Vincent J. Kalkman

Naturalis Biodiversity Center | NCB · Department of Terrestrial Zoology

Aim Species have different distribution patterns across the globe and among biogeographical regions. The Nearctic and Palaearctic regions share lineages because of their parallel biogeographic histories and ecological conditions. As the number of phylogenetic studies increases, there are more insights into past exchange events between these two reg...

Agrionoptera bartola was described by Needham & Gyger 1937 based on a female from an unknown locality without a holotype being designated. Since its description no further information has become available. A comparison of the original description with specimens of A. sexlineata failed to produce meaningful characters, apart from a size difference,...

Biodiversity loss is a major global challenge and minimizing extinction rates is the goal of several multilateral environmental agreements. Policy decisions require comprehensive, spatially explicit information on species’ distributions and threats. We present an analysis of the conservation status of 14,669 European terrestrial, freshwater and mar...

The use of gDNAs isolated from museum specimens for high throughput sequencing, especially targeted sequencing in the context of phylogenetics, is a common practice. Yet, little understanding has been focused on comparing the quality of DNA and results of sequencing museum DNAs. Dragonflies and damselflies are ubiquitous in freshwater ecosystems an...

Aim To project the impact of climate change on dragonfly and damselfly diversity in West and Central Asia. Location West and Central Asia. Time period 1900–2020 data used to predict distributions in 2070 and 2100. Taxon studied Odonata. Methods Based on 149,001 records, distribution models were created for 159 species using MaxEnt. Environmenta...

Citation: Kalkman, V.J.; Boudot, J.-P.; Futahashi, R.; Abbott, J.C.; Bota-Sierra, C.A.; Guralnick, R.; Bybee, S.M.; Ware, J.; Belitz, M.W. Diversity of Palaearctic Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata). Diversity 2022, 14, 966. https://doi. More than 1.2 million distribution records were used to create species distribution models for 402 Palaearcti...

Ophiogomphus caudoforcipus Yousuf & Yunus, 1977, is only known from a single male collected on 04-viii-1966 at Mingora (Pakistan). Based on a comparison between the description and material of O. reductus at the RMNH it is concluded that O. caudoforcipus is a junior synonym of O. reductus.

No new information on Agriocnemis corbeti has been published since its original description from 1978 based on a teneral male and five teneral females from Dehra Dun Valley, Uttarakhand, India. Based on a study of the original description it is concluded that the characters mentioned in the diagnosis are of little use as they can be found in the im...

This atlas presents, for the first time, a detailed overview of the distribution of the damselflies and dragonflies (Odonata) of West and Central Asia, an area covering nearly 8 million km². The region is not only characterized by the presence of several vast arid deserts such as the Arabian desert, Syrian desert and the Karakum but also harbors ex...

Based on a database of nearly 46,000 records (a species on a day at a location) the distribution of all 173 species of dragonflies and damselflies occurring in the 24 countries of West and Central Asia is presented. For practical reasons, Kazakhstan is not included in this atlas but Afghanistan is. Distributions are shown for two time periods: prio...

Dragonflies and damselflies are a charismatic, medium-sized insect order (∼6300 species) with a unique potential to approach comparative research questions. Their taxonomy and many ecological traits for a large fraction of extant species are relatively well understood. However, until now, the lack of a large-scale phylogeny based on high throughput...

A checklist of the dragonflies and damselflies occurring in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (including Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka is presented. In total 588 (including 559 full species) taxa are known to occur in the region of which 251 taxa (species & subspecies) are single country endemics. Recent taxonomic changes rele...

Onze Nederlandse natuur op land staat er slechter voor dan ooit. Sinds 1990 zijn populaties wilde dieren in zowel open natuurgebieden zoals heide, als in het agrarisch landschap, gemiddeld gehalveerd. Diverse vogel-, vlinder- en reptielensoorten die vroeger algemeen voorkwamen zijn tegenwoordig zeldzaam. Deze zorgwekkende ontwikkeling blijkt uit he...

