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Short Communication
Journal of Threatened Taxa | www.threatenedtaxa.org | 26 February 2015 | 7(2): 6910–6919
Odonata (Insecta) diversity of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary,
the southern Western Ghats, India
C.K. Adarsh 1, R. Arunraj 2 & P.O. Nameer 3
ISSN 0974-7907 (Online)
ISSN 0974-7893 (Print)
OPEN ACCESS
Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU (PO), Thrissur, Kerala 680656, India
1
[email protected], 2 [email protected], 3 [email protected] (corresponding author)
Abstract: A study was conducted at Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Idukki
District, Kerala, the southern Western Ghats, to assess the diversity of
odonates. We report 48 species of odonates, which include 31 species
of Anisoptera (dragonflies) and 17 species of Zygoptera (damselflies).
Among the dragonflies, the family Libellulidae dominated with 25
species, while Coenagrionidae with seven species was the dominant
family among the damselflies. The odonate diversity of Chinnar WS
accounted for 31.16 % of the odonates in Kerala and 27.58% of the
odonates of the Western Ghats. Chinnar also recorded two species
of odonates that are endemic to the Western Ghats, which are, the
Pied Reed Tail Protosticta gravelyi and the Travancore Bamboo Tail
Esme mudiensis.
Keywords: Anisoptera, damselflies, dragonflies, Idukki District, Kerala,
Zygoptera.
Odonata, which comprise dragonflies and
damselflies being the top predators at larval and adult
stages, play a significant role in freshwater ecosystems.
Five-thousand-seven-hundred-and-forty (5740) species
of odonates are known from the world, of which 474
species in 142 genera and 18 families exist in India
(Subramanian 2014). Around 174 species of odonates
have been reported from the Western Ghats, including
56 species endemic to the region (Subramanian &
Sivaramakrishnan 2002; Subramanian et al. 2011), while
Kiran & Raju (2013) reported 154 species of odonates
from Kerala.
Some of the published works on the odonates of the
Western Ghats include: Fraser (1924 & 1931); Peters
(1981) who reported 26 species of odonates from
Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala which was later
expanded by 17 species that were added to the list
(Emiliyamma & Radhakrishnan 2002); Rao & Lahiri (1982)
recorded 29 species of odonates from Silent Valley and
New Amarambalam Reserved Forests in Kerala while 25
species of odonates have been reported by Emiliyamma
& Radhakrishnan (2000) from Parambikulam Wildlife
Sanctuary, Kerala; Mathavan & Miller (1989) reported 36
species of odonates from Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala;
Emiliyamma (2005) recorded 31 species of odonates
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3771.6910-9 | ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:14027E3F-A5CB-484E-9D78-C8179FFD3DFB
Editor: K.A. Subramanian, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, India.
Date of publication: 26 February 2015 (online & print)
Manuscript details: Ms # o3771 | Received 15 September 2013 | Final received 14 December 2014 | Finally accepted 16 January 2015
Citation: Adarsh, C.K., R. Arunraj & P.O. Nameer (2015). Odonata (Insecta) diversity of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, the southern Western Ghats, India. Journal of
Threatened Taxa 7(2): 6910–6919; http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3771.6910-9
Copyright: © Adarsh et al. 2015. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. JoTT allows unrestricted use of this article in any medium, reproduction
and distribution by providing adequate credit to the authors and the source of publication.
Funding: Kerala Agricultural University.
Competing Interest: The authors declare no competing interests.
Acknowledgements: We thank the Wildlife Warden, Munnar Wildlife Division and the Asst. Wildlife Warden Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary for the logistical support,
David. V. Raju and C.G. Kiran for helping us with the identification the odonates, C.R. Aneesh, R. Anand, Akhil Das, Bill Nelson Paul and Nithin Lal for the support
in the field. We thank R. Sreehari for helping with the preparation of the map of the study area. We also thank the Dean, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural
University for encouragement and support. We also thank the anonymous reviewers and the subject editor for their critical comments which greatly improved
the manuscript.
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Odonata of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Adarsh et al.
ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ <ŽƩĂLJĂŵ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ŽĨ <ĞƌĂůĂ͖ 'ƵŶĂƚŚŝůĂŐĂƌĂũ
et al. (1999) recorded 16 species of odonates including
ŶŝŶĞ ĚƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞǀĞŶ ĚĂŵƐĞůŇŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌŝĐĞ
ĮĞůĚƐŽĨŽŝŵďĂƚŽƌĞ͕dĂŵŝůEĂĚƵ͖ϭϮƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨŽĚŽŶĂƚĞƐ
ǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƌŝŐĂƚĞĚƌŝĐĞĮĞůĚƐŽĨDĂĚƵƌĂŝ͕
dĂŵŝů EĂĚƵ ;<ĂŶĚŝďĂŶĞ Ğƚ Ăů͘ ϮϬϬϱͿ͖ ƌƵůƉƌĂŬĂƐŚ Θ
'ƵŶĂƚŚŝůĂŐĂƌĂũ;ϮϬϭϬͿƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚϮϭƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨŽĚŽŶĂƚĞƐ
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ZĂŶŐŶĞŬĂƌĞƚĂů͘;ϮϬϭϬͿĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĞĚĂƚŽƚĂůŽĨϲϲƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ
ŽĨŽĚŽŶĂƚĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞŽĨ'ŽĂ͖^ƵďƌĂŵĂŶŝĂŶĞƚĂů͘
;ϮϬϭϯͿĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ/ĚŝŽŶLJdžŐŽŵĂŶƚĂŬĞŶƐŝƐ͕ĂƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŶĞǁ
ƚŽƐĐŝĞŶĐĞĨƌŽŵ'ŽĂ͖ZĂŶŐŶĞŬĂƌΘEĂŝŬ;ϮϬϭϰͿƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ
13 more species of odonates from Goa; and Adarsh et
al. (2014) recorded 52 species of odonates from Kerala
Agricultural University campus, Thrissur, Kerala. Here
ǁĞ ƐƵŵŵĂƌŝƐĞ ŽƵƌ ĮŶĚŝŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ƐƚƵĚLJ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ
on the odonates of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary from
^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌƚŽĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͕ϮϬϭϮ͘
^ƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂ
The Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located 18km
north of Marayoor in the Marayoor and Kanthalloor
ƉĂŶĐŚĂLJĂƚƐ ŽĨ ĞǀŝŬƵůĂŵ dĂůƵŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ /ĚƵŬŬŝ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ
ŽĨ <ĞƌĂůĂ ^ƚĂƚĞ ;&ŝŐ͘ ϭͿ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ϭϬ015’–
100Ϯϭ͛EΘϳϳ05’-770ϭϲ͛ĂŶĚŚĂƐĂƚŽƚĂůĂƌĞĂŽĨϵϬ͘ϰϰŬŵϸ͘
dŚĞDƵŶŶĂƌͲhĚƵŵĂůƉĞƚZŽĂĚ͕^,ϭϳƉĂƐƐĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ
ƐĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJĨŽƌϭϲŬŵĂŶĚĚŝǀŝĚĞƐŝƚŝŶƚŽƚǁŽŶĞĂƌůLJĞƋƵĂů
ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ͘/ƚŝƐĐŽŶƟŐƵŽƵƐǁŝƚŚƌĂǀŝŬƵůĂŵEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ
to the south and Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary to the
north. It forms an integral part of the 1,187km2ďůŽĐŬŽĨ
protected forests in the Anamalai Hills, Western Ghats.
