Author : James George Needham
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230436241
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (362 download)
Book Synopsis The Dragon-Flies of Illinois Volume 1 by : James George Needham
Download or read book The Dragon-Flies of Illinois Volume 1 written by James George Needham and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... Article I.--The Dragon-flies (Odonata) of Illinois, vith Descriptions of the Immature Stages. Part I. Petal uridte, Msrhnidce, and Gomphida*. By James G. Needham And Charles A. Hart. Introduction. The present paper is the combined product of studies made by the authors upon the collections of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, including those of the Biological Station at Havana, and by Professor Needham on his private collection. The state collections comprise the results of many years' work in all parts of Illinois, including five successive years of field observation and collection at the Illinois Biological Station on the Illinois River at Havana; specimens obtained by Professor H. Garman from the Mississippi and related waters at Quincy, Ill. (Garman, '90); a large series from the small lakes of northeastern Illinois; and collections made by Professor Forbes in Yellowstone Park and its vicinity (Forbes, '93) and from lakes Geneva and Delavan, Wis., under the auspices of the U. S. Fish Commission. Professor Needham's private collection used in the preparation of this paper contains many Illinois and New York species, reared by him to the imago, and others contributed by correspondents, particularly by Mr. F. G. Schaupp in Texas, Mr. Adolph Hempel in Florida, and Mr. F. C. Willard in Arizona. The preparation of the introductory matter, biological discussions, and keys to the nymphs has devolved upon Mr. Hart, while the descriptive matter, with a few exceptions, was prepared by Professor Needham. We are indebted to Mr. C. C. Adams for abundant data on the occurrence of the imagos in Illinois derived from his large private collection, and also for work on the keys to the genera of imagos. We are under special obligation to...
