OdonatologicalAbstracts 1975 emergenceand onvarious features ofadult habitat selection and behaviour. - The amountoffresh in- (10046) KRUGER,B„ 1975.LibellenfaunavonDime- formation presented in this work is moderate,but mark.PriifungsArb.LehramtGrund-Hauplschulen, someofthe circumstantialevidenceitcontainsisof Padag.Hochschule Flensburg, 181 pp. - (c/o Prof. interest, - Forotherdetailscf.OA 9266. Dr E. Schmidt, Biol. Didaktik, FB-9,Univ. Essen, Poslfach 103764,D-45117 Essen). (10049) MAY-LAZARUS, S.,1990. ErfassungderLi- This isacommented UTM griddistribution atlas of bellenfauna in Erlangen.Beilr. NatSchulz LamJ- the odon. fauna ofDenmark (52spp.), based ona schaftspfl. Erlangen 1990(8):iv+38 pp. - (Regens- verycarefulliteratureresearch and onnumerousun- burgerStr.94a, D-92318 Neumarkt). published data, listing in detail all to the author Acommentedlistof33spp.,evidenced (1989)within known localities foreachsp.The Bibliographycon- the city ofErlangen,Germany.The local status of tains severalhitherto little known Danish works. each sp,is assessed and management measures for somehabitats aresuggested. 1984 1991 (10047) WILLIAMS,W.D., 1984. Chemical and bio- logical featuresofsaltlakes onthe EyrePeninsula, (10050) ARTMANN-GRAF,G.,1991,TiereundPflanz- South Australia,andanexplanationofregionaldif- en der Kiesgrube GunzgerAllmend, Kanton Solo- ferences in the fauna ofAustralian salt fakes.Verb, thum. Mill, naturf.Ges. Sololhum 35: 115-139. - ini. Ver. Limnol. 22(2): 1208-1215. - (DeptZool., (Author’saddress notstated). Univ. Adelaide,NorthTerrace,Adelaide,S.A.5000, Fromagravelpitin cantonSolothurn,Switzerland, AU). 23 spp.,recorded during 1981-1990, arelisted; the 15lakesareconsidered,but the odon. are(suborder- status of 11 ofthemisbriefly discussed. The occur- -wise)reportedfromMiddle Lake (salinity26.7“/<w) renceofCoenagrionlindeniiandGomphusvulgatissi- only. musisofsomenationalinterest. 1990 (10051) BURKHARD, R„ E. MIRBACH, M. SCHORR, J. LÜTTMANN, R. RUDOLF, M. (10048) FOIDL,J„1990.UntersuchungenzumLarven- SMOLIS&K.MINHORST, 1991. Plumingvernelz- biolopvonGomphusvulgalissimusLinne, 1758(Ge- terBiotopsysteme:BeispielLandkreisAllen-kirchen. nieineKeiljungfer).DiplArb.Univ.Freiburg/Br.viii+ Minister. Umwelt Rheinland-Pfalz, Mainz, iv+202 149pp. - (Todtmooserstr.22,D-79837 St. Blasien). pp., fold, mapsexcl.- (ThirdAuthor: Wald-frieden The abioticandbiotic parameters of4ecologically 25,D-54314Zerf. - Availablefreefrom:Landesaml different breeding habitats are described and thor- fiir Umweltschutz,Amtsgerichtsplatz1,D(W)-6504 oughlyanalysed.Larvalbiologyandbehaviour are Oppenheim). dealtwithin detail,andinformationisprovidedon Thisis a comprehensiveattempttowards theappli- 362 OdonatologicalAbstracts cationofspecies andhabitat conservationprinciple minor(editorial)shortcomings/inconsequencyinthe forthe objectives ofregionaland landscape plan- subtitle structuring ofvarious sections. In all, 11 ning,examplifiedby theconditions inaRhineland- “chapters”(withnumeroustitled sections)areindi- Palatinate district,Germany.Aconsiderable empha- cated asfollows: “Terrestrial odonatan nymphs",- sis is given to theodon., which are suggestedas “Lifehistory” (Oviposition and the egg. Time of “monitoringorganisms”,i.e.toserveasareference hatching, hatchingperiodandegg diapause,Hatch- in the feasibilityassessment ofthelandscape-plan- ingand thepronymph,Number ofinstars, Growth ningobjectives. coefficient:the Brooks-Dyarratio,Nymphallifespan, Seasonality and synchronization. Effect ofphoto- 1993 period),-“Lifeforms”(Thezygopterannymph.The anisopterannymph,Burrowers,Sprawlers,Climbers, (10052) ARAl,Y., 1993.[Lateseasonal dataforsome Spinationandavoidance ofpredators,Possibleenvi- dragonflyspecies].Nature& Insects28(13):24.(Jap., ronmental controlofform,Pritykina’s morphoeco- with Jap. nomenclature).- (1233-2 Sueno, Yorii- logicalclassification oflife formsinthe Odonata, -machi,Oosato-gun,Saitama,369-12,JA). Coloration);- “Nutrition"(Dynamicsoffeeding.Size Adult records: Mnais costalis & Nihonogomphus andavailabilityoffood.Experimentalstudiesofthe viridis (7-V11I-1993)- late emergence: Sympetrum prey-predatorsystem.Role ofspecialsensesinfeed- danvinianum & S.r.risi(24-IX-I993). ing,Feedinginnature,Wastefull killinginodonatan nymphs,Odonatan nymphsandcomparableanimals (10053) ESQUIVEL,C„ 1993.Psaironeura selvatica aspossibleagentsofnaturalselection);- “Rjespira- sp.nov. (Odonata:Protoneuridae),anewdamselfly tion” (Respirationin theZygoptera,Caudal lamel- from[CostaRica][sic!].RevtaBiol. Imp.41(3):703- lae asrespiratoryorgans. Possiblerectal respiration -707. (Wish Span.s.).