Recent Publications about Odonata

Journal Articles

 

Catling, P.M. 1996. Evidence for the recent northward spread of Enallagma civile (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) in southern Ontario. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Ontario 127:131-133.

Beckemeyer, R. J. and D.G. Huggins. 1997. Checklist of Kansas Dragonflies. The Kansas School Naturalist. 43(2):16 pp. (available free from Emporia State Univ., 1200 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS 66801-5087). Excellent color photos!

Conniff, Richard. 1996. It's a bird...It's a plane...It's a dragonfly. Smithsonian. July, Vol. 27(4):70-81. (A nice article about Odonata and people who study them!)

DuBois, R., R. Johnson & S. Putz. 1999. Aeshna subarctica (Odonata: Aeshnidae) in northwestern Wisconsin. Great Lakes Entomol. 31:29-31.

Glotzhober, R.C., R.A. Restifo, T.E. Perry, and R.W. Alrutz. 1995. New dragonfly (Odonata) species in Ohio, and additions to county records. Ohio J. Science 95 (3):233-239.

Holder, Matt. 1997. Searching for underwater Odonata. Ontario Insects. 2(3):54-55.

Kielb, M.A. 1996. Preliminary checklist of the dragonflies (Odonata) of the Great Lakes Region. Michigan Birds & Natural History. 3(2):77-82.

Kielb, M.A. 1996. Occurrence of libellulid dragonflies (Odonata: Libellulidae) in southeastern Michigan and adjacent Essex County, Ontario. Great Lakes Entomol. 29(1):1-9.

Kielb, M.A., E. Bright & M.F. O'Brien. 1996. Range extension of Stylogomphus albistylus (Odonata: Gomphidae) for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Great Lakes Entomol. 29(2):87-88.

Kielb, M.A. and M.F. O'Brien. 1997. Discovery of an isolated population of Anax longipes in Michigan. (Odonata: Aeshnidae). Great Lakes Entomol. 29(3):161-164 (1996).

Koglin, Sean P. 1999. Dragonflies. Michigan Out-of-Doors. August, pp. 68-69.

O'Brien, M.F. 1998. Somatochlora tenebrosa not in Michigan. Argia. 9(4):9-10.

O'Brien, M.F. 1998. Enallagma basidens (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) expands it range into Michigan. Great Lakes Entomol. 30(4):181-183.

O'Brien, M.F. and Paul D. Pratt. 1999. Enallagma anna, a damselfly new to the Great Lakes Region (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Great Lakes Entomol. 31(3&4):211-213.

O'Brien, M.F. 1999. Collecting Odonata Exuviae. Entomology Notes [Mich. Entomol. Soc.] No. 26, 2 pp.
Pratt, Paul D. and Paul M. Catling. 1999. Distribution of Hetaerina titia (Odonata: Calopterygidae) in the Eastern Great Lakes Region. Great Lakes Entomol. 31(3&4):205-208.

Riffell, S. 1999. Road mortality of dragonflies (Odonata) in a Great Lakes wetland. Great Lakes Entomol. 32:63-73.

New Publications

Biggs, Kathy. 2000. Common Dragonflies of California, A Beginner's Pocket Guide. Azalea Creek Publishing.  (available from Azalea Creek Publishing's website). Really does fit into your pocket! Excellent color photos!

Guide to Common Dragonflies of Wisconsin, by Karl & Dorothy Legler, & Dave Westover. 1998. This excellent color guide will be useful to anyone in the North-Central States and Great Lakes Region. It's only $18.95! Contact: Karl Legler, 429 Franklin St., Sauk City, WI 53583. Phone: (608) 643-4926. E-mail: karlndot@bankpds.com

 

Catling, P.M. and V.R. Brownell. 1997. Damselflies (Zygoptera) in Ontario from 1900 to 1952: An atlas of E.M. Walker's distributional data for monitoring, and biodiversity and biogeography studies. 53 pp. (Available for $10 CDN from the authors at: 2326 Scrivens Drive, R.R. 3, Metcalfe, Ontario, CANADA K0A 2P0).

