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OdonatologicalAbstracts 1976 Bremen-21, FRG). Commentedlistof 16spp., Bremervdrde.FRG (8296) DAWSON,N„ 1976.IDragonfliesofBedford- shire:aguideIntheiridentification.Bedford- 1982 shireNat.Hist.Soc„Luton.20pp. — (Author: 2, Old House, Ickwell Green, Biggleswade, (8300) BREGOVIC, A„ 1982. Gradskimuzej Varaz- Bedfordshire, SGI8 9EE, UK). din.entomoloskiodjel.Vodicslalnim postavom. Awellconstructed, illustratedkey foridentifi- — [TheVaraidinCityMuseum, Departmentof cationofthe28 spp, known at thattime from Entomology.Aguidetothepermanentexhibits], Bedfordhire,UK. - Forthe firstsurvey ofthe Gradski muzej,Varazdin, 36 pp. (Croat., with countyfauna cf.R.Palmer, 1948, Bedfordshire Engl.s.). — (Gradski muzej Varaidin, CRO- Naturalist2(1947): 30-33; the mostrecent re- -42000Varazdin, Croatia). view isgiven in thepaper listed in OA7624, The odon. collection isbriefly described onp. 32, and a photograph ofa series of 14 local 1978 specimensofCalopteryxsplendensandC.virgo isappended.The localitydataare notstated. (8297) LIERATH, W., 1978. Die Verwandlung.Tier- freund78 (7): 37-38. — (Author'saddress un- 1983 known). Asomewhatbelletristic text,withphotographs, (8301) CORDES,H., 1983. Exkursionsziel Hamberger ondragonflymetamorphosis. Moor. Exkursionsfuhrer IJ.Jtag. Ges. Okol.. Univ. Bremen, pp. 17-28. — (Author’saddress (8298) SIMON,U.& D.KLEINBÖHL,1978.Wir be- notstated). stimmenLibellen, umeinenSeezuretten.Tier- 5,mostlytyrphophilousodon. spp.aremention- freund 78(7): 38-39. — (Authors’ current ad- edfromthe HambergerMoor, 20km NofBre- dresses unknown). men, Germany. General article,directedatthe membersofthe German Youth Federation for Nature Study (8302) GERKEN.R., 1983.DieLibellendesAltkreises (DJN),emphasizingthe importanceofdragon- Bremervörde. Faun. Jher. Bremervdrde 1982/ fly faunistic inventarisations forconservancy 1983: 6-20. — (Author’s address unknown). work. Commentedlist of 37 spp., with griddistribu- tion maps for the Bremervörde district,FRG. 1981 - (Cf. also OA8307). (8299) BREUER,M.& C.RITZAU,1981.DieLibel- 1984 lenfauna derSandgrubezwischen Hepstedtund Tarmstedt.Faun.Jher.Bremervdrde 1980/1981: (8303) ACHENBACH, H„ 1984. Zur Hydrobiologie 2-5. — (Bauernweide 16, D(W)-2800 des Wiesbachs (Rhcinhessen). Mainz, naturw. 386 OdonatclogicalAbstracts Arch. 22; 107-148. (With Engl.s.). — (Bahn- 1987 hofstr. 2, D(W)-6501 Hahnheim, FRG). The WiesbachisanE.tributaryoftheNahe R., (8309) GRIMMER,F., 1987. Abteilungfür Ökologie inthe Rhine-Hessen uplands,Germany.Its ma- heimischer Libellen. Natur & Mensch, Nürn- crozoobenthos was studied during 1981-1982, berg 1987: 22. - (Schedelstr. 94, D(W)-8500 at 15samplingstations.Cordulegasterbidentata Nümberg-30,FRG). isthe only odon. sp.encountered. Noticeontheincorporationofthe"Arbeitskreis Libellen/Mittelfranken” as a section of the (8304) JAHN.P.,1984.DieLihellen desLandesBerlin: Nürnberg Nat, Hist. Soc. The objectives are Bestandsentwicklung-Gefdhrdung-Schutz.Bei- brieflyoutlined,andthemeetingsofthemem- trag zum Artenschutzprogramm.Landesbeauf- bers aretaking placemonthly. tragter für Naturschutz und Landschafts- pflege,Berlin.iv+158 pp. - (Author;Schiller- (8310) GRIMMER, E, 1987. Fliessgewässer-Libel- promenade30,D(W)-IOOO Berlin-44,FRG). lenartenin derUmgebungNürnbergs.Erste Er- Monographietreatmentoftheodon. fauna(55 gebnisseeinerUntersuchungderLibellenarten spp.)oftheformerWestberlin,withdistribution anFliessgewässem 2. Ordnung in Mittelfran- maps, statusdata,etc. Habitatconservation of ken. Natur & Mensch, Niimberg 1987: 15-22. thethreatened spp.isoneofthe main objectives — (Schedelstr. 94, D(W)-8500 Niimberg-30, ofthework,henceconsiderable attentionispaid FRG). tothe analysisofthe localaquatichabitats and Concise treatmentofCalopteryxsplendens,C. tothe management required. virgo. Ophiogomphus caecilia (= ’’serpenti- nus”) andCordulegasterboltonii, onsome2nd (8305) LENZ, L,, 1984. Libellen-Odonataim Raum order streams in the systems of the Pegnitz, Mosel-Eifel, 1983, Jher. Ornithol. NatSchutz Rednitz andRegnitz rivers, central Franconia, Weslerwald-Mitlelrhein 5: 148-153. - (Im Germany. Brühl 6, D(W)-5590Cochem-Sehl,FRG). Annotatedlistof22 spp; (8311) HEDDERICH, B„ 1987. Auswertungfaunis- lisch-iikologischerBestandsaufnahmenanzwei (8306) MÜLLER,W„ 1984.Amphibien-und Libellen- FeuchtgehietenimKreis Hoxterals Grundlage beobachtungenaus dem Kiesgrubengebietbei fiir diePflege und Entwicklungsplanung. Di- Sinzig. Kreis Ahrweiler. Jher. Ornithol. Nat- plArb.Univ.Paderborn.vi+180pp.