Taxonomic study of Odonata [Insecta] in Kolkata and surroundings, West Bengal, India
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: The present study was conducted to study species richness of Odonata (Insecta) in Kolkata and Howrah, West Bengal. Results document eighty Odonate species including four new records viz., Rhodothemis rufa (Rambur, 1842), Trithemis festiva (Rambur, 1842), Agriocnemis femina (Brauer, 1868) and Lestes malabarica Fraser, 1929. One species under genus Agriocnemis does not fit the records and is awaiting description. The paper also discusses habitat wise species distribution of Odonata within the study area
Author: Prosenjit Dawn
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2991945259