- (Escuela Cien. Biol., Univ. inZygoptera,Abdominal pseudopodia.Respiration Nacional,Heredia,Costa Rica). inAnisoplera,Respiratoryrates andacclimation to Thenewsp.isdescribed,illustrated, comparedwith temperature,Effectofillumination anddarkness on P.remissa,andsomefieldnotes onitshabitat,adult respiration, Relation ofrespiration to oxygen con- phenologyandbehaviour areprovided.Holotype6, centration);- “Survivorship curves, mortality and allotype 2: Heredia prov.,Sarapiqui,PuertoViejo, productivity”;- “TerritorialityinthenymphsofOdo- La SelvaBiol. Stn, 22-XI-1988& 24-11-1988, resp.; nata"\- “Metamorphosisand emergence”(Stages depositedatNatn. Inst.Biodiv,,CostaRica. in metamorphosis.Behavior ofmetamorphosing nymphsin relation totheirenvironments.Predation, (10054) HUTCHINSON, G.E., 1993. A treatise on selection and otheraspectsofthediurnal rhythmof limnology.Vol.4.Thezoobenthos.Wiley,NewYork- emergence);- “Adult behavior relating to the Chichester-Brisbane-Toronto-Singapore.xx+944pp„ limnologicalsignificanceoftheOdonata";- “Chemi- col. frontispiece,- ISBN0-741-54294-6. - (Orders calecology";- "DistributionofOdonata asnymphs acceptedby theEditors ofOdonatologica;price ca withinlakesand thenatureoftheirinterspecificac- NLG490.- net). tions”(Depthlimitation, Odonatain largelakesand This final volume ofthisextraordinary work repre- ecologicalsuccession, Niche separationby season sents acomprehensive examination offreshwater andhabitatinsmalllakes.Analysisofco-occurrence, benthic animalsfromanecologicalperspective.More mainlyofAnisopterain North American localities. thansimplyastrictfactual account ofbenthic phe- Co-occurrence ofspecies ofZygoptera, mainlyin nomena,thebookoffersarichforumofdiverseideas, Europeanwaters. Invasion by species hitherto un- testable hypotheses,andausefulsynthesisthatplaces known inahabitat.General considerations oncoex- thematerial inthelargercontextofecologicaltheory. istence in the Odonata, Odonata in Nestler’s The odon.larvae aredealtwithonpp. 402-546(cu- morphometricniche space).-The book isanabso- mulativebibliographypp. 811-894),representingby lute“must” inevery serious odonatologicallibrary, farthebestreview andsynthesis everwrittenonthe orientedtowardsbiology,ecologyandconservation. odon. immaturestages,comparable,tosomeextent, with theclassical generalworks ofR.J. Tillyard (10055) KANO, K.& H. KITA, 1993.Adaptation of (1917)andP.S.Corbet(1962).Thevolumewaspub- Gynacanthajaponicatothericefields.Gekkan-Mushi lished posthumously, which probablyexplainsthe 274; 19-21.(Jap.,with taxonomic nomenclature).- OdonatologicalAbstracts 363 (FirstAuthor: 5-19-17-601 Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Engl.s.).- (Grotemeyerstr.9, D-48159Munster). Tokyo, 112,JA). Almostidentictothepaper listedinOA 9956. SeveralofitshabitatsinKanto distr.,central Japan, arereported,andthe occurrenceofthe sp. in paddy (10061) TIMMS,B.V., 1993.Salinelakesofthe Paroo, fields isdiscussed fromthepointofview ofitslife inland New South Wales,Australia. Hydrobiologia history. 267(SalineLakes 5):269-289.- (DeptGeogr.,Univ. Newcastle,Newcastle, NSW2308,AU). (10056) LAMPEN,H.-P.&E.GOTTSCHALK.1993, 25 semi-desert lakes were studied regularlyfor 27 Zur Libellenfauna des Naturparks Nossentiner-/ months. 6odon. spp. wererecorded,and are listed Schwinzer Heide,NatSchutzArb. Mecklenburg-Vor- here alongwith the resp. salinity tolerance data. pommern 36(1);20-24. - (FirstAuthor; Zassiusstr. Austrolestes annulosuswasmost frequentlyencoun- 43,D(W)-7800Freiburg/Br.). tered,ithad anuppersalinityof37.5 g/I1,which is 35 spp. arelisted andthefaunaisbriefly discussed; the maximum recorded foradragonfly. Orthetrum Mecklenburg,Germany. caledonicum (24.6g/11), Diplacodesbipunctata (22.7) and Hemianax papuensis (8.2)also entered (10057) MÜLLER.J.& J.BUSCHENDORF, 1993. hyposalinewaters,buttoalesserextent.Theremain- RoteListe derLibellen desLandes Sachsen-Anhalt. ing2spp. areD.haematodes (1.9)and Xanthagrion Ber.Landesamt. Umwellschutz Sachsen-Anhalt 1993 erythroneurum(0.5). (9): 13-16.- (FirstAuthor: Pablo-Neruda-Str. 9, D- -39126 Magdeburg). (10062) TOKOSH1,M, 1993. On the evolution of The Sachsen-Anhalt (E Germany) odon. Red List commensalism in the Chironomidae. Freshw. Biol. contains 37 spp.,listed in 4 categories.Some sug- 29: 481-489.- (DeptZool., TrinityColl., Dublin, gestionsonprotectivemeasuresforvarious typesof Eire). habitatsarealsoprovided.Most ofthese areofmore Includesalistofallreportedcases.Forthe odon. cf, thanregionalinterest. OA 7644 and T.R. White& R.C.Fox, 1979,Notul. odonalol. 1:76-77. (10058) MURAKI,A., 1993,[Notesonthemigrations inSympetrumcordulegasterandS.depress!usculum], (10063) YAMAMOTO,Y, 1993. [Dragonfliesofthe Gekkan-Mushi 272: 17-24.(Jap.,withtaxonomic no- small pondsonthe HidagawaRiver valleyslopes]. menclature).- (4-2-309,Shigino-nishi 3-chome, Gekkan-Mushi 270: 19-22.(Jap.,withtaxonomicno- Joto-ku,Osaka,536,JA). menclature). - (Inafune-biru, 1-2, Inafune-dori, The 2 spp, areseasonal migrants,fromChinato Ja- Chikusa-ku,Nagoya,464, JA). pan.The 1991 dataarereviewed,anddetailed infor- Anannotated list of32 spp.,most ofwhich seem mationontheirgeographicaldistribution and habi- “conservative in theextension oftheirdistribution”. tats ispresented.Also included areobservations on The peculiar morphologyand originofthe ponds theirecology andbehaviour. arebriefly outlined;Gifu pref., central Honshu. (10059) NARDI,G„ 1993.Note preliminarisull’ento- (10064) ZHOU, W., 1993, [On the discovery oftwo mofaunaacquatica delmontiLepini (Lazio)(Ephe- fossil insects from China (Odonata,Coleoptera)]. meroptera,Odonata,Plecoptera,Heteroptera,Coleo- Investigate elSludium Naturae 13:116-118. (Chia). ptera,Diptera,Trichoptera).Quad. Mus. Star. nat. - (Dept Ent.,ZhejiangMus. Nat. Hist., Gu-shan, PatriciaA:7-91. (WithEngl.s.).