—(c/oProf. SchulzWeslerwald-Mitlelrhein 5: 154. - (Sin- Dr B.Gerken,Abt.Biol., Univ. Paderborn-Höx- zigerStr.2, D(W)-5480Remagen,FRG). ter,An derWilhelmshöhe 44,D(W)-3740Höx- Checklist of 16 spp., with statementsontheir ter, FRG). localfrequency. The2wetlandsstudiedaresituatedintheUpper Wescrbergland.Paderborn,FRG,andshow 80% 1985 similarityintheirresp.odon. faunae.Thediffer- encesin the distribution andabundance ofva- rious spp.areexplainedinterms ofautecology, (8307) GERKEN, R„ 1985. Libellenbeobachtungen localhydrologyand theimpactofagriculture. ausdem Altkreis Bremervörde 1984/85.Faun. Ofparticular interest are the observations on Jher. Bremervorde 1984/1985: 24-32. - (Au- the phenologyofLestes dryas.Suggestionsfor thor’saddress unknown). management and conservation are outlined in Additions tothe paper listed in OA 8302. considerable detail. (8308) LENZ,L.,1985.Faunislische Mitteilungenaus (8312) RASSI, P. & R. VAISANEN, [Eds], 1987. demBereichMosel-Eifel-Hunsrück.Jher.Orni- Threatened animals and plants in Finland. Ihol.NatSchutz Westerwald-Mitlelrhein 6: 175- EnglishsummaryofthereportoftheCommittee -183. - (ImBrühl6,D(W)-5590Cochem-Sehl, JortheConservationofThreatenedAnimalsand FRG). PlantsinFinland. MinistryoftheEnvironment, Includes anannotatedlist of 17odon. spp. Helsinki,68 pp. - ISBN951-46-7961-X. OdonalologicalAbstracts 387 The odon. aredealt withonpp. 57, 58-59. So kersLane, Bedford, MK41 9SH, UK). far,52 spp.are known fromFinland, ofwhich Records and brief field notes from 2localities 2 spp. are considered vulnerable (Coenagrion in Bedfordshire. UK. puella,Aeshnaviridis),andthe statusof3 spp. needsfurthermonitoring(Nehalenniaspeciosa, (8316) HUSSAIN. R„ 1988, Odonate naiads ofthe Aeshna crenata, Somatochlora sahlbergi). - Sindprovince.M.Sc.thesis.Univ.Agric.,Faisa- For the recent statuscf. OA 8398. labad,Pakistan, vi+72pp. — (Author'scurrent address unknown). (8313) VOGT,K„1987.Chromophoresofinsectvisual Based onthe collections fromSukkur, Shikar- pigments. Pholohiochem. Pholohiophys. 1987 pur, Hyderabad,MirpurKhas andThatta,allin (Suppl.):273-296. — (Inst. Biol.I,Univ. Frei- the Sind prov., Pakistan, ultimate instars of7 burg,Albertstr. 21a, D(W)-7800 Freiburg/Br., identified spp.areverycarefullydescribed and FRG). illustrated (Gomphidiat-nigrum.Anax parthe- The odon. are the only animals where both nope, Acisoma p. panorpoides, Brachythemis chromophores(3-hydroxy-retinalaswellasre- contaminata,Rhyothemisv. variegata,Panlala tinal)werefound.Thepreliminaryexperiments flavescens, Trameabasilarisburmeisteri. Asi- onlarvaeindicate thatthereisnoprincipaldiffe- milar treatment is presented of8 other spp., rence fromadulteyes withrespect toChromo- identified tothe genus only. phorecomposition.From thepointofview of phylogeny,theodon.cannotbe considered the "missinglink” between the rhodopsinandthe (8317) LENZ,L., 1988.Tierwelt desKreises (IV): Li- xanthopsinanimals,since thiswouldmeancast- bellen.Jh. Kreis Cochem-Zell 1988:45-47. - (ImBrühl 6, D(W)-5590Cochem-Sehl,FRG). ingdoubt on the monophyleticorigin ofthe neopteran ordersand,inaddition,onthatofthe First part: commentedlist of 7 spp. For the holomelabolic orders. Consequently,theoccur- second part cf.OA8326. renceof3-hydroxyretinal intheodon.istentati- velyconsidered anindependentacquisition. — (8318) LINDEBOOM.M..1988.BeitrdgezurBiologic (cf. also OA7260). der Gehdndenen Prachtlihelle (Calopteryx splendensHarris, 1782).DiplArb.Univ., Frei- 1988 burg,vi+74pp. - (Inst.Biol. I,Univ.Freiburg, Albertstr.21a,D(W)-7800Freiburg/Br„FRG). (8314) CHISHTI,M.J.K., 1988. Odonatenaiadsofthe The M.Sc. dissertation isbased on fieldwork Punjabprovince. M.Sc. thesis, Univ. Agric., on the Hanfreezenbächle stream,Freiburg/Br. Faisalabad. vi+80 pp. - (Author’s current ad- distr.,southernGermany,andconsistsof4auto- dress unknown). nomouschapters, viz. "Longevity andterrito- Ultimate instars (mostly!)aredescribedandil- riality” (pp. 6-16), "Pairing andoviposition" lustrated of20spp., collected at 9 localities in (pp. 17-35),"Significance ofthe oviposition Punjab,Pakistan. Ofthese only Cordulegaster substrate” (pp. 36-56),and "Effect ofthe in- brevistigma,Anaxparthenope,Gomphidiat-ni- creased water temperature onC.splendensand grum, Acisoma p. panorpoides,Brachythemis C. virgo”(pp.57-62).Several appendagesare contaminata,Pantalaflavescens,Rhyothemisv. added. variegata, Tramea basilaris burmeisteri and Coperamarginipesareidentified tothe species. (8319) REINHARDT, K„ 1988. Vorkommen von Hydrobasileussp. is saidtobeforthe firsttime Fliesswasser-Libellenarten im Bezirk Karl- recorded from Pakistan. The identification of -Marx-Stadt (Odonata), InfMat. Em. Karl- "Progomphus sp.”is erroneous. -Marx-Stadt 17: 9-13. - (Irkutsker Str. 153, D(O)-9044Chemnitz, FRG). (8315) COMONT, J., 1988. Ischnura pumilio(Scarce RecordsofandcommentsonCalopteryxsplen- Blue-tailed Damselfly) in Bedfordshire. Bed- dens, C.virgoandCordulegasterboltonii inthe fordshireNaturalist42[1987]: 59. - (Beds& Chemnitz area (formerly "Karl-Marx-Stadt"), Hunts Wildl.Trust, PrioryCountryPark, Ber- EGermany. 