OdonatologicalAbstracts 1981 corrective notes onthe occurrenceofsome spp.in Poland. (11767) RUDNIGGER, W„ 1981. Gebete ausdem GartenGottes. Friihliche VerseausFlora und Fauna. (11771) WHITELEY, G. & M.J. SAMWAYS, 1993. VerlagCarinthia,Klagenfurt. 112pp. ISBN3-85378- DragonflyconservationinNatal. Proc.9thent.Congr. -020-2. sthAfr., Johannesburg,p. 173[abstractonly].- (Zool. A dragonflypoem, “DieLibelle”, appears onpp. 80- & Ent.,Univ. Fac. Sci.,Univ. Natal,PrivateBagX01, -81,withanillustrationbyW.Neumann. Scotsville, Pietermaritzburg-3209,SA). [Verbatim:] To date, 157 spp.havebeen recorded in 1990 SA, ofwhich 28 (18%)areendemic. Natal has 122 spp., with only 2 endemics. 17spp. fromtropicalAf- (11768) REEVES, D.M., 1990. Dragonfliesand rica are found only in Natal,but notin theother 3 damselflies (Odonata)from Moreton island,Queens- provinces ofSA.The2Natalendemics,Chlorolestes land. QldNaturalist30(3/4):71-74. - (P.O.Box 1220, dragonicusandUrothemisluciana, areboth red-listed Brisbane,Qld4001,AU). bytheWCU,AssemblageprofilesofOdon. aresensi- Acommentedlist of25spp.,incl.Petaluragigantea. tiveindicatorsofenvironmentalcondition andarenow beingused forformulatingconservationstrategiesfor 1993 riversand wetlands in Natal. (11769) MARTINEZ-DELCL6S,X.& M.J.RUIZDE 1994 LOIZAGA, 1993. Les insectes des calcalaires lithographiquesduCretace inferieur d’Espagne:faune (11772) KRENN,H.W.&G.PASS, 1994.Moiphologi- ettaphonomie.Geobios 16: 195-201. (WithEngl.s.). caldiversity andphylogeneticanalysisofwingcircu- —(DeptEstratigraf.& Paleontol.,Fac. Geol., Univ. latory organs in insects, 1:Non-Holometabola. Zool- Barcelona,ZonaUniversitariadePedralbes,ES-08071 ogy98(1):7-22. - (Zool.Inst.,Univ. Wien,Althanstr. Barcelona). 14,A-1090 Wien). InSpain,there are2LowerCretaceous siteswith in- The accessorypulsatileorgans forhemolymphtrans- sect fauna,inthe Sierra del Montsec (Berriasian- port in the wingswereinvestigatedin 45spp. of 12 -Valanginian) and in the Serram'a de Cuenca orders, incl.Platycnemispennipes, Ischnura elegans (Barremian).At bothsites theodon. arerepresented. andCalopteryx virgo.Adetailed order-wise descrip- Here thehighertaxaarelisted only. tion,andafunctional andaphylogeneticanalysisare presented. (11770) TONCZYK,G„ 1993.[Reviews], R.R.Askew: ThedragonfliesofEurope.Przegl.tool. 37(1/2): 117- 1995 -118. (Polish). — (Inst. Invert. Zool. & Hydrobiol., Lodz Univ.,ul. S.Banacha 12/16,PO-90-237 Lodz). (11773) GERECKE,R„S.B.PECK& HE.PEHOFER, Abookreview ofthe work listed in OA 6357, with 1995.The invertebrate fauna ofthe inland waters of 392 OdonatologicalAbstracts the GalapagosArchipelago(Ecuador):alimnological umbrosa. AeshnaeremitaandanAeshna sp.werere- and zoogeographicalsummary. Arch. Hydrobiol. coveredamongthestomachcontentsofthebrooktrout, (Suppl.) 107(2): 113-147. —(Second Author: Dept Salvelinisfontinalis,allinthefoothillsoftheBigHorn Biol.,CarletonUniv., 1125Colonel By Dr.,Ottawa, Mts. Itisstated,A.umbrosa has notbeenpreviously ON, K1S5B6.CA). reportedfrom Wyoming. Includesareview ofthe8knownandidentified odon. spp., with annotations on their distribution andeco- (11779) WAGNER, D.L., D.M. S1MMONDS & M.C. logicalpropertiesin the Archipelago. THOMAS, 1995.Threeraregomphidsfrom thelower Connecticut River. JlN.Y. ent. Soc. 103(3):334-336. (11774) KEIM, C„ 1995. Les libellules dePouta —(FirstAuthor: Ecol.&Evol. Biol., Univ.Connecti- Fontana. Chasse-Nature Diana 1995(3):9-11. — cut,Stores,CT 06269, USA). (Finettes 10, CH-1920 Martigny). Gomphus fraternus, Stylurus amnicola and S. Adescriptionofthe odon.faunaofthiscantonalna- spiniceps,all newtotheConnecticut statefauna, are ture reserve, central Valais, Switzerland, presenting recorded from Middlesex Co.,and comprehensive speciesassemblagesas appearingduringthe seasons. notes areprovidedontheiremergence andbehaviour. (11775) KETELAARS, H.A.M. & N.M.L.H.F. 1996 FRANTZEN, 1995. One decade of benthic macroinvertebrate biomonitoringinthe river Meuse. (11780) AMBRUS, A., 1996.Observationsonthemate Neth. J.aqual. Ecol.29(1): 121-133. - (FirstAuthor: recognition and copulatory behaviour in Aeshna WaterStorageCoipor.Brabantse Biesbosch,P.O.Box cyanea (Muller)(Anisoptera: Aeshnidae). Acta Tool. 61, NL-4250 DBWerkendam). Acad.Sci. hung. 42(4): 331-340. —(Jurisichu. 16, Includesapassingreference tothe Odon.intheRhine HU-9495Kdphdza). and Loire/Allier rivers. 2 different flightpatterns werestudied atthe mating place with the applicationofcapture-mark-release (11776) KIPPING, J.. 1995. Der Erstnachweis der techniques. The materecognitionabilityofthe 3<3 Schabrackenlibelle, Hemianax ephippiger(Odonata) wasinvestigatedexperimentallywith the fishingline fiirThiiringen.Mauritiana 15(3):383-384.— (Ringstr. techniqueand 9 5 in hand; the 3 appearstorecog- 5/6, D-04600Altenburg/Thtir). nizethesitting(egglaying) 9 inaspecial 9-search- Sightrecord: I specimen, Lossener Senke, W ingflight. The 36 tried to copulatewith atethered Altenburg,23-IX-I995;with some other odon. spp. 9 heldinhandandevenwitha 3heldin hand.Super and adetailedcircumstantial evidence. 