The Dragonflies and Damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Canada: species list, geographical distribution, status, and conservation ranks

Abstract

Canada has lost three important odonatologists since the first edition of this list was published in 2005: Gordon Pritchard, University of Calgary biology professor and internationally active odonate researcher (Cannings 2013); Paul Brunelle, leader of the massive inventory of Odonata in the Maritime Provinces (McAlpine 2020a, b, c) and co-author of the first edition of this checklist; and Raymond Hutchinson, who made huge contributions to Québec and Canadian odonatology over the past five decades (Savard 2021). We dedicate this work to them.