Dragonflies and Damselflies of Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean Islands

Résumé du livre

A highly illustrated guide to the spectacular dragonflies and damselflies of the Malagasy Region.



This is the first book on the spectacular dragonflies and damselflies of the Malagasy Region, covering over 190 species known from Madagascar, as well as thirty-six additional species found in the archipelagos of the Comoros, Mascarenes, and Seychelles. About 180 species, four of every five present, live nowhere else on Earth. Over 205 photographs illustrate 138 species, many in print for the first time.