8mm moviefilmwastakenoncertainactsofthelife cycle, inch the recognitionofsitting 99 andother (11777) LUKAS, J.. 1995, K vyskytu vzdcnych a matingacts. The hypothesis ofthe dual function of ohrozenych druhov vdzok (Odonata)na Slovensku. theprecopulatoryspermtranslocation,asatoolofmate —To theoccurrenceofrareandendangeredspecies recognition,isdetailedhere. Stepsofthehypothetical of dragonflies(Insecta, Odonata) in Slovakia. materecognitionsystemaredraftedforcloselyrelated Entomofaunacarpath.7: 83-84. (Slovak,with Engl, aeshnid, gomphid.corduliid and cordulegastridspp. s.). — (Inst.Zook, Fac, Nat. Sck, Comenius Univ., based onpreservedinsects. Mlynska dolina B-2,SK-84215 Bratislava). AnnotationsonLestesmacrostigma,Aeshnasubarctica (11781) BECHLY, G„ A. NEL & X. MARTINEZ- and Leucorrhiniadubia. -DELCl6s, 19%.RedescriptionofNannogomphus bavaricus Handlirsch, 1906-1908from the Upper (11778) PLATT,A.P.&S.J.HARRISON, 1995. Robber Jurassic ofGermany, with ananalysis ofits phylo- fly and trout predation on adult dragonflies geneticposition(Odonata:Anisoptera:Gomphidaeor (Anisoptera:Aeshnidae) andfirstrecords ofAeshna Libellulidae).Archaeopteryx 14;51-66. (Bilingual: umbrosafromWyoming.Ent.News 106(5):229-236. Engl./Germ.). — (First Author: Breslauer Str. 30,D- —(FirstAuthor: DeptBiol.Sck,Univ. MarylandBal- -71034 Boblingen). timore Co., 5401 Wilkens Ave, Rm BS 431, Theallegedgomphidaffinitiesareuncertain,sincethey Catonsville, MD 21228-5398, USA). are based onsymplesiomorphiesand convergences. Stenopogoninquinatusisrecorded catpuringa 3A. With Libelluloidea,the sp.seems to share several OdonatologicalAbstracts 393 synapomorphies. ZuiveringsschapDrenthe,Assen. 140pp. ISBNnone. (Dutch). —(Author’saddress notstated). (11782) CHOWDHURY,S.H.&M.H.RAHMAN, 1996. 42fenswerestudied, Drentheprov.,theNetherlands. Anatomyandhistologyofthelarvalalimentarycanal Achecklistofthe 16encountered odon. spp. appears andMalphighiantubulesofPantalaflavescens (Fab.) onp. 62. (Odonata: Libellulidae).BangladeshJ. Zool.24(2): 153-162.—(FirstAuthor:21/1M.M.AIiRd,Dampara, (11785) GHARADJEDAGHI,B„ C.ALBRECHT &T. Chittagong-4000,Bangladesh). ESSER, 1996. Amphibienund Libellen imSiidosten These structures wereexaminedin theultimatelarval desIlm-Kreises/Thuringen(Amphibia;Insecta: instar,inorder to gaininsightinto theprocess ofdi- Odonata).Thiir.faun.Abh. 2: 30-48. (WithEngl.s.). gestion. The functional role of various zonesofthe - (SecondAuthor: Ewaldistr. 30,D-50670 Koln). guthasbeen deducted onthebasis oftheir histologi- 139pondsandbrooks wereinvestigatedin Thuringia, cal make-up.Someofthe confusionin theliterature, Germany; 1994-1995. 25odon. spp.arelisted along pertainingtothefiner structure andfunctionofpar- with annotationson theirregionaloccurrence. ticularregionsofthegut,arediscussed inthe lightof thepresent evidence. (11786) GRETHER,G.F. & R.M.GREY, 1996. Novel costofsexuallyselectedtraitintherubyspotdamselfly (11783) DeBANO,S.J., 1996. Malematesearchingand Hetaerinaamericana:conspicuousnesstoprey. Behav. femaleavailabilityin thedragonfly,Libellulasaturata: Ecol.7(4):465-473.—(FirstAuthor:DeptEcol.,Evol. relationshipsintimeandspace. SHfest.Nat. 41(3):293- &Marine Biol.,Univ. California,Santa Barbara, CA -298.- (Envir.Sci.,TrinityColl.,125MichiganAve., 93106,USA). N.E.,Washington,DC20017-1094,USA). Conspicuousnesstopredatorsfrequentlyhasbeenin- Sexualselection theoryproposes that mate-locating voked asacost ofsexuallyselected traits, but con- tactics will bedrivenby the temporalandspatialpat- spicuousness toprey wasnot.Here, itwastestedfor terns ofreceptive $9. This hypothesiswastestedby the latter,using H,americanaasthepredator. Previ- examining2predictions; (1)that 3 densities should ous work on this sp. (cf. OA 11246, 11247, 11450) behighestattimeswhen theprobabilityofencounter- showedthattheredspotson3 wingsareintrasexually ingreceptive 9 9isthegreatest,and(2)that 3 densi- selectedandreducesurvival. Since 9 wingslack red ties shouldbe highestatplaces where 99 preferto spots, 3 and 9 weightgainrateswerefirstcomposed oviposit.Data onthe spatialandtemporaldistribution perunithuntingtime. 9 9 gainedweightsignificantly ofL. saturatawerecollected atSycamoreCreek,Ari- fasterthan 33 inbothmgperhandrelativetobody zona,USA. Variationin the S spatial andtemporal weight.Theweightgainrates were comparedof 99 densitywascorrelated with theavailability ofrecep- paintedwith red wingspotstothose ofcontrol 99, tive99, asestimated by numberofcopulations.3 3 paintedwith clear ink ornotmanipulated.Controls didvisitthestreamsidewhenreceptive 99 weremost gainedweightsignificantlyfasterthan red-painted common;significant correlations wereevident on a 99.Behavioural observationsrevealed thatred 99 seasonal scaleaswellaswithin thecourseofaday. attemptedtocaptureprey atnormal ratesandexperi- 3 3 alsotendedtoaggregateat sections ofthe stream enced normal rates of agonisticinterference from wherereceptive 9 9weremost likelytovisit,both on conspecificsofbothsexes.Nevertheless,red 99 cap- aseasonal scale andwithin thecourseofaday.The turedfewerprey perminandpercaptureattemptthan dataprovidesupport forthehypothesisthat 3 mate- didsham-manipulatedand unmanipulatedcontrols. It -locatingtactics aresexuallyselected. However,there is inferred thatthe red spotsreduced 9 weightgain isalso evidencethat 9behaviour prevents S3from ratesby increasingtheir visibilitytoprey. Closesimi- maximizingtheirencounterswithreceptive 99.Thus laritybetween 3andred 9 weightgainratesrelative conflictsbetweentheneeds of6 3 and 99maylead tounmanipulated9 9suggeststhatredspotsmayalso tocompromisesinthebehaviour ofthedifferentsexes. be ahuntinghandicapfor 33. (11784) DUURSEMA, G„ 1996. Vennenin Drenthe: (11787) HIGASHI,K.