The need to name all forms of life: 60 new species of dragonflies described from Africa

Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 12:28 in Biology & Nature

As dragonflies are good indicators of water quality, knowledge of these insects is important. The discoveries were published by three odonatologists (dragonfly experts) led by guest researcher KD Dijkstra of the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in a 230-page issue of the journal Odonatologica on December 1st 2015.

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