dŚĞ ƚĞƌƌĂŝŶ ŝƐ ƵŶĚƵůĂƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŝůůŽĐŬƐ ŽĨ
ǀĂƌLJŝŶŐŚĞŝŐŚƚƐ͘dŚĞĂůƟƚƵĚĞƌĂŶŐĞƐĨƌŽŵϰϬϬʹϮϯϳϮŵ͘
dŚĞƐĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJŝƐƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƌĂŝŶƐŚĂĚŽǁƌĞŐŝŽŶĂŶĚ
ŚĞŶĐĞƚŚĞĂƌĞĂĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐĂƉƌŽůŽŶŐĞĚŚŽƚͬĚƌLJƐĞĂƐŽŶ
ĂŶĚĨĞǁĞƌƌĂŝŶLJĚĂLJƐ͘dŚĞŵĂũŽƌƌĂŝŶĨĂůůƐĞĂƐŽŶŝƐĚƵƌŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚͲĞĂƐƚ ŵŽŶƐŽŽŶ ŽĐĐƵƌƌŝŶŐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ KĐƚŽďĞƌʹ
ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ƌĂŝŶLJ ĚĂLJƐ ŝŶ Ă LJĞĂƌ ƌĂŶŐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ϯϬ ƚŽ
ϰϬĚĂLJƐǁŚŝĐŚĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĨŽƌĂďŽƵƚϯϬϬʹϱϬϬŵŵƌĂŝŶĨĂůůŝŶ
ŚŝŶŶĂƌ͖ďƵƚƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƌĂůƟƚƵĚĞĂƌĞĂƐůŝŬĞKůŝŬŬƵĚLJĂŶĚ
DĂŶŐĂƉƉĂƌĂƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƌĂŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐďŽƚŚƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚͲĞĂƐƚĂŶĚ
ƐŽƵƚŚͲǁĞƐƚŵŽŶƐŽŽŶƐǁŝƚŚĐŽŵƉĂƌĂƟǀĞůLJŵƵĐŚŚŝŐŚĞƌ
ƌĂŝŶĨĂůů͘dŚĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚůŽǁĞƐƚƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŝƐϭϮ0C and
the highest is 380C.
dŚĞ ǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ ƐŚŽǁƐ ĂŶ ĞŶƟƌĞ ƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵ ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ
ĨƌŽŵ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚĞ ƐŚŽůĂƐ ƚŽ ĚƌLJ ƐĐƌƵď ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌŝĚ ƉůĂŝŶƐ͘
dŚĞǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƐĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJĐĂŶďĞďƌŽĂĚůLJĐůĂƐƐŝĮĞĚ
ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚLJƉĞƐ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ
Seth (1968). They are southern tropical thorn forest
;ƐĐƌƵď ũƵŶŐůĞͿ͕ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ ĚƌLJ ŵŝdžĞĚ ĚĞĐŝĚƵŽƵƐ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ
;ĚƌLJĚĞĐŝĚƵŽƵƐĨŽƌĞƐƚͿ͕ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶŵŽŝƐƚŵŝdžĞĚĚĞĐŝĚƵŽƵƐ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϭ͘ŚŝŶŶĂƌtŝůĚůŝĨĞ^ĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJ͕ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶtĞƐƚĞƌŶ'ŚĂƚƐ
forest (moist deciduous forest), tropical riparian
ĨƌŝŶŐŝŶŐĨŽƌĞƐƚ;ƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶĨŽƌĞƐƚͿ͕ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶŵŽŶƚĂŶĞǁĞƚ
temperate forest (montane shola forest) and southern
ŵŽŶƚĂŶĞǁĞƚŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚ;ŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐͿ͘
D›ã«Ê—Ý
dŚĞŽĚŽŶĂƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŚŝŶŶĂƌtŝůĚůŝĨĞ^ĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJǁĞƌĞ
ƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚďLJĂŶĂůůŽƵƚƐĞĂƌĐŚŵĞƚŚŽĚ͕ĨƌŽŵ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ
ƚŽĞĐĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϮ͘dŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚƵĚLJǁĂƐĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚ
ĂƚĮǀĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŚŝŶŶĂƌtŝůĚůŝĨĞ^ĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJ͕
ǀŝnj͗͘ŚĂŵďĂŬŬĂĚ;ƐĐƌƵďũƵŶŐůĞͿ;/ŵĂŐĞϭͿ͕<ĂƌŝŵĂůĂ;ĚƌLJ
ĚĞĐŝĚƵŽƵƐĨŽƌĞƐƚͿ;/ŵĂŐĞϮͿ͕/ĐŚĂŵƉĞƫ;ŵŽŝƐƚĚĞĐŝĚƵŽƵƐ
forest) (Image 3), Kootar (riparian forest) (Image 4) and
Karuveppin Shola (montane shola forest) (Image 5).