388 OdonatologicalAbstracts (8320) XIA,S„ H.WU& Z.WANG, 1988. Primary- (8324) BUDIHNA,N.&A.OCVIRK. 1989. IhtioloSke -colored tomographofentomophagousinsects raziskave Bobovgkihjezerc. — [Ichthyological inpaddyfields. Hunan Press Sei. & Technol. studies on the Bobovek ponds], hr. T. Trilar. Hunan,iv+96 pp.. 205col.phot.incl. — ISBN 1Ed.], Ekoloski tabori na Bobovku, pp. 44-55, 7-5357-0253-8. (Chin., with Engl, title. Intro- OK ZSMS, Kranj. ISBN none.(Slovene). — duction,taxon.& vernacular nomenclature). — (Authors' addresses not staled; — for copies (Authors: Biocontrol Lab., Plant Protection apply totheSIO NationalAgencyin Slovenia, Inst., Hunan Acad. Agric. Sei.. Hunan, PR. c/o I.Geister, PokopaliiSkapot 13,SLO-64202 China). — Available from the SIO, Bilthovcn, Naklo, Slovenia). at HIT. 68.- net. Thisisa rounded-offaccount ofthe fishfauna Forthe sakeofcoordination inthe development ofaset ofman-made pondsnr the villageof ofintegratedmanagement ofrice insect pests. Bobovek, UpperCarniola, Slovenia. Inthe sto- 205 spp. ofmostimportantentomophagousin- machs ofpike (Esox lucius), perch(Perea flu- sectsintherice fieldsoftheHunanprov.,China, viatilis) and pumpkinseed sunfish (Lcpomis wereselectedandareshownherein col.plates, gibbosus),odon. larvaewereidentified.Species with taxonomic, Engl, and (partly) Chinese namesand quantitativedataarcnot stated. names,along withcomprehensive(Chin.) cap- tions. These include 19odon.spp., identified (8325) HEITKAMP, U„ 1989. Das Ökosystem Tüm- by Prof. H.-f. Chao. The Chinese vernacular pel: strukturelle Merkmale des Lebensraums names forCrocothemis servilia (= "Chi-zu"), undEigenschaftender Zoozönose.Galling,na- Pantala flavescens (= "Huang-yi") andAnax turk. Sehr. I:25-46.(WithEngl.s.). — (II Zool, parthenope Julius(= "Ma-dai-rou")werenot Inst. &Mus..Univ.Göttingen,BerlinerSir. 28, available previously in Latin transliteration. D(W)-3400 Göttingen,FRG). Thisis animportanttheoretical paper,attempt- 1989 ingtodefine thefeaturesofa"pool".Its char- acteristic features are the basically inconstant (8321) BÂNKÜTI, K„ 1989.Adatok aDunânlül Odo- abiotic conditions (astatics), to which the in- natafaunâjâhoz. — Data tothe Odonatafauna habitants have toadapt by evolving different ofTransdanubia.Foliahist.-not.Mus.man. 14: strategies.Only abriefparagraphis devotedto 75-76. (Hung., with Engl.s.), — (Mätra Mu- the odon., in which the differences in faunal zeum,Kossuth u. 40,HU-3200 Gyöngyös). compositionbetweentheforestpondsandthose Annotated list of 17spp. from the Transdanu- in aopenlandscape arcoutlined. bian regionofHungary, depositedin the So- mogy Mus.,Hungary. (8326) LENZ.L,, 1989. Tierwelt des Kreises (V): Li- bellen, 2.Teil.Jh.KreisCochem-Zell 1989:61- (8322) BÀNKÜTI, K.. 1989. Adatok Magyarorszâg -62. - (Im Brühl6, D(W)-5590Cochem-Sehl, Odonata faunâjâhoz. 1. - Datatothe Odonata FRG). fauna ofHungary, part I.Foliahisl.-nal.Mus. ContinuationfromOA 8317; with annotations man. 14: 77-79. (Hung., with Engl.s.). - on 20 spp. (Matra Miizeum, Kossuth u. 40. HU-3200 Gyöngyös). (8327) [MULLER, R.A.], 1989. ’’Paradies” Philippi- Annotated list of 35 spp.. inch several 1989 nen in Gefahr. Si. Caller Taghlalt. issue of records ofHemianax ephippiger. Mardi 10, I p. - {Rehetobelstr.99,CH-9016 St Gallen). (8323) BROCKHAUS.T„ 1989.ZurErfassung derLi- Abrieflocal daily’sreport onR. Muller’stalk bellenfauna imBezirkKarl-Marx-Stadt. InfMal. onthe generalnatureconservation situation in Em.Karl-Marx-Stadt 18: 11-15. - (Mark! 20/ the Philippines,given in theframework ofthe 21, D(0)-9001 Chemnitz. FRO), Plenary Business Meeting of the society Commentedlistof48spp. fromthe Chemnitz "Freunde des Natunmuseums St. Gallen”, area (formerly "Karl-Marx-Stadt”), E Ger- March 7, 1989 and containingapassingrefe- many. For the districtRed List cf.OA 8334. rencetothe Odon. Based onthe author's evi- OdonatologicalAbstracts 389 dence, Dr. M. Hämäläinen presented a brief (8332) SRIVASTAVA. V.K. & B.K. SRIVASTAVA. technicalreportalso for theIUCN SpeciesSur- 1989.Femaleinternalgenitalorgansofthedam- vival Commission (SpecialistGroupOdonata) selflyPseudagrionrubriceps Selys (Zygoptera: asmentioned in OA 8293. —Formoreinforma- Odonata). Folia morphol.37(2): 165-171. - tionon R. Muller'sodonatologicalwork inthe (FirstAuthor: DeptZool., C.M.P. Coll., Univ. Philippinescf. also OA 8340, 8374. Allahabad, 318AlopiBagh,Allahabad-211006. India). (8328) PIX,A.