 210-223, Faun.-okol. presented. ArbGem., Kiel, ISBN3-00-003517-6. - (Available from; Faun.-okol. Arbeitsgemeinschaft, Biologie- (13049) LUTZ, H., 1998. Die unteroligozane zentrum Univ. Kiel, Olshausenstr. 40, D-24098 Insekten-Taphozonose von Sieblos/Rhon: ein Kiel). Schliissel fur die Rekonstruktion des aquatischen 15odon. spp. arelisted andthe fauna ofthepeatbog Palaoenvironments. Geol. Abh. Hessen 104: 101- isbrieflydiscussed;- Schleswig-Holstein,Germany. -114. (With Engl. s.). - (Naturhist. Mus. Mainz, Reichklarastr. 10,D-55116Mainz). (13046) HARDERSEN, S.&S.D.WRATTEN, 1998. This is an up-to-date summary ofthe insect tapho- The effectsofcarbarylexposure ofthepenultimate coenosis fromSieblos. The specimensbelong to 2 larvalinstars ofXanthocnemis zealandica onemer- different facies types, viz. dysodils (noOdon.) and gence and fluctuating asymmetry. Ecotoxicology laminated carbonates (57.14% specimens referable 7(5): 297-304.- (Ecol.&Ent.Group,Div. PlantSoil toOdon.).Onthebasisoftaphonomicalinformation, & Ecol. Sci., Lincoln Univ., PO. Box 84, a dynamicmodel is given forthe Sieblos lake that Canterbury,NZ). takes into account hydrologicaland palaeoclimatic Inalaboratoryexperimentlarvaewereexposedto3 changes during the sedimentation of the fossil- concentrations ofcarbaryl(100ppb, 10ppb, I ppb) -bearingfacies. plus controls until the adult damselflies emerged. Carbaryl at 100 ppb reduced emergence by more (13050) O’BRIEN, M.F, & P.D. PRATT, 1998, than90%. Thelowercarbarylconcentrations didnot Enallagmaanna,adamselflynewtotheGreatLakes affectemergence successbutincreased the develop- region(Odonata:Coenagrionidae).GreatLakes Ent. mental speedslightly.Theadultdamselfliesfromthe 31(3/4):211-213. - (FirstAuthor: InsectDiv.,Mus. highestconcentration which did not affectemergen- Zool.,Univ. Michigan,Ann Arbor,MI48109-1079, cesuccess(10ppb)were analyzedfortheirlevel of USA). fluctuatingasymmetry (FA)and deviationfrombila- This,apredominantlywestern NorthAmerica sp.,is teralsymmetry, and comparedwith those from con- recorded fromSWMichigan(USA)andSWOntario trols. The level ofFA in cell patterns inwingswas (Canada)forthe firsttime, increasedwhereasthelevelofFAforwinglengthdid notshowanydifferences. (13051) PRATT, P.D. & P.M. CATLING, 1998. Distribution ofHetaerina titia (Odonata:Caloptery- (13047) HOLUSA, O., 1998. K vjskytu vazky Leu- gidae)in theeasternGreatLakesregion.GreatLakes corrhinia pectoralis (Charpentier, 1825) (Odonata: Ent. 31(3/4): 205-208. - (First Author: 7100 Libellulidae)vCeskeaSlovenskerepublice- Onthe Matchelle Rd,LaSalle,ON, N9J 2S3,CA), occurrence of dragonfly Leucorrhinia pectoralis The Lower Thames and Sydenham Rivers in SW (Charpentier, 1825) (Odonata: Libellulidae)in the Ontario,Canadahavewell establishedpopulationsof Czech and Slovac Republics. Sb. prir. Klubu Uh. this sp. that represent its northern range limit. Hradisti 3: 45-53. (Czech, with Engl. s.). - Althoughfirst discovered in 1985,thesepopulations (Bruzovska420,CZ-73801 Frydek-Mistek). arenotnecessarilyrecentlyestablished.Adults appear The sp.is known from 12localities, mostly in the frommid-Aug.toearlySept,andaremostoftenseen hills. Allrecords arelisted,the distribution is map- aroundtrees andshrubs overhangingmovingwater. 372 OdonatologicalAbstracts - (Abstractor’s Note. For cytotaxonomic examina- ceofindividuals thatpossessit,and thatitevolvedin tionthe sp.wascollected ontheThames atLondon, response toselectionimposedin heterogeneousenvi- Ontario,inAug. 1978byDr B.& Mrs M.Kiauta). ronments. The first assumptionhas been upheldby studies showingthe beneficial nature ofplasticity. (13052) RUDOLPH,R„ 1998. Sudliche Libdlenarten The second assumption is difficult to test since it in Westfalen. Nat. Landschaftsk. 