&K.YOSHIDA,[Eds], 1996[Re- onderzoek naarecologie en natuuropbasis van port ofthe 7thDragonfly CitizenSummit], Environ. macmfauna.—[TheDrenthefens:aninquireintotheir Dept,SagaCityOffice,Saga,viii+100pp.ISBNnone. ecology and nature, based on the macrofauna]. (Jap.).- (Publishers:Sakae 1-1,Saga,840,JA). 394 OdonatologicalAbstracts The meetingwasheld 24-25 Aug. 1996 at Saga,the OldWorldtropicallocations, includingnorthernAus- present ReportwaspublishedbytheOrganizingCom- tralia,PapuaNewGuineaandSulawesi. TheBruneian mittee. —The 8th “Summit” tookplacein Shiunji- webs wereexceptionalin their richness ofthelarger -machi,Niigatapref.(1997);the 9thwasconvenedat saprophagous spp., possiblybecause therelatively Kobe,22-23 Aug. 1998. aseasonal, perhumidclimate oftheregionprovides a more energyrich andpredictableenvironmentthan is (11788) HIRVONEN, H.&E. RANTA, 1996. Within- found atthe otherlocations. -bout dynamics ofdiet choice. Biol. Ecol. 7(4): 494- -500. —(Div. Pop.Biol.,DeptEcol.& Syst.,P.O.Box (11791) MATT, D„ 1996.BergstelzeMotacillacinerea 17, FIN-00014University ofHelsinki). canadensisverzehrtGrosslibelle. Ornilh.Milt.48(12): In addition tothe ten-spinedstickleback (Pungitius 315-316. — (BirkenauerTalstr.57,D-69469Weinberg/ pungitius) andthe smoothnewt (Triturusvulgaris), Bergstrasse). larvalAeshnajunceaandLeucorrhiniadubiawereused Adetailedaccount ofthe dispatchofanadult Anax in diet choice experiments, providing data onprey- imperator,bythe Canarian GreyWagtail,atLaPalma, -size selection. The predators re-evaluate prey pro- theCanaries,25Dec. 1995. - Whilein Europe,drag- fitabilities and adjusttheir selectivityaccordingly in onfliesdonotrepresent avery significantitem in the the courseof foraging,but do not abandon rate GreyWagtail’sdiet,theydosointheCanaryIsis,where maximization. the bird and its prey areassociated with the localy scarceaquatichabitats. (11789) JORDAN, F.& A.C. McCREARY, 1996. Ef- fects ofodonate predatorandhabitat complexity on (11792) MESTERTON-GIBBONS,M..J.H, MARDEN survival oftheflagfish Jordanellafloridae. Wetlands &L.A.DUGATKIN, 1996.Onwarsofattritionwith- 16(4):583-586. —(FirstAuthor: DeptZook,Univ. outassessment.J.theor. Biol. 181(1):65-83, —(First Florida, Gainesville, FL32611, USA). Author:DeptMath.,FloridaSt.Univ,,Tallahassee,FL The controloffishpopulationsby predatory insects 32306-3027,USA). has notbeen well studied.Toaddress thisgap,groups Contestsin natureare frequently wonby the animal offlagfishwereexposed tolarvalAnaxjunius,and it withthehigherresourceholdingpotential(RHP),con- wasexaminedhowhabitatcomplexityaffectedthefor- sistentwithanimalsassessingopponents’RHPaccu- agingefficiency ofAnax larvae. Duringa10-dayex- rately.Nevertheless,RHPasymmetrycandeterminea periment,thesereducedfish survivalby40%.Survival contestwithout any assessment ofopponents’RHP. rates didnotdifferbetweensimpleandcomplexhabi- Toestablishthisresult,ananalytical model ofthe war tats. ofattrition foranarbitrary distribution ofinitial RHP wasdeveloped.Ifitscoefficient ofvariation,K,issuf- (11790) KITCHING, R.L. & A.G. ORR, 1996. The ficientlyhighorifcostofpersistenceperunittimeis foodwebfromwater-filled treeholesinKualaBelalong, sufficientlysmallcompararedwith therateatwhich a Brunei. Raffles Bull. Zoo/.44(2):405-413. — (First victor cantranslateitsremainingreservesintofitness, Author:Aust.Sch.Envir.Sci.,GriffithUniv.,Brisbane, then thereis a uniqueevolutionarilystable strategy AU). (ESS)atwhich,despitenoassessment, the victor is Theanimals inhabitingwater-filled treeholes inlow- always the animal withhigherRHP.Thus victoryby land mixed dipterocarpforest around the Kuala the contestantwithhigherRHPdoesnotbyitselfim- BelalongFieldStudies Centre in Brunei werestud- ply thatananimalassessesitsopponent’sRHPaccu- ied.A minimum of20 spp. were found overthe 52 rately.DatafromCalopteryxmaculata,suggestthatK sitesstudied,withindividual holefaunasrangingfrom is largeenoughfortheESStoexist when RHPisde- 2to 8 spp.,aroundanaverageof4.These included1 termined byenergy reserves. ormore spp. of anurans, dytiscid beetles, odon. (Pericnemistriangularis,Lyriothemiscleis,Indaeschna (11793) MOGI,M.