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Further Reading
C.O. Hammond, The Dragonflies of Great Britain
and Ireland, 2nd Ed., revised R. Merritt (1983),
Harley Books, Colchester. (By far the best
identification-guide and source of relevant
information for the beginner and specialist
alike).
C. Longfield, The Dragonflies of the British Isles
1937 and 1949, Warne, London and New York.
(Classic work, unfortunately now out of print).
P.S. Corbet, C. Longfield and N.W. Moore,
Dragonflies, 1960, London, Collins, New Naturalist
Series. (Another classic work - shortly to be
available again).
P.S. Corbet, A Biology of Dragonflies, 1962,.
Witherby, facsimile reprint by E.W. Classey, 1983.
D. Chelmick, C.Hammond, N. Moore, A. Stubbs,
The Conservation of Dragonflies, N.C.C. booklet,
1980.
On Essex Dragonflies, see;
E.E. Syms, 'Some Biological Notes on Dragonflies',
The Essex Naturalist, Vol. 22, 1926-9, pp. 292-7.
C. Longfield, 'The Dragonflies of the London Area'
The London Naturalist, Vol. 28 pp 80 - 98.
T. Benton, 'Dragonflies of Essex', The Essex
Field Club Bulletin, No. 26, Autumn 1982.
T. Benton and R.G. Payne, 'On the Rediscovery of
Lestes dryas (Kirby 1980) ....', Journal of the
British Dragonfly Society, Vol. 1, No. 2, Nov.
198 3.