Australian Dragonflies

Description

Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 6 1.Introduction......Page 10 General Biology......Page 12 Biology of Australian Dragonflies......Page 17 Conservation......Page 22 Checklist of Australian Dragonflies......Page 24 NewGenera, Species, and Subspecies......Page 29 Taxonomic Literature......Page 60 4.Identification of Dragonflies......Page 62 Glossary of Terms and Abbreviation......Page 63 Explanation of Abbreviations......Page 70 Distributions of Australian Dragonflies......Page 73 6.Dragonfly Habitats......Page 84 Colour Plates: Adult Dragonflies......Page 98 Key to the Families or Subfamilies of Odonata......Page 122 Key to the Genera of Coenagrionidae......Page 129 Key to the Genera of Isostictidae......Page 144 The Protoneuridae......Page 152 Key to the Genera of Lestidae......Page 158 The Lestoideidae......Page 164 Key to the Genera of Megapodagrionidae......Page 165 Key to the Genera of Synlestidae......Page 175 The Amphipterygidae......Page 179 The Chlorocyphidae......Page 182 Key to the Genera of Aeshnidae......Page 183 Key to the Genera of Gomphidae......Page 205 Key to the Genera and Species of Neopetaliidae......Page 221 The Petaluridae......Page 223 The Subfamily Cordulephyinae......Page 224 Key to the Genera of the Subfamily Corduliinae......Page 226 Key to the Genera and Species of the Subfamily Gomphomacromiinae......Page 231 The Subfamily Macromiinae......Page 235 Key to the Genera and Species of the Subfamily Synthemistinae......Page 237 Key to the Genera of Libellulidae......Page 244 8.References......Page 268 Appendix: Illustrations in the Keys......Page 272 A......Page 284 G......Page 285 O......Page 286 Z......Page 287