&P.BACHMANN, 1989. Libellen (In- The morphology,anatomyandhistologyofthe secta: Odonata) im Reinhardswald (Nordhes- adultwere studied in detail. The paired, long, sen). Gotting. nalurk. Schr. I: 47-69. (With panoisticovaries each lead posteriorlyinto an Engl.s.). — (First Author; Mönchehofstr. 1, oviduct. The oviducts united toform a short D(W)-3500Kassel, FRO). common median oviduct leading into the Analysis oftheodon.fauna(34 spp.)inahigh- "eighthcomplex"localized in the 8thabdomi- landareain northern Hesse, FRG.Incompari- nal segment.The "eighthcomplex"comprises son withthe statusof1913,7 spp.became ex- thebursa copulatrix,spermatheca and vagina. tinct, and a shift in the faunal composition A pair of prominent accessory reproductive towards the increase of tyrphophiloustaxa is glands,localized in the 9thsegment, open into apparent.The latterisduetoacidification,since the vagina. thereare nomoorsandpeat bogsintheregion. 1990 (8329) RAKONCZAY,Z.,[Ed.], 1989. Voidskiinyv. A magyarorszagon kipusztull es veszelyezlelett (8333) BROCKHAUS, T„ 1990.Libellenbeobachtun- noveny -esdllatfajok. — [TheHungarianRed genamFlusslaufderZschopau(Odonata),Inf- Data Book]. 359pp. Akadémial Kiadö, Buda- Mat. Ent.Karl-Marx-Stadt 20: 4-5. - (Markt pest. - ISBN 963-05-5325-2. (Hung.). 20/21, D(0)-9001 Chemnitz, FRG). Theodon. section appearsonpp. 118-181, list- Annotated list of9 spp.; Erzgebirge.E. Ger- ingCoenagrionhastulatum, Aeshnajuncea,A. many. viridis, Anax parthenope,Gomphus flavipes, Cordulegasterbidentata, C. boltonii, Somato- (8334) BROCKHAUS, T. 1990.RoteListederLibel- chlorametallica, Sympetrum danae and Leu- len des Bezirkes Chemnitz und Massnahmen corrhinia caudalis. zum Biotopschutz. NatSchutzArh. Sachsen 32: 21-28. - (Markt20/21,D(0)-9001 Chemnitz, (8330) SALEEM, P.M. & K.N. KHAN, 1989.Effect FRG). oftemperature andpH ontheodonatesdistribu- 47 odon. spp. are known fromthe district of tion ofdistrictBannu (N.W.F.P.),Pakistan.Sci. Chemnitz,EGermany,of which 43 are auto- Khyher2(1): 145-151. - (Dept Zool., Univ. chthonous, inch21 spp.thatarenotendangered. Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan). For achecklist cf.OA 8323. The effects oftemperature and pH on odon. distributionwereinvestigatedin 12genera,but (8335) DEVAI, G. & M. MISKOLCZI. 1990. The the taxonomic identification ofmost ofthese is dragonfly (Odonata) fauna of Batorliget, its erroneous, based on NorthAmerican[identifi- chorological analysis and evaluationconside- cation]literature! ringnatureconservation. In:S.Mahunka. [Ed.], The batorligetnaturereservesafterforty years, (8331) SAMWAYS, M., 1989. Ecological landscaping Vol. I, [1991] pp. 279-293, Hung. Nat. Hist. attheNatal NationalBotanic GardenPieterma- Mus., Budapest, ISBN 963-7093-07-96. - ritzburg. Veld& Flora 75: 107-108. - (Dept (Ecol.Inst., KossuthUniv., P.O. Box 14,HU- Zool. & Ent. Fac. Sei., Univ. Natal, P.O, Box 4010 Debrecen). 375,Pietermaritzburg-3200,SA). The historyofodonatol.research inthe Batorli- A note on adragonflypreserve, tobe set up getnaturereserveistracedfrom 1936topresent, within theconfines ofthe NatalNationalBota- the 34 recorded spp. are listed along withthe nic Garden, Pietermaritzburg,RSA. annotations on habits and habitats, acareful 390 OdonatologicalAbstracts biogeographicanalysis ofthe fauna is presen- -3,2portraitsincl. —(c/o R.A.Miiller,Reheto- ted, anda statisticalevaluationofthe habitats belstr. 99,CH-9016 StGallen). is given. Swiss monthly’s interview with R. Müller, mainlyonhisodonatologicalexplorationofthe (8336) DONATH.H., 1990.DieLibellen dernordwest- PhilippineIsis, butcontainingalsosomeother lichenNiederlausitz (Teil 4).Biol. Stud.Luckau biographic information on the life and workof 19:49-56. — (Umweltzentrum.Hauptstr. 21, thissignificantSwissodon.worker. —Formore D(O)-7960Luckau. FRG). informationcf. OA 8327. 8374. Dealswith8spp. ofGomphidae.Cordulcgaslri- dae and Corduliidae. — Forthe previousparts (8341) NOBI INSECTRESEARCHCLUB. 1990.In- cf.OA6121, 6478, 6971. sect fauna of the Nobi area.Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Scient. Rep. Yokosuka (8337) DONATF1.FI.. 1990. ZurHntomofauna vonTa- City Mus. 38: 61-80. (Jap., with Engl.s.). — gebaurandzonenin dernordwestlichen Nieder- (c/oMr N.Ohba,Yokosuka City Mus..Fukada- lausitz.Ahh.Ber. NaturkMus.Gdrlilz64(1):69- doi, Yokosuka, 238,JA). 72. — (Umweltzentrum,Hauptstr. 21, D(O)- Containsanannotatedlist of27odon.spp., and 7960 Luckau, FRG). itis statedthat Nobi isoneoftheareaswhere 8odon.spp.arelistedascharacteristicofdiffer- the natural environment is well preserved, ent,specified marginalhabitatsinthe marginal thoughlong-termconservation measuresarere- zoneofthe open-cast miningareas in Lower quired. Lusatia.eastern Germany.No localityisspeci- fied. (8342) PAVLOV.AM.&I.M.ZUBINA, 1990.Zavisi (8338) HODAR.J.A..I.RUIZ& I.COMACHO, 1990, most’ massy ol lineynyh razmerov u lichinok Laalimentaciön delaranacomûn(Ranapcrezi strekoz. — [The correlation between the mass and linearsizein dragonflylarvae]. Gidrohiol. Seone, 1855)en elsurestede laPeninsulaIbe- Zh. 26(5):83-85. Russ.,withEngl.s.). — (Zool. rica. Misc. zool. 14: 145-153. (With Engl.s.). Inst.,St.PetersburgSt.Univ.,Universitetskaya — (DeptoBiol. anim.. Fac. Cien.. Univ. Gra- nab.7/9, RUS-199034 StPetersburg). nada, ES-18001Granada). Equationsare given for body weight depen- Contains statistical data on adult and larval odon..without furthertaxonomic specification, dence onlinear size in 8spp. of2suborders. encounteredin the stomachs ofRanaperczi at 5 localities inSEAndalusia, Spain. (8343) REINHARDT, K„ 1990. Libellenbcobachtun- gen imSüdender oblastTjumen(Wcstsibcri- (8339) KAUSHIK. S.,S. SHARMA. M.N.SAXENA sche Tiefebene, UdSSR) imSpätsommer.Em. 6 D.N. SAKSENA[sic!], 1990. Habitateco- Nachr. Ber. 34(6); 281. — (Irkutsker Str. 153, logy of anisopteran nymphs in certain water D(O)-9044Chemnitz. FRG). bodies of Madhya Pradesh. Acta hydrochim. Commentedrecords of 11 spp. hydrohiol. 18(4): 443-447. - (First Author: Sch. Stud. Zool., Jiwaji Univ., Vidya Vihar. (8344) REUBEN, R„D.R.RAO.A.SEBASTIAN,RS. Gwalior-474011. India). CORBET,N.WU& C.LIAO. 1990, Biological 21 spp. wereidentified from different types of control methods suitable for community use. lenticand lotie habitats, data arepresented on In: C.F. Curtis. [Ed.]. Appropriatetechnology temperature amplitude.CK, pH. Cl(mg/I), and in vectorcontrol, pp. 146-158,CRC Press,Boca onstructureofallhabitats, andthevertical dis- Raton. Fla, ISBN 0-8493-4755-6. - (Fourth tribution (205-1067m)is statedformost spp. Author: Dept Zook, Univ. Edinburgh, West MainsRd,Edinburgh,EH93JT.Scotland, UK). (8340) [MÜLLER,R.A..&| U.SCHÄR. 1990. Philip- The odon. section (pp. 142-145)deals with the pinen-einlandderInseln,einLandderTräume. same periodicaugmentativereleaseofCroco- Eindrücke des Libellen-Forschers Roland Mül- Ihemisservilia larvae inBurmaasreportedori- ler. Si GalierNadu:Monats-Mag.1990(2): 1- ginallyinOA 7421 (cf. also e.g.OA8151). OdonatologicalAbstracts 391 (8345) SANTAMARINA,J„ 1990. Alimentaciön del covery of the Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly mirloacuàtico(Cincluscinclus)ennosdeGali- (Ischnura pumilio)in Bedfordshire, Bedford- cia.Misc. znol. 14:207-215. (WithEngl.s.). - shire Naturalist 45 [1990]: 75. - (Weltmore (Area Ecol., Depto Biol, fundamental, Fac. Rd45,Luton, Beds, LU2 2TN,UK). Biol.,Univ.SantiagodeCompostela,ES-15071 This isasequeltothe Author's paper listed in Santiago deCompostela). OA7845, The feedinghabits ofthe dipperin the rivers ofNWSpainwerestudiedbymeansofanalyses (8350) CHAO,H.-f.,1991, Acomparisonofthe gom- ofregurgitatedpelletsandfaecal samples.Sta- phiddragonflyfaunaofFujianandTaiwan (O- tistical data arepresentedon therepresentation donata, Gomphidae). Wuyi Sci. J. 8: 9-13. ofunidentifiedAnisoptera,andofthe Gomphi- (Chin.,withcomprehensiveEngl.s.). — (Biol. daeandAeshnidae. ControlRes. Inst.,FujianAgric.Coll.,Fuzhou, Fujian-350002,P.R. China). 1991 The2faunae havebeen fairlythoroughlyinves- tigated(60 spp. in 25 gen. and 21 spp. in 15 (8346) ALCOCK,J„&D.T.GWYNNE, 1991.Evolu- gen.,resp.). AlltheTaiwanese gen.arecommon tion ofinsect matingsystems: the impact of on both sides ofthe Taiwan Strait,and soare individual selectionist thinking.In:W.J.Bailey 15 ofthe 21 spp. known fromTaiwan.Only 6 &J.Ridsdill-Smith,[Eds],Reproductivebeha- Taiwanese spp. areendemic,thoughclosecon- viourofinsects: individuals and populations, geners of those from the mainland. Conse- pp. 10-41, Chapman & Hall, London-New quently,the Taiwanese fauna is dominatedby York-Tokyo-Melboume-Madras,ISBN0-412- constituents of southern Chinese origin. The 31280-8. — (FirstAuthor:DeptZook,Arizona affinities betweenthe JapaneseandFujian-Tai- St Univ., Tempe,AZ85287-1501,USA). wanesegomphidfaunae arealsooutlined.The Acomprehensivereview,withemphasisonthe Indo-Chinese subregionofthe OrientalRegion odon. (inch FujianandTaiwan)appears tobethe centre ofabundance ofthe gomphidfauna in E, (8347) BAZZANTI,M, 1991.Sandybottommacroin- Asia. vertebratesin twomoderatelypollutedstations ofthe riverTreia (centralItaly):structural and (8351) D'ANDREA,M.