Aim Poleward range shifts of species are among the most obvious effects of climate change on biodiversity. As a consequence of these range shifts, species communities are predicted to become increasingly composed of warm‐dwelling species, but this has only been studied for a limited number of taxa, mainly birds, butterflies and plants. As species g...

Based on a distribution database brought together for the recently published Atlas of the European dragonflies and damselflies, we describe the patterns of diversity and endemism of these insect groups. Highest species richness, as well as richness of predominantly lentic species, occurs in central and western-central Europe. Strictly lotic species...

Information on the origin of distribution patterns shown by freshwater invertebrates in the Indo-Australian Archipelago is poor. Here we present a molecular based hypothesis of the phylogenetic relationships of Argiolestidae, a family of damselflies found throughout the tropical parts of the Eastern Hemisphere. We use this to address the following...

This publication, “Common dragonflies and damselflies of Bhutan” builds on the past studies on dragonflies of the country and provides a national baseline data on this group. It provides an updated checklist of the known species along with photographs of common species of dragonflies and damselflies found in Bhutan. Currently, 110 species have been...

Records of 56 species of Odonata collected from western Bhutan between 03- and 15-viii-2015 are listed. Six of these species are new to Bhutan: Aeshna shennong, Anax guttatus, Gynacantha subinterrupta, Neallogaster hermionae, Asiagomphus odoneli, and Rhyothemis phyllis. The previously published record of Lestes thoracicus from Bhutan is considered...

Megalestes gyalsey spec. nov. is described from a single male from Trongsa District in Bhutan. The species was discovered during field work conducted in 2015 for the Bhutan invertebrate biodiversity project. The species is named in honour of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, the Gyalsey of Bhutan, on the occasion of his first...

An overview is given of literature containing distribution records of dragonflies and damselflies in Bhutan. Based on this an annotated checklist is presented which contains 92 species. Camacinia gigantea (Brauer, 1867) and Libellago lineata (Burmeister, 1839) are listed as new to Bhutan.

Nederland heeft een unieke kans om de verloren deltanatuur in Zeeland en Zuid-Holland terug te brengen en tegelijkertijd het landschap te beschermen tegen de stijgende zeespiegel. Door natuur en water de ruimte te geven ontstaat een groene kustverdediging als alternatief voor hogere dijken, dammen en meer stortsteen. Een open verbinding tussen zee...

Two new species of Papuagrion Ris, 1913 are described from Papua Province, Indonesia. These are P. marirobi sp .nov. from Japen Island and P. stellimontanum sp .nov., from the Star Mountains. The new species are, respectively, most close- ly allied to P. degeneratum Lieftinck and P. digitiferum Lieftinck. They bring the number of Papuagrion species...

The larva of Papuagrion is described and illustrated for the first time based on two specimens collected near Goroka, Papua New Guinea. The larvae were identified by matching the mitochondrial marker COI with that of an adult specimen collected at the same locality. The larvae were found in the leaf axils of Pandanus trees which agrees with earlier...

We calculated a Living Planet Index (LPI) for the Netherlands, based on 361 animal species from seven taxonomic groups occurring in terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Our assessment is basically similar to the global LPI, but the latter includes vertebrate species and trends in population abundance only. To achieve inferences on trends in biodive...

Vincent J. Kalkman (2016): Revision of the genus Celebargiolestes Kennedy, 1925 (Odonata: Argiolestidae). Odonatologica 45 (3): 235-269, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.163451

This work is the first detailed and comprehensive overview of the distribution of the dragonflies and damselflies of Europe. It is an important milestone for professionals and amateurs alike. Covers the distribution and habitat selection of all 143 European species of dragonflies and damselflies. Gives a complete description of their global and Eur...

Het Living Planet Report Nederland 2015 is de eerste editie voor Nederland van het Living Planet Report en is gebaseerd op de Living Planet Index Nederland (LPI 2015). Deze index volgt de gemiddelde veranderingen in de populatiegrootte van diersoorten vanaf 1990. De LPI 2015 toont dat het sinds 1990 weer wat beter gaat met de natuur in Nederland di...