34: 114-116. - requiresknowingaboutselection actingin thepast. (ZumEmstal 12b,D-48231Warendorf). However, it can be tested in its general form by The “mediterranean”character ofLestes barbarus is asking whether natural selection currently acts to considered questionable.The increased occurrence maintain phenotypic plasticity. This approach was of Coenagrion lindeni, Erythromma viridulum, adoptedin a studyofplasticmorphologicaltraits in Aeshnaaffinis,Anaxparthenope,Gomphuspulchel- larvae ofthe wood frog,R.sylvatica.First tadpoles lus and Crocothemis erythraea in Westphalia, werereared inartificial pondsfor 18days,in either Germany is outlined and discussed. Singlerecords the presence or absence ofAnax dragonflylarvae are known forCoenagrionmercuriale,S. scitulum, (confinedwithin cages toprevent them fromkilling Orthetrum brunneum, O. coerulescens and the tadpoles).Theseconditioningtreatmentsproduced Sympetrummeridionale,butnoincreasein sightings dramatic differencesinsizeand shape:tadpolesfrom ofthese has sofarbeennoticed. pondswithpredatorswere smaller and had relative- ly shortbodies and deeptail fins.Selection byAnax (13053) STEFFENS, W.P., 1998. New distribution onthetwokinds oftadpoleswasestimatedbytesting records of Somatochlora hineana (Odonata: for non-random mortality in overnight predation Corduliidae).GreatLakesEnt. 31(1):25-26.-(P.O. trials. Dragonfliesimposedstrong selection by pre- Box 16593,Duluth,MN 55816,USA). ferentiallykillingindividuals with relativelyshallow New records in Michigan,USA arereported,exten- andshorttailfins, andnarrowtailmuscles.The same dingtheknown distribution ofthe sp, bynearly200 traits that exhibited the strongest plasticity were kmtothe NE. Habitatsarefens withshallow creeks, underthe strongestselection,exceptthat tailmuscle springs, smallpools,andmarl deposits. width exhibited noplasticity butexperiencedstrong increasingselection. Alaboratorycompetitionexpe- (13054) TOMBO TSUSHIN - [DRAGONFLY COM- riment,testingforselectionin the absence ofpreda- MUNICATIONS], No. 30 (Memorial issue; Sept. tors, showed that tadpoleswith deep tail fins grew 1998). Published by the Yodo River Left Bank relatively slowly. In the cattle tanks, where there Regional SewageWorks Association, Osaka. ISSN were also no free predators, the predator-induced none. (Jap.). - (c/o K. Inoue, 5-9, Fuminosato phenotype survived more poorly and developed 4-chome,Abeno-ku,Osaka,545-0004,JA). slowly, but this cost was apparently not associated The “dragonfly”was adoptedasthe emblemofthe with particular morphologicaltraits. These results said sewage plant,which also manages a popular, indicate thatselectioniscurrently promotingmorpho- local “Dragonfly Sanctuary”. The periodical com- logical plasticity in R. sylvatica, and support the mencedpublicationin 1991. - On 14pp.,thepresent hypothesisthatplasticityrepresentsanadaptationto issue brings several shorter articles (K. Tani, K. variable predatorenvironments. Inoue,etc.),mostlyrelated tothe“dragonfly”educa- tive work, conducted in the Sanctuary for general (13056) VARGA, I., 1998.Comparisonofphytal-and publicand,aboveall,forchildren. Alsoincluded are fbrna-bound macroinvertebrate communitiesatLake somefieldphotographs,showingvarious aspects of Ferto,Hungary.Opusc. zool. Budapest31: 131-141. odon. behaviour. - (Dept Syst. Zool. & Ecol., Eotvds-Lorand Univ., Puskin u.3, HU-1088 Budapest). (13055) VANBUSKIRK,J.& R.A.RELYEA, 1998. 8 odon. spp. are listed, mostly from submerged Selection forphenotypicplasticity in Ranasylvatica macrophytonstands. tadpoles.Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 65(3):301-328.- (Dept Biol.,Univ. Michigan,AnnArbor,MI48109,USA). (13057) WALTZ,R.D., 1998. GleaningonCoreidae The hypothesisthatphenotypicplasticity isanadap- (Heteroptera) by Tachopteryx thoreyi (Odonata: tation to environmental variation rests on the two Petaluridae).Great Lakes Ent. 31(3/4): 209-210. - assumptionsthatplasticity improvestheperforman- (Div. Ent.&PlantPathol., IDNR,RoomW-290,402 OdonatologicalAbstracts 373 WestWashington,Indianapolis,IN46204, USA). Author; DeptEnt.,Cornell Univ.,Ithaca,NY 14853, An incidental observation offeedingonalargeleaf- USA). -footedbug,probablyAcanthocephalaterminalis,is Tinajasaresmall (< 30m diameter)rain-filled wet- described.Reportonthisfeedingbehaviour inT.tho- lands that have been eroded out ofsandstone bed- reyiis noteworthy,sinceneithergleaning(thetaking rock. 10odon. taxa (mostlyspp.)arelisted,and the of resting prey) has ever been reported in the zygopt.areaddressed fromthepointofview ofthe Petaluridae,norfeedingonCoreidae has been pre- relationshipbetween life historycharacteristics and viouslyrecorded forT,thoreyi. themaximum pool depth. (13058) ZESSIN,W„ 1998.EinefossileHeuschrecken- (13062) ANSORGE,J.,1999.Heterophlebiabuckmani art aus der Unteren Kreide Brasiliens Cratoelcana (Brodie, 1845) (Odonata: “Anisozygoptera”), das zessini Martins-Neto, 1991. FamilienBr. int. Ver. erste Insekt aus dem untertoarcischen Erforsch. Zessin-FamGesch. 