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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.

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Author:   Rosser W. Garrison (Associate Insect Biosystematist, California Department of Food and Agriculture) ,  Natalia von Ellenrieder (Associate Insect Biosystematist, California Department of Food and Agriculture) ,  Jerry A. Louton (Manager, Smithsonian Institution)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.247kg
ISBN:  

9780801896705

ISBN 10:   0801896703
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   18 October 2010
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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This is a remarkable piece of work. Highly recommended. -- Jan von Tol Tifjschrift voor Entomologie 2010 This book easily lives up to the expectations promised by the dragonfly volume, including comprehensive, extremely well illustrated keys. -- Dennis Paulson Florida Entomologist 2010 This book is essential for anyone with an interest in Odonata biodiversity and those involved in the conservation of New World wetlands, for which Odonata are important indicators of habitat quality. The authors are to be congratulated for producing a book that is certain to become the authoritative text on this group of insects for many years to come. -- Stephen J. Brooks Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 2011 Garrison, von Ellenrieder, and Louton have produced a beautiful companion to their earlier Dragonfly Genera of the New World... Highly recommended. Choice 2011

Damselfly Genera of the New World makes readily available, for specialists and amateurs alike, access to one of the most beautiful groups of insects in nature. - Edward O. Wilson

Author Information

Rosser W. Garrison is a senior insect biosystematist with the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Natalia von Ellenrieder is an adjunct researcher for the CONICET at the Instituto de Bio y Geociencias, Salta, Argentina. Jerry A. Louton is a museum information technology specialist with the Department of Entomology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The three coauthored Dragonfly Genera of the New World, also published by Johns Hopkins.

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