Nannophlebia leoboppi sp. nov. is described and figured based on a male specimen collected in the Star Mountains of Central New Guinea. This relatively large representative of its genus is compared with its probable nearest relative, N. antiacantha Lieftinck, 1963, which is also partially figured. The new species brings the total number of Nannophl...

This chapter introduces the insect order Odonata. It provides the most recent phylogeny and up-to-date systematics as well as genera and species numbers of the various families in the biogeographic regions. We also present an overview about the general biology, ecology and behavior of Odonata. This includes details on morphology and ultrastructures...

The status of conservation of Odonata (Dragonflies, Damseflies) is assessed in the eastern Mediterranean Basins

An overview of the genus Teinobasis on the Bird's Head Peninsula and the Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia is given. Four new species, T. aquila, T. lieftincki, T. michalskii, and T. splendens, are described from the area and one probably new species is described but left unnamed. New material of six other species, T. buwaldai, T. pretiosa, T. pulver...

Nososticta rufipes sp. nov. is described from Misool Island (Indonesia, Papua Barat, Kabupaten Raja Ampat). New records and notes on the species of the genus Nososticta on the Bird's Head Peninsula and Raja Ampat Islands are presented. Nososticta lorentzi (Lieftinck, 1938) is placed in synonymy with N. nigripes (Ris, 1913).http://zoobank.org/urn:ls...

The small libellulid genus Rhodothemis is restricted to Asia and Australia. Two of the four included species were described relatively recently by Lohmann (1984) but much previously documented material was never re-identified and the distribution of the species in the Indo-Australian Archipelago remained poorly known. All material avail- able in th...

Four new species of Palaiargia from New Guinea, P. benkeni, P. clarillii, P. quandti and P. tydecksjuerging, are described and figured. Maps are provided of the known distributions of all species of the genus which occurs in the Moluccas and on the main island of New Guinea. Previous unpublished records are provided for P. carnifex, P. c. ceyx, P....

An updated classification and numbers of described genera and species (until 2010) are provided up to family level. We argue for conserving the family-group names Chlorocyphidae, Euphaeidae and Dicteriadidae, as well as retaining Epiophlebiidae in the suborder Anisozygoptera. Pseudostigmatidae and New World Protoneuridae are sunk in Coenagrionidae...

In decisions on nature conservation measures, we depend largely on knowledge of the relationship between threats and environmental factors for a very limited number of species groups, with relevant environmental factors often being deduced from the relationship between threat and species traits. But can relationships between traits and levels of th...

An extensive molecular phylogenetic reconstruction of the suborder Zygoptera of the Odonata is presented, based on mitochondrial (16S, COI) and nuclear (28S) data of 59% of the 310 genera recognized and all (suspected) families except the monotypic Hemiphlebiidae. A partial reclassification is proposed, incorporating morphological characters. Many...

With this book in hand the reader can identify all genera and most species of damselflies occurring in New Guinea. It will doubtless stimulate people to explore the streams and standing waters of New Guinea and to appreciate the wonderful diversity of damselflies and dragonflies to be found there. Over 500 copies are being donated to universities t...

Argiagrion leoninum, known only from the female holotype alleged to be West African, is shown to be a junior synonym of the Brazilian species Leptagrion macrurum. Moroagrion danielli, known only from the male holotype thought to be from the Philippines, is a junior synonym of the European Pyrrhosoma nymphula. Argiagrion and Moroagrion were both mon...

Two new species belonging to the endemic New Guinea genus Pyrrhargiolestes are described from Papua New Guinea: P. lamington sp. nov. (holotype: Mount Lamington, Oro Province, dep. in RMNH) and P. yela sp. nov. (holotype: Rossel Island, Milne Bay Province, dep. in USNM). The presumed male of P. aulicus is described for the first time. New records a...