5: 58-59,fig. oncover Posidonienschiefer von Holzmaden (Wurttemberg, p.4 excl, - (LangeStr.9,D-19230 Jasnitz). SWDeutschland).Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. (B) 275: Includes some autobiographic notes on Author’s 1-9. (With Engl. s.). - (Inst. Geol., Emst-Moritz- workonodon.paleontology. -Amdt-Univ., Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 17a, D- -17489Greifswald). (13059) ZESSIN, W., 1998. Trigonophlebia zessini A fore wing of H. bruckmani from the Lower Ansorge, 1996, eine neueinteressante Libellenart Toarcian Posidonia Shale of Holzmaden, aus dem oberen Lias von Norddeutschland. Wiirttemberg,SWGermanyis described. The holo- FamilienBr. int. Ver. Erforsch. Zessin-FamGesch. 6: types ofthe UpperLiassic H. dobbertinensis Handl., 63-64, fig. oncoverp. 4 excl.- (LangeStr. 9, D- 1939,H. gracilisHandl., 1939,Systellothemisreti- -19230 Jasnitz). culataHandl., 1939fromDobbertin (Mecklenburg) An abridgedredescription ofthe sp., described ori- and H.proximaBode, 1905 fromthe Brunsvick area ginallyin Neuepaldont.Abh.2(1996):1-132, 17pis (LowerSaxony)arerevised and considered younger excl.), inch afig.offore wingvenation in the hole- synonyms ofH.buckmani.Besides acollectingbias, type. the rarity of insects in the Posidonia Shale of Holzmaden probablyresults fromalargerdistanceof 1999 the sedimentation areatotheVindelician mainland. (13060) AL HUSSEIN, I.A., S. BERGMANN, T. (13063) ARG1A. The news journalofthe Dragonfly FUNKE, J. HUTH, H.-M. OELERICH, M. REU- Society ofthe Americas, Vol. 11,No. 4 (31 Dec, TER, F. TIETZE & W. WITSACK, 1999. Die 1999). ISSN 1061-8503. - (c/o Dr & Mrs T.W. Tierwelt der Bergbaufolgelandschaften.NatSchutz Donnelly, 2091 PartridgeLane, Binghamton,NY Sachsen-Anhalt 36(Sonderh.): 23-40. - (Authors’ 13903,USA). addressesnotstated). [Signedarticles:] Hutchings, G VancouverIsland Theodon. aredealt withbyJ.Huth,pp. 26-28. Over DSAannual meeting(withpossibleOkanaganside 100waterbodies,left fromthe formerminingopera- trip)(pp.1-2);- Laudermilk,E.: Carl Cookreceives tions, were surveyed and 46 spp. were evidenced, Kentucky Biodiversity Protection Award (p. 2); - representing73% oftheSachsen-Anhalt odon.fauna [Anonymous:] Juanda Bick, 1919-1999 (pp.2-4);- (EGermany),Thecharacteristic spp. ofvarious habi- Daigle,J.J.,B.Behrstock, S.Krotzer& B.Mauffray: tattypes arepointedout, and the importanceofthe Arizona adventures (pp. 4-6); - J.M. Ramos residual waterbodiesisemphasized. Hernandez: New records ofOdonatafor somepro- vinces of the Dominican Republic (pp. 6-7); - (13061) ANDERSON, C.R., B.L. PECKARSKY& Krotzer, R.S.: Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius), S.A. WISSINGER, 1999. Tinajas of southeastern Great Pondhawk, new for Alabama (pp. 7-8); - Utah: invertebrate reproductive strategies and the Artiss, T: Molecular phylogeneticanalyses ofthe habitat templet. In: D.P. Batzer et al., [Eds], odonate generaLibellula,Ladona andPlathemis(pp. Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands of North 8-12);-Donnelly,N.:HistoryofAmerican Odonata: America: ecology and management, pp. 791-810, Clarence Kennedy (1879-1952) (pp. 12-14); - Wiley, New York, ISBN 0-471-29258-3. - (First Kenner, R.D.: RequestforOdonata inBC (p. 15);- 374 OdonatologicalAbstracts FirstCanadianbreedingrecord forTanypteryxhage- pears thatA. juniusisrelatively tolerant ofchlor- ni(pp. 15-16);- The issue also contains minutes of pyrifos,althoughthe concentrations here testedhave the July 1999 DSAmeeting(S.Dunkle, p. 16), the been shown in other work to adversely affect the 1999 DSA financial report(J.J. Daigle,pp. 16-17), preybase; thereforethe introduction ofthisinsectici- and the standard web site review, “Tramea” (R. demay haveindirect adverse affectsontop inverte- Beckemeyer,p. 17). bratepredators suchasOdon. (13064) BENKE, A.C., G.M. WARD & T.D. (13066) CASEY, C.R., J. PARKER & M, LOTE, RICHARDSON, 1999. Beaver-impoundedwetlands 1999. DragonfliesanddamselfliesofGreatBritain. ofsoutheastern Coastal plain;habitat-specificcom- Video, produced by the authors. Running time: 80 position and dynamics of invertebrates. In: D.P. min.approx.