-(ViaG.Galilei 12, HangZhou-310012,P.R.China). 1-04012 Latina LT). Sogdophlebiaxinjiangicasp.n. (holotype: Lower This is acomprehensive,mostlyliterature-based re- Jurassic ofKelamayi,Xinjiang,China)isdescribed, view. For eachorder, the generalitiesand a com- illustratedandcomparedwithS.singularisPritykina. mented species list aregiven. The odon. arerepre- sentedby 19spp.,from2localities. 1994 (10060) SINSBECK,D., 1993. DieOdonatenfaunades (10065) ALONSO-MEJ1A,A.&M.MARQUEZ, 1994. Kiistenbereiches deswesllichen Neslos-Dellas, Nord- Dragonflypredationonbutterflies inatropicaldry osl-Griechenland. Sinsbeck, Munster. 27 pp. (With forest.Biotropica26(3):341-344.- (c/oDeptZool., 364 OdonatologicalAbstracts Univ. Florida,Gainesville, FL32611,USA). sentto SIO Central Office, Bilthoven, Holland;- AtPaloVerdeNational Park.Costa Rica,Lepthemis price:NLG350.- netapprox.). vesiculosa feeds upon agreatvariety ofdiurnal Forthepreviouseditions,publishedonresp., 15June lepidopteranspp.Alistoftheseispresented,various 1991and 1Feb. 1993,cf.OA7953 and8988.Thisis details are described,and somegeneralaspects of agreatlyenlarged,revisedand,basically, uptoDec. theodon./lepidopt.trophicrelationshipsarepointed 1994updatedfinal ed.Italsoincludes 824venation out. figs, coveringalargenumberofgenera.- [Author’s abstract]: Notes onthe namesofthe Odonata, in- (10066) BARTHEL, H.P., 1994. Bemerkenswerte cludingthe related fossil forms, are arranged in a Beobachtungen:-Wegzug 1994.Limicola8(6): 319- twelve-partcatalogue.Part Iisanalphabeticallistof 330. - (ÜberdemSalzgraben 11,D-37574 Einbeck). theType-GeneraoftheFamily-Groupnames.Part II Aeshna affinis is recorded from the Elbe Valley, is asynonymic listoftheFamily-Groupnames.Part Brandenburg(various,butnotnamed localities, incl. IIIisanalphabeticallistoftheGenus-Groupnames, oviposition;July1994),Germany. includingdata onauthorship,place ofpublication, type-species,methodoftype-speciesdesignationand (10067) BESCHOVSKI, V.L, 1994. Comparative positionin theclassification. Part IVisasynonymic zoogeographicalreview ofOdonatafaunaofBulgaria listofthe Genus-Groupnames.PartVisanindex to (Insecta,Odonata).Actatool. bulg. 47: 3-15. (With the authors andbibliography ofthe Genus-Group Bulg.s.). - (Inst. Zool.,Bulg,Acad. Sei.,BlvdTzar names.Part VIis analphabeticalindex totheType- Osvoboditel 1,BG-1000 Sofia). Species ofthe Genus-Groupnames. Part VII is an Thebiogeographiccharacterof 102 ofthe regional alphabeticallistoftheSpecies-Groupnames,includ- spp. and sspp. is assessed, and the composition of ing data onauthorship,place ofpublication,type theresp. faunae ofBulgaria,Greece andRomaniais locality,location oftypespecimens and classifica- analyzed.The available faunistic literature is but tion. Part VIII is a synonymic list ofthe Species- partlyconsidered. Groupnames.Part IXisanindex tothe authors and bibliographyofthe Species-Groupnames.Part Xis (10068) BLADES,D.C.A.&S.A.MARSHALL, 1994. thebibliography,includinginformation on theau- Terrestrial arthropodsofCanadian peatlands: syn- thor’splace and date ofbirth and death,and onthe opsis ofpan trapcollections atfoursouthernOntario whereabouts oftheir collections. PartXIisanindex peatlands.Mem.ent.Soc.Can. 169:221-284. (With tothebibliographybyjournaltitle,includingthefull Fr.s.).- (DeptEnvir. Biol., Univ. Guelph,Guelph, titles ofthejournalsand serials,andinformation on ON, N1G2W1.CA). their placesand dates ofpublication.Part XII is an 15odon. spp. arelisted from3bogs and 1fen. index tothe bibliographyby year ofpublication. Appendix1is alistofGenus-Groupnamesthatneed (10069) BOTHC. &W. SCHUURMAN, 1994.Over work. AppendixII isalist ofSpecies-Groupnames de Problemenvaneenbeekjuffer. - [On theprob- that need work. Appendix IIIis alist ofBibliogra- lems ofa Banded Demoiselle].Amoeba, Arnhem phy citationsthatneedwork.- The arrangementof 68(5): 14-17.(Dutch).- (FirstAuthor:Droevendaalse the namesisbased entirelyonbibliographicrefer- steeg 57,NL-6708 PBWageningen). ences.No specimenshave been examined, and no Some observations onterritorial and sexual behav- new names are introduced. - (,Abstracter's Note: iourofCalopteryx splendens(DinkelR.nrBeunin- Author’s personal dedication copy for the Ed. of gen,Twenteprov.,theNetherlands)andC.virgo(the Odonatologicawas still mailedby himself,3 days samelocalityandtheWarkValleynrEttelbruck,Lux- priortohis unfortunatedeath,on17Jan. 1995.Fora embourg). briefobituarycf.OA 10147). (10070) BRIDGES,C.A., 1994. Catalogueofthefam- (10071) BUCZYNSKI,P„ 1994. Nowe stanowiska ily-group, genus-group andspecies-groupnamesof rzadkich gatunköwwazek (Odonata)zewschodniej the Odonata oftheworld,3rded.CharlesA.Bridges, Polski.