Updates to Common Dragonflies of California <BODY> <img src="Image1.gif" width=80 height=81 align=left> <P align=center><FONT size=+3>UPDATES and CORRECTIONS TO <BR>COMMON DRAGONFLIES OF CALIFORNIA </FONT> <BR> Last update to this page made in <B>January 2008</B> <BR><FONT COLOR=red><B>This book is out of print.</B> <BR> Please consider updating/upgrading to <B> <I>Dragonflies of California and Common Dragonflies of the Southwest</I></B></font color></P> <HR> <p align=center>Many new discoveries have been made in our exciting field of Odonata. <br>Also, some of the Common and the Scientific Names have been formally changed by the DSA (DRAGONFLY SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAS).</p> <HR> <p align=center>Please update <b><i> Common Dragonflies of California </i></b> to reflect the following new data:</p> <HR> <P> <BR>p.13 - # of genera now = 15; # of species of Skimmers now = 41 <br>p.14 - Flame Skimmer's flight period - February - December <br>p.15 - Cardinal Meadowhawk's flight period - March - December <br>p.16 - Western Meadowhawk's flight period - April - early November; <BR> change common name to Band-winged Meadowhawk and scientific name to <I>Sympetrum simicinctum</I> <br>p.17 - Red Rock Skimmer's flight period - March - November <br>p.18 - Striped Meadowhawk's flight period - April - November <br>p.19 - Variegated Meadowhawk's wingspan 60-64 mm <br>p.20 - Mexican Amberwing's flight period - April - November <br>p.22 - Wandering Glider's flight period - March - January <br>p.23 - Spot-winged Glider's flight period - March - October <br>p.25 - Hoary Skimmer's flight period - April - September <br>p.26 - Eight-spotted Skimmer's flight period - April - October <br>p.30 - Black Saddlebag's flight period - March - November <br>p.31 - Red Saddlebag's flight period - March - October; <br>Distribution - Southern California with dispersals as far north as Sonoma Co. <br>p.32 - Blue Dasher's flight period - February - November <br>p.30 - Western Pondhawk's flight period - February - October <br>p.30 - Pale-faced Clubskimmer's flight period - April - October <br>p.36 - Crimson-ringed Whiteface's HABITAT, remove creeks; <br> flight period - March - November <br>p.30 - Black Saddlebag's flight period - March - November <br>p.30 - Black Saddlebag's flight period - March - November <br>p.40 - American Emerald's flight period - May - September <br>p.41 - # of CA Genera = 4; <br> Mosaic/Tropical Darners, <I>Aeshna/Rhionaeschna</I> = 8 <br>p.42 - change scientific name of Blue-eyed Darner to <I>Rhionaeschna multicolor</I> <br> flight period - March - November <br>p.45 - Shadow Darner's flight period - February - November <br>p.46 - Common Green Darner's flight period - all year in south; migratory <br>p.47 - change <I>Aeshna multicolor</I> to <I>Rhioaeschna multicolor</I> <br>p.48 - pictured; male, White-belted Ringtail; <br> habitats: rivers, streams (do NOT oviposit into mud) <br>p.49 - Grappletail's flight period - March - October <br>p.50 - Gray Sanddragon's flight period - March - October <br>p.50 - White-belted Ringtail's flight period - April - October <br>p.52 - Pacific Clubtail's flight period - March - August <br>p.50 - Sinuous Snaketail's flight period - March - August <br>p.54 - Pacific Spiketail's flight period - May - October <br>p.55 - Western River Cruiser's flight period - April - September; <br> distribution: between Sierra Nevada & Pacific Coast <br>p.58 - Northern Bluet - change scientific name to <I>E. annexum</I>; FLIGHT period to April - November <br>p.59 - Familiar Bluet's flight period - February - December <br>p.60 - Vivid Dancer's flight period - capable of flight whenever weather is warm <br>p.61 - Emma's Dancer's flight period - March - October <br>p.63 - Arroyo Bluet - blue on top of abd. segs # 3-7 is 50% less than on each previous one; <br> Tule Bluet's flight period - February - October <br>p.64 - Blue-ringed Dancer's flight period - February - December <br>p.65 - Exclamation Damsel's flight period - March - September; mostly an early species <br>p.66 - Western Forktail's flight period - March - November <br>p.68 - Black-fronted Forktail's flight period - February - December <br>p.66 - Western Forktail's flight period - March - November <br>p.71 - Common Spreadwing's common name to Northern Spreadwing; <br> flight period - April - October <br>p.72 - Black Spreadwing's flight period - March - late August <br>p.73 - Emerald Spreadwing's flight period - April - early October <br>p.74 - California Spreadwing - <I>Archilestes californicus</I>; <br> flight period - June - December <br>p.75 - Great Spreadwing's flight period - March - January <br>p.77 - American Rubyspot - member of Broad-winged Damsel family; <br> flight period - March - December <br>p.78 - Western Red Damsel's flight period - April - September <br>p.80 - River Jewelwing - member of Jewelwing family; <br> flight period - May - July <br>p.82 - Needham, James and Westfall, Minter, 1958 <BR> <BR>Make name changes as mentioned above on index pages. <BR> <BR>Make name changes as mentioned above on checklist pages. <BR> <BR>Add Plauteau Dragonlet, <I>Erythrodiplax basifusca</I> to p. 92 <BR>Add Filigree Skimmer, <I>Pseudoleon superbus</I> to p. 93 <BR>Add Striped Saddlebags, <I>Tramea calverti</I> to p. 93 <BR>Add Turquoise-tipped Darner, <I>Rhionaeschna psilus</I> to page 94 </body> </html>