Damselfly Genera of the New World - 9780801896705

This superb reference, which will be eagerly welcomed by entomologists, presents up-to-date, comprehensive keys to the 125 genera of the Zygoptera in North, Central, and South America. Descriptions, especially diagnostic characters, open the chapters for each genus, followed by keys (with drawings), references, status of classification, potential for new species, and discussion of habitat, including whatever is known about larvae for each species. Beautifully presented, the text is accompanied by a wealth of clear drawings of the components of each insect, with larger drawings for the wings, and a distribution map for each species. The three authors, Garrison (California Department of Food and Agriculture), Natalia von Ellenrieder (CONICET, Instituto de Bio y Geociencias, Salta, Argentina), and Jerry A. Louton (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History), also co-authored the companion volume Dragonfly Genera of the New World (also by Johns Hopkins). Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)