The subfamily Argiolestinae is raised to family level to include all zygopteran genera in which the gills of the larvae are flat and held in a horizontal plane. A diagnosis of the family is given and characters for both adults and larvae are presented. The family is divided into two subfamilies based on characters in the genital ligula, with the su...

There is limited information available on changes in biodiversity at the European scale, because there is a lack of data from standardised monitoring for most species groups. However, a great number of observations made without a standardised field protocol is available in many countries for many species. Such opportunistic data offer an alternativ...

Recent studies show a remarkable scarcity of faunal exchange events between Australia and New Guinea in the Pleistocene despite the presence of a broad land connection for long periods. This is attributed to unfavourable conditions in the connecting area associated with the long established northern Australian Monsoon Climate. This would be expecte...

Although Europe is the cradle of dragonfly systematics and despite great progress in the last 2 decades, many issues in naming its species and understanding their evolutionary history remain unresolved. Given the public interest, conservation importance and scientific relevance of Odonata, it is time that remaining questions on the species’ status,...

The genus Paramecocnemis Lieftinck, previously known from two species from northern New Guinea, is redefined on the basis of new material recently collected in the Sepik Basin and Western Province of Papua New Guinea. Three new species are described: P. spinosus sp. n. and P. similis sp. n. are quite close to the generic type species, P. erythrosti...

Published records of Mesopodagrion are reviewed and the distributions of M. tibetanum and M. yachowensis are given. Sinocnemis henanese is considered a junior synonym of S. yangbingi. Based on morphological and behavioural characters Sinocnemis is removed from Platycnemididae and placed in Megapodagrionidae. Species of Sinocnemis show a general res...

Pyrrhosoma elisabethae is one of the rarest and least known odonate taxa in Europe and is often considered to be a subspecies of P. nymphula. The taxon is known from eight localities, four on the Peloponnisos, Greece, three on Kérkira (Corfu), Greece, and one in southern Albania. We describe structural differences between P. elisabethae and P. nymp...

It is expected that climate change will have a great impact on many species and habitats. This will be greater if populations are found at the edge of their range or are isolated, and could lead to regional extinction. Here we investigate the possible impact on two boreo-alpine dragonfly species, Somatochlora alpestris and S. arctica, at their rang...

A synopsis of the genus Philosina is provided. Larvae of the two known species, P. alba and P. buchi are described for the first time. The distribution of both species is discussed and information on behaviour and habitat is summarized. The specialized larvae of Philosina show a strong resemblance to those of Rhinagrion, suggesting that they are si...

A synopsis is given of the knowledge of the genus Rhinagrion. The males of two new species are described from the Philippines: R. schneideri sp. nov. (holotype: Samar Island, Hinubangan, San Isidro, 31 March–5 April 1992) and R. reinhardi sp. nov. (holotype: Mindanao Island, Surigao del Sur, Carmen, 24 April 1995). Rhinagrion yokoii is synonymized...

The trends of 60 Dutch dragonfly species were calculated for three different periods (1980–1993, 1994–1998 and 1999–2003). Comparing period 1 and period 3 shows that 39 of these species have increased, 16 have remained stable and 5 have decreased. These results show a revival of the Dutch dragonfly fauna, after decades of ongoing decline. The speci...

A new species of damselfly, Arrhenocnemis parvibullis (Odonata: Platycnemididae), from the Muller Range of Papua New Guinea is described and its habits and habitat discussed. It represents the third species of this distinctive genus, known from just 16 specimens. The recently discovered female of A. amphidactylis is described for the frst time.

Biogeographical zonation based on single taxa poses major limitations on planning for nature conservation. This paper identifies biogeographical patterns of multiple taxa in the Netherlands, where no endemics are present at species level, on the basis of characteristic species. We used occurrence data on five species groups in order to identify spa...

Calilestes pallidistigma and Lestomima flavostigma, both sole representatives of their respective genera, are shown to belong to the genus Rhipidolestes. Rhipidolestes flavostigma comb. nov. is determined to be a junior synonym of R. truncatidens. R. pallidistigma comb. nov. is deemed to be a valid species.