& S.CARPI, 1991. Spineson functional organization.Annls Limnol. 27(3); the wingveins in Odonata: aretheyaerodyna- 287-298. (WithFr.s.). — (DiptoBiol. Anim.& mic? In: G. Lanzavecchia & R. Valvassori Uomo,Univ.Roma"LaSapienza”,Viale dell- [Eds],Form andfunction in zoology[Selected ’Università 32,1-00185Roma). Symposiaand MonographsU.Z.I.,Vol. 5], pp. The fauna wassampled at 2stations (alt. 180 281-290, Mucchi. Modena. — (Dipto Biol. & 40m.resp.; moderate velocity,moderatepol- Anim.,Univ, Firenze,Via Romana 17,1-50125 lutionfrom domestic sewage andagricultural Firenze). nutrients: SabatiniMts,N ofRome).As faras The odon. wingveinspines showprimitiveand the odon. are concerned, only Calopteryx sp. secondarycharacters, whichdistinguishtheZy- wasrecorded, fromthe upperstation only. goptera from the Anisozygoptera and Aniso- ptera,confirmingthe generallyacceptedclassi- (8348) CHAM,S.A.,1991.Dragonflies(Odonata).Re- ficationevenonthelowerlevels,such asfami- port ofthe Recorder. BedfordshireNaturalist liesandsubfamilies.Thedistinctivedistribution 45[1990]:71-74. — (45Weltmore Rd,Luton, ofthese spines on the nodal and cubito-anal Beds, LU2 2TN, UK). fields(leadingandtrailingwingedges)andzone TheAuthorisRegionalRecorder(ofthe British immediatelybehindthepterostigmaindicate the OdonataRecordingScheme)forMid-East Eng- importanceofthese areas.Thespinesalongthe land.Thisisthe 1990report, containingannota- forewingborderareknown toactasturbolators, tionson 19spp. altering the boundary-layer flow around the wing,and itcanbe hypothesizedthatalso the (8349) CHAM, S.A, 1991. Further notes on the dis- spineswithinthe dihedralmay haveanaerody- 392 OdonalologicalAbstracts namicfunction, perhapsduringdifferentphases (8356) DONATH.H., 1991.DieLibellendernordwest- ofthewingbeat.The sexual differentiationin lichenNiederlausilz(Teil5). Biol.Stud.Luckau spine distribution, known sofarin Caloptery- 20: 31-40. — (Umweltzentrum, Hauptstr.21, goideaand Lestoidea, requiresanin vivoinves- D(O)-7960Luckau, FRG). tigationinordertodetermine whethertheaero- Dealswith 18libellulidspp. — Fortheprevious dynamicneedsofthe femalesdifferfromthose part cf.OA 8336. ofthe males, forexampleduringthe complex reproductive procedure. (8357) DONATH, H„ 1991. Neue Naturschutzgebiete und Flächcnnaturdcnkmale imLandkreis Luc- (8352) D'ANTONIO, C. & M.T. DE MAJO, 1991. kau. Biol. Stud. Luckau 20:3-10. - (Umwelt- Reperti:Odonata,Aeshnidae. Boll. Ass.romana zentrum. Hauptstr. 21, D(O)-7960 Luckau, Em. 45 [1990]: 131-132. - (FirstAuthor: Via FRG). A.Falcone 386/B. 1-80127Napoli). 23naturereservesintheLuckaudistrict,eastern Several Hemianax ephippigerhave been seen Germany,arelistedandbrieflydescribed.Some in Napoli, and 2 â were collected in Napoli odonatol. information isprovided forsome of (25-IX-1990)andLagoPatria(Cascrta. Campa- them. nia; 17-XI-I990),Italy. (8358) DREYER, W„ 1991, Das tolle Liebeslcbcn der (8353) DAVID, S.. 1991. VâZky (Odonata) Kotlin. Libellen.MagazinfurNatur 1991(Sept.): 22- Stiavnické vrchy. — Dragon-flies(Odonata) of 28. — (Zool. Mus., Hegewischstr. 3, D(W)- Kotliny in the Stiavnické Vrchy Mts. Stredne 2300 Kiel-I, FRG). slovensko (Prir.) 10: 267-278, (Slovak, with A narrative onodon. reproductive behaviour, Engl.s.). — (TckovskcMuz.,P.O.Box69. CZ- by awellknown Germanodonatologist,direc- 934 69 Levice), ted atthe generalreader. 15spp. wereevidenced duringthe 1987-1988 surveys, incl. Leucorrhinia pectoralis, which (8359) EHMANN, H.. 1991. Erstnachweis der has been hithertoknown in Slovakia(Czecho- Zwerglibelle,Nehalennia speciosa (Charpen- slovakia)solelyfromtheE.Slovakian lowlands tier. 1840),fürOberösterreich.Oko-L 13(4):12- (cf. M.TrpiS, 1969.Acta Rer. not. Mns. natn. 13. — (Hirschenhöhstr.25,A-5450 Werfen). Slow 12:433-449). N. speciosais recorded from IbmerMoornr Ihm,UpperAustria. (8354) [DE MARMELS. J.J, 1991.El valorbiolögico dela quebrada"LaToma"enRanchoGrande. (8360) ENDERSBY,!..l99I.Anomithologist'sinsect. Sorocua. Rancho Grande 3(31); 2. - (Inst. News!. Victorian Wetlands Trust. Melbourne Zool. Agric..Fac. Agron..Univ. Central Vene- 3(4): 6-7. — (56LookerRd.Montmorency,Vic. zuela. Aptdo4579. Maracay 2I0I-A.Venezue- 3094, AU). la). Ageneralpresentationofdragonflybiology in Sciotropis cyclanthorum, Palaemnema mela- alocal societyperiodical,withanappealtothe nostigmaandanundescribed Neocordulia sp.n. readers tosend intheir ownfield observations. arelistedfromalocalityinRanchoGrande,Ve- nezuela. (8361) ESQUIVEL, C„ 1991. Clave para identificar las familias delibelulas (Insecta:Odonata) pre- (8355) DOMMANGET. J.