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Damselfly Anatomy
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John C. Abbott
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- PREFACE xi
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
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Introduction
- What Is a Damselfly? 2
- Damselfly Anatomy 4
- Life History of Damselflies 10
- Creating the Illustrations in the Book 22
- Texas Biotic Provinces 26
- Damselfly Habitats 29
- Conservation 32
- Odonate Names 36
- Photographing Damselflies 38
- The Value of Odonate Collections 41
- How to Identify Damselflies 46
- How to Use the Species Accounts 48
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Species Accounts
- broad-winged damsels Family Calopterygidae 55
- Spreadwings Family lestidae 69
- Threadtails Family Protoneuridae 95
- Pond Damsels Family Coenagrionidae 103
- Appendix A Species That May Eventually Occur in Texas 242
- Appendix B Conservation Status Ranks for Texas Damselflies 246
- Appendix C Seasonality of Texas Damselflies 250
- Appendix D Damselfly Publications and Resources 253
- Glossary 257
- References (not listed in Appendix D) 263
- INDEX OF COMMON NAMES 265
- INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES 267
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- PREFACE xi
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
-
Introduction
- What Is a Damselfly? 2
- Damselfly Anatomy 4
- Life History of Damselflies 10
- Creating the Illustrations in the Book 22
- Texas Biotic Provinces 26
- Damselfly Habitats 29
- Conservation 32
- Odonate Names 36
- Photographing Damselflies 38
- The Value of Odonate Collections 41
- How to Identify Damselflies 46
- How to Use the Species Accounts 48
-
Species Accounts
- broad-winged damsels Family Calopterygidae 55
- Spreadwings Family lestidae 69
- Threadtails Family Protoneuridae 95
- Pond Damsels Family Coenagrionidae 103
- Appendix A Species That May Eventually Occur in Texas 242
- Appendix B Conservation Status Ranks for Texas Damselflies 246
- Appendix C Seasonality of Texas Damselflies 250
- Appendix D Damselfly Publications and Resources 253
- Glossary 257
- References (not listed in Appendix D) 263
- INDEX OF COMMON NAMES 265
- INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES 267