The odon. fauna from Hainan is enumerated. Vestalis miao sp. n., Bayadera kirbyi sp.
n.(Calopterygidae), Burmargiolestes xinglongensis sp, n., Rhinagrion hainanense sp. n …

The exclusive use of characters coding for specific life stages may bias tree reconstruction. If
characters from several life stages are coded, the type of coding becomes important. Here …

Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) have two lives, as rather immobile aquatic larvae
and as mobile airborne adults. The African continent forms a large and continuous …

Abstract The Australian Odonata fauna is reviewed. The state of the current taxonomy and
ecology, studies on biodiversity, studies on larvae and the all identification keys are …

Abstract Dragonflies and Damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) are key components of wetland
ecosystem. Odonata of India is represented by 488 species and 27 subspecies in 154 …

We present the first empirical treatment of the northernmost breeding dragonfly,
Somatochlora sahlbergi. We sequenced populations from United States, Canada, Finland …

A list of dragonflies known from the Philippines is presented with data on their distribution by
the accuracy of the islands. In addition to the 224 named spp.(and 3 sspp.), some 65-70 still …

Wings petiolate, usually hyaline and with 2 antenodals; arc approx. in line with distal primary
antenodals; postnodals usually in line with cross veins below them; Dc closed at base and …

In 2009 and 2010 we made several visits to Thailand and made collections and
photographs of odonates which were treated by the first author. VZ, a coleopterologist, and …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the odonata (dragonflies), an exopterygote
aquatic insects. Dragonfly adults are predaceous, relatively long-lived insects. Their large …