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Article: Samways, M. J. 2008. Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa.(Book review)
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- June 1, 2009
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SAMWAYS, M. J. 2008. Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft, Sofia, 297 pp. ISBN 978954-642-330-6, hardback, 145 x 210 mm. Euros 39.00. From http://www.Pensoft.net
In 2007 I attended an international odonatological meeting in Namibia. Many delegates were identifying specimens using the new, colorful Dragonflies and Damselflies of Namibia (Suhling & Martens 2007). On the southern coast of South Africa, I used the excellent Tarboton guides (Tarboton & Tarboton 2002, 2005) but wondered how the forthcoming Samways' fieldguide would treat the country's wonderful dragonfly fauna. At Stellenbosch University, I visited Michael Samways' laboratory in the ...