Dragonflies and Damselflies of Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean Islands / Libellules et Demoiselles de Madagascar et des Iles de l'Ouest de l'Océan Indien

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Language: Bilingual in English and French

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.

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
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- 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

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