Dragonflies and damselflies are conspicuous insects – many are large and brightly coloured. Here for the first time is a comprehensive guide to the Australian dragonfly fauna. The book includes identification keys not only for adults but also for their larvae, commonly known as "mud eyes" and often used as bait for freshwater fish. With stunning full-colour images and distribution maps, the book covers all 30 families, 110 genera and 324 species found in Australia. Dragonflies are valuable indicators of environmental well-being. A detailed knowledge of the dragonfly fauna and its changes is therefore an important basis for decisions about environmental protection and management. Their extraordinary diversity will interest entomologists and amateur naturalists alike.

Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia [OP]

History

Theischinger, Günther

Hawking, John

Australia & Oceania

CSIRO Publishing

Dragonflies and damselflies are conspicuous insects: many are large and brightly colored. They are also valuable indicators of environmental wellbeing. A detailed knowledge of the dragonfly fauna is therefore an important basis for decisions about environmental protection and management.\nThis comprehensive guide to the Australian dragonfly fauna covers eight families of dragonflies and 10 families of damselflies, comprising the 113 genera and 333 species found in Australia. It has been updated with newly identified species and revised family names to reflect new world consensus systematics. Stunning full-color images and distribution maps are accompanied by identification keys for adults as well as larvae, which are often used as bait for freshwater fish.\nThis second edition of The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia also includes illustrations by Albert Orr, one of the most renowned dragonfly illustrators. The extraordinary diversity of dragonflies will interest entomologists and amateur naturalists alike.\nFeatures: 
Fully revised text, with updates to family names to match new world consensus systematics Includes newly established taxa, as well as at least five new species and several reclassified species/genera Provides identification keys for both adults and larvae Includes distribution maps and stunning color photographs Features illustrations by renowned dragonfly illustrator Albert Orr

The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia

This publication presents a survey of the Australian dragonfly fauna of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB), collected between 2004 and 2012. Historic and recent published distribution records are compiled and reviewed. An updated checklist of the MDB species and identification keys to adults and larvae of all MDB species are provided in this book. The origin, diversity and distributions of the fauna are discussed. Comprehensive information on species habitats and water quality and MDB distribution maps based on the larvae collected during the MDB Sustainable Rivers Audit (SRA) are presented. The known distribution records in Australia of all MDB species is illustrated by dots on maps. Photos of all species recorded from the MDB are provided, along with photos of typical habitats. Photos of adult specimens were mostly taken of live animals. This book also presents climate change scenarios for the MDB species that are of conservation concern. This publication provides a baseline of Odonata data for the MDB

DRAGONFLIES (ODONATA) OF THE MURRAY-DARLING BASIN

Science & Math

Jacobs, Steve

Miller, Jan

Tang, Cheryl

Huxley, Marion

Earth Sciences

Independently published

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