To Professor Vladimir Teyrovský on his 80th birthday

A short biography and appreciation of odonatological work of V. TEYROVSKY are followed by his odonatological bibliography (1922-1977). Most of his dragonfly work is devoted to the faunistics of Czechoslovakia and to ecology and ethology of the European taxa. A brief review of the development of odonatology in Czechoslovakia from 1889 to present is also given. On March 15, 1978, the well-known Czechoslovakian entomologist, Prof. Dr. Vladimir Teyrovsky, celebrated his 80th birthday. To him we owe much of our knowledge of faunistics, biology, ecology and ethology of Czechoslovakian dragonflies. On this occasion, and on behalf of his colleagues throughout the world, this journal wants to express our appreciation and warm congratulations.