&T. SOTA,1996.Physicalandbio- grubaueri),culicids, chironomids, ceratopogonids, logicalattributesofwater channelsutilizedby Culex phorids,syrphids,oligochaetesandcopepods.Ofspe- pipienspallensimmatures in Sagacity,southwest Ja- cial note werethe 3 odon. spp. and2 offrog larvae. pan. J.Am. Mosquito Contr. Ass. 12(2): 206-214. - Thefoodwebthatcanbeinferred fromtheoccurrence (First Author:Div. Parasitol., DeptMicrobiol.,Saga oftheseorganismswascomparedwiththosefromother Med.Sch.,Nabeshima,Saga,849,JA). Odonatological Abstracts 395 15 odon. spp, arelisted and annotatedastotheiroc- prov,,aredescribed Radiaeschna limnobia gen. n„sp. currence in mosquito-productiveand mosquito-free n., Liogomphus yixianensis gen. n., sp. n., and channel segments. Mesocordulia borealagen. n., sp. n. The holotypes arein authors’ institution. (11794) MOLA,L.M.,1996.Meioticstudiesinninespe- cies ofErythrodiplax (Libellullidae,Odonata): neo- (11799) SCHAEFER, P.W., S.E. BARTH & H.B. -XYsexchromosome systeminE. media. Cylologia WHITE,1996.Incidentalcapture ofmaleEpiaeschna 61(4):349-357. - (Bulnes761, 10’A,AR-1176Bue- heros (Odonata: Aeshnidae)intraps designedfor ar- nosAires). borealCalosoma sycophanta(Coleoptera:Carabidae). E, atroterminata, connatafusca, corallina, lygaea, Em. News 107(5):261-266. - (ThirdAuthor: Dept media,melanorubra,nigricans,ochracea andumbrata Chem. & Biochem., Univ. Delaware,Newark, DE werestudied.In allofthem,n6 =12+X,exceptin E. 19716,USA). media,where n<? =10+neo-XY.Thegenuspresents 10d.QueenAnne’sCo.,Maryland,USA, 23-V/19- agreatkaryotypic constancy, althoughpolytypisms -VI-1995. forthem-chromosome sizeoccurin E. atroterminata, connatafuscaandumbrata,andthe neo-XYsystem in (11800) SCHAEFER, P.W., S.E. BARTH & H.B. E. media.Thechromosomerearrangements, probably WHITE, 1996. Predation by Enallagmacivile responsibleforthesepolytypisms, andtheirevolution- (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)on adult sweetpotato aryimportancearediscussed. whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera:Aleyrodidae). Em. News 107(5): 275-276. — (ThirdAuthor:Dept (11795) MOLLER, E„ 1996.DieLibellendes Kreises Chem. & Biochem., Univ. Delaware, Newark, DE Herford (Insecta;Odonata).Bennaturw.Ver.Bielefeld 19716,USA). 37: 179-204. (WithEngl. s.). — (Biologiezentrum A detailed descriptionofthe behaviour ofa $,ac- Bustedt, Gutsweg, D-32120Hiddenhausen). tively searching Bemisia-infested leaves ofsoybean 30 spp. are listed and discussed; — Herford distr., plants.QueenAnne’sCo., Maryland.Clearly,E,civile Northrhine-Westphalia,Germany. is anopportunistic predatorthat has behaviourally adaptedtofeedingonstationaryandpreviouslyuna- (11796) NYSTROM, P„ C. BRONMARK & W. vailableprey. —ForidenticbehaviourinE. glaucum, GRANELI, 1996,Patterns inbenthicfoodwebs:arole in S Africa, seeM.A. Van den Berg, 1993, Nolul. toromnivorouscrayfish?ErrsineBiol.36(3):631-646. odonatol.4: 29-31. —(DeptEcol., Univ, Lund,S-22362Lund). Themacrophyteandinvertebrate biomass andspecies (11801) TANG, J.X.& B.D. SIEGFRIED, 1996. richness wereinvestigatedin22ponds inS Sweden. Bioconcentration and uptake of apyrethroid and The Zygopteraprevailed in the lowalkalinityenvi- organophosphateinsecticide by selected aquatic in- ronment, while theAnisopteraweremostabundant in sects. Bull, environ. Contam. Toxicol.57(6):993-998. thehighalkalinityponds.Theodon.biomassdeclined —(DeptEnt.,Univ.Nebraska,202PlantIndustryBldg, inpondswhere crayfishwereabundant. Lincoln,NE68583,USA). The uptake ofa pyrethroid (permethrin)andan (11797) PHILLIPS, E.C., 1996. Habitat preferenceof organophosphate(chlorpyrifos) from aqueous solu- largepredatory aquatic insects (Megalopteraand tionsatequal,sublethalconcentrations wascompared Odonata)inOzark streamsofArkansas. Texas J.Sci. for 5 orders, inchlarval Enallagma& Ischnura The 48(4): 255-260. rateofuptakevaried considerably.Indragonflies,the [Not available forabstracting.] bioconcentration factorwasthelowestforchlorpyrifos, andthesecond lowestforperemethrin. (11798) REN, D.& Z.GUO, 1996. Threenew genera and three newspecies ofdragonfliesfrom the Late (11802) VAN DE BUND, W.& S.H.J. SPAAS, 1996. Jurassic ofnortheast China(Anisoptera: Aeshnidae, Benthiccommunities ofexposed littoral sand-flats in Gomphidae,Corduliidae).Entomol. sin. 3(2): 95-105. eighteenDutch lakes. Neth.J.aquut. Ecol. 30(1); 15- (WithChin. s.). — (Geol.Mus.China,Xisi, Beijing- -20. — (Second Author: DeptFundamental & Appl. -100034, P.R. China). Ecol.,Kruislaan320,NL-1098SM Amsterdam). FromtheUpperLiassic depositsofBeipiao,Liaonning Orderwise,the odon, densitiesare statedfor each of 396 Odonatological Abstracts the 18lakes. H3G IA4,CA). The publishedand unpublishedevidence on several (11803) WEBER,D., 1996.NachweisvonAeshna affmis orders isreviewed. The information ontheodon. is (VanderLinden, 1820)imLeipzigerRaum(Odonata, based on Sympetrum obtrusum;it ispublishedhere Anisoptera).Verbff.NaturkMus. Leipzig14: 136-140. forthe firsttime. — (StrasunderStr. 144,D-04425 Plaussig). 3 6, NWLeipzigerAuwald, Germany,2-VIII-1995, (11807) ARALY.