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Record Nr.

UNINA9910874663903321

Autore

Novelo-Gutiérrez Rodolfo

Titolo

The Dragonfly Nymphs of Thailand (Odonata: Anisoptera) : An Identification Guide to Families and Genera / / by Rodolfo Novelo-Gutiérrez, Robert W. Sites

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

3-031-33712-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (501 pages)

Disciplina

595.733

Soggetti

Invertebrates

Biodiversity

Anatomy, Comparative

Conservation biology

Ecology

Invertebrate Zoology

Animal Anatomy

Conservation Biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2. MORPHOLOGY -- Chapter 3. STUDY AREA -- Chapter 4. UPDATED LIST OF ANISOPTERA -- Chapter 5. KEY TO SUBORDERS AND FAMILIES -- Chapter 6. SYSTEMATIC TREATMENT (Phylogenetically for families, alphabetical for genera) -- Aeshnidae -- Gomphidae -- Chlorogomphidae -- Cordulegastridae -- Macromiidae -- Corduliidae -- Libellulidae -- GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

Sommario/riassunto

This unique work is the first reference that provides detailed descriptions of the fully developed larvae of the Odonata suborder Anisoptera, including keys to families and genera, high resolution photographs, distribution maps, and an up-dated list of the dragonfly species from Thailand. Also, because the adults are so well known in this country, this book will provide completion to our understanding of the life cycle of an entire fauna. Through the six chapters of this book,



the reader will find an introduction with generalities of the order Odonata, a description of the morphology of a dragonfly larva with emphasis in the structures used in the keys, a brief description of Thailand’s geography, relief, hydrology, climate, precipitation, agriculture, history, and faunal studies, and detailed descriptions of each of the 82 genera of Anisoptera of Thailand whose larvae are known. This book will have broad appeal in the large community of odonatists around the world and for the aquatic entomologists, ecologists, and conservationists interested in the Southeast Asian fauna in general.