Taxonomic Keys and Distributional Patterns for Nearctic Species of Calopteryx Damselflies
Abstract
This paper gives taxonomic keys for adults of the 5 nearctic species of Calopteryx damselflies and completes a 3-title series on distributions of calopterygid species occurring in the United States. Separate male and female keys provide species determinations. The accompanying text clarifies intraspecific variability, female morphs, areas of sympatry for similar species, and reviews the taxonomic uncertainty of C. amata and C. angustipennis. Distributions, totally within the U. S. and Canada, appear for each species by appropriate state or province subunits, and focuses attention on related ecological questions. Flight season data reveal little or no seasonal differences between species. A review of early southwestern records for C. maculata appears, and existing literature notes provide a tentative identification of the early type-locality of C. angustipennis representing the single species report for Georgia.Downloads
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