- New records ofraredragonflies(Odonata) Urbana, 1L.xlvi+9IOpp.,col.frontispiece,hardcover fromeastern Poland. Wiadentomol. 13(2):129-130. (22x28,5 cm). Published 31 Dec. 1994;Author & (Pol.,withEngl,title).- (Author’saddress notstated). Publisher deceased 21 Jan. 1995. - (Order canbe Anannotated list of9spp. OdonatologicalAbstracts 365 are for the first time reportedfrom Sierra Leone, (10072) CANNINGS,S.G.&R.A.CANNINGS,1994. bringing the status ofthe national fauna upto 140 The Odonata ofthe northern Cordilleran peatlands spp.Chlorocnerais nubilipennisKarsch, 1893 issyn- ofNorthAmerica.Mem. ent.Soc.Can. 169: 89-110 onymisedwith C. flavipennisSel., 1863.Aciagrion (WithFr.s.).- (FirstAuthor: B.C.Conserv.DataCen- walteri sp.n. (holotypei:WesternArea,Regent,alt. tre,780Blanshard St.,Victoria,BC, V8V 1X4,CA). ca200-250m,20-11-1994;depositedatMZUF,No. ThepeatlandsofthenorthernCordillera ofNAmerica 3287)isdescribed and illustrated. (consistingofthe mountainrangesandintermontane lowlandsandplateausofBritishColumbia,Alberta, (10074) COBOLLI, M„C. UTZERI,E. DE MAT- theNorthwestTerritories,theYukon,andAlaska)sup- THAEIS&L. DELL’ANNA, 1994.Notepreliminari portadistinctiveodon. fauna, 40spp. in 6 fam, and sullo statustassonomico e la corologiaitaliana di 12gen.aretypicalofnorthwesternpeatlandsandan- Chalcolestesparvidens(st.nov.)(Odonata:Lestidae). other 12spp.areoccasional inhabitants ofthese en- Alii17Congr.naz.ital.Ent.,Udine,pp.77-82. (With vironments.Ofthe 40spp.,8(20%)arepeatlandob- Engl.s.).-(DiptoBiol, Anim.& Uomo,Univ. Roma ligatesand4(10%)almostalwaysoccurinsuchhabi- “La Sapienza”, Viale dell’Università 32, 1-00185 tats.The remaining28(70%)aregeneralistsandlive Roma). inawiderangeofaquatichabitats;nevertheless,they C.parvidens andC.viridis aresyntopic inatleast 3 often arecommoninhabitants of, orareevendomi- pondsin Castel Porciano,Rome, where they keep nantin,peatlandenvironments.The faunaisdomi- separatedby different activity times. The electro- nated bythe generaAeshnaand Somatochlora,with phoretic examination of 13 enzymatic proteins 11 and 10spp., respectively. Itisalso dominated by broughttolight8diagnosticloci,supportingthesepa- spp. restricted toBoreal regions(25spp.,62.5%),6 ration ofthe2taxaataspecieslevel. (15%)ofwhichhaveHolarcticdistributions. There- mainder ofthe fauna consists of8spp. (20%)rang- (10075) D’ANDREA, M., 1994.Segnalazionifaunis- ing transcontinentallyinTransition Zone forests S tiche italiane. 247.Oxygastra curtisii (Dale, 1834) of the Boreal Forest, 5 (12.5%)restricted to the (Odonata:Corduliidae).Boll. Soc.ent.ital. 126(1): Cordillera, and 2(5%)with wide distributionsin N 76. - (Mus. zool.“La Specola”, Univ. Firenze,Via America. Notesandmapssummarizeourknowledge Romana 17,1-50125Firenze). ofbiogeographicalinformation and previously un- FirstrecordfromUmbria,central Italy. publishedrecords arelisted. Significant southerly range extensions for spp. such asCoenagrion (10076) D’ANTONIO, C„ 1994. Gli odonati della interrogatum,Aeshna septentrionalis,A.sitchensis, Basilicata (Odonata).Boll.Soc.ent.ital.126(2):121- A. subarctica, Somatochlora septentrionalisand -133. (With Engl.s.). - (ViaA. Falcone 386/B, 1- Leucorrhinia patricia are reported.Ecological and 80127 Napoli). natural history data areoutlined foreach sp.There A checklist of all the known records from the do not appear tobe any cleardifferences between Basilicata region,SItaly(47spp.).Chalcolestes viri- the faunas ofbogs andfens; dragonfliesseemtore- dis,Boyeriairene and Aeshnamixtaarenewforthe spondtothehabitat’sform and structureratherthan regionalfauna. to itsacidityornutrient levels. Distinctive species associationsresult.Abetterunderstandingofthepref- (10077) D’ANTONIO,C., 1994. Segnalazionifaunis- erencesofthese dragonfliesfor differentpeatland tiche italiane. 243. Aeshna affinis(Vander Linden, microhabitats must await detailed research on 1820)(Odonata, Aeshnidae).Boll. Soc. ent. ital. ovipositionbehaviour and larval ecology. 126(1):75.- CViaA,Falcone386/b,1-80127Napoli). Second record forCalabria,SItaly. (10073) CARFÏ, S.& M.D’ANDREA, 1994.Contri- bution totheknowledgeofodonatologicalfauna in (10078) D’ANTONIO, C., 1994. Segnalazionifaunis- SierraLeone,WestAfrica.Quad.Accad.naz. Uncei tiche italiane. 244. Anax parthenopeSelys, 1839 267: 111-191. (WithIt.s.).- (DiptoBiol. Anim,& (Odonata,Aeshnidae). Boll. Soc. ent. ital. 126(1): Genet,, Univ.Firenze, Via Romana 17, 1-50125 75. -(ViaA.Falcone 386/b,1-80127 Napoli). Firenze). Secondrecord forCalabria,SItaly. This is amonographicreview,incl. 34spp. which 366 OdonatologicalAbstracts (10079) D’ANTONIO, C., 1994.Segnalazionifaunis- unknown. tiche italiane, 245.Onychogomphusuncatus (Char- pentier, 1840).(Odonata,Gomphidae).Boll. Soc. ent. (10084) DIDION,A. &J.GERSTNER, 1994.Aufruf Hal. 126(1):75-76.-(ViaA.Falcone386/b,1-80127 zurMitarbeitbeiderLibellenkartierungimSaarland. Napoli). Faun.-flor.Noliz. Saarland26(2): 345. - (FirstAu- Second record forCalabria,S Italy. thor: Marienstr. 