ƚĞĂĐŚƐƚƵĚLJƐŝƚĞϱʹϭϬĚĂLJƐǁĞƌĞƐƉĞŶƚƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐĨŽƌ
ĚƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĂŵƐĞůŇŝĞƐ͘ hƉŽŶ ƐƉŽƫŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ͕ ƚŚĞ
ŽĚŽŶĂƚĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ
ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚƵƐŝŶŐƚĂdžŽŶŽŵLJŵŽŶŽŐƌĂƉŚƐŽĨ&ƌĂƐĞƌ;ϭϵϯϯ͕
ϭϵϯϰ͕ϭϵϯϲͿĂŶĚĮĞůĚŐƵŝĚĞƐ;^ƵďƌĂŵĂŶŝĂŶϮϬϬϱ͕ϮϬϬϵͿ͘
dŚĞƚĂdžŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚŶŽŵĞŶĐůĂƚƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƵƐĞĚŝƐĂƐ
ƉĞƌ^ƵďƌĂŵĂŶŝĂŶ;ϮϬϭϰͿ͘dŚĞŽĚŽŶĂƚĞƐŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚǁĞƌĞ
ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝnjĞĚŝŶƚŽĮǀĞŐƌŽƵƉƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞŝƌĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ
during the period of study. Accordingly, those species
ŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚϴϬʹϭϬϬйŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJĚĂLJƐǁĞƌĞĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝnjĞĚ
ĂƐǀĞƌLJĐŽŵŵŽŶ;sͿ͕ϲϬʹϴϬйĂƐĐŽŵŵŽŶ;Ϳ͕ϰϬʹϲϬй
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Odonata of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
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Image 2. Karimala (dry deciduous forest)
Image 1. Chambakkad (scrub jungle)
Image 4. Kootar (riparian forest)
© C.K. Adarsh
Image 3. Ichampetti (moist deciduous forest)
Image 5. Karuveppin Shola (montane shola forest)
as occasional (O), 20–40 % as rare (R) and below 20% as
very rare (VR).
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Results and Discussion
A total of 48 species of odonates including 31
species of Anisoptera (dragonflies) and 17 species of
Zygoptera (damselflies) were recorded from the Chinnar
Wildlife Sanctuary (Table 1). The family Libellulidae
dominated with 25 species among Anisoptera followed
by Aeshnidae (4) and Gomphidae (2). Among Zygoptera,
Coenagrionidae (7) was the dominant family followed
by Calopterygidae (3) and Platycenemididae (3). The
family-wise distribution of odonates (both Anisoptera
and Zygoptera) is given in figures 2 and 3, respectively.
The species richness of odonates in the five different
study sites is given in Fig. 4. Kootar, the riverine forest
habitat, accounted for maximum species richness with
45 species followed by Ichampetti (31), Chambakkad
(30), Karimala (28) and Karuveppin Shola (24).
The five most common odonates at Chinnar WS
during the survey period were the Wandering Glider
Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798), Green Marsh
Hawk Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770), Ditch Jewel
Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793), Yellow
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Table 1. Checklist of odonates recorded from the study sites of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Kootar
Karimala
Chambakkad
Ichampetti
Bush Dart
Platycenemididae
1.
Yellow Bush Dart
Copera marginipes (Rambur, 1842)
LC
6
√
√
√
√
√
2.
Black Bamboo Tail
Prodasineura verticalis (Selys, 1860)
LC
7
√
√
√
√
√
3.
Travancore Bamboo Tail*
Esme mudiensis Fraser, 1931
DD
A
A
√
A
√
Common name
Family / Scientific name
Karuveppin
Shola
Image no.
IUCN Red List
status
Study areas
ZYGOPTERA (Damselflies)
Reed Tail
Platystictidae
4.
Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915
Pied Reed Tail*
LC
8
√
A
√
A
√
Marsh Dart
Coenagrionidae
5.
Violet Striped Slender Dartlet
Aciagrion hisopa (Selys, 1876)
LC
9
A
A
√
A
A
6.
Orange-tailed Marsh Dart
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer, 1865)
LC
10
√
√
√
√
√
7.
Coromandel Marsh Dart
Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabricius, 1798)
LC
11
√
√
√
√
√
8.
Golden Dartlet
Ischnura aurora (Brauer, 1865)
LC
12
√
A
√
√
√
9.
Pigmy Dartlet
Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur, 1842)
LC
√
√
√
√
√
10. Saffron-faced Blue Dart
Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, 1876
LC
13
√
A
A
A
A
11. Blue Grass Dartlet
Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842)
LC
14
√
√
√
√
√
Stream Jewel
Chlorocyphidae
12. River Heliodor
Libellago lineata (Burmeister, 1839)
LC
15
√
√
A
A
A
13. Stream Ruby
Heliocypha bisignata Hagen in Selys, 1853
LC
16
√
A
A
A
A
√
A
A
A
Glories
Calopterygidae
14. Black-tipped Forest Glory
Vestalis apicalis Selys, 1873
LC
17
√
15. Clear-winged Forest Glory
Vestalis glacilis (Rambur, 1842)
NE
18
√
√
A
A
√
16. Stream Glory
Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
LC
19
√
A
A
A
A
Torrent Darts
Euphaeidae
17. Black Torrent Dart
Dysphaea ethela Fraser, 1924
DD
20
√
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
ANISOPTERA (Dragonflies)
Darners
Aeshnidae
18. Parakeet Darner
Gynacantha bayadera Selys, 1854
LC
21
√
A
19. Brown Darner
Gynacantha dravida Lieftinck, 1960
DD
22
√
√
√
√
√
20. Blue Darner
Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842
LC
√
√
A
A
√
21. Blue-tailed Green Darner
Anax guttatus (Burmeister, 1839)
LC
23
√
A
A
√
√
Clubtails
Gomphidae
22. Common Clubtail
Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur, 1842)
LC
24
√
√
√
√
A
23. Clubtail
Gomphidia sp.
