ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE xi
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
5. Introduction
6. What Is a Damselfly? 2
7. Damselfly Anatomy 4
8. Life History of Damselflies 10
9. Creating the Illustrations in the Book 22
10. Texas Biotic Provinces 26
11. Damselfly Habitats 29
12. Conservation 32
13. Odonate Names 36
14. Photographing Damselflies 38
15. The Value of Odonate Collections 41
16. How to Identify Damselflies 46
17. How to Use the Species Accounts 48
18. Species Accounts
19. broad-winged damsels Family Calopterygidae 55
20. Spreadwings Family lestidae 69
21. Threadtails Family Protoneuridae 95
22. Pond Damsels Family Coenagrionidae 103
23. Appendix A Species That May Eventually Occur in Texas 242
24. Appendix B Conservation Status Ranks for Texas Damselflies 246
25. Appendix C Seasonality of Texas Damselflies 250
26. Appendix D Damselfly Publications and Resources 253
27. Glossary 257
28. References (not listed in Appendix D) 263
29. INDEX OF COMMON NAMES 265
30. INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES 267