-L.. 1991. Un piège lumi- sentes en Mexico y America central. Brenesia neuxpourestimerlarichesse desmilieux aqua- 34: 15-26.(WithEngl.s.). — (Esc. Cien. Biol.. tiques.Insectes. Opie83: 17-19. - <7rueLa- Univ. Nac., Heredia, Costa Rica). martine, F-78390 Bois d'Arcy). IllustratedfamilykeytotheadultsoftheCentral Adetailedtechnical descriptionofasubaquatic Americanfauna. lighttrap. Itis said tobe surprisinglyeffective forthe assessment oflarval odon. populations (8362) GORB.S.N., 1991. FunkcionaTnayamotfolo- (Lestidae, Coenagrionidae.Aeshnidae, Libellu- l>iyasistemyarretra u strekoz. — [Functional lidae). morphologyofthe headfixationsystem indra- OdonatologicalAbstracts 393 gonflies], ii+17 pp, [Autoreferat Diss. Kand. data from the 1984 ed. ofthe official USSR Biol.Nauk], Inst.Zook,AkadNaukUkr.,Kiev. Red DataBook (cf. OA 5090). Of the odon.. 1 (Russ.). - (DeptInsect Physiol.,Schmalhausen sp. is considered "vulnerable" and 10spp. are Inst. Zook, Ukrain. Acad. Sei., Lenin St. 15, assessed as"rare". UKR-252001 Kiev, Ukraine). Public universityedition ofthe summary ofthe (8367) KÜHNE. C, 1991. Das neue NSG "Grosser dissertation listed in OA 8108. Weidenteich" und seine Libellenfauna. Mitt, sachs. Em.22:7-8. — (AmHochmoor I.D(O)- (8363) HUISMAN,J.& J.VANTOL, 1991.Dragon- 9656Tannenbergsthal,FRG). flies and caddisflies (Odonata& Trichoptera) Annotated list of 23 spp. from a locality nr from waters around the Danum Valley Field Plauen, Saxonian Vogtland,E. Germany. Centre. SahahSac. J.9 [1989](1);90-109. - (Second Author: Nain. Mus. Nat. Hist., P.O. (8368) LAISTER,G., 1991. Erstnachweise derScha- Box 9517, NL-2300 RALeiden). brackenlibelle,Hemianaxephippiger(Burmeis- Abriefcharacterisation ofthehistoryofodona- ter, 1839), für Oberösterreich und Salzburg, tol. research in Borneois followed by an ac- Oko-L 13(4):8-11. — (Naturk. Stat.Linz, Ro- countoftheodon. fauna of4localities in the seggerstr. 22,A-4020 Linz). areaoftheCentre,Sabah,northern Borneo,Ma- Freshlyemergedindividuals and/or exuviae of laysia.Afairlyexhaustive, but incompletere- H. ephippigerare recorded from the Salzach gionalbibliographyisappended. backwaters N ofSalzburg (28-VIII-1990) and from the Danube backwaters at Pulgam,E of (8364) [JARZEMBOWSKI, E.A.] (Anonymous), Linz (17-IX-1990, 21-IX-1990, 23-X-1990), 1991. Dr Ed may lose his jobin cash cuts. Austria.Atthelatterlocality,duringthe3visits, EveningArgus.Brighton,issue ofOct. 25,with 79 exuviae ofSympelrumfonscolombei were aportrait. — (Editors:89 North Street, Brigh- also counted. ton,UK). Containsabriefevaluationofmanyfoldscienti- (8369) LETARDI.A.&F.D. D'AURIA.1991.Reperli: fic workofDrJarzembowski,odon.palaeonto- Odonata, Gomphidae,Libellulidae. Boll. Ass. logist, and (then) Principal Keeper Natural romanaEm. 45 [1990]: 131. — (Authors’ad- Sciences, Booth Mus., Brighton. He hasnow dressesnot stated). accepted anew positionat the BrightonTown Onychogomphus forcipatus unguiculatus and Hall,asthe Council’s ’’green”officer. Crocothemis erythraea are recorded from the naturereserveofSerre Persano, Salerno,Cam- (8365) JARZEMBOWSKI,E.A..1991.The fossil dra- pania,Italy,risingthe statusofthe local odon. gonfliesofDorset. In:E.D.V.Prendergast,The fauna to 17 spp. (cf. OA5789). dragonfliesofDorset,pp.59-62,70-71[references], Dorset Nat. Hist. &Archaeol.Soc., Dor- (8370) LOPAU, W„ 1991,Lihellenheobachtungenauf chester. — (Booth Mus. Nat. Hist.,Dyke Rd, LeshosIGr. 1988-1990. Privately publishedby Brighton,BN1 5AA, UK). the author, ii+48 pp. — (Kuhstedtermoor26. Thisisachapterinthebook listedinOA8378, D(W)-2742Gnarrenburg,FRG). givingareview ofthe 14odon. spp.recovered 22spp., from 35localities onthe island ofLes- fromtheLowerJurassicthroughMiddleEocene bos, Greece, are habitat-wise listed and their beds in the Dorset area,and evaluating their distribution mapped.Calopteryxsplendensbal- significance. Mesogomphus sp. fromthe Lul- canica is among themoreinterestingtaxa. The worth Formation (Upper Jurassic) is here work is theresult of3yrs ofvacation surveys, broughtonrecord forthe first time. it is very carefullyprepared, and the earlier literature onthe island isalso considered. (8366) KOCHETOVA,N„ 1991. Protectiondes insectes enRussie.Insectes,Opie83: 23-24. - (Au- (8371) MICHIELS, N.K. & A.A. DHONDT. 