25
√
A
A
A
√
26
√
A
A
√
A
Skimmers
Libellulidae
24. Trumpet Tail
Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842
25. Scarlet Marsh Hawk
Aethriamanta brevipennis (Rambur, 1842)
LC
A
A
A
√
A
26. Rufous-backed Marsh Hawk
Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868
LC
√
√
A
A
√
27. Little Marsh Hawk
Brachydiplax sobrina (Rambur, 1842)
LC
27
√
√
A
√
A
28. Ditch Jewel
Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius, 1793)
LC
28, 20
√
A
A
A
√
29. Granite Ghost
Bradinopyga geminata (Rambur,1842)
LC
30
√
√
√
√
√
30. Black-tipped Ground Skimmer
Diplacodes nebulosa (Fabricius, 1793)
LC
√
A
A
A
A
LC
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Adarsh et al.
я
я
я
я
я
33
я
я
A
я
я
33. Fulvous Forest Skimmer
EĞƵƌŽƚŚĞŵŝƐĨƵůǀŝĂ;ƌƵƌLJ͕ϭϳϳϯͿ
>
34
я
A
A
я
я
34. Pied Paddy Skimmer
EĞƵƌŽƚŚĞŵŝƐƚƵůůŝĂ;ƌƵƌLJ͕ϭϳϳϯͿ
>
35, 36
я
я
я
я
я
35. ƌŽǁŶĂĐŬĞĚZĞĚDĂƌƐŚ,ĂǁŬ
KƌƚŚĞƚƌƵŵĐŚƌLJƐŝƐ(Selys, 1891)
>
37
я
я
я
я
я
/ĐŚĂŵƉĞƫ
31, 32
>
ŚĂŵďĂŬŬĂĚ
>
>ĂƚŚƌĞĐŝƐƚĂĂƐŝĂƟĐĂ;&ĂďƌŝĐŝƵƐ͕ϭϳϵϴͿ
<ĂƌƵǀĞƉƉŝŶ
^ŚŽůĂ
ŝƉůĂĐŽĚĞƐƚƌŝǀŝĂůŝƐ;ZĂŵďƵƌ͕ϭϴϰϮͿ
32. ƐŝĂƟĐůŽŽĚdĂŝů
<ĂƌŝŵĂůĂ
31. Ground Skimmer
<ŽŽƚĂƌ
&ĂŵŝůLJͬ^ĐŝĞŶƟĮĐŶĂŵĞ
/ŵĂŐĞŶŽ͘
ŽŵŵŽŶŶĂŵĞ
/hEZĞĚ>ŝƐƚ
ƐƚĂƚƵƐ
^ƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂƐ
36. ůƵĞDĂƌƐŚ,ĂǁŬ
KƌƚŚĞƚƌƵŵŐůĂƵĐƵŵ;ƌĂƵĞƌ͕ϭϴϲϱͿ
>
38
я
я
я
я
я
37. dƌŝĐŽůŽƌĞĚDĂƌƐŚ,ĂǁŬ
KƌƚŚĞƚƌƵŵůƵnjŽŶŝĐƵŵ;ƌĂƵĞƌ͕ϭϴϲϴͿ
>
39
я
я
я
я
я
38. ƌŝŵƐŽŶdĂŝůĞĚDĂƌƐŚ,ĂǁŬ
KƌƚŚĞƚƌƵŵƉƌƵŝŶŽƐƵŵ;ƵƌŵĞŝƐƚĞƌ͕ϭϴϯϵͿ
>
40
я
я
я
я
я
39. 'ƌĞĞŶDĂƌƐŚ,ĂǁŬ
KƌƚŚĞƚƌƵŵƐĂďŝŶĂ;ƌƵƌLJ͕ϭϳϳϬͿ
>
41
я
я
я
я
я
40. Wandering Glider
WĂŶƚĂůĂŇĂǀĞƐĐĞŶƐ;&ĂďƌŝĐŝƵƐ͕ϭϳϵϴͿ
>
42
я
я
я
я
я
41. ZƵĨŽƵƐDĂƌƐŚ'ůŝĚĞƌ
ZŚŽĚŽƚŚĞŵŝƐƌƵĨĂZĂŵďƵƌ͕ϭϴϰϮ
>
43, 44
я
я
я
я
я
A
42. Common Picture Wing
ZŚLJŽƚŚĞŵŝƐǀĂƌŝĞŐĂƚĂ;>ŝŶŶĂĞƵƐ͕ϭϳϲϯͿ
>
45, 46
я
A
A
я
43. ůĂĐŬDĂƌƐŚdƌŽƩĞƌ
dƌĂŵĞĂůŝŵďĂƚĂ;ĞƐũĂƌĚŝŶƐ͕ϭϴϯϮͿ
>
47
я
я
я
я
я
44. Pigmy Skimmer
dĞƚƌĂƚŚĞŵŝƐƉůĂƚLJƉƚĞƌĂ(Selys, 1878)
>
48
я
A
A
A
A
45. Coral-Tailed Cloud Wing
dŚŽůLJŵŝƐƟůůĂƌŐĂ;&ĂďƌŝĐŝƵƐ͕ϭϳϵϴͿ
>
49
я
A
A
я
A
46. Crimson Marsh Glider
dƌŝƚŚĞŵŝƐĂƵƌŽƌĂ;ƵƌŵĞŝƐƚĞƌ͕ϭϴϯϵͿ
>
50, 51
я
я
я
я
я
47. >ŽŶŐ>ĞŐŐĞĚDĂƌƐŚ'ůŝĚĞƌ
dƌŝƚŚĞŵŝƐƉĂůůŝĚŝŶĞƌǀŝƐ;<ŝƌďLJ͕ϭϴϴϵͿ
>
52
я
я
A
я
A
48. ƌŽǁŶƵƐŬ,ĂǁŬ
LJdžŽŵŵĂƉĞƟŽůĂƚƵŵZĂŵďƵƌ͕ϭϴϰϮ
>
53
я
A
A
A
я
>ĞŐĞŶĚ͗>Ͳ>ĞĂƐƚĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ͖EdͲEĞĂƌdŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚ͖ͲĂƚĂĞĮĐŝĞŶƚ͖ΎͲŶĚĞŵŝĐƚŽtĞƐƚĞƌŶ'ŚĂƚƐ͖яͲƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ͖ͲĂďƐĞŶĐĞ͘
&ŝŐƵƌĞϮ͘&ĂŵŝůLJͲǁŝƐĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨĚƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐ;ŶŝƐŽƉƚĞƌĂͿĂƚ
