Lestes barbarus, prolarvaTaxonomy, ethology and ecology of Odonata
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G.Carchini, D.Domeneghetti, M.Di Domenico
The study of the taxonomy of larval stages of African Odonate has been continued. Studies on relationships between the reproductive success of males, assessed by Lifetime Mating Success, and individual characteristics such as fluctuating asymmetry and size, have been continued too. The relationships between the presence of odonate species and environmental variables were examined in groups of ponds in nature reserves both in lowland and in montane areas. These studies demonstrated that the species richness is negatively related with the eutrophication, and positively with the abundance of aquatic vegetation.
Carchini G. and M. Di Domenico. 2008. The last instar larva of Gynacantha villosa Gruenberg and G.manderica Gruenberg (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae). Odonatologica, 37 (3): 257-264.
Carchini G., Della Bella V., Solimini A.G. and Bazzanti M. 2007. Relationships between the presence of odonate species and environmental characteristics in lowland ponds of central Italy. Annales de Limnologie 43, 81-87.
Di Domenico M., Clausenitzer V. and Carchini G.2006. Larval morphology of three species of the genus Hadrothemis Karsch (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica 35, 117-125.
Carchini G., Di Domenico M., Chiarotti F., Tanzilli C. and Pacione T. 2005. Fluctuating asymmetry, body size, reproductive period and lifetime mating success of males of Cercion lindeni (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). European Journal of Entomology 102, 707-712.
Carchini G., Solimini A.G. and Ruggiero A. 2005. Habitat characteristics and Odonata diversity in mountain ponds of Central Italy. Aquatic Conservation 15, 573-581.