1991. thor’s addressnot stated). Characteristics of dispersalin sexuallymature The article contains a table summarizingthe dragonflies.Ecol. Em. 16;449-459. — (Res. 394 OdonatologicalAbstracts Gr.Zool..DeptSBM,LimburgsUniv.Centrum, lolallylost. (Likewise, the capabilityofZygo- B-3590 Diepenbeek). pteratosurvive duringunderwateroviposition (1) Thepopulationdynamicsofanaturalpopu- may be lostby handlingthe caughtindividuals lation of Sympetrum danae was studied by foridentification ormarkingpurpose). meansofa mark-release-recapturemethod, to find indications ofdispersalby matureadults. (8373) MOORE, N.W., 1991. Odonata Specialist Additional information on orientation andthe Group.Species17:60. — (FarmHouse,Swave- influenceofphenotype(includingage),density sey, Cambridge,CB4 5RA, UK). andweatherwasobtainedbyobservationsunder Advance summary ofthe report listed in OA natural conditions andin alarge outdoorfield 8293, cage. — (2) 80% ofallmature adults caught around the natural pond wereestimated tobe (8374) (MÜLLER. R.A. &| W. KAMBER. 1991. 2 immigrants. Considerable immigration was Libellen namensrolandmuelleri. Neues Wiler confirmed by theabdomenlengthofunmarked Taghlatt.issue ofJuly24,p. 2,portraitincl. — matureswhich didnotaccordwiththatexpected (c/o R.A.Miiller.Rehetobelstr.99,CH-9016St from the locally emerged population. Total Gallen). numbers captured and the minimumnumber With reference tothe Philippineendemics Ri- known tobe alivefellsharplyatthetimewhen siocnemisrolandmuelleri Hämäl.(cf. Odonato- mostindividuals weremature.Atthe sametime logica 20 1991: 151-194)and Gynacanlharo- newmatures continued toenteranddisappear landmuelleriHämäl. (cf. OA7840), the life and fromthestudy areaatanincreasingrate. —(3) work ofR.A. Müller(bornJan. 9, 1936, Thai/ Dispersive behaviour (escape flights) in the SG, Switzerland: formerlyCurator ofthe Nat. field enclosure wasprimarilyage dependentin Hist. Mus., St Gallen. Switzerland)is briefly both sexes:it occurred from an age of 25-30 outlined, andemphasisislaid onhis monumen- daysonwards. Thiscoincides withthetime-lag tal work on the odonalologicalexplorationof between theemergence peakand increased dis- thePhilippineIsis.Thepaperhasbeenreprinted persal in thefield. Secondary effectsonescape inPfalz-Brief.SiGallen2(1991); 10-12.where flightssuggestedthatmalestendedtoabandon the reproduction ofthe photographs is better. low densityareas.- (4)Males flew relatively — For some other newspaper articles on his moresouthward than females. odonatol. workcf.also OA8327,8340. - (Ab- stracter'sNoie\R. Müllerisatpresentcertainly (8372) MOORE. N.W., 1991. Dragonflies- unusual oneofthemostprolificodon.collectorson the insects, hr.E.D.V.Prendergasl,The dragonflies worldscale,andheisspecialisedonthePhilip- ofDorset,pp. 6-15.70 [references],DorsetNat. pine fauna. On his annual expeditions to the Hist. & Archaeol. Soc., Dorchester. — (Farm Archipelago,and with the aid ofseveral local House.Swavesey,Cambridge,CB4 5RA, UK). professionalcollectorsinhispermanent pay. he This is the introductory chapter ofthe book broughttogether(1985-1992)anabsolutelyun- listedinOA 8378,presentingaconcise outline matched collection ofover20.000 specimens, ofthe odon. biologywith specialreference to pertainingtoover200spp., incl. 19holotypes the Dorsetfauna.Thoughbrief, thetextcontains andalmost40stillundescribed spp./sspp.,from awealth ofmasterlyorganisedinformation. To 24 islands, viz. Basilan, Bohol, Bongoa, Bu- those,whofor"philosophical"orotherreasons suanga. Cebu. Dinagat, Homonhon, Leyte. refrain from takingvoucher specimens,adop- Luzon. Marinduque,Masbate. Mindanao. Min- ting the capture-identify-releasemethod in- doro, Negros, Palawan, Panaon,Paney, Samar, stead, it will be of interest toread here that Sanga-Sanga, Siasi, Sibutu, Sibuyan, Tablas, whenthe adultdragonflymovesfromthe hori- and Tawi-Tawi. He is working in conjunction zontal. the inertia in the head relative to the with otherspecialistson thefaunaofthat part body ispicked up by the sense organs in the ofthe world and in collaboration withtherele- neck.Iftheinsectiscaughtinanetthis delicate vantinstitutions in EuropeandNorthAmerica. mechanism is often damagedby the sudden Thecollectioniscompletelycomputerised,with blowand itsabilityto fly may be impairedor it go the field diaries and an unusually