Association Vahatra in Antananarivo
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean Islands
Bilingual edition
9782957099726
Distributed for Association Vahatra in Antananarivo
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean Islands
Bilingual edition
A highly illustrated guide to the spectacular dragonflies and damselflies of the Malagasy Region.
This is the first book on the spectacular dragonflies and damselflies of the Malagasy Region, covering over 190 species known from Madagascar, as well as thirty-six additional species found in the archipelagos of the Comoros, Mascarenes, and Seychelles. About 180 species, four of every five present, live nowhere else on Earth. Over 205 photographs illustrate 138 species, many in print for the first time.
This is the first book on the spectacular dragonflies and damselflies of the Malagasy Region, covering over 190 species known from Madagascar, as well as thirty-six additional species found in the archipelagos of the Comoros, Mascarenes, and Seychelles. About 180 species, four of every five present, live nowhere else on Earth. Over 205 photographs illustrate 138 species, many in print for the first time.
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Table of Contents
Table des matières / Table of contents
Remerciements / Acknowledgements
Partie 1. Aperçu de la faune régionale des odonates / Part 1. An overview of the regional Odonata fauna
Introduction / Introduction
Diversité et endémisme / Diversity and endemism
Historique / History
Conservation / Conservation
Trouver des odonates / Finding Odonata
Collecter des adults / Collecting adults
Collecter des larves et leurs peaux / Collecting larvae and their skins
Identification / Identification
Glossaire définissant les termes utilisés / Glossary of terms
Partie 2. Les odonates de la Région malgache / Part 2. The Odonata of the Malagasy Region
Introduction / Introduction
Demoiselles – Zygoptera / Damselflies - Zygoptera
Libellules vraies – Anisoptera / True dragonflies – Anisoptera
Références / References
Index / Index
Remerciements / Acknowledgements
Partie 1. Aperçu de la faune régionale des odonates / Part 1. An overview of the regional Odonata fauna
Introduction / Introduction
Diversité et endémisme / Diversity and endemism
Historique / History
Conservation / Conservation
Trouver des odonates / Finding Odonata
Collecter des adults / Collecting adults
Collecter des larves et leurs peaux / Collecting larvae and their skins
Identification / Identification
Glossaire définissant les termes utilisés / Glossary of terms
Partie 2. Les odonates de la Région malgache / Part 2. The Odonata of the Malagasy Region
Introduction / Introduction
Demoiselles – Zygoptera / Damselflies - Zygoptera
Libellules vraies – Anisoptera / True dragonflies – Anisoptera
Références / References
Index / Index