- Price; £15,-net,- (Ordersto:Atropos Batzeretal., [Eds],Invertebrates infreshwater wet- Bookshop, 1 Myrtle Villas, Sussex ED, New lands ofNorthAmerica: ecology and management, Romney,Kent,TN288DY,UK). pp. 217-245,Wiley,New York,ISBN 0-471-29258- A short introductory section provides a simplified -3. - (First Author: Aquat. Biol. Progr., DeptBiol. guidetothe dragonflylife cycle andareview ofthe Sci.,Univ.Alabama,Tuscaloosa,AL35487,USA). morphology,as faras needed for identification of The study wasconducted in the TalladegaNational spp.Themain partofthe workis areview ofallspp. Forest. Relativeabundance is stated for 15 habitat- known tobreed inthe UnitedKingdom; acoverage -specificodon. spp. in Nymphaeaand Juncuszones, ofseveral min isdevotedtoeach sp.,inch adistribu- basedonbenthic samplingoremergence. tionmap. (13065) BREWER, S.K. & G.J.ATCHISON, 1999. (13067) COBO,F.,A.MERA& M.A.GONZALEZ, Theeffectsofchlorpyrifosoncholinesterase activity 1999.Analisis guimicoyvalor energeticodealgunas and foragingbehavior in the dragonflyAnaxjunius familias deinsectosheterometabolos dulceacuicolas, (Odonata).Hydrobiologia394; 201-208. - (Second Boln Asoc. esp. Ent. 23(1/2): 213-221. (WithEngl, Author; Dept Anim. Ecol., Iowa St. Univ., 124 s.).- (DeptoBiol. Animal,Fac.Biol.,Univ. Santiago Sciences II,Ames,IA50011,USA). deCompostela,ES-15706 SantiagodeCompostela). Head capsule cholinesterase (ChE) and foraging Chemicalanalysesarepresentedfor6odon. families, behaviour inAnaxjuniuslarvae,exposedfor24hto and calorimetricvalues arestated for3 ofthem. 0.2,0.6and 1.0pgI"1 oftheorganpphosphorus(OP) insecticide, chlorpyrifos [O.O-diethyl 0-(3,5,6-tri- (13068) CORDERO RIVERA, A., 1999. Selection chloro-2-pyridyl)phosphorothioate]wereexamined. sexualycomportamientoreproductordelos insectos. The invertebratecommunityis animportantcompo- BolnSoc.ent.aragon. 26:693-701. (WithEngl.s.). nentofthe structure andfunctionofwetland ecosys- - (Depto Ecol., Univ. Vigo, E.U.E.T, Forestal, tems, yetthepotential effectsofinsecticides onwet- CampusUniversitario,ES-36005 Pontevedra). land ecosystemsarelargelyunknown. Theobjectives The evolution ofinsect reproductive behaviour is were to determine ifexposure to environmentally related tothe intensity ofsexual selection. Here, a realistic concentrationsofchlorpyrifosaffectedfora- review isgivenofthe4proposedmechanisms forthe gingbehaviour and ChE activityinheadcapsulesof action ofsexual selection (beforecopulation:fights larvae. Larvae wereexposedto different concentra- between <JS and 9 choice;duringand after copula- tions ofchlorpyrifosand differentprey densities ina tion: spermcompetitionandcryptic 9 choice).Many factorial design. ChE activities and foragingbeha- examples are taken from odon. behaviour. As 9 viours oftreatedlarvae werenot statistically diffe- insects habituallystore the sperm from their mates rent (p >0.05) from control groups. Prey density and fertilize the eggsonlyatthemomentofoviposi- effectsexertedagreatereffecton dragonflyforaging tion, postcopulatory sexual selection has had great than toxicantexposures. Larvae offeredhigher prey importance in the evolution ofbehaviour. It is sug- densities exhibited more foraging behaviours but gestedthatadetailed studyofthepossibilityofcryp- alsomissed theirpreymoreoften.Highvariabilityin tic 9 choice will be needed, especially ofsperm ChE activities within the control group and across selection. Someexamples,seeminglywellestablish- treated groupsprecluded determination ofrelation- ed in relation to sperm competition,need to be ships between ChE and foragingbehaviours. It ap- re-examined from the 9 perspective. Because of OdonatologicalAbstracts 375 their great diversityre life cycle andbehaviour,the fields), most ofthose remainingare found in the odon. are considered an ideal group to test these Central Valley. Numbers of Coenagrionidae, hypotheses. Aeshnidae and Libellulidae collected (Feb.-March) inearly- and late- seasonally flooded marshes of (13069) D’AGWLAR, J.