Field Guide to the Dragonflies & Damselflies of Northwest India

Dehra Dunn 2022, kt., x 518 Seiten, über 500 Farbfotos, The book is a first of its kind, lavishly illustrated, and beautifully designed field guide which provides the first comprehensive over-view of Odonata of the northwestern part of India, comprising two main geographic regions: the Himalayan range and the Gangetic Plain, as well as the west the arid zones of the Great Indian Desert or the Thar Desert. This Field Guide covers the states of Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan. 162 species of damselflies (Zygoptera) and dragonflies (Anisoptera) are, described and illustrated in this Field Guide. The book includes in-depth details of general knowledge of dragonflies like anatomy, life history, behavior, habitat, and an outline of the geography, ecology, and biogeography of Northwest India. An illustrated identification key to the 162 species has been provided and is kept as simple as possible to help find the right family, genus, and species, supported by numerous drawings to show the meaning of the technical terms mentioned in the text.