ŚŝŶŶĂƌtŝůĚůŝĨĞ^ĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJ
&ŝŐƵƌĞϯ͘&ĂŵŝůLJͲǁŝƐĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨĚĂŵƐĞůŇŝĞƐ;LJŐŽƉƚĞƌĂͿĂƚ
ŚŝŶŶĂƌtŝůĚůŝĨĞ^ĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJ
ƵƐŚĂƌƚŽƉĞƌĂŵĂƌŐŝŶŝƉĞƐ;ZĂŵďƵƌ͕ϭϴϰϮͿ and Granite
Ghost ƌĂĚŝŶŽƉLJŐĂ ŐĞŵŝŶĂƚĂ ;ZĂŵďƵƌ͕ ϭϴϰϮͿ͘ While
ĮǀĞǀĞƌLJƌĂƌĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨŽĚŽŶĂƚĞƐĂƚŚŝŶŶĂƌĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƐƵƌǀĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ůƵĞ ĂƌŶĞƌ ŶĂdž ŝŵŵĂĐƵůŝĨƌŽŶƐ
ZĂŵďƵƌ͕ ϭϴϰϮ, WĂƌĂŬĞĞƚ ĂƌŶĞƌ 'LJŶĂĐĂŶƚŚĂ ďĂLJĂĚĞƌĂ
Selys, ϭϴϱϰ͕ƌŽǁŶĂƌŶĞƌ'LJŶĂĐĂŶƚŚĂĚƌĂǀŝĚĂ>ŝĞŌŝŶĐŬ͕
1960, Pigmy Skimmer dĞƚƌĂƚŚĞŵŝƐ ƉůĂƚLJƉƚĞƌĂ Selys,
ϭϴϳϴ ĂŶĚ dƌĂǀĂŶĐŽƌĞ Ăŵ dĂŝů ƐŵĞ ŵƵĚŝĞŶƐŝƐ
Fraser, 1931͘
ŚŝŶŶĂƌ ĂůƐŽ ƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚ ƚǁŽ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŽĨ ŽĚŽŶĂƚĞƐ
ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĞŶĚĞŵŝĐƚŽƚŚĞtĞƐƚĞƌŶ'ŚĂƚƐ͕ƚŚĞWŝĞĚZĞĞĚ
Tail WƌŽƚŽƐƟĐƚĂ ŐƌĂǀĞůLJŝ >ĂŝĚůĂǁ͕ ϭϵϭϱ ĂŶĚ dƌĂǀĂŶĐŽƌĞ
ĂŵdĂŝůƐŵĞŵƵĚŝĞŶƐŝƐFraser, 1931.
ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ /hE ZĞĚ >ŝƐƚ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝnjĂƟŽŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ
ϲϵϭϰ
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Odonata of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
&ŝŐƵƌĞϰ͘^ƉĞĐŝĞƐƌŝĐŚŶĞƐƐŽĨŽĚŽŶĂƚĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĮǀĞƐƚƵĚLJĂƌĞĂƐ
species of the odonates of Chinnar fall under the
ĂƚĂ ĞĮĐŝĞŶƚ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌLJ͘ dŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŽǁŶ ĂƌŶĞƌ
'LJŶĂĐĂŶƚŚĂĚƌĂǀŝĚĂ>ŝĞŌŝŶĐŬ͕ϭϵϲϬ͕dƌĂǀĂŶĐŽƌĞĂŵ
Tail ƐŵĞŵƵĚŝĞŶƐŝƐ&ƌĂƐĞƌ͕ϭϵϯϭĂŶĚůĂĐŬͲƚŽƌƌĞŶƚĂƌƚ
LJƐƉŚĂĞĂ ĞƚŚĞůĂ &ƌĂƐĞƌ͕ ϭϵϮϰ͘ ĂƚĂ ĞĮĐŝĞŶƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ
ĂƌĞƚŚĞŽŶĞƐƚŚĂƚŵƵƐƚďĞĂĐĐŽƌĚĞĚĂŚŝŐŚƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJǁŝƚŚ
respect to more studies, surveys and monitoring.
The odonate diversity of Chinnar WS accounted
for 31.16% of the odonates in Kerala and 27.58% of
the odonates of Western Ghats. This is a preliminary
ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŽĚŽŶĂƚĞĨĂƵŶĂŽĨŚŝŶŶĂƌtŝůĚůŝĨĞ
Sanctuary. We hence recommend more detailed
ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ůĞƐƐĞƌ ŬŶŽǁŶ ƚĂdžĂ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ
ŵƵĐŚƌĞǁĂƌĚŝŶŐŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŽĚŽŶĂƚĞ
diversity of Chinnar.
