Dragonfly Nymphs of North America An Identification Guide /

• Main Author: Tennessen, Kenneth J. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Entomology.; Ecosystems.; Aquatic ecology .; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

This monograph is the first of its kind devoted entirely to the dragonfly nymphs of North America north of Mexico, the focus being accurate identification of the 330 species of Anisoptera that occur in the region. Nymphal external morphology is described and illustrated in detail, and all terms need...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1. Preliminary Material
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Nymph Anatomy and Instar Determination
• Chapter 3 Using the Keys
• Chapter 4. List of Species Treated
• Part 2. Systematics
• Chapter 5. Key to the Families
• Chapter 6. Aeshnidae
• Chapter 7. Gomphidae
• Chapter 8. Petaluridae
• Chapter 9. Cordulegastridae
• Chapter 10. Macromiidae
• Chapter 11. Corduliidae
• Chapter 12. Libellulidae
• Part 3. Further Considerations
• Chapter 13. Methods for Collecting, Rearing and Preserving Dragonflies
• Chapter 14. Future Research on Dragonfly Nymphs.