&A. FRAVAL, 1999. Les Suisun Marsh are stated, without sp.names. They mots de 1’entomologie:glossaireprogressif: Anax weremuch moreabundant inearly-floodedsites. (Odonata, Anisoptera, Aeshnidae). Insectes, OPIE 113: 27. - (First Author: 7 rue Adrien Lejeune, (13073) DOMMANGET, J.-L., 1999. La conserva- F-93170 Bagnolet). tion des contents et la preparation des libellules BriefdescriptionsofA.imperatorandA.parthenope, destineesala collection dereference.Insectes, OPIE and abriefoutlineoftheirhabitatandbiology. 144; 25-28. - (7 rue Lamartine, F-78390 Bois- -d’Arcy). (13070) D’ANDREA, M., 1999. Lafauna odonatolo- Instructionsforcolourpreservation(aceton)andspe- gica della provincia di Arezzo, Italia centrale cimenpreparationofcabinetspecimens. (Odonata). Boll. Ass. romana Enl. 54(1/4): 1-30. (WithEngl. s.). - (Mus. Zool. “La Specola”,Univ. (13074) DUDGEON, D., 1999.TropicalAsianstreams: Firenze,ViaRomana 17,1-50125Firenze). zoobenthos,ecology and conservation. Hong Kong A comprehensivetreatmentofthe fauna ofArezzo, Univ. Press, xii+830 pp. ISBN 962-209-469-4. Tuscany, 106 localities were surveyed and 42 spp. - Price;UK £35.- net.- (Publishers:14/FHingWai are listed, inch 10 spp. that were not previously Centre,7TinWanPrayaRd,Aberdeen,HongKong). recorded fromtheprovince.Ofparticularinterestare Thebook dealswiththeecologyofrivers andstreams therecords ofCalopteryxsplendenscaprai(=ancil- in the Oriental Region, and describes the composi- la) from a stagnantpond, Enallagma cyathigerum tionoftheirfauna.The Odon.aretreated onpp.291- from(forItaly)anunusuallylowelevation (450m), -316.Afamilykeytothe larvaeisalso provided. andBoyeriairene. (13075) DUFFY, W.G., 1999. Wetlands of Grand (13071) DAVEY, A., 1999. Dragonflies. Terra, Los TetonandYellowstone NationalParks;aquaticinver- Angeles 36(4/5): 1 (coverphot., with editorial cap- tebrate diversity and community structure. In: D.P. tion on p. 2). - (c/o Editor; Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Batzer et ah,[Eds], Invertebratesin freshwater wet- Angeles Co., Publication Office, 900 Exposition lands ofNorth America: ecologyandmanagament, Blvd,Los Angeles,CA90007,USA). pp. 733-756,Wiley,NewYork, ISBN0-471-29258- WhentheToronto-based artistwasasked toproduce -3.- (CaliforniaFish. Res.Unit,HumboldtSt.Univ., a series ofimagesrepresenting speed, he thought Areata,CA95521,USA). first ofdragonflies,because offascination with the Aquatic invertebrates weresampled monthly from contrastbetweentheirsmall sizeand theirspeedand MaytoSept,in6 wetlandsinYellowstone andGrand agility.The here reproduceddigitalimagearound a TetonNational Parks (1995).6 odon. spp. arelisted species ofAeshna, was honoured in AppliedArts fromwetlands in the greaterYellowstone ecosystem. Magazine's8thAnnual Photographyand Illustration Coenagrionresolutum and Sympetrumspp. areindi- Contest. cated inthe generalizedfoodwebs for,resp.semiper- manentandseasonal subalpinewetlands. (13072) DE SZALAY, F.A., N.H. EULISS & D.P. BATZER, 1999. Seasonal and semipermanent wet- (13076) ENDERSBY, ID., 1999. Dragonfliesofthe lands ofCalifornia: invertebrate communityecology OrganPipesNational Park. VictorianEnt.29(3):51- and responses to management methods. In: D.P. -52.- (56LookerRd,Montmorency,Vic. 3094,AU). Batzer etah, [Eds],Invertebrates in freshwater wet- The Park is situated 30 km NW of Melbourne, lands ofNorthAmerica: ecology and management, Australia. A commented list of 12 spp., evidenced pp. 829-855,Wiley,NewYork,ISBN0-471-29258- Nov. 1997-Feb. 1998, is presented. Rhadinosticta -3.- (ThirdAuthor:DeptEnh,Univ.Georgia,Athens, simplexisofparticularregionalinterest.Furthersur- GA30602,USA). veys and amore detailed investigationinto seasonal Most ofCalifornia’s original wetlands have been developmentofthe local spp.arewarranted. drainedor converted to agriculturaluses (e.g. rice 376 OdonatologicalAbstracts (13077) ENGLUND, R.A. & R.B. FILBERT, 1999. Univ. Nigeria,P.O.Box3140,Nsukka, Nigeria). Flow restoration andpersistence ofintroduced spe- The abundance,food and feedingbiologywerestu- cies in Waikele Stream, O’ahu. Micronesica 32(1); died over a period of 17 months in the lower 143-154.