Anisoptera is the first of two volumes on the Odonata in the
series Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects. The second
will treat the Zygoptera.
The Anisoptera volume encompasses the large dragonfly species. A
brief review of the biology of the group includes illustrations of
the main morphological features as well as explainations of
alternative systems for naming the wing veins and other structures.
This will prepare the user of the volume to understand the
different names for the same structures that he will encounter in
the literature.
The review is then followed by keys to facilitate identification
of the adult dragonflies and the known larvae, allowing the user a
high probability of identifying his specimens correctly. In
addition to anatomical features, the keys include the known ranges
of the species, synonyms, and citations of literature in which more
information about each individual species can be obtained. These
citations are compiled in an extensive bibliography, including
titles of the original publications in which descriptions of almost
all South American species appeared. Although taxonomic revisions
are deliberately avoided, suggestions for additional research are
provided where the validity of taxa seems doubtful.
To provide the user with the best possible opportunity to
distinguish the species, the keys are richly illustrated with pen
and ink drawings of thousands of individual morphological
structures arranged in 797 figures. It is certain that significant
changes will occur in the systematics of South American dragonflies
in the future, and this book should provide the impetus needed to
accelerate the revisional work. Meanwhile, it will provide a
comprehensive overview of the Anisoptera in South America that is
otherwise unavailable to most South American scientists because of
the great difficulties in obtaining the hundreds of publications
from numerous countries in which the descriptions and revisions of
the species appeared. It also provides young entomologists with a
basic text for learning what they need to know to work effectively
with the Anisoptera of South America and adjacent regions.
Already published within this encyclopedia:
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Collembola
ISBN: 0-7923-6704-9
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Ephemeroptera
ISBN: 1-4020-0775-2
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Plecoptera ISBN:
1-4020-1520-8
Forthcoming book titles:
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Odonata -
Zygoptera
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Orthoptera
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Heteroptera
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Neuroptera,
including Megaloptera
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Trichoptera
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Lepidoptera
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Coleoptera
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Diptera
-Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Hymenoptera
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