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COMMON DRAGONFLIES OF THE NORTHEAST: VHS-VIDEO, 30 MIN.

Common Dragonflies of the Northeast presents stunning footage of our region's common species. This unique video covers the identification, behavior, and habitats of adult dragonflies. Because this group has received limited coverage in traditional field guides, even common dragonflies remain virtually unknown to many naturalists. Now, this video provides the means to recognize and appreciate these fascinating insects. Over 40 species are presented including males and females.

Orders: $24.95 plus $5.00 S & H. Checks to NHS; mail to NHS, 7 Concord Greene #8, Concord, MA 01742. MA residents add 5% tax. For more information, e-mail Dick Walton at dick@concord.org

Wholesale lots available in quantities of 6 or more ($12.95/copy)

Species list:


Insects of the Great Lakes Region. Gary A. Dunn. 1996. Univ. of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI. 324 pp, Softcover. ISBN # 0-472-06515-7, $14.95.

Hawaiian Damselflies: A Field Identification Guide by Dan Polhemus and Adam Asquith. A Hawaii Biological Survey Handbook, published by Bishop Museum.
Damselflies are one of the largest and most colorful groups of native Hawaiian insects. This practical field guide, designed to appeal to both scientists and the general public, provides all of the information needed to observe and identify the 26 species and subspecies of damselflies occuring in Hawaii. Generously illustrated with over 60 full color photos and numerous drawings and maps, this convenient, easy-to-use handbook is an essential companion for the amateur naturalist, science professional, or anyone interested in Hawaiian aquatic ecosystems, their biota, and their conservation. Introductory sections contain discussions of damselfy anatomy, behavior, ecology and evolution, along with much additional information on the basic limnology of the Hawaiian Islands. A handy set of "quick keys" aids readers in making preliminary identifications of species on the basis of color and habitat. For precise species identification, the main text includes detailed treatments of each species accompanied by color photographs, distribution maps, and silhouettes showing species size. A glossary of scientific terms is included and an appendix containing more technical keys is provided for readers with scientific backgrounds and access to a microscope.

A Hawaii Biological Survey Handbook. Bishop Museum Special Publication 90, 1996 Softcover. 122 pp. ISBN 0-930897-91-9 Price: $19.95.
Available at Bishop Museum's Shop Pacifica and bookstores throughout Hawaii in September. Call Shop Pacifica at (808) 848-4134 or Fax orders to: Shop Pacifica (808) 841-8968. Bishop Museum Shop Pacifica 1525 Bernice Street Honolulu, HI 96817-0916 USA.
DAMSELFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA
by Minter J. Westfall, Jr., and Michael L. May, July 1996. 650pp. Scientific Publishers,
ISBN: 0-945417-94-4. $69.50
The first monographic treatment of the smaller Odonata, the damselflies, of North America,
including northern Mexico and the West Indies, covers 161 species. Keys to species and
precise descriptions allow identification of all adults and larvae of these important aquatic
insects. Written by two well-known experts, this work is the companion volume to a similar
book on the dragonflies of North America, by Needham and Westfall. Numerous
illustrations are included, plus 8 pages of color plates. The work includes a checklist to
species, an extensive bibliography, glossary and index.

LIST PRICE IS US$69.50
Add shipping and handling (Library rate) $5.00 for US addresses, $7.50 for all others.

Florida residents must add 6% sales tax

All funds are US and must be by cheque or money order made payable to "International
Odonata Research Institute" or I.O.R.I. Shipment will be within a week of the receipt of
the first printing (July 30 is when the first copies started rolling out). This will probably be before the book is available by other sources. All profits will go to the International Odonata Research
Institute, so lets all help out....

Please send order along with check in US funds by snail mail to:

I.O.R.I. c/o Division of Plant Industry, P.O. Box 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614-7100 USA

Last updated 06/26/2000