> Hey Dennis, You've struck a chord with me, too. Is there a field
> guide to dragonflies? (How many "lifers" could we get in North
> America? The world?) Seriously, how about an on-line primer?
>
>.
>. 0> Bruce Helmboldt 206-889-7357
>. _/_)_ bhelmboldt at seaao.dcmdw.dla.mil
>. / bruhelmboldt at worldnet.att.net
>. Duvall, WA
>. 47* 28' 12" North, 122* 00' 36" West

No field guide to dragonflies, except for other parts of the world. The
only ones in No. America are for Florida (very nice if you're ever in the
southeast) and Cape Cod. Syd and Rob Cannings and I are beginning work on
one for the Northwest. It'll be a few years yet.

Species in Washington: 73. North America: 430. World: 5,000+

If anyone is interested in keys, lists, or other material about Washington
dragonflies, you can e-mail me privately, and I can send you some stuff.
We are trying to get county records for all the species, and there are
still lots of gaps. County lists range from 2 species (Garfield--obviously
could use some work) to 50 (Yakima). Dave Nunnallee, collector
extraordinaire, just added the last 3 species to the Yakima Co. list.
Wahkiakum, Lincoln, and Columbia counties are also essentially unsampled (8
species each).

Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax 206-756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416