- (Hawai’iBiol. Surv.,BishopMus., 1525 Anambra R.,Nigeria. Insectswerethepredominant Bernice St.,Honolulu,HI 96817,USA). food,odon. larvae areamongthe groups ofprimary Despite an increase in streamflow, introduced fish importance.Speciesnamesarenotstated. remained abundantand native spp. appear to have declined.3 indigenousand 4 introduced odon. spp. (13081) FAIRCHILD, G.W.,A.M. FAULDS & L.L. arelistedfromthe stream,inchCrocothemisservilia, SAUNDERS, 1999. Constructed marshes insouth- which has been firstcollected aroundtaro fields in east Pennsylvania: invertebrate foodweb structure. Waiahole Stream in 1994 (cf. OA 11199), and has hr. D.P. Batzer et al., [Eds], Invertebrates in fresh- sincespreadrapidlyacrossO’ahu,Hawaii. water wetlands of North America: ecology and management,pp. 423-446,Wiley, New York,ISBN (13078) ERJAVECIA. [Newsletter of the Slovene 0-471-29258-3. - (First Author: Biol. Dept, West OdonatologicalSociety], Ljubljana,No. 8(31 Oct. Chester Univ.,WestChester,PA 19383,USA). 1999). ISSN 1408-8185. (Slovene). - (c/o M. The taxonomic andtrophicstructureofaquaticinver- Bedjanic,Fram 117/a,SI-2313Fram). tebrate communities in 11 recently created freshwa- Thefeaturearticle,byJ.Gulic&M.Bedjanic(PP 1-5), termarshes iscomparedto communitiesat 7nearby is devoted to the naturalist, J. Koprivnik (1849- reference sites. The odon. are family-wise consid- -1912).Theissue introduces also anewstandardsec- ered. Wetlands with fish often had anabundance of tion ofodonate records and briefobservations,with gomphids. 4notesbyD. Klenovsek (pp. 16-17).M.Samejacon- tributeda list of30 spp. evidenced inthe Dramlje (13082) FLOSS, L, 1999. Die Libellenfauna der area(pp.7-10).The rest ofthe 24pp. issue is made Glattallldufe von Riimlang and Oberglatt (Kt. upby various articles fromthe society’s life andon Zurich) 1999. Fachstelle Naturschutz, Amt f. topicsofgeneralinterest,etc. Nos 281-302areadded Landschaftu. Natur,Kt.Zurich. 20pp. - (c/o Dr H. tothe Slovene odonatol. bibliography(pp.22-24). Wildermuth,Haltbergstr.43,CH-8630 Riiti). In the oxbows along the Glatt R., canton Zurich, (13079) EULISS,N.H., D.A.WRUBLESKI & D.M. Switzerland,28 spp.were encountered duringMay- MUSHET, 1999. Wetlands of the Prairie Pothole -Aug.1999. An annotatedlist ofthese ispresented, Region: invertebrate species composition, ecology andthe fauna isbrieflydiscussed. and management, /n: D.P. Batzer et al., [Eds], Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands of North (13083) FROMHAGE, L., 1999. Erstnachweis der America: ecology and management, pp. 471-514, Arktischen Smaragdlibelle Somatochlora arctica Wiley, New York, ISBN 0-471-29258-3. - (First (Zetterstedt, 1840) im Regierungsbezirk Koblenz. Author: U.S. Geol. Surv., Northern Prairie Wildl. FaunaFlora Rheinland-Pfalz9(1): 341-345. (With Res. Cent.,Jamestown,ND58401,USA). Engl.s.).- (St. Sebastianstr. 6,D-55128 Mainz). The Prairie Pothole RegionoftheUSAand Canada In 1997 and 1998,S.arctica wasfound forthe first is auniqueareawhere shallow depressions created timewithinthedistrictofKoblenz(nrMorbach).The by the scouring action of Pleistocene glaciations statusofthe sp, in Rhineland-Palatinate,Germanyis interact with midcontinental climate variations to brieflydiscussed. createand maintain avarietyofwetland classes. The partial odon. list includes 49 spp., listedhere with (13084) [FRUND, J], 1999. Libellen mitten in der bibliographicreferences, and withbriefannotations Stadt. Neue osnabriick. Ztg, issue of 6 March. - inthe text. (Paginationandaddress unknown). Aregionaldaily’sarticle onJochen Friind’s hydro- (13080) EZENWAJI, 1999. The abundance biologicalwork(withemphasisonOdon.)ongarden and trophicbiologyofClariasalbopunctatusNichols pondsinthe city areaofOsnabriick,Germany, con- & LaMonte, 1953 (Osteichthyes: Clariidae)inatro- ductedasa“Jugendforscht”project. pical floodriver basin. Hydrobiologia392(2): 159- -168.- (Fish. & Hydrobiol. Res. Unit,Dept Zool., (13085) GALLEGO, O.E,&R.G. MARTINS-NETO, OdonatologicalAbstracts 377 1999. La entomofauna mesozoica de laArgentina: An upstream-downstreamsurvey of the Saone R. estado actual del conocimiento. Revta Soc. ent. floodplain(France)has been carried outto identify argent. 