Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7
Introduction 9
Phylogeny and classification 15
Conservation 27
Country accounts 37

Lestidae 51
Calopterygidae 69
Epallagidae / Euphaeidae 77
Platycnemididae 81
Coenagrionidae 89
Aeshnidae 147
Gomphidae 187
Cordulegastridae 211
Oxygastra 223
Macromiidae 227
Corduliidae 231
Livellulidae 251

Checklist of European dragonflies 323
Distribution checklist 329
List of Authors and their affiliation 339
Localities of photographs 341
References 345
Index 379

About the Author

The book is the result of a co-operation of over 50 European dragonfly experts who over the past decade brought together all records of dragonflies and damselflies, from the Azores to the Ural and from the North Cape to Lampedusa. This endeavor was coordinated by Jean-Pierre Boudot and Vincent Kalkman.