1, D-66424 Homburg-Schwarzen- acker). (10080) D’ANTONIO,C., 1994.Segnalazionifaunis- Acallforcollaboratorsintheodon. mappingscheme tiche italiane. 246. Thecagasterbidentata bidentata ofSaarland,Germany. (Selys, 1843).(Odonata,Cordulegastridae).Boll. Soc. ent.Hal. 126(1):76. -(ViaA.Falcone 386/b,1-80127 (10085) DOMMANGET, J.-L. & J.-P. THAUVIN, Napoli). 1994. Compte rendu du voyage enBrenne (Indre) Firstrecord forCalabria,SItaly. du 21 au 23 mai 1994.Bull. Naturalistes Yvelines 21(3): 58-61. - (FirstAuthor: 7 rueLamartine, F- (10081) DAVID,S„1994.Neobvyklékoplaönispojem 78390 Bois-d’Arcy). uvâikyLestessponsa(Hansemann,1823)(Zygopte- Contains odon. records fromthe Pinail Nature Re- ra:Lestidae).- Unusual copulationbetween dragon- serve(Vienne)andfromthe marshofPurais(Lingé); flies Lestes sponsa(Hansemann,1823) (Zygoptera: France. Lestidae). ActaMusei tekovensis2: 95-98,(Slovak, with Engl.s.).- (TekovskéMuz,,P.O. Box69,SLK- (10086) FRASERIA (New Series).South Asian Bulle- -93469 Levice). tinofOdonatology,[SIO],Vol. 1,No.2(datedDec. Adescriptionofa S-9-Stripleconnection. 1,1994;mailedMarch, 1995).-(Orderaddresses as specifiedinOA9853). (10082) DAVID, S., 1994. Nové nâlezy vzâcnÿch a [Tembhare,D.B.\.Editorial:The SIO andSIOROSA ohroienÿch druhu vâzek (Insecta:Odonata)jihozâ- (pp.1-2);-Khaliq,A.& H.G.Murtaza: Description padm'hoSlovenska. - New discoveries ofrare and ofthelast instar larvaofAnax nigrolineatusFraser endangeredspeciesofdragon-fly(Insecta:Odonata) (pp.3-4);- Prasad.M:.Variation inwingmarkings insouth-western Slovakia. ActaMuseitekovensis2: in thefemaleofNeurothemis fulvia(Drury)collected 81-90.(Slovak,withEngl.s.).-(Tekovské Muz.,P.O. fromvariousregionsofIndia (pp.5-7);- Subrama- Box 69,SLK-93469 Levice). nian,M.A.,A.P.Bhanu,A.R.Prabha&G.Varadaraj: Annotations on12spp. Growth patttemand respiratorymetabolism in the larvaeofdragonflyPantalaflavescens(Fabricius)(pp. (10083) DE MARMELS, J„ 1994.A new genus of 8-10);-Wazalwar, S.M.: Labral sensilla inthedrag- Aeshnini (Odonata;Aeshnidae)fromtheAndes,with onfly Brachythemiscontaminata(Fabricius)(pp. 11- descriptionofanewspecies.Ent.scand.25(4):427- -15);-News (PhD andM.Sc. dissertations;Callfor -438. - (Inst.Zool.Agric., Fac.Agron., Univ.Cen- specimens; Odon. collection visitby M. BedjaniC; tralVenezuela,Aptdo4579, Maracay2101-A,Ven- Call for a location for the 5th Sth Asian Symp. ezuela). Odonatol.)(p. 16);- Schmidt, E.\Announcement Andaeschna gen.n. is established for 3 neotropical XHIthInternational SymposiumofOdonatology(pp. spp., currently assignedin Aeshna (Aeshna s.str.) 17-18). Fabr.:Andaeschna unicolor (Martin,1908. A.rufipes (Ris, 1918)andA. andresi (Racenis, 1958)(= type (10087) FUTAHASHI, R., M. FUTAHASH1 & T. sp.).Afourth sp.,A.timotocuica sp.n.(holotype<î, KITAYAMA, 1994. Dragonflies ofToyamaprefec- reared: Venezuela,ParqueNac. Guaramacal,alt.ca ture, Honshu,Japan.Res. Rep.ToyamaSci. & Cult. 1300m,4-1V-1993;depositedatMIZA)isdescribed. Center 17: 49-82. (Jap.,with Engl.s.). - (c/o Prof. The 3 lectotypeofA.unicolor isredescribed. And- DrK.Suzuki, DeptBiol.,Fac. Sei.,ToyamaUniv., aeschna shares somepeculiarcharacter stateswith 3190Gofuku, Tpyama,930,JA). the Old World species ‘Anaciaeschna’ isoceles 80 spp. (ofwhich 72 wereevidenced during 1981- (Müller,1767),but aclosephylogeneticrelationship -1993)arelistedwithdetailedlocalitydata.Thespp. between thetwocan notbe demonstratedconvinc- assemblagesin4areasareanalysed,andthefluctua- ingly,and the true genericaffiliation ofthelatteris tions in the adult occurrencein the prefectureare OdonatologicalAbstracts 367 stated for eachsp. NSW2114,AU). Lists5 odon.spp. fromCareyBrook,SW ofWestern (10088) GARRISON, R.W.,1994. Synopsisofthege- Australia. nusArgiaoftheUnitedStateswithkeys anddescrip- tionsofnewspeciesArgiasabino,A.leonorae, and (10092) HAN,F.,J.LI&J.PEI, 1994.Astudyonthe A.pima(Odonata:Coenagrionidae).Trans, am.ent. antennal sensillaineightdragonflyspecies(Insecta: Soc. 120(4): 287-368. - (1030Fondale St„Azusa, Odonata).J.Shanxi Univ.(nat.Sei.) 17(4):428-432. CA91702-0821,USA). (Chin.,withEngl.s.).- (FirstAuthor: DeptLifeSei., Asynopsisofall 29 spp.occurringN ofMexico in- 42-38,Shanxi Univ.,Taiyuan-03006, Shanxi,PR. cludeskeys toboth sexesbased primarilyoncaudal China). appendagemorphologyinmales andmorphologyof The representatives of5 families were examined themesostigmalplatesinthefemales,diagnoses,dis- (SAM).IntheZygoptera,therearemainly3typesof tributional notes and diagnostic illustrations. A. antennal sensilla, while there are4 ofthese in the leonorae sp.n. (holotype 6: Mexico, NuevoLeon Anisoptera. The number and arrangement appear state,inFSCA),A.pimasp.n.(holotype6: U.S.A., “different amongthe categories”. Arizona, Pima Co.,in USNM), andA.sabino sp.n. (holotype6: U.S.A.,Arizona,PimaCo.,inUSNM) (10093) HOEFFNAGEL,W.J.A.,1994..Odonata(libel- aredescribed.Thefollowingnomenclatural changes lenti>ide‘s-Gravelandsche buitenplaatsenBantam, areproposed:ArgiamistaNavâsisconsidered ajun- SchaepenBurgh,Boekesteijn, Spanderswoud, Hil- iorsynonymofA.extranea (Hag.),A.solitaKenn,a verbeek in 1994.