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Dragonfly Nymphs of North America An Identification Guide
Dragonfly Nymphs of North America
Kenneth J. Tennessen
Dragonfly Nymphs of North America An Identification Guide
Kenneth J. Tennessen Florida State Collection of Arthropods Gainesville, FL, USA Wautoma, WI, USA
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Preface
A comprehensive systematic treatment devoted solely to the nymphs of North American Anisoptera has not materialized previously. For many years, the keys in Needham and Heywood (1929) and Needham and Westfall (1955) were the foundation for identification of the dragonfly nymphs of North America north of Mexico. Recent revisions of “The Manual” (Needham et al. 2000, 2014) improved some of the keys to the nymphs, but the emphasis was on updating adult identification. The need for a more detailed treatise on Anisoptera nymphs of this region, including amply illustrated keys and diagnoses for all genera and species, has long been recognized. The numerous previous contributions of many workers have served as the basis and inspiration to produce a more thorough identification guide. My vision for an in-depth taxonomic work on the Anisoptera of North America began in the 1980s. It became apparent early that problems with existing keys stemmed from a lack of well- preserved, mature specimens and not enough attention paid to intraspecific variation. To this end, I borrowed specimens from institutions and private colle
