Dragonflies and Damselflies (Insecta, Odonata) of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh States, Central India
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Dragonflies and Damselflies (Insecta, Odonata) of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh States, Central India
2013 Journal Care4Nature
Summary
AbstractThe bulk of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh lies on the tableland of central India and gifted with diverse habitats for
Odonate diversity. A check-list of 106 species of Odonata belonging to 53 genera representing to 12 families of which
14 species were new records. The highest number of Odonate were recorded belonging to the family Libellulidae
(39 species), followed by Coenagrionidae (29 species), Gomphidae, (10 species), Protoneuridae (5 species ) and
Lestidae (6 species), Calopterygidae and Aeshnidae (4 species of each), Chlorocyphidae (3 species),
Platycnemididae, Macromiidae (2 species) and Euphaeidae and Corduliidae (one species). The study provides the
baseline data of Odonate diversity of states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh for the conservation and research on
their biology.