<i>Libelula subornata</i> (Odonata: Libellulidae) in Canada

Authors

  • Robert A. Cannings Entomology Division British Columbia Provincial Museum Victoria, B.C.

Abstract

The dragonfly <i>Libellula subornata</i>, a species of arid southwestern North America, is reported from Canada for the first time. Specimens collected over a number of vears at Nanaimo, British Columbia, have recently come to light. Features that distinguish this species from the common <i>Libellula forensis</i> and <i>L. lydia</i> are noted.

References

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Walker, E.M. and P.S. Corbet. 1975. The Odonata of Canada and Alaska. III. University of Toronto Press, Toronto and Buffalo. 307 pp.

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2019-09-17

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Vol. 80 (1983): Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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