- [Odonata(dragonflies)ofthe ‘s- juniorsynonym ofA. pallensCalv.,A. spegazzinii Graveland country estatesofBantam. Schaep-en- Navâs ajuniorsynonym ofA.planaCalv., and A. -Burgh,Boekesteijn,SpanderswoudandHilverbeek, espinalensisNavâsajuniorsynonymofA.translata in 1994],Hoeffnagel,Hilversum,ii+34 pp. (Dutch). Hag. - (Krekelmeent72,NL-1218ED Hilversum). Adetailedreportonthe odon. survey (18spp,),con- (10089) GEISSEN, H.-P, 1994.Neufunde derGemei- ducted in5 countryestatesinthevicinity ofthecity nenKeiljungfer,GestreiftenQuelljungferundGlän- ofHilversum,NoordHolland prov.,theNetherlands. zenden Binsenjungfer(Odonata:Gomphusvulgatis- Lestes virens is among theregionallynoteworthy simus(L.),Cordulegasterbidentatus(Sélys)undLest- records. esdryas (Kirby)bei Koblenz. Fauna FloraRhein- land-Pfalz7(3):747-750.- (Brunnenstr.34,D-56075 (10094) HUMPESCH,U.H.&0. MOOG,1994, Flora Koblenz-Stolzenfels). undFauna der österreichischen Donau.Limnologie Commented records ofthe 3spp. fromtheKoblenz actuelll: 81-107.(WithEngl.s.).-(FirstAuthor:Inst. area,Germany. Limnol.,Österr.Akad.Wiss., Gaisberg116,A-5310 Mondsee). (10090) GRIMBERGEN, A.H.M. & A:A. STORM, Calopteryx splendensistheonly odonsp.listed for 1994.Waterenwaterdieren ophetLandgoedSchot- the Austrian section ofthe Danube. - Cf. also OA horst.- [Waterandaquaticanimals attheSchothorst 7047. Estate].Natuur Landsch. Milieu Amersfoort 18: 1- 65, (Dutch).- (Copiesavailablefrom:Centrumvoor (10095) HUTCHINSON, R.& B. MÉNARD, 1994. Natuur- en Milieu-educatie,Gemeente Amersfoort, Emergence massive d’Ophiogomphus(Odonata: Schothorsterlaan21,NL-3822 NAAmersfoort). Gomphidae)àlarivière“Ausable-East Branch”,près Acommented review of 15 spp. It isemphasized, de Lake Placid, dans les Adirondacks,NewYork. the local populationsincreased since 1988;Utrecht Fabreries 19(3):81-82.-(FirstAuthor 12LaSavane, prov.,the Netherlands. - Cf. also OA7619. app. 12,Gatineau,Que.,J8T 1P7,CA). The emergence of41 O.aspersusand O.mainensis (10091) CROWNS,I.O.&J.A. DAVIS, 1994.Longi- indiviuals,on19-VI-1993,isbroughtonrecord. tudinal changesin near-bed flows andmacroinver- tebratecommunities in aWesternAustralian stream. (10096) HUTCHINSON, R. & B. MÉNARD, 1994. JlN.Am.benthol. Soc. 13(4):417-438.-(FirstAu- Mention le plus méridionale d’Aeshna sitchensis thor: AWT EnSight,51 HermitageRd, West Ryde, Hagen (Odonala;Aeshnidae)auQuébec.Fabreries 368 OdonatologicalAbstracts 19(3): 80-81. - (SecondAuthor: 58 rueSmith, with vernacular nomenclature).- (DeptEm., Fac. Gatineau,Que.,J8T 3A1,CA). Agric.,Osaka Prefectural Univ., 1-1 Gakuen-cho, 2 9 were takenon27-V11I-1994, at Kazabazua, Sakai-shi,Osaka,593,JA). Gatineau.This is thesouthernmost knownrecord in AsfromFeb.28, 1994,the sp.isprotectedunder the Quebec,Canada. JapaneseActon“Conservation ofEndangeredSpe- cies ofWild Fauna and Flora”. The provisions are (10097) HUTCHINSON. R.& B.MENARD, 1994. stated in detailandsomeoftherelatedproblemsare Neurocordulia yamaskanensis(Provancher)(Odona- briefly discussed. - (Abstracter’sNote: A paperon ta: Corduliidae): repartitionet notesbiologiques. the same subjectwaspublishedby K.Matsuki, in Fabreries 19(3):73-79. (WithEngl.s.).- (FirstAu- Nature & Insects 29(5) 1994: 33-35. An abridged thor:Centre Rech. Terres & Res. Biol.,Agriculture Engl,translationis listedin OA 10155). Canada,Ottawa,ON,K1A0C6,CA). The 14hithertoknownlocalities inQuebec,Canada, (10102) JAKOB, E.M., 1994. Contests overprey by arereviewed, and somefield observationsonthebi- group-livingpholcids(Holocnemuspluchei). J. ologyofthesp.arepresented.- Cf. alsoOA 2368. Arachnol. 22(1):39-45. - (DeptBiol.Sei.,Bowling GreenSt. Univ.,BowlingGreen, OH43403, USA). (10098) HUTCHINSON, R. & B. MÉNARD, 1994. The fruit fly, housefly and Ischnura sp.areamong Note sur la répartition géographiqueconnuede the natural prey ofthe facultativelygroup-living Libellula incesta Hagen (Odonata:Libellulidae)au Holocnemus spiders inCalifornia andwereused in Québec.Fabreries 19(3): 66-67. (With Engl.s.).- thepresentstudy. In cases where morethan 1spider (FirstAuthor:Centre Rech.Terres&Res. Biol.,Ag- wrappedasinglepreyitem,thespiderthatultimately riculture Canada,Ottawa,ON,KlA0C6,CA). fedontheprey(the"winner”)did moreofthewrap- Thesp. hasbeenreportedrecentlyfromtheOutaouais pingthandid otherspiders.For Ischnura,“winners” andtheadjacentarea;itisnowknownfrom9locali- spentsignificantlyless time wrappingthan did spi- tiesinQuebec,Canada, derswho wrappedalone.Alargeprey (as Ischnura) requires moretime tosubdue,fightswere increas- (10099) HUTCHINSON, R. & B. MÉNARD, 1994. inglymorecommonwithincreasingsizeofpreysp., Ophiogomphusanomalus Harvey (Odonata: Gom- but the size ofthe prey did notsignificantlyaffect phidae);répartitionetnotesbiologiques.Fabreries the intensity offights. 19(3):60-65. (WithEngi.s.).- (SecondAuthor: 58 rueSmith,Gatineau,Que, J8T3A1,CA). (10103) JANSSENS, M.P.