Z›¥›Ù›Ä‘›Ý
ĚĂƌƐŚ͕ ͘<͕͘ <͘^͘ ŶĞĞƐŚ Θ W͘K͘ EĂŵĞĞƌ ;ϮϬϭϰͿ͘ A preliminary
checklist of odonates in Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) campus,
dŚƌŝƐƐƵƌĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͕<ĞƌĂůĂ͕^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ/ŶĚŝĂ͘:ŽƵƌŶĂůŽĨdŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚdĂdžĂ
ϲ;ϴͿ͗ϲϭϮϳʹϲϭϯϳ͖ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĚdž͘ĚŽŝ͘ŽƌŐͬϭϬ͘ϭϭϲϬϵͬ:Ždd͘Žϯϰϵϭ͘ϲϭϮϳͲϯϳ
ƌƵůƉƌĂŬĂƐŚ͕Z͘Θ<͘'ƵŶĂƚŚŝůĂŐĂƌĂũ;ϮϬϭϬͿ͘ďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
ŽĨ ŽĚŽŶĂƚĂ ŝŶ ƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJ ǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ŽĨ ŽŝŵďĂƚŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ^ĂůĞŵ
districts in Tamil Nadu. Journal of Threatened Taxa Ϯ;ϴͿ͗ ϭϬϵϵʹ
1102; ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĚdž͘ĚŽŝ͘ŽƌŐͬϭϬ͘ϭϭϲϬϵͬ:Ždd͘ŽϮϬϯϱ͘ϭϬϵϵͲϭϬϮ
ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ͕ ,͘'͘ Θ W͘<͘ ^ĞƚŚ ;ϭϵϲϴͿ͘ ZĞǀŝƐĞĚ ^ƵƌǀĞLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ŽƌĞƐƚ
dLJƉĞƐŽĨ/ŶĚŝĂ͘'ŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŽĨ/ŶĚŝĂWƌĞƐƐ͕EĂƐŝŬ͕EĞǁĞůŚŝ͕/ŶĚŝĂ͕
404pp.
ŵŝůŝLJĂŵŵĂ͕ <͘'͘ Θ ͘ ZĂĚŚĂŬƌŝƐŚŶĂŶ ;ϮϬϬϬͿ͘ Odonata (Insecta)
ŽĨ WĂƌĂŵďŝŬƵůĂŵ tŝůĚůŝĨĞ ^ĂŶĐƚƵĂƌLJ͕ <ĞƌĂůĂ͕ /ŶĚŝĂ͘ ZĞĐŽƌĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
ŽŽůŽŐŝĐĂů^ƵƌǀĞLJŽĨ/ŶĚŝĂϵϴ;ϭͿ͗ϭϱϳʹϭϲϳ͘
ŵŝůŝLJĂŵŵĂ͕<͘'͕͘͘ZĂĚŚĂŬƌŝƐŚŶĂŶΘD͘:͘WĂůŽƚ;ϮϬϬϳͿ͘ Odonata/ŶƐĞĐƚĂŽĨ<ĞƌĂůĂ͘ŽŽůŽŐŝĐĂů^ƵƌǀĞLJŽĨ/ŶĚŝĂ͕ϮϰϯƉƉ͘
ŵŝůŝLJĂŵŵĂ͕ <͘'͘ Θ ͘ ZĂĚŚĂŬƌŝƐŚŶĂŶ ;ϮϬϬϮͿ͘ ĚĚŝƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
KĚŽŶĂƚĂŽĨ;/ŶƐĞĐƚĂͿŽĨdŚŝƌƵǀĂŶĂŶƚŚĂƉƵƌĂŵŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͕<ĞƌĂůĂ͘Zoos’
WƌŝŶƚ :ŽƵƌŶĂů ϭϳ;ϭϬͿ͗ ϵϭϰʹϵϭϳ͖ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĚdž͘ĚŽŝ͘ŽƌŐͬϭϬ͘ϭϭϲϬϵͬ:Ždd͘
W:͘ϭϳ͘ϭϬ͘ϵϭϰͲϳ
Adarsh et al.
ŵŝůŝLJĂŵŵĂ͕ <͘'͕͘ ͘ ZĂĚŚĂŬƌŝƐŚŶĂŶ Θ D͘:͘ WĂůŽƚ ;ϮϬϬϱͿ͘ WŝĐƚŽƌŝĂů
,ĂŶĚŬ ŽŶ ŽŵŵŽŶ ƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŵƐĞůŇŝĞƐ ŽĨ <ĞƌĂůĂ͘
ŽŽůŽŐŝĐĂů^ƵƌǀĞLJŽĨ/ŶĚŝĂ͕ϲϳƉƉ͘
ŵŝůŝLJĂŵŵĂ͕<͘'͘;ϮϬϬϱͿ͘KŶƚŚĞKĚŽŶĂƚĂ;/ŶƐĞĐƚͿ&ĂƵŶĂŽĨ<ŽƩĂLJĂŵ
ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͕<ĞƌĂůĂ͕/ŶĚŝĂ͘ŽŽƐ͛WƌŝŶƚ:ŽƵƌŶĂůϮϬ;ϭϮͿ͗ϮϭϬϴʹϮϭϭϬ͖ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬ
Ědž͘ĚŽŝ͘ŽƌŐͬϭϬ͘ϭϭϲϬϵͬ:Ždd͘W:͘ϭϯϯϴ͘ϮϭϬϴͲϭϬ
&ƌĂƐĞƌ͕&͘͘;ϭϵϮϰͿ͘/ŶĚŝĂŶĚƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐͲWĂƌƚy/y͘:ŽƵƌŶĂůŽĨƚŚĞŽŵďĂLJ
EĂƚƵƌĂů,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ/͗ϭϬϲʹϭϭϳ͘
&ƌĂƐĞƌ͕ &͘͘ ;ϭϵϯϭͿ͘ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ĚƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐ Ͳ WĂƌƚ yyys///͘ Journal of the