& H. KITA, 1997.Ecologicalnotes withreference to 5 other noteworthy spp. fromthe on theGynacanthajaponicaBartenef atthe paddy samelocality. fields, 1. Gekkan-Mushi 320: 8-12. (Jap.,with Engl, title). — (First Author: Sueno 1233-2,Yorii-machi, 1997 Ohsato-gun,Saitama,369-12,JA). (Abstractnotavailable.] (11804) ABBOTT, J.C., K.W. STEWART& S.R. MOULTON, 1997.AquaticinsectsoftheBigThicket (11808) BECHLY,G., 1997.DragonfliesfromtheLower regionofEast Texas. Texas J. Sci. 49(3/Suppl): 35- Cretaceous ofBrazil.Inclusion-Wrostek27:9[abstract -50. — (FirstAuthor: DeptBiol. Sci., Univ. North only], - (BreslauerStr.30,D-71034Boblingen). Texas,Denton,TX76203,USA). [Abridged:]Amongthefewknown localitiesforCre- 111odon. spp. are listed fromthe Big Thicket Na- taceous insectsthe Santana-Formation isofoutstand- tional Preserve. Gomphus exilis and Celithemis ing importancebecause ofthe enormousnumber of amanda hadbeen untilrecently undocumentedW of specimens,the largediversity oftaxa, andthehigh the MississippiR. Somatochlora margaritais consid- qualityofpreservation.ThelocalityissituatednrNova ereda“speciesofconcern”. Olinda,AraripeBasin,Cearastate,NEBrazil.The in- sect-bearing limestones oftheCrato-Member are of (11805) AESCHNA,Osaka,No.34(20Dec. 1997).(Jap„ the LateAptianorigin.Aremarkable phenomenonis with Engl, titles & s’s). — (c/o K. Inoue, 5-9, the largepercentage ofaquaticinsects,representing Fuminosato4-chome, Abeno-ku,Osaka, 545-0004, autochthonous elements ofthis limnic habitat The JA). spectrumoftheterrestrialarthropodsindicatesanopen Karube, H. & M. Sugimura: A new record of xerophyticvegetation.The Odon. arerepresentedby AgrionopterasanguinolentaLieftinck fromJapan(pp. 198 known specimens (incl.70 larvae),referable to 1-4); - Kitagawa, K.\ Records oftheOdonatafrom 12described andca 18undescribed spp.Almost half Sarawak, Malaysia(pp.5-10); — Kitagawa, K„ A. ofthe material belongs toCordulagomphidae,the Sugitani, K. Hayashi, N. Masaki, A.Muraki <£ N. “Anisozygoplera"are completelylacking,but adult Katatani: Records ofthe Odonata ofHong Kong, 4 Zygopteraarerepresentedby several spp.(incl.asin- (pp. 11-23); - Ozono, A.:Re-discoveryofMacromia gle,doubtful larva). The specimensaremostly com- daimojiOkumura from Osakaprefecture (p. 24); — pleteandwell preserved,incl. metalliccolours ofthe Karube, H„ S. Itoh& M. Yoshida: Research dataof body, ommatidia ofthe compoundeyes andeventhe the dragonfliesfrom NakanoshimaIsland,Tokara microsculpturesofthepterostigmata.Theknown in- Group,in 1989 and 1993 (pp.25-28); - Tone.S.&T ventory includes Hemiphlebiidae,Protoneuridae, Yagi\ Records ofthe exceptional migration ofAnax Euarchistigmatidae,Sonidae, Aeschnidiidae,Creta- guttatus (Burmeister)and TrameaVirginia(Rambur) petaluridae,Gomphaeschnidae,Hageniidae,Araripe- out ofseasonsin 1994 atMie prefecture,central Ja- gomphidae,Cordulagomphidae,Araripelibellulidae, pan [sic!] (pp.29-35);—Moriyasu,T.:Arecordofthe a newfamily close to Chlorogomphidae,and some larvae ofMacromia daimojiOkumura fromShikoku, Zygoptera ofunknown affiliation. — Several speci- Japan(p.36); — Ohkubo,K.: Notesontwospeciesof mensofGomphaeschnaoidesobliquus,withpreserved the dragonfliesofChichi-jima island,Ogasawarain forewings,areconfirmingitsaeshnidaffinities. Like- 1996 (pp.37-38). wise, thenew material casts considerabledoubton the recent attribution ofAraripegomphuscretacicus (11806) ALI,D.W., 1997.[Review].Theaminergicand tothestem-group ofthe libelluloid dragonflies. peptidergic innervation ofinsect salivary glands. J. exp.Biol. 200(14): 1941-1949. — (MontrealGeneral (11809) BELLE, J., 1997. Thegenus Lestes (Odonata: HospitalRes. Inst., 1650Cedar Ave.,Montreal,QC, Lestidae)Leach, 1815, in Surinam. Zoo/. Meded. OdonatologicalAbstracts 397 71(11): 89-103, 33figs incl. - (OnderdeBeumkes listed. - For the RedListsee OA 11517. 35,NL-6883 HC Velp). 8 spp. are treatedand someare keyed. Asnew are (11813) BULANKOVA, E„ 1997. Dragonflies described: L. basidens sp.n.(holotype 6: Sipalivini, (Odonata)as bioindicators ofenvironment quality. Nickerie distr., 11-III-1961),L. curvatus sp. n. Biologia,Bratislava 52(3): 177-180. — (Inst.Ecol., (holotype <5,allotype $:CoropinaCreek,Republiek, Fac.Nat. Sci.,Comenius Univ.,Mlynska dolinaB-2, 26-III-1957),L.edentatussp.n.(holotypeS,allotype SK-84215 Bratislava). 9: Nassau Mts, Marowijnedistr.,22-III-I949),and Based onthe larvae field work in the Danube and L. trichonus sp.n. (holotype3: Sipaliwini,Nickerie Moravarivers,theodon.communitiesofanumberof distr., 15-11-1961).The typesareinRMNH, Leiden. habitattypesaredescribedandtheirbioindicatorypro- pensities areassessed anddiscussed. (11810) BISCHOF,A., 1997.Libellenbeobachtungenim Domleschgund Heinzenberg,Graubiinden,Schweiz (11814) CERVEK, U., 1997.Porocilo odonatoloSke (Odonata).Min. enl.Ges.Basel47(4): 139-146. (With skupine.—[ReportoftheOdonatateam].In: 1.Kodele Engl.s.).— (Heckenweg4,CH-7000 Chur). Krasna,[lid.],Raziskovalni ekoloskitabor"Gocc97”, An annotated list of 29 spp., evidenced in the pp. 36-40, Zveza prijateljev mladine, AjdovScina. Domleschgand Heinzenberg,canton Orisons, Swit- (Slovene). - (doM.BedjaniC,Fram 117/A,SI-2313 zerland,during 1977-1996. Fram). Commentedrecords of20 spp.,from 25 localities, (1 1811) BRACHYTRON, Vol. 1, No. 2(Dec. 1997). VipavskaValley, WSlovenia,July 1997. — Cf. also (Dutch,with Engl. s’s). — (do W.J.A. Hoeffnagel, OA 10793. Krekelmeent72,NL-1218ED Hilversum). Dingemanse,N.J.& V.J. Kalkman: Separatingadult (11815) CHOVANEC,A.