-E., R. KELLNER& G. The availableinformation onthe occurrenceofthe GÄDE, 1994.Anoveladipokineticoctapeptidefound sp.in Quebec, Canada, is summarized. The abun- in the damselflies Pseudagrioninconspicuum and danceofexuviae in the field,thepossibility oflar- Ischnurasenegalensis.Biochem. J.302(2):539-543. vaecollecting,andtheextreme difficulties in cap- - (ThirdAuthor: Zool. Dept,Univ. CapeTown,Pri- turingadult specimensareemphasized.A 3 and7 vateBag, Rondebosch-7700, RSA). $wererearedto emergencebythe SecondAuthor. A member ofthe adipokinetic hormone family of peptideswasidentified usingaheterologous(inmi- (10100) HUTCHINSON, R.& B. MÉNARD, 1994. gratorylocusts and American cockroaches) and a PremièrementiondeSomatochlora incurvataWalker homologous(inP.inconspicuum)bioassay.Afteriso- (Odonata:Corduliidae)au Québec etnotes biolo- lationofthepeptidebyreversed-phaseh.p.l.c.ofcor- giques.Fabreries 19(3);68-72. (WithEngl.s.).-(Sec- pora cardiaca,its structurewas determinedby auto- ondAuthor: 58rueSmith,Gatineau,Que.,J8T3A1, mated Edmandegradationandmatrix-assisted laser- CA). -desorptionionization m.s. Thesequence ofablocked 27-VIII&4/5-IX-1994,7 ä weretaken atabogW unchargedoctapeptide was established: pGlu-Val- ofKazabazua,Gatineau Co. This is thefirstrecord -Asn-Phe-Thr-Pro-Gly-TrpNH,. One corpus carda- forQuebec,Canada.The habitatanditsodon.fauna cum ofP.inconspicuumcontains about 2.4pmolof arebriefly described. this novel peptide.The synthetic peptidewaschro- matographicallyindistinguishablefrom thenatural (10101) ISHIl.M.,1994.[Libellulaangelinaprotected compound,andoninjectionin lowquantitiesinto P. bythenationalact].Gekkan-Mushi 278;28-29.(Jap., inconspicuum,haemolymphlevels oflipidswerein- OdonatologicalAbstracts 369 creased. Itis concluded that thenovel peptidemay (10109) KESLER,D.H.,T.R.MOORE.M.W.SEARS, be involved incontrollinglipid mobilization during J.G. SCHERER, R.A. PARDIECK & R.A, REAR- flight.Hence thepeptideisdesignatedPsi-AKH, P. DON, 1994.Twolarvalodonatecommunities ofthe inconspicuumadipokinetichormone. EdwardJ,MeemanBiologicalStationinwesternTen- nessee.J.Tenn.Acad.Sci.69(2):59-62.-(DeptBiol., (10104) JIANG,Y.-H.,1994. Identifications onfemale RhodesColl.,2000NParkway,Memphis,TN38112- adultsofIschnurasenegalensis(Rambur)anditspoly- -1690, USA). morphism.Ent. Knowledge31(6); 368-369. (Chin., 99.7%ofthe3556larvae collectedJuly 1990-March with Engl, title inContents table).- (Author’s ad- 1992,at 2ponds are referable toDromogomphus dress nottransliterated). spinosus,Gomphussubmedianus,Boyeriasp., Epi- [Abstract notavailable). corduliaprinceps,Tetragoneuriacynosura,Libellula lydia,L. vibrans andPerithemis tenera.Headwidths (10105) JOHANSSON,F„ 1994. Alt äta eller ätas - ofthe samesp.,collected atthe sametimewereof- födosöksbeteenden hos trollsländelarver. -To beor tensignificantlygreaterinonepond(A)thantheother nottobe eaten- foragingbehaviours inodonatelar- (B).Comparisonsofcumulative size-frequencydis- vae.Ent. Tidskr. 115(3):73-80.- (Swed.,with tributions showed significant differences between Engl.s.).-(DeptAnim. Ecol.,Univ.Umea,S-90187 pondsfor T.cynosura, L. lydia,L. vibrans,and P. Umea), tenerabutnotforD.spinosus.Fish weremoreabun- Inthe 4spp, aslisted in OA9135,theforagingbe- dant and longerand had highercondition indices in haviour couldbeclassified asafixed“sitand wait”, pondB.This mayexplainthe higherlarvalmassin asanactive search,orasaflexible strategy,shifting pondAforT. cynosuraandL. vibransandindirectly betweenthe2.Generally,predationishigheronmov- explainthehigherlarvalmassofD.spinosusinpond inglarvae. Iflarvae haveaflexible mode, they re- B.The successofD.spinosus inpondBmaybe due ducetheactivityinthe presence ofpredators,thereby toitsavoidance ofpredationbyburrowingandasso- reducingthepredationrate. ciateddifferencesin feedingbehavior. (10106) JOHNSON, P.D., K.M. BROWN & C. V. (10110) (KUNATH,G.]SCHRANCK,M.&J.ZINKE, JOVELL, 1994.Acomparisonofthe macroinverte- 1994.In memoriam. Gerhard Kunath (1941-1993). brateassemblageinDoeRunCreek,Kentucky: 1960 Ent.Nachr. Ber.38(2):140.(Germ.).-(Authors’ad- and 1990.JlN.Am.benthol. Soc. 13(4):496-510.- dresses notstated). (FirstAuthor: DeptZool.,Louisiana St. Univ.,Ba- A briefbiographyand appreciationofwork (bom: tonRouge,LA70803-1725,USA). 10-1-1941, Ottendorf-Okrilla nrDresden;deceased: Lists4odon.genera fromthis creek,MeadeCo.,KY. 25-V-1993;electricalengineer).His odonatol.inter- ests wereintense,but local,directedmainlyatpho- (10107) KANO,K„F.KOBAYASHI&H.K1TA, 1994. tographyandlocalhabitat conservation. Ofimpor- [Notesonreproductivebehaviour ofStylurusnago- tance is his unpublishedwork oninterspecific tan- yanus].Gekkan-Mushi 275:35-36. (Jap.,withtaxo- dems.His soleodonatol. workpublishedisprobably nomicnomenclature).- (FirstAuthor: 5-19-17-601 that listedin OA7653(withafew otherphot,in the Koishikawa,Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo, 112,JA). sameissue). Notes onfieldobservationsattheKonuma-gawaR., Ibaragipref.,central Japan(Aug.30-Sept.13,1992). (10111) LABATE,P.&C.D’ANTONIO, 1994.Segna- lazioni faunistiche italiane. 