Description of Bradinopyga konkanensis sp. nov. (Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae) from the coastal region of Maharashtra, India

In the present work, we discuss the results of a four-day long rapid survey around Dhamapur Lake and surrounding freshwater habitats in the Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra through public participation. In total, 61 odonates, 51 butterflies, 17 species of amphibians and reptiles, 90 birds, and four mammals are documented. Our observations taken over a brief time reflect the importance of citizen science in documenting local biodiversity. We report involvement of citizen scientists in recovering significant odonate records for the state.

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“…J TT (Joshi & Sawant 2020). We highlight this as the first confirmed record of the subspecies from the western Maharashtra.…”

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Rapid multi-taxa assessment around Dhamapur Lake (Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India) using citizen science reveals significant odonate records

Mujumdar

Sawant²,

Sumanapala

et al. 2020

J. Threat. Taxa

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“…Globally, 6,312 species of odonates are known (Schorr & Paulson 2020). In India, 497 species and 27 subspecies in 154 genera and 18 families are known (Joshi & Sawant 2020;Kalkman et al 2020;Payra et al 2020;; 175 species of odonates have been recorded from Kerala till date (Society for Odonate Studies 2020).…”

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Dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of the Kole Wetlands, central Kerala, India

2021

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A year-long study was conducted at the Kole Wetlands, a Ramsar site in central Kerala to document the diversity of dragonflies and damselflies and understand their seasonality. Checklist survey method was used to sample adult odonates in 30 randomly chosen locations. A total of 44 species (30 dragonflies and 14 damselflies) belonging to 33 genera and eight families were recorded in the study area. Species richness showed a peak in the post-monsoon season and a dip in the summer. The observations support the value of the Kole Wetlands in providing valuable resources for Odonata.

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“…Globally 6338 species in 693 genera of odonates have been reported (Schorr and Paulson 2020), of which 496 species, 27 subspecies in 154 genera and 18 families are known from India (Subramanian and Babu 2020;Joshi and Sawant 2020;Bedjanič et al 2020;Payra et al 2020). After Fraser's seminal work on Odonata of India (Fraser 1933(Fraser , 1934(Fraser , 1936, there was a gap of almost 50 years in Odonata studies across the country.…”

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Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata: Insecta) of the Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, Wardha, Maharashtra, Central India

Tiple¹

2020

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Dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) species diversity was studied in the Bor wildlife sanctuary from 2011 to 2018. A total of 72 species of odonates belonging to 8 families were recorded. The study adds three new species for the Vidarbha region. The highest number of odonates belonged to the family Libellulidae (31 species) followed by Coenagrionidae (15 species), and Aeshnidae (six species). Of the total, 30 species were very common, 18 were common, seven were frequent common, 11 rare and six very rare. Among all, six species were Data Deficient, Indothemis carnatica (Fabricius, 1798) is listed as Near Threatened and 64 were Least Concern, in IUCN red-list of threatened species. The observations support the value of the wildlife sanctuary area in providing valuable resources for Odonata.

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Description of Bradinopyga konkanensis sp. nov. (Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae) from the coastal region of Maharashtra, India

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Rapid multi-taxa assessment around Dhamapur Lake (Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India) using citizen science reveals significant odonate records

Rapid multi-taxa assessment around Dhamapur Lake (Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India) using citizen science reveals significant odonate records

Dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of the Kole Wetlands, central Kerala, India

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata: Insecta) of the Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, Wardha, Maharashtra, Central India

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