ŽŵďĂLJEĂƚƵƌĂů,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJϮ͗ϯϮϱʹϯϰϭ͘
&ƌĂƐĞƌ͕ &͘͘ ;ϭϵϯϯͿ͘ dŚĞ &ĂƵŶĂ ŽĨ ƌŝƟƐŚ /ŶĚŝĂ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĞLJůŽŶ ĂŶĚ
ƵƌŵĂ͘KĚŽŶĂƚĂͲsŽů͘/͘dĂLJůŽƌĂŶĚ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐ>ƚĚ͕͘>ŽŶĚŽŶ͕ϰϮϯƉƉ͘
&ƌĂƐĞƌ͕ &͘͘ ;ϭϵϯϰͿ͘ dŚĞ &ĂƵŶĂ ŽĨ ƌŝƟƐŚ /ŶĚŝĂ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĞLJůŽŶ ĂŶĚ
ƵƌŵĂ͘KĚŽŶĂƚĂͲsŽů͘//͘dĂLJůŽƌĂŶĚ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐ>ƚĚ͕͘>ŽŶĚŽŶ͕ϯϵϴƉƉ͘
&ƌĂƐĞƌ͕ &͘͘ ;ϭϵϯϲͿ͘ dŚĞ &ĂƵŶĂ ŽĨ ƌŝƟƐŚ /ŶĚŝĂ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĞLJůŽŶ ĂŶĚ
ƵƌŵĂ͘KĚŽŶĂƚĂͲsŽů͘///͘dĂLJůŽƌĂŶĚ&ƌĂŶĐŝƐ>ƚĚ͕͘>ŽŶĚŽŶ͕ϰϲϭƉƉ͘
'ƵŶĂƚŚŝůĂŐĂƌĂũ͕ <͕͘ Z͘W͘ ^ŽƵŶĚĂƌĂũĂŶ͕ E͘ ŚŝƚƌĂ Θ D͘ ^ǁĂŵŝĂƉƉĂŶ
;ϭϵϵϵͿ͘KĚŽŶĂƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƌŝĐĞĮĞůĚƐŽĨŽŝŵďĂƚŽƌĞ͘ŽŽƐ͛WƌŝŶƚ:ŽƵƌŶĂů
ϭ;ϭϰͿ͗ϰϯʹϰϰ͖ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĚdž͘ĚŽŝ͘ŽƌŐͬϭϬ͘ϭϭϲϬϵͬ:Ždd͘W:͘ϭϰ͘ϲ͘ϰϯͲϰ
<ĂŶĚŝďĂŶĞ͕ D͕͘ ^͘ ZĂŐƵƌĂŵĂŶ Θ E͘ 'ĂŶĂƉĂƚŚLJ ;ϮϬϬϱͿ͘ ZĞůĂƟǀĞ
ĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽĨ KĚŽŶĂƚĂ ŝŶ ĂŶ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƚĞĚ ƌŝĐĞ ĮĞůĚ ŽĨ
Madurai, Tamil Nadu. ŽŽƐ͛WƌŝŶƚ:ŽƵƌŶĂůϮϬ;ϭϭͿ͗ϮϬϱϭʹϮϬϱϮ͖ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬ
Ědž͘ĚŽŝ͘ŽƌŐͬϭϬ͘ϭϭϲϬϵͬ:Ždd͘W:͘ϭϮϵϯ͘ϮϬϱϭͲϮ
<ŝƌĂŶ͕ ͘'͘ Θ ͘ ZĂũƵ ;ϮϬϭϯͿ͘ ƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŵƐĞůŇŝĞƐ ŽĨ <ĞƌĂůĂ.
dƌŽƉŝĐĂů /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ͕ 'ƌĞĞŶůĞĂĨ WƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕
<ŽƩĂLJĂŵ͕<ĞƌĂůĂ͕/ŶĚŝĂ͘
DĂƚŚĂǀĂŶ͕ ^͘ Θ W͘>͘ DŝůůĞƌ ;ϭϵϴϵͿ͘ ŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐ
;KĚŽŶĂƚĂͿDĂĚĞŝŶƚŚĞWĞƌŝLJĂƌEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ͕<ĞƌĂůĂ͕^ŽƵƚŚ/ŶĚŝĂ͕ŝŶ
:ĂŶƵĂƌLJ͕ϭϵϴϴ͘/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůKĚŽŶĂƚŽůŽŐŝĐĂů^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ͘
^ƵďƌĂŵĂŶŝĂŶ͕<͘͘;ϮϬϭϰͿ͘ ŚĞĐŬůŝƐƚŽĨKĚŽŶĂƚĂŽĨ/ŶĚŝĂ͘ŽŽůŽŐŝĐĂů
Survey of India, Kolkata, 31pp.
^ƵďƌĂŵĂŶŝĂŶ͕<͘͘ ;ϮϬϬϵͿ͘ /ŶĚŝĂ Ͳ >ŝĨĞƐĐĂƉĞ͕ ƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐ ŽĨ /ŶĚŝĂ Ͳ
&ŝĞůĚ'ƵŝĚĞ͘sŝŐLJĂŶWƌĂƐĂƌ͕/ŶĚŝĂKīƐĞƚWƌĞƐƐ͕EĞǁĞůŚŝ͕ϭϴϬƉƉ͘
^ƵďƌĂŵĂŶŝĂŶ͕<͘͘;ϮϬϬϱͿ͘ ƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐĂŶĚĂŵƐĞůŇŝĞƐŽĨWĞŶŝŶƐƵůĂƌ
/ŶĚŝĂ Ͳ &ŝĞůĚ 'ƵŝĚĞ͘ ϭƐƚ ĚŝƟŽŶ͘ WƌŽũĞĐƚ >ŝĨĞƐĐĂƉĞ ^ĞƌŝĞƐ͘ /ŶĚŝĂŶ
ĐĂĚĞŵLJŽĨ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ͕ĂŶŐůŽƌĞ͕ϭϭϴƉƉ͘
^ƵďƌĂŵĂŶŝĂŶ͕<͘͘Θ<͘'͘^ŝǀĂƌĂŵĂŬƌŝƐŚŶĂŶ;ϮϬϬϮͿ͘ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽĨ
KĚŽŶĂƚĞĨĂƵŶĂŝŶtĞƐƚĞƌŶ'ŚĂƚƐ͘sŝƐƚĂƐŽĨŶƚŽŵŽůŽŐŝĐĂůƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ
ĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞǁŵŝůůĞŶŶŝƵŵ, 11–22pp.