58(1/2): 86-94. (With Engl. s.). - (First the contribution ofhabitats tothe floodplainbiodi- Author: Catedra Paleont., FACENA-UNNE, C.C. versity.Odon.wereamongthe selectedtaxaconside- 128,AR-3400Corrientes). red. 40 spp. occurred in sampling wetlands; TheTriassic,Triassothemismendozensis,istheonly Coenagrionmercuriale,Cordulegasterbidentata and odon, sp, listed. Oxygastra curtisiiareofparticularregionalinterest. The cut-offchannels oftheriver have ahigherodon. (13086) GARRISON, R.W., 1999. Aerial dragons. richness (10.2-14.5) than the other wetlands (6.1- Terra,LosAngeles36(4/5):2-4.- (1030Fondale St., -10.6).Intheformer,the abundance ofindividuals is Azusa, CA91702-0821,USA). alsohigher(2.5-3.0vs0.5-1.5). A concise and skillful generalpresentation ofthe Order,with beautiful field portraitsof7 spp. from (13090) GOMPHUS. Mededelingsbladvandebelgi- Chile,Thailand andthe USA. sche libellenonderzoekers - Bulletin deliaison des odonatologuesbeiges, Vol, 15, No. 3 (dated Dec. (13087) GASSMANN, D„ 1999. Taxonomyand dis- 1999;received 24 March 2000).(Dutch& Fr., with tribution ofthe inomataspecies-groupofthe Papuan Engl., Fr. & Dutch s’s). - (c/o G. de Knijf, genus Idiocnemis Selys (Odonata: Zygoptera: Ploegstraat33,B-9050Gent). Platycnemididae).Invert. Taxon. 13(6):977-1005. - Goffart, PJ Tailly, Mr. Editorial (pp. 109-110);- (Natn.Mus. Nat.Hist,P.O. Box9517,NL-2300RA Geenen, S., K. Jordaens, M.De Block,R. Sloks, H. Leiden). vanGossum &L.DeBruyn:Anewreproductionsite Thepresumablymonophyleticgroupisrevised,with of Sympecma fusca (Vander Linden, 1820) in specialregardtophylogeneticallyrelevant morpho- Vlaanderen (pp. 111-117);- De Knijf,G Invasion logical characters and the distribution ofits spp. ofAnax parthenope(Selys) in Belgiumin 1999 (pp. Diagnosisofall 9previously describedspp. are pre- 119-129);- Stoks,R.: [Bookreview] “Dragonflies: sented,and I, adelbertensis sp.n. (NENewGuinea) behaviour andecology ofOdonata”,by P.S.Corbet and I.australis sp.n.(southern central NewGuinea) (pp. 130-132; Dutch); - [Compte rendu d’excur- are described. Both sexesarekeyed. Adiagnosisof sions:] Defoort,T: Eendeputten(pp 133-134);- De the genus and anomenclatural noteonthe family- Knijf,G.: Mol-Postel(pp. 134-136);- DeSchaetzen, -group nameCalicnemiinae Fraser, 1957 are inclu- R.: RonquieresetSeneffe(pp. 136-138);- Goffart, ded. P: Ourthe moyenne (pp. 139-141). - Various announcements, etc. (pp, 142-155). (13088) GATHMAN, J.F., T.M. BURTON & B.J. ARMITAGE, 1999. Coastal wetlands ofthe Upper (13091) GRODNITSKY, D.L., 1999.Form andfunc- Great Lakes; distribution ofinvertebrate communi- tionofinsectwings:the evolutionofbiologicalstruc- tiesin response to environmental variation. In: D.P. tures. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore- Batzeretal., [Eds],Invertebrates infreshwater wet- -London. xiv+261 pp.ISBN0-8018-6003-2. - Price: lands ofNorthAmerica: ecology and management, UK £44.50 net.- (Publishers: 2715North Charles pp.949-994,Wiley,NewYork,ISBN0-471-29258- St.,Baltimore,MD21218-4363,USA). -3. - (FirstAuthor: DeptZool.,MichiganSt.Univ., Chaptertopicsinclude generalinformation oninsect EastLansing,Ml48824,USA). flight,vortexaerodynamics,the diversity and evolu- Includes shortodon. lists fromLakeHuron,Saginaw tion offlappingflight,wingmorphology,and gener- Bay, StMary’sR.,lakeStClair, andGreen Bay. al evolutionary considerations. The book also con- tains a novel insect taxonomy atsupraordinallevel (13089) GODREAU, V., G. BORNETTE, B. FRO- (by A.P. Rasnitsyn), and throws light upon recent CHOT, C.AMOROS, E.CASTELLA, B.OERTLI, developmentsincontemporaryRussianevolutionary F. CHAMBAUD,D. OBERTI&E. CRANEY, 1999. theory. Biodiversity in the floodplainof Saone: a global approach. Biodiv. Conserv. 8: 839-864, - (First (13092) GURLIAT, P„ 1999. Les odonates deLoire Author: Lab. Ecol.-Evol., Univ. Bourgogne, Bat. Atlantique.Bull. Soc.Sci.nat.QuestFr.(N.S.)21(2); Gabriel,F-21000 Dijon). 83-89.(WithEngl.s.).