& R. RAAB, 1997. Dragon- AeshnasubarcticaWalkerfrom Aeshnajuncea(L.)in flies (Insecta, Odonata)andthe ecologicalstatus of the Netherlands: review andevaluationoffield char- newly created wetlands; examples for long-term acters(pp.35-39);—Wakkie,B.& J.T.Hermans:The bioindication programmes.Limnologica27(3/4):381- NorthernEmerald(Somatochloraarctica)inthe Neth- -392).—(FirstAuthor:Umweltbundesamt,Spittelauer erlands(pp.40-43);—Ketelaar,R.&M. vanderWeide: Lande 5,A-1090Wien). MonitoringofdragonfliesintheNetherlands(pp.44- Based on the evidence from the man-made -50);—Davids, C.:Water-mites asparasitesondrag- Tritonwasserpond (cf. OA9837, with furtherrefer- onflies(pp.51-55); —Edelaar,R: Flightrecognition ences) and from the man-made running water ofEmperorDragonflies(AnaxLeach)(pp.56-59); — Marchfeldkanal (cf.OA 11609),Viennaarea, Austria, Goudsmils,K.:[A sightrecord ofAnax parthenopein theroleofdragonfliesasbioindicatorsinwetlandcrea- the Netherlands](pp. 59-60); - Krekels, R.\ [Book tionprogrammes isanalysed and discussed. reviewoftheworklistedin OA11557](pp.60-62). (11816) CLAUS-WALKER,D.B., P.H. CROWLEY& (11812) BROCK, V,J. HOFFMANN,O.KUHNAST, F. JOHANSSON, 1997.Fishpredation,cannibalism, W. PIPER & K. VOSS, 1997. Allas der Libellen and larval developmentin the dragonflyEpytheca Schleswig-Holsteins. Landesamt Natur& Umwelt cynosura. Can.J.Zoo/.75(5): 687-696. (WithFr.s.). Schleswig-Holstein, Flintbek. 176 pp. ISBN 3- —(ThirdAuthor: DeptAnim. Ecol., UmeaUniv.,S- -923339-39-9. (WithEngl. & Danish s’s). — Price; -90187Umea). DEM 15.—net.— (Orders to:Landesamt fiirNaturu. The risk offishpredation andcannibalism wasma- Umwelt,HamburgerChaussee25,D-24220Flintbek), nipulatedin semi-fieldandlaboratoryexperiments Averycarefullypreparedwork,withdistributionmaps, with larvae. Results ofa22-week semi-field experi- information onhabitatrequirementsand thedistribu- mentshowedthatlarvae fromdifferent densitieswere tion of65 spp. in Schleswig-Holstein,Germany. Of indistinguishablein meansize by theendoftheex- particular,andmorethanregionalinterest arethe periment,butthatindividuals fromlowdensitieswere biogeographicanalysisof, and theconsiderations on largeruntil week 12.Larvaefrom lowdensitiesvaried theimpactofclimateandanthropogenicdevelopments lessin sizethandidthose from highdensities.Larvae onthe status ofthefauna.Intheexhaustivebibliogra- showedrapidconvergenceofdensitiesintheabsence phy,all the regionalworks,publishedsince 1875,are offish.Fish predationalso generatedrapidconver- 398 OdonatologicalAbstracts genceofdensities. The presence offish initiallyre- Katwijk.- DragonfliesofKatwijk,Duinstag1997(1): duced larval size variation. There was asignificant 4-9. (Dutch). - (OudeRijnsburgerweg38,NL-2342 trend forthepresence offishscent to increase larval BC Oegstgeest). survival atlowlarval densitiesoversurvival inthe A briefreview ofthe odon.fauna ofKatwijk,Zuid absenceoffish. Behavioral observations in the labo- Holland prov.,TheNetherlands (28spp.). ratory supportedtheresultsofthesemi-field studyin that(1) dragonflylarvaereduced their activityunder (11822) DUKSTRA,K.-D.B.&V.J.KALKMAN, 1997. daytimeconditions,(2)the presence oflargelarvae Dragonflies. In: K.-D.B.Dijkstra& V.J. Kalkman, caused small larvae toincrease their hidinginside a [Eds], Reporton the flora and faunaofBialowieza: refugeandinhibitedtheircrawlingwhileexposed,(3) NJN-summercamps 1996, pp. 4-7,24-28, NJN, ‘s- small larvae ate fewer prey in the presence offish. -Graveland. ISBNnone.—(Authors:EIS-Nederland, The results ofthisstudy suggest thattheinteraction P.O. Box 9517,NL-2300 RALeiden). betweenintra- andinter-specificpredationrisk may Acommented review of37spp. (622records), gath- prove tobe importantforsurvival anddevelopmentof ered at 90 localities in the Bialowieza area, Poland, animals in natural systems. - (Of.also OA8531). mostly during21 Apr.-3 July 1995and4July-1 Aug. 1996,with some 1993 and 1997 data. (11817) DAUPHIN, P.. M. LAGUERRE, J.-P. TAMISIER & F. TEISSIER, 1997. Remarques (11823)DONATH,H.,1997, Erstnachweis derSiidlichen botaniquesetentomologiquessurlaReserveNaturelle Mosaikjungfer(AeshnaaffmisVanderLinden, 1823) dumarais dela Maziere(Lot-et-Garonne),Bull. Soc. indernordwestlichen Niederlausitz.Biol.Stud.Luckau linn. Bordeaux25(I): 15-24. —(FirstAuthor: Poitiou, 26:73-74. - (Hauptstr.36,D-15926 Luckau). F-33570 Lussac). 1 6, Nature Reserve “Wanninchen”, NWLower 18 odon. spp. wererecorded, butalist isnot given. Lusatia, EGermany, IO-VIII-1996. (11818) DEMARMELS,J.,1997.HallazgodeOdonata (11824) EDA, S., 1997. New habitat ofCalopteryx nuevospara Venezuelaopococonocidos, 9.BolnEnt. comelia Selys in Matsumoto city. New Ent. 46(3/4): venez.(N.S.) 12(2): 151-152. - (Inst. Zool. Agric., 45. (Jap., with Engl, title). — (Dept Oral Pathol., Fac. Agron., Univ. Central Venezuela,Apdo 4579, Matsumoto Dental Coll., 1780 Gobara, Hirooka, Maracay,2101-A,Venezuela). Shiojiri,Nagano,399-07,JA). 13 spp. are listed, inch Lestes bipupillatus, [Abstract notavailable.] Palaemnema brevignoni,Mesoleptobasis inca, Phyllocyclasordida, Coryphaeschna diapyraand (11825) FEDERSCHM1DT,A., 1997. Die Libellen des Micrathyriadictynna, which areforthe firsttimere- KuhnauerSees.Naturw.Beitr.Mus. Dessau(Sonderh. cordedfrom Venezuela. 