This superb reference, which will be eagerly welcomed by entomologists, presents up-to-date, comprehensive keys to the 125 genera of the Zygoptera in North, Central, and South America. Descriptions, especially diagnostic characters, open the chapters for each genus, followed by keys (with drawings), references, status of classification, potential for new species, and discussion of habitat, including whatever is known about larvae for each species. Beautifully presented, the text is accompanied by a wealth of clear drawings of the components of each insect, with larger drawings for the wings, and a distribution map for each species. The three authors, Garrison (California Department of Food and Agriculture), Natalia von Ellenrieder (CONICET, Instituto de Bio y Geociencias, Salta, Argentina), and Jerry A. Louton (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History), also co-authored the companion volume Dragonfly Genera of the New World (also by Johns Hopkins). Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
In this companion volume to Dragonfly Genera of the New World, Rosser W. Garrison, Natalia von Ellenrieder, and Jerry A. Louton provide a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the damselflies of North, Central, and South America.
This illustrated reference contains original, up-to-date keys to the 125 genera of Zygoptera in North, Central, and South America; descriptive text for each genus; distribution maps; and highly detailed diagnostic illustrations. Each account lists all known species and generic synonyms, information on the status of classification, and references to larval descriptions.
Featuring more than 2,500 illustrations and based on the authors' personal observations,Damselfly Genera of the New World is an indispensable resource for entomologists, limnologists, and naturalists.