- (8imp. des Amandiers,F- 378 OdonatologicalAbstracts -44800Saint-Herblain). be altered whereasthat ofthe latter should increase. A commented list of 55 spp.. Loire-Atlantique, Ifshort term pollutionkilled part ofapopulation, France. symmetrical individuals (low FA) should survive better than highlyasymmetrical ones, because FA (13093) HALL,D.L., R.W. SITES, E.B. FISH, T.R. reflects the overall ability ofan individual to cope MOLLHAGEN, D.L. MOORHEAD & M R. W1L- with stress. Ifthepollutionevent occurredat atime LIG, 1999. Playas ofthe southern High Plains: the whenthe level ofFAwasalreadyfixed,the level of macroinvertebrate fauna.In:D.P.Batzeretal.,[Eds], FAoftheremainingpopulationshouldbe lowerthan Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands of North thatincontrols. Anexperimentwascarriedout,using America: ecology and management, pp. 635-665, 10 artificial ponds, each holding a population of Wiley, New York, ISBN 0-471-29258-3. - (First Xanthocnemis larvae. These wereexposedtocarba- Author: Dept Ent., Univ. Missouri, Columbia,MO ryi at anominalconcentration of 100 pg I"1,which 65211,USA). reduced emergence successafter 10-20 days by ca The Southern High Plains (= Llano Estacado) in 50%. Based onlaboratoryexperiments,it wasassu- Texas and New Mexico is anextensive, semiarid med thatdespitethe highmortality,the short expos- tableland. Areview ofthe recorded odon. taxa, and uretocarbaryllatein the last instarwouldensurethat notesonbiological featuresofsomespp.arepresen- the wing cell patterns ofthe damselflies were not ted. altered by the increased stress. The level of FAin winglengthincreased in the damselflies surviving (13094) HANN, B.J., 1999. Aprairie coastalwetland the exposure tocarbaryl, but the level ofFA in cell (Lake Manitoba’s Delta Marsh): organizationofthe patternsdidnotdiffersignificantlybetween thetreat- invertebrate community.In:D.P. Batzeretal.,[Eds], mentandthecontrol. The effectsofdifferential mor- Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands of North tality,aswell asthe effectsofpollution,onthe level America: ecology and management, pp.1013-1039, ofFAin traitswith different“windows ofopportuni- Wiley, New York, ISBN 0-471-29258-3. - (Dept ty” needfurtherinvestigation. Zool., Univ. Manitoba,Winnipeg,MB, R3T 2N2, CA). (13096) HAWKING, J.H. & T.R. NEW, 1999. The Includes a short odon. list (mostly genera only), distribution patterns of dragonflies (Insecta: information on meandensities (suborder-wise) and Odonata)alongtheKiewa River,Australia,and their on biomass(order-wise). relevance inconservation assessment.Hydrobiologia 392(2): 249-260. - (SecondAuthor: DeptZool., La (13095) HARDERSEN, S. & C.M. FRAMPTON, Trobe Univ.,Bundoora,Vic. 3082,AU). 1999. Effectsofshort termpollutiononthe level of Samplingoflarvaeand adultsfrom 16sitesalongthe fluctuatingasymmetry: acase study usingdamsel- river, Victoria,yielded34 spp.Patterns oflarval and flies. Entomologia exp. appl. 92(1): 1-7. - (Ent. adult incidence are appraised, and show that most Group,Div. Plant,Soil & Ecol. Sci., Lincoln Univ., spp. arerestrictedin incidence toseveral consecutive P.O. Box84,Canterbury,NZ). sites alongtheriver, and thatthereis acleardistinc- Fluctuatingasymmetry (FA),ameasureofdevelop- tionalsobetween thefaunas ofthepotamon, rhithron mental stability, has been suggestedasamonitoring and eucrenon regions. Different spp. of some tool for environmental pollution. However, there Anisopt.generadisplaydifferentzonational distribu- havebeen fewinvestigationsintothe effectsofshort tions, and patterns ofincidence and relative abun- termpollutiononthe level ofFA.Thispaperexplores dance oflarvae andadults confirm zonational occu- effects ofexposing late instar larvae to short term pancy. For larvae, these distribution patternstrans- pollutiononthe level ofFA in the wings ofadult cend the mode ofcollection, although many spp. Xanthocnemis zealandica. In these insects FA in were found mostabundantlyin onemicrohabitat or winglengthandincell patternshave different “win- by oneof several sampling methods employed at dows ofopportunity”in relation to environmental each site. Samplingofthe 2stages separatelyshows stress. Ifincreased environmental stress isapplied considerable concurrence ofdistributional patterns, afterthe “window ofopportunity”ofonetrait had sothateither stagealonemayprovidedataofvalue closed,whilethewindow ofthe other trait was still infaunal andconservation assessment. openthenthe level ofFA ofthe firsttrait should not

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