1997):78-84,fold, map2excl. —(LPR Landschafts- planung.AmVogelgesang2a,D-39124 Magdeburg). (11819) DELAUNAY,R, 1997.Lazoologieauseizieme A commentedlist of26 spp.,evidenced during 1995, si&cle. Hermann, Paris, viii+338 pp. ISBN 2-7056- withadiscussiononthemanagement effectsonsome -5236-1. — (Publishers:293 rue Lecourbe,F-75015 ofthem; —Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, EGermany. Paris). Some information on the 16thcentury odonatol. (11826) FERRERAS-ROMERO, M„ 1997.Thelifehis- knowledgeand insect classification appears onpp. tory ofBoyeriairene(Fonscolombe, 1838)(Odonata: 222-224. Aeshnidae)in theSierra Morenamountains (southern Spain). Hydrobiologia345(1/2): 109-116. — (Depto (11820) DEUTSCHMANN, U., 1997.ZurGeschichte Biol. Animal/Zool.,Fac. Cien.,Univ. Cordoba, Avda des EntomologischenVereins Mecklenburg.Virgo San AlbertoMagnos/n,ES-14004 Cordoba). 1(1):9-13. - (Feldstr.5,D-19067 Buchholz). Thelife historyisinferred fromsize-frequencyanaly- The historyofthe MecklenburgEnt. Soc. is traced sesofsweep-net samples,taken during5 yrinaper- from 1978.Briefreferencestotheregionalodon.ex- manentstream. There, the sp. isapparently mainly ploration areincluded. semivoltine,althoughafew larvaerequire3yrtocom- pletedevelopment.The instardistribution duringwin- (11821) DIJKSTRA, K.-D.B., 1997. De libellen van teristhatofa“summer species”. Themetamorphosis OdonatologicalAbstracts 399 isconfined tospringandthere isalongflyingseason. increase dramaticallyduring adult maturation of Similarities with the nearctic congenerics aredis- Libellula pulchella.Here,itisreportedthatthemecha- cussed. nisticbasis forthistransition appearstoinvolve ade- velopmentalchangein proteinexpression, whichal- (11827) HNCKE,O.M.,J.K.WAAGE&W.D.KOENIG, terstheCa!*-sensitivityofmuscleactivationandtwitch 1997.Natural and sexual selectioncomponents of contraction kinetics. The alternativelyspliced Ca2+ odonate matingpatterns. In: J.C.Choe & B.J.Crespi, regulatory protein troponinT (TnT)undergoesan [Eds],Theevolution ofmatingsystemsin insectsand isoform shift during adult maturation. Skinned arachnids, pp.58-74, CambridgeUniv. Press, Cam- (demembranated)fibers ofmature flight muscleare bridge.—(FirstAuthor:DeptZook,Univ.Oklahoma, up to 13 times more sensitive toactivation by Ca2' 730 VanVleet Oval, Room314, Norman,OK73019, thanskinnedfibersfromteneral (newlyemergedadult) USA). flightmuscle,and their Ca2+-sensitivity is more Traditionally,students ofodon. reproductivebehav- stronglyaffected by temperature. Intactmusclefrom iourhave focussedonhow 6 6 competeforaccessto matureindividuals has ashortertimetopeak tension matesandfertilizations.Thistendencyhasyieldedcon- andlongertimetohalf-relaxationduringtwitchcon- siderableinformationon<Jreproductivestrategiesand tractions,which isconsistentwith agreaterCa2*-sen- on theproximateand ultimate mechanisms involved sitivity ofmaturemuscle. Because it becomes acti- in 6-6 competition,but has leftnumerousgaps in vatedmore quickly andrelaxesmoreslowly,mature ourknowledgeofother aspectsofodon.matingsys- flightmuscleis ableto generate, with each twitch, tems. Relevantaspectsofodon.biologyarereviewed, moreforceperunitareathanteneral muscle;thisdif- and the extent towhich current data on matingpat- ferencein force becomesgreaterathightemperatures. terns supportpredictionsarising fromsexual selec- Theredonotappeartobe anyage-relateddifferences tion theory is examined. Althoughlong-termstudies inactomyosincrossbridgeproperties,sinceteneraland offersomesuch support, they also indicatethat natu- matureflightmuscles do notdifferin shorteningve- ral selection forlongevityandstochastic factors such locity, tetanic tension or instantaneous power output asweatherplaycritical rolesin influencingreproduc- duringisotonic contraction. tivesuccess.Relativelylittleofthevariance in 6re- productivesuccess in odon. has been traced to vari- (11830) FLIEDNER, H., 1997. Die Bedeutungder ancein6phenotype.Therole of5 2asdeterminants wissenschaftlichen Namen europdischerLibellen. ofodon. matingpatterns isemphasized,andsexual GdO,Monchengladbach.Illpp.(withLatin&Engl, conflicts ofinterest over mating,fertilization,and s’s). [Libellula(Suppl.) 1].— Price:DEM20.—net. oviposition decisions arediscussed.Finally,the ways — (Author: Louis-Seegelken-Str. 106, D-28717 inwhich natural selectionunderlies 9 matingdeci- Bremen; - Orders to Mrs U.Kriiner, GeldemerStr. sionsandhowlarvalandadultecologyinteracttoin- 39,D-41189 Monchengladbach). fluence adultreproductivebehaviour areexplored. The work endeavours toexplain theetymology and background meaningofthe taxonomic names in (11828) FINCKE, O.M., S.P.YANOVIAK & R.D. Europ.Odon.TheAuthorisaprofessionalLatin/Greek HANSCHU, 1997. Predationby odonates depresses phylologist.His analysis ofthe frequentlyoccurring mosquito abundance in water-filled tree holes in elements inthe odon.taxonomic nomenclature isalso Panama. Oecologia 112: 244-253. - (DeptZool., ofextralimital bearing,therefore ofgeneralinterest. Univ.Oklahoma, 730 Van VleetOval, Room 314, Thebookisanimportantcontributiontowardsthehis- Norman,OK73019,USA). tory ofodonatology,— For a similarwork, covering Foranadvance abstract,seeOA 11085. all thetaxaoftheformer USSR,cf. OA4499. (11829) FITZHUGH, G.H. & J.H. MARDEN. 