The dragonflies and damselflies of Massachusetts
A Bibliography of New England Odonata
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Alexander, C.P. 1940. The Presidential Range of New Hampshire as a biological environment, with particular reference to the insects. Am. Mid. Nat. 24(1):104-132.
Aliberti, M. 2000. Odonate nymphs as potential indicators of water quality in ponds of northeastern Massachusetts. Masters Thesis, Antioch University.
Aliberti, M. and M. Chandler. 2002. Survey of aquatic inveertebrates from Nantucket Island wetlands. Unpub. report. 48pp.
Aliberti, M. and M. Mello. 1998. Status of state-listed and tracked invertebrates at Ponkapoag Bog, Norfolk County, Massachusetts – 1998. Report for ENSR. Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies Report #98-4.
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anonymous. 1996. Exploration:Ten key discoveries – Banded Bog Skimmer. Status:Imperiled. Internet. 4 pp.
anonymous. 1996. Enallagma basidens new for Connecticut. Argia. 8(4):16.
anonymous. 1997. Several noteworthy Odonates from Massachusetts and New Brunswick. Argia. 9(3):21.
anonymous. 1998. Massachusetts group has a productive summer. Argia. 9(4):12.
anonymous. 2000. At home with nature: Maine youth helps set the pace in state dragonfly survey. Natural New England. Issue #1, January 2000.
Athol Bird and Nature Club. 2002. Monitoring and Photo Documentation of Williamsonia fletcheri and Gomphus borealis in the Millers River Watershed. Unpublished report to Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. 3pp.
Bagg, A. 1957. A fall flight of dragonflies. Maine Field Nat. 13:13-15.
Bagg, A. 1958. Fall emigration of Anax junius. Maine Field Nat. 14:2-13.
Barber, R. D. 1996. Identification of Northeastern (U. S. ) Gomphidae (Odonata, Anisoptera). Internet. 10 pp.
Biber, E. 2002. Habitat analysis of a rare dragonfly (Williamsonia lintneri) in Rhode Island. Northeastern Naturalist. 9(3):341-352.
Blust, M. 2005. Six new Vermont dragonflies. Vermont Entomological Society News. No. 49, Fall 2005.
Blust, M. 2006. Odonate survey of Maidstone Bends, 2006 Season. Report to Vermont Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT. 8 pp.
Borror, D. J. 1940. A list of dragonflies taken in the region of Muscongus Bay, Maine. Ent. News. 51:45-47;74-79.
Borror, D. J. 1944. An annotated list of the Odonata of Maine. Canadian Entomologist. 76:134-150.
Borror, D. J. 1951. New records of Maine dragonflies. Ent. News. 62:209-216.
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Borror, D. J. 1957. New dragonflies from Maine. Maine Field Nat. 13:82.
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Briggs, N. 1993. Habitat use by the lateral bluet damselfly, Enallagma laterale, and the barrens bluet damselfly, Enallagma recurvatum, on seven coastal plain ponds in southern Rhode Island: implications for monitoring and preserve design. Unpublished Report to the Nature Conservancy. March 19, 1993. 8 pp.
Briggs, N. 1994. The natural history of Williamsonia lintneri (Hagen), the Banded Boghaunter dragonfly, and Enallagma laterale (Morse), the Lateral Bluet damselfly, and a general survey of the odonates of southern Rhode Island. Masters Thesis, Univ. of Rhode Island.
Bromley, S. W. 1924. A new Ophiogomphus from Massachusetts. Ent. News. 35:343-347.
Brown, V. A. 2002. The Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) of Block Island. The Ecology of Block Island. Rhode Island Natural History Survey, Kingston, RI. pp.203-207.
Brunelle, P. M. 1998. Maine Damselfly and Dragonfly Survey – Report 1: Baseline Information on Maine Odonata. Report to Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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Brunelle, P.M. 1999. Damselflies and Dragonflies (Odonata: Zygoptera; Anisoptera), of the St. John Stewardship properties, northern Maine. Report to The Nature Conservancy, Maine Chapter. 9pp.
Brunelle, P.M. 1999. A course on larval damselflies and dragonflies of the Northeast. Argia. 11(2):11.
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Burnham, E. J. 1900. Preliminary catalogue of the Anisoptera in the vicinity of Manchester, New Hampshire. Proc. Manchester Inst. Arts and Sci. 2:27-38.
Burnham, E. J. 1900. Additional notes on the Anisoptera in the vicinity of Manchester, New Hamphsire. Proc. Manchester Inst. Arts and Sci. 2:37-45.
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Cairns, S. 1998. Ringed Boghaunter (Williamsonia lintneri) in New Hampshire: 1998 inventory and monitoring. Report to the Rhode Island Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the New Hampshire Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program.
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Calvert, P.P. 1893. Catalogue of the Odonata of the vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with an introduction to the study of this group of insects. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 20:152-272.
Calvert, P. P. 1894. Data on the distribution of dragonflies – I. Ent. News. 5:242-244.
Calvert, P. P. 1905. Fauna of New England – Odonata. Occ. Pap. Bos. Soc. Nat. Hist. #7:1-43.
Calvert, P. P. 1906. Correction to the list of New England Odonata. Ent. News. 17:31.
Cappuccino, N.R. (year?) A guide to the Odonata of Stony Brook [Massachusetts]. Unpublished report. 12pp.
Carle, F. L. 1994. Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) known to or likely to occur in Vermont. Unpub. rep. to Vermont Fish and Wild. Dept. 21pp.
Carpenter, V.A. 1983. An Inventory of Dragonflies of Barnstable County. Unpublished report. 6pp.
