Information for Authors International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 105, 2002https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2002.9748180Published: 1 April 2002 Full text PDF Copyright information Issue section: Miscellany
Argia rosseri sp. nov. is described from central Bolivia. Holotype ♂: Santa Cruz Department, Florida Province, seep along Rio Achira, 8.6 km E of Samaipata (18°09′42″S, 63°48′53″W), 1,400 m a.s.l., 25 xi 1999; allotype ♀: same locality, 05 xi 1998; both leg. K.J. Tennessen. The new species appears to be related to the A. gerhardilnigrior…
We compared the larval abundance of Mecistogaster modesta between bromeliads at ground level and canopy level in a primary tropical wet forest. Zygopteran abundance correlated strongly with bromeliad diameter at both levels. Although the per-bromeliad zygopteran abundance did not differ between vertical levels, M. modesta showed a strong vertical distribution in abundance owing to the…
The European Platycnemis acutipennis and P. latipes and the African Mesocnemis singularis aggregate during oviposition. Choice experiments show that, in all three species, groups develop because tandems preferentially land where conspecifics already show oviposition behaviour. Just a single motionless male in the typical vertical position of a tandem male stimulates aggregation and oviposition behaviour in…
A terminology is presented for structures and events in larval development of Odonata with the aim of bringing terms into conformity with those used for other insect orders in the light of accepted views of homology. The terms ‘exuvia’, ‘larva’, ‘prolarva’ and ‘stadium’ receive special mention. Records of the number of stadia required to complete…
The morphology of the last stadium larvae of the African Coryphagrion grandis is described for the first time, based on one exuvia and three last instar larvae from Kenya. Taxonomically important morphological characters are illustrated and discussed. Important characters are the shape of the larval caudal appendages, the labial palpi and the branched setae on…
Oviposition in water-filled tree holes and mating behaviour of Hadrothemis scabrifrons was observed in a lowland coastal forest in Kenya. Conforming with the predominant mode of oviposition in the Libellulidae, females of H. scabrifrons touch the water with their ovipositor while hovering above tree holes. Male behaviour is opportunistic: usually males perch and patrol in…
The distribution of an isolated population of adult Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis was studied along a small stream in NE Spain, during two-week or three-week summer periods over five years. Distribution patterns differed consistently between age groups. Reproductive activities took place along the entire stream, whereas the presence of tenerals and older immature individuals was restricted to…
Editorial Board (2001–2003) International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page ebi, 2002https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2002.9748172Published: 1 April 2002 Full text PDF Copyright information Issue section: Editorial