1997. (11831) FOECKLER, F., H. SCHMIDT & O. Maturational changesin troponinTexpression,Ca2*- DEICHNER, 1997,NaturschutzfachlicheAnalyseund -sensitivityandtwitch contraction kineticsin dragon- Bewertungder Auswirkungen vonFischteichen auf flyflightmuscle J.exp.Biol.200(10): 1473-1482. — die Gewasserfauna vonFlussperlmuschelbachen (DeptBiol.,PennsylvaniaSt.Univ.,University Park, Nordostbayerns.Z. Okol.NatSchutz6: 111-123. (With PA 16802,USA). Engl. s.). — (FirstAuthor: Ges. Landschaftsokol., Maximum liftproduction and itsthermal sensitivity Dechbettner Str.9, D-93049 Regensburg). 400 OdonatologicalAbstracts A biologicalwater qualityassessment has been car- collected in Tokushima City,Tokushima prefecture ried outat 16 mountain stream sitesin NE Bavaria. (pp.8-13); — Tsuda,.S’.:Larvaein swimmingpools in An annotated odon. checklist is presented, but southeasternpart ofOsakaprefecture(pp.14-18); — Cordulegaster boltonii is theonly sp. referred to in AbehaviourofSomatochloraclavataat dusk (p. 19); the discussion. — Sogame, S.: Faunal record ofdragonfliesalong HatsutaniRiver, Nose, Osaka prefecture (p,20); — (11832) GELWICK, F.P., M.S. STOCK & W.J. Une,S.:ObservationrecordsofSympetruminfuscatum MATTHEWS,1997. Effectsoffish,waterdepth,and perchingonelectricwires(p.21);—7am', T.\Dragon- predationriskonpatch dynamics in a north-temper- flies recordedatYawataCity, Kyotoprefecture,2(p. ate river ecosystem. Oikos80(2): 382-398. — (First 22-31); — Inoue, K. & T. Tank. Reportofthe survey Author:DeptWildlife &Fish.Sci.,TexasA&MUniv., triponthe odonatefauna ofSouthKyotoprefecture, CollegeStation.TX77843-2258,USA). 5; Uji City,Ujitaeara-choand Yawata City (pp.32- Containsa passing statement on the“Gomphidae" -35); — Azuma, T: Reportofthe surveytrip forfive dominanceintheexperimentalpens,BaronFork, Illi- formsofMnaispruinosanawai(pp.36-37);—Tabata. nois R.,USA. O.:Reportofthe survey tripforDavidius moiwanus taruii in Kitayama,Kyotoprefecture(pp. 38-39); - (11833) GOLLADAY, S.W.,B.W. TAYLOR& B.J. Une, S.: An observation on the oviposition of PALIK, 1997. Invertebrata communities in forested Epophthalmiaelegans (p. 39); —Anaze, N.:Report limesink wetlands in southwest Georgia,USA: habi- ofthe survey trip on theodonate fauna ofNokumi, tatuseandinfluence ofextendedinundation. Wetlands Kozagawa-choandTahara,Koza-cho,Wakayamapre- 17(3):383-393. - (FirstAuthor;J.W.JonesEcol.Res. fecture (pp.40-41);—Tabata, O.: Reportofthe failed Cent., Rte2,Box 2324,Newton,GA 31770,USA). survey tripforTangajimaisland,Hyogoprefecture(p. Includesquantitativedataontheoccurrenceof3higher 42); - Matsuda, I.: Reportofthe survey trip onthe odon. taxa(gen. fam). odonate fauna ofShinodayamaandKomyoikepond, Osaka prefecture, in autumn 1994 (pp.43-44); — (11834) GOUTNER,V.&R.W.FURNESS. 1997.Mer- [same],insummer 1997(pp.44-46);— [same],in au- cury in feathers ofLittle Egrettagarzetta and night tumn 1997(pp.46-48);—Yamamoto, T.&S.Shimura: heronNycticorax nycticorax chicks andintheirprey InmemoriamMr W.Kitawaki (pp.48-50);- Tsuda, inthe AxiosDelta,Greece. Archs environ.Contamin. S.: Inmemoriam Mr HiroshiItoh(pp. 51-52). Toxicol. 32(2):211-216. —(FirstAuthor: DeptZool., AristotelianUniv., GR-54006 Thessaloniki). (11836) HEYMER,A., 1997.EinBeilragzurKenntnis Inthe2 bird spp.,the meanmercury concentrations der Libelle Oxygastracurtisi(Dale, 1834)(Odonata: were3.32 and3.01 resp. Amongthe prey categories, Anisoptera). —Contribucion al conocimiento del thehighestvalueswereidentifiedinthepumpkinseed odonato Oxygastra curtisi (Dale, 1834)(Odonata: sunfish,Leptomis gibbosus(2.31)andinthe odon. Anisoptera).SIO IberianRegional Office,Cordoba. larvae (1.50), while the lowest in the terrestrial and 18pp. —(Bilingual:Germ./Span).—(Availablefrom: saltwaterprey(Gryllotalpagryllotalpa0.05, Aphanius Prof.DrM.Ferreras-Romero, DeptoBiol. Animal/ fasciatus0.00). Zool., Fac. Cienc.,Univ. Cordoba, Avda San Alberto Magnos/n, ES-14004 Cdrdoba). (11835) GRACILE[NewsletterofOdonatology],Osaka, Abilingualedn of the work,published originally No. 58(7Dec. 1997).(Jap.,withEngl,titles). —(c/o (1964)in Beitr.Em. 14(1/2): 31-44. K.Inoue,5-9,Fuminosato4-chome,Abeno-ku,Osaka, 545-0004,JA). (11837) HICKS,J.M.,N.H. EULISS&S.W.HARRIS, Tabata, O.: Sympetrumcordulegasterfirst caughtin 1997.Aquaticinvertebrateecology duringasimulated Osakaprefecture(pp. 1-2); — Line, S.:A record of botulism epizooticin a Sacramento Valley wetland. andromorphicfemaleSympetrumkunckeli (p.2); — Wetlands17(1); 157-162. — (First Author:U.S.Army Matsuki,K. <6K. Inoue: Onthenumberofdorsal and CorpsofEngineers,SanFrancisco Distr.,Regulatory lateral spinesofGomphus postocularis exuviae col- Brch, 211 Main St.,Room 803,San Francisco, CA lected in UjiCity,Kyoto prefecture (pp. 3-7); — 94105,USA). Matsuki, K. &K. Yoshida: Onthe numberofdorsal Theeffectofdecomposingduck carcassesonaquatic andlateral spinesofGomphuspostocularis exuviae invertebrate numbers, biomass,andtaxonomic com-