In this article the genus Argiolestes s.str. is defined and three new species belonging to this group are described: A. foja sp. nov. (holotype: Foja Mountains, Indonesia, dep. in MBB}); A. muller sp. nov. (holotype: Baia River, Papua New Guinea, dep. in SAMA); A. roon sp. nov. (holotype: Roon Island, Indonesia, dep. in BPBM). New records for A. al...

A list of genera presently included in Megapodagrionidae and Pseudolestidae is provided, together with information on species for which the larva has been described. Based on the shape of the gills, the genera for which the larva is known can be arranged into four groups: (1) species with inflated sack-like gills with a terminal filament; (2) speci...

The European Red List is a review of the conservation status of ca. 6,000 European species (dragonflies, butterflies, freshwater fishes, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and selected groups of beetles, molluscs, and vascular plants) according to the IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines. It identifies species that are threatened by extinction at the re...

The status and trends of global biodiversity are often measured with a bias towards datasets limited to terrestrial vertebrates. The first global assessment of an insect order (Odonata) provides new context to the ongoing discussion of current biodiversity loss. A randomly selected sample of 1500 (26.4%) of the 5680 described dragonflies and damsel...

Governments around the world try to stimulate the development and use of renewable energy technologies, like wind energy. While wind turbines are increasingly being implemented, however, a lack of social acceptance at the local level remains an important challenge for developers of wind power plants. This article aims to explore the relative import...

This atlas gives the distribution of Odonata in Africa north of the 18th parallel, the Levant, Anatolia and the whole of Mediterranean Europe. Some nearby areas like Portugal, The Canary Islands, Madeira, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria and parts of the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq and Iran are included as well. Records, shown via 50 km x 50 km UTM MGRS gri...

Foreword This atlas contains information on the distribution of damselflies and dragonflies in the Mediterranean and North Africa, collected by hundreds of people over a period of more than 150 years. Knowledge of the Odonata in this area has shown a strong growth rather recently, particularly since the 1970s. For species virtually unstudied a deca...

This report contains a review of the conservation status of 165 Mediterranean species of dragonflies occurring in the Mediterranean basin, according to the IUCN regional Red Listing criteria. It identifies species that are threatened with extinction at regional level so that appropriate conservation action can be taken to improve their status.

In opdracht van de Plantenziektenkundige Dienst is in 2009 informatie over het geslacht Monochamus (het dennenhoutaaltje), in Nederland bijeengebracht en is er een inventarisatie uitgevoerd op de enige Nederlandse locatie waarvan een populatie van een Monochamus-soort bekend is. Alle in Nederland in het vrije veld aangetroffen exemplaren van het ge...

Abstract 1. Responses of biota to climate change have been well documented for a restricted number of taxa. This study examined shifts in phenology of 37 species of the aquatic insect order Odonata in the Netherlands over the last decade. 2. The present study shows that adults of the Dutch dragonflies and damselflies have advanced their flight date...

Argiolestes aurantiacus, endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago, is redescribed and three new species of Argiolestes from the Solomon Archipelago are described: A. bougainville sp. nov. (holotype ♂: Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, North Solomons, 02 i 1970), A. gizo sp. nov. (holotype ♂: Solomon Islands, Western Province, Gizo Island, alt. 1-100 m, 02...

Larvae of almost all of the 5,680 species of the insect order Odonata (dragonflies and damsel- flies) are dependent on freshwater habitats. Both larvae and adults are predators. The order is relatively well studied, and the actual number of species may be close to 7,000. Many species have small distributional ranges, and are habitat specialists, in...

Kalkman, V.J. Two new dragonfl y species from Yapen and Biak, Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia (Odonata). Zool. Med. Leiden 82 (11), 1.i.2008: 81-89, fi gs 1-6, tables 1-2.— ISSN 0024-0672. Vincent Kalkman, National Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (kalkman@naturalis.nl). Biak. During fi eldwork on the island o...