142. Erythrommaviri- (10108) KERN,D, 1994.DieUbellendes Landkreises dulum (Charpentier, 1840)(Odonata;Coenagrio- Diepholz.Kern, Sulingen,33pp.- Taxusweg3,D- nidae).Boll.Soc. ent.ital. 126(1):75.- (FirstAu- 27232 Sulingen). thor: Oasi WWFdi Vulci,Via Mazzola32,1-01011 The odon.fauna (49spp.)ofDiepholzdistr..Lower Canino VT). Saxony,Germany,isdescribed,analysedandthere- The sp.isrecorded fromLacio.- 0Abstracter’sNote: gionaldistribution ofeachsp.ismapped.The status Contrary tothe Authors’ statement, this is notthe ofeachsp.isdiscussedand variousconservation and secondrecord fromLazio.ForearlierrecordsseeOA habitatmanagementmeasuresaresuggested. 1878,2018,4010,and Rota, E.& C.Utzeri, 1985, Notul. odonatol. 2:95-97). 370 OdonatologicalAbstracts (10112) LABEDZKI, A., 1994. Wa2ki (Odonata) ables relatedto size and flightability werenotre- rezenvatu“CisyStaropolskieim.L.Wyczdlkowskie- lated totheoutcome ofcontests. Here that study is go w Wierzchlesie” i okolic (Bory Tucholskie. - extendedinordertodeterminewhethercontestspro- Dragonflies (Odonata) ofthe reserve“Cisy Staro- ceed until onecontestantreaches alower physical polskieimL.WyczölkowskiegowWierzchlesie” and limitinfatreserve, oralternatively, whethercontest- environs(TucholaForests).Ada ent.silesiana 2(1): antsare able toassesseach other’s fatreservesand 7-12. (Pol., with Engl.s.). - (KatedraEntomologii thereby settle contests before physical limits are LesnejAR,ul. WojskaPolskiego 71 c, PO-60-625 reached. The physical limitation hypothesiswasnot Poznan). supported,aslosers showednoreduction invariabil- Acommentedreview oftheodon. fauna(34spp.)of ityoffat contentrelativetowinners. Theassessment thereserve. hypothesiswassupported byanincrease intheac- curacy ofthe‘fatterwins’rale withincreasingcon- (10113) LAISTER,G., 1994. DieLibellenfauna derDo- testduration. Winnerswerefatterin 17 of25(68%) nauauenim südöstlichen Linzer Raum.Naturk. Jb. short contests (duration < 500 s), versus20 of21 StadtLinz37/39: 163-185. (WithEngl.s.).- (Naturk. (95%) long contests (> 500 s), whichsuggests a Stn StadtLinz, Roseggerstr.22,A-4020Linz). gradualaccumulation ofinformation duringcontests. The odon.fauna(43spp.)oftheDanubeoxbowsin The assessmenthypothesiswassupportedfurtherby theSELinz area.UpperAustria,isanalysed.Some anegativerelationshipbetween contestdurationand considerations onitsconservation are appended. energetic asymmetrybetween contestants in long contests. Duration oflongcontests was also posi- (10114) LAISTER, G., 1994. Zusammenstellung tivelyrelatedtothetotal fatcontentofthe2contest- einiger Neunachweise vonLibellen (Odonata)in ants,which suggeststhattheabilityofcontestantsto Oberösterreich. Naturk. Jb. StadtLinz 37/39: 139- perceiverelativeenergeticstatusmay vary depend- -162, (With Engl.s.). - (Naturk. StnStadt Linz, ing onabsolute levels ofenergy reserves. Amodel Roseggerstr.22,A-4020 Linz). thatassumesanasymptoticincreaseinflightperform- The UpperAustrian records of8 spp. arestated and ancewith increasing fat content (i.e. Michaelis- discussed,and therespective habitats aredescribed -Menten or‘saturation’ kinetics) isproposedtoex- ingreat detail. plainthe simultaneous effectsofrelative and abso- lute fatcontentoncontestduration,and toexamine (10115) [MAIJ-WEGGEN, J.R.H.,The Netherlands possible mechanisms that damselflies usetoassess Minister ofTraffic and Waterworks], 1994. [Two eachother’senergyreserves. dragonflyposters], - (Reference No.: HW/AW 172787; Address: Minisierie vanVerkeerenWater- (10117) MATSURA,T, 1994.Yagonoseisokubasho staat, Postbus20901,NL-2500 EX Den Haag). tositeno gakkoupool.- [Outdoorswimmingpools The 2postersrepresentapartofthesetrelatedtothe ofprimaryschoolsasahabitatfordragonflylarvae]. management ofaquatichabitats inthe Netherlands, Nature Consent. & Entomologists5: 9-12. (Jap.).- and weredistributed by the Minister,withacover- (DeptBiol.,Kyoto Univ. Educ.,Fushimi-ku,Kyoto, ingletter,toall BiologyandGeography teachersin 612,JA). the country. ForanEngl, abstractcf.OA 9738. (10116) MARGEN,J.H.&R.A.ROLLINS, 1994.As- (10118) MIELEWCZYK,S.. 1994. Wstepne razpoz- sessment ofenergyreservesbydamselfliesengaged naniesktadujakosciowegoniektörych grupowadöw inaerial contestsformatingterritories.Anim. Behav. (Odonata, Heteroptera,Coleoptera)jeziorlobelio- 48(5): 1023-1030.- (DeptBiol.,208 Mueller Labs, wych w okolicy Bytowa(PojezierzePomorskie). - PennsylvaniaSt.Univ.,University Park,PA 16802, Preliminaryrecognitionofthequalitativecomposi- USA). tion ofsomeinsect groups (Odonata, Heteroptera, Male Calopteryx maculata engagein prolonged, Coleoptera)inlobelianlakesinthevicinityofBytdw highly escalated aerial contests for matingterrito- (Pomeranian Lake District). Idee ekologiczne 7 ries.Aprevious study (cf. OA7407)found thatwin- (Szkice 5): 85-92. (Pol.,withEngl.s.).- (Res. Cent. nersofcontestshadahigher fatcontentthanlosers Agric. & Forest Environ., Pol. Acad. Sei., ul. in88%ofcases, whereas differencesinphysical vari- Bukowska 19,PO-60-809 Poznan).