^ƵďƌĂŵĂŶŝĂŶ͕ <͕͘͘ &͘ <ĂŬŬĂƐƐĞƌLJ Θ D͘s͘ EĂŝƌ ;ϮϬϭϭͿ͘ The status
ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĚƌĂŐŽŶŇŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĂŵƐĞůŇŝĞƐ ;KĚŽŶĂƚĂͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
tĞƐƚĞƌŶ 'ŚĂƚƐ͕ ƉƉ͘ ϲϯʹϳϮ͘ DŽůƵƌ͕ ^͕͘ <͘'͘ ^ŵŝƚŚ͕ ͘͘ ĂŶŝĞů Θ
t͘Z͘d͘ĂƌǁĂůů;ĐŽŵƉ͘Ϳ͘dŚĞ^ƚĂƚƵƐĂŶĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨ&ƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌ
ŝŽĚǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞtĞƐƚĞƌŶ'ŚĂƚƐ͕/ŶĚŝĂ͘/hE͕ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ͕h<ĂŶĚ
'ůĂĚ͕ ^ǁŝƚnjĞƌůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŽŽ KƵƚƌĞĂĐŚ KƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ ŽŝŵďĂƚŽƌĞ͕
India.
^ƵďƌĂŵĂŶŝĂŶ<͕͘͘W͘ZĂŶŐŶĞŬĂƌΘZ͘EĂŝŬ;ϮϬϭϯͿ͘/ĚŝŽŶLJdž;KĚŽŶĂƚĂ͗
ŽƌĚƵůŝŝĚĂĞͿ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tĞƐƚĞƌŶ 'ŚĂƚƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ŶĞǁ
species. ZootaxaϯϲϱϮ;ϮͿ͗ϮϳϳʹϮϴϴ
WĞƚĞƌƐ͕ '͘ ;ϭϵϴϭͿ͘ dƌŽĐŬĞŶnjĞŝƚͲ>ŝďĞůůĞŶ ĂƵƐĚĞŵ /ŶĚŝƐĐŚĞŶ dŝĞĨĂŶĚ͘
ĞƵƚƐĐŚŶƚŽŵŽůŽŐŝƐĐŚĞĞŝƚƐĐŚƌŝŌ;E͘&͘ͿϮϴ͗ϵϯʹϭϬϴ͘
ZĂŶŐŶĞŬĂƌ͕W͕͘D͘ŽƌŬĂƌΘK͘ŚĂƌǁĂĚŬĂƌ;ϮϬϭϬͿ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞ
Odonata (Insecta) of Goa. Journal of Threatened Taxa Ϯ;ϰͿ͗ ϴϬϱʹ
814; ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĚdž͘ĚŽŝ͘ŽƌŐͬϭϬ͘ϭϭϲϬϵͬ:Ždd͘ŽϮϮϴϲ͘ϴϬϱͲϭϰ
ZĂŶŐŶĞŬĂƌ͕ W͘ Θ Z͘ EĂŝŬ ;ϮϬϭϰͿ͘ &ƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ KĚŽŶĂƚĂ
(Insecta) fauna of Goa, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa ϲ;ϯͿ͗
5585–5589; ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĚdž͘ĚŽŝ͘ŽƌŐͬϭϬ͘ϭϭϲϬϵͬũŽƩ͘Žϯϲϰϭ͘ϱϱϴϱͲϵ
ZĂŽ͕<͘Z͘Θ͘Z͘>ĂŚŝƌŝ;ϭϵϴϮͿ͘&ŝƌƐƚƌĞĐŽƌĚƐŽĨKĚŽŶĂƚĂ;ƌƚŚƌŽƉŽĚĂ͗
/ŶƐĞĐƚĂͿĨƌŽŵ^ŝůĞŶƚsĂůůĞLJĂŶĚEĞǁŵĂƌĂŵďĂůĂŵZĞƐĞƌǀĞ&ŽƌĞƐƚƐ͘
:ŽƵƌŶĂůŽĨƚŚĞŽŵďĂLJEĂƚƵƌĂů,ŝƐƚŽƌLJ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJϳϵ͗ϱϱϳʹϱϲϮ͘
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Odonata of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
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Image 7. Prodasineura verticalis
Image 6. Copera marginipes
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Image 8. Protosticta gravelyi
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© C.K. Adarsh
Image 9. Aciagrion hisopa
Image 10. Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
Image 11. Ceriagrion coromandelianum
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Image 14. Pseudagrion microcephalum
Image 12. Ischnura aurora
Image 13. Pseudagrion rubriceps
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© C.K. Adarsh
Image 16. Heliocypha bisignata
Image 15. Libellago lineata
Image 17. Vestalis apicalis
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Image 19. Neurobasis chinensis
Image 18. Vestalis glacilis
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Image 20. Dysphaea ethela
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Odonata of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
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Image 22. Gynacantha dravida
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Image 23. Anax guttatus
Image 21. Gynacantha bayadera
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Image 26. Acisoma panorpoides
Image 25. Gomphidia sp.
Image 24. Ictinogomphus rapax
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Image 27. Brachydiplax chalybea
Image 28. Brachythemis contaminata
(female)
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© C.K. Adarsh
Image 30. Bradinopyga geminata
Image 31. Diplacodes trivialis (female)
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© C.K. Adarsh
Image 29. Brachythemis contaminata
(male)
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Image 32. Diplacodes trivialis (male)
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Image 35. Neurothemis tullia (female)
Image 33. Lathrecista asiatica
Image 34. Neurothemis fulvia
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Odonata of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
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Image 36. Neurothemis tullia (male)
Image 37. Orthetrum chrysis
Image 38. Orthetrum glaucum
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© C.K. Adarsh
Image 40. Orthetrum pruinosum
Image 39. Orthetrum luzonicum
Image 41. Orthetrum sabina
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Image 43. Rhodothemis rufa (female)
Image 42. Pantala flavescens
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Image 44. Rhodothemis rufa (male)
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© C.K. Adarsh
Image 46. Rhyothemis variegata (male)
Image 45. Rhyothemis variegata (female)
Image 47. Tramea limbata
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Image 48. Tetrathemis platyptera
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Image 49. Tholymis tillarga (male)
Image 50. Trithemis aurora (female)
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Odonata of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
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Image 51. Trithemis aurora (male)
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Image 52. Trithemis pallidinervis
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Image 53. Zyxomma petiolatum
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