Carpenter, V.A. 1984. Cape Cod Dragonfly Inventory Research Report. Unpublished report. 27pp.
Carpenter, V.A. 1986. Notes on status, habitat, and conservation of three state-listed odonates on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Unpublished report. 53pp.
Carpenter, V.A. 1987. The Dragonflies of Cape Cod, Massachusetts with notes on six state-listed species in Barnstable and Plymouth Counties. Unpublished report. 101pp.
Carpenter, V.A. 1988. Notes on six state-listed Odonata in Massachusetts and Rhode Island – results of field surveys:1988. Unpublished report. 52pp.
Carpenter, V.A. 1989. Massachusetts odonate inventories – results of field work:1989. Unpublished report. 36pp.
Carpenter, V.A. 1989. The status of Enallagma recurvatum and Enallagma laterale in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Unpublished report. 17pp.
Carpenter, V.A. 1990. An Ecological and Behavioral Study of the Barrens Bluet Damselfy, including results of general odonate inventories. Unpublished report. 43pp.
Carpenter, V.A. 1991. The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cape Cod. Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster, Massachusetts. 79pp.
Carpenter, V.A. 1993. Williamsonia lintneri, a phantom of eastern bogs. Argia. 5(3):2-4.
Carpenter, V.A. 1996. Libellula axilena new to New England. Argia. 8(1):15.
Carpenter, V.A. 1997. New records from Rhode Island. Argia. 9(1):21-22.
Carpenter, V.A. 1998. Nehalennia integricollis in Rhode Island. Argia. 10(3):20.
Carpenter, V.A. 1998. Notes from Rhode Island. Argia. 10(2):8.
Carpenter, V.A. 1999. Big news from Rhode Island. Argia. 11(3):7.
Carpenter, V.A. and N. Briggs. 1995. The status of Williamsonia lintneri in Rhode Island. Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 17pp.
Carpenter, V.A., N.Briggs, and T.Husband. 1999(?) A Monitoring Protocol for the Ringed Boghaunter Dragonfly, Williamsonia lintneri Hagen (Odonata: Corduliidae). Unpub. rep. 11pp.
Charlton, R. E. 1985. A colony of Williamsonia fletcheri discovered in Massachusetts. Ent. News. 96:201-204.
CWJ. 1930. Museum Notes – Insects [Tramea abdominalis in MA]. Bull. Bos. Soc. Nat. Hist. 15-16.
Daigle, J. J. 1988. Ophiogomphus anomalus rediscovered in Maine, United States. Notulae Odonotalogica. 3(2):32-33.
Davis, G., B. Gonzalez, and M. J. Mello. 2000. Survey of the Lakeville Ponds complex [Massachusetts] for Odonata. Unpub. rep. to Mass. Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies Report #2000-2
Davis, W. T. 1940. Dragonfly collecting in eastern Massachusetts – 1939. Ent. News. 51:61-64.
deMaynadier, P. and B. Carlson. 1998. A survey and evaluation of habitat potential for Williamsonia lintneri in southern Maine, 1998. Unpub. rep. to Maine. Dept. Inland Fish. and Wild. 8pp.
deMaynadier, P. and T. Hodgman. 1998. A regional survey of Rare, Threatened, and Endangered fauna in Maine: Central Interior, Midcoast, and Penobscot Bay (1998). Unpublished report to Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Bangor, ME.
deMaynadier, P. and M. McCollough. 1998. Keeping track of winged jewels: the Maine Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey. Maine Entomological Society Newsletter, Number 4, Fall.
deMaynadier, P., and J. Hudson. 2005. First National Records for theCanada Whiteface (Leucorrhinia patricia) in the USA. Argia. 17(1): 5-6.
deMaynadier, P. 2003. Dragonfly Stocking for Mosquito Control. TheMaine Entomologist. 7 (3).
Donnelly, T. W. 1994. Aeshna multicolor from Cape Cod. Argia. 6(3):3.
Donnelly, T. W. 1995. Odonates around the country – it’s been a rewarding season. Argia. 7(3):14-18.
Donnelly, T. W. 1998. Northeastern meeting in Maine – good bugs despite the weather!. Argia. 10(2):2-3.
Garman, P. 1927. Guide to the Insects of Connecticut, Part V: The Odonata or Dragonflies of Connecticut. Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey, Bulletin No. 39.
Gibbons, L. K. 2001. Distribution and Persistence of Three Enallagma Damselflies (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Masters Thesis, Tufts University.
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Gibbs, R. H. and S.P. Gibbs. 1954. The Odonata of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc. 62:167-184.
Goodwin, F. 1999. An on-going study of the relationship between ants, birds, and dragonflies during the phenomenon of swarms at Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. Argia. 11(2):14-15.
Goodwin, F. 1999. Massachusetts Tramea calverti. Argia. 11(3):8.
Gray, G. M. 1937. The large green dragonfly, Anax longipes, in the Woods Hole region. Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 32:122-124.
Hagen, H.A. 1861. Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America, with a list of the South American species. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 4. Odonata pp.55-187, 305-321.
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Hagen, H.A. 1889. Synopsis of the Odonata of North America, No. 1. Psyche. 5:241-250.
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Harvey, F. L. 1891. A Contribution to the Odonata of Maine. Ent. News. 2:50-51, 73-75.
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Harvey, F. L. 1898. Contributions to the Odonata of Maine – III. Ent. News. 9:59-64, 85-89.
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Harwood, P.D. 1959. Agrion amatum (Hagen), a damselfly (Odonata) new to Maine. Maine Field Nat. 15(2):54.
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Howe, R. H. 1916. A Preliminary List of the Odonata of Concord, Massachusetts. Psyche. 23:12-15.
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