List of Odonata of Nepal

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The following is a list of Odonata of Nepal . One hundred and eighty-five species from seventeen families are listed.

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This list is primarily based on Graham Vick's 1989 list [1] with some recent additions and a modernized classification.

Suborder Anisozygoptera

Family Epiophlebiidae

Suborder Zygoptera – damselflies

Family Amphipterygidae – diplebiidae

Family Calopterygidae – jewelwings

Family Chlorocyphidae

Family Euphaeidae

Family Synlestidae

Family Lestidae

Family Coenagrionidae

Family Platycnemididae – featherlegs

Calicnemia nipalica Calicnemia nipalica.jpg
Calicnemia nipalica

Family Platystictidae – forest damsels

Family Protoneuridae

Suborder Anisoptera – dragonflies

Family Gomphidae

Family Aeshnidae

Family Cordulegastridae

Family Corduliidae

Family Macromiidae

Family Libellulidae

Trithemis festiva (black stream glider) Trithemis festiva01.jpg
Trithemis festiva (black stream glider)

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References

  1. ↑ Vick, Graham (1989). "List of the dragonflies recorded from Nepal, with a summary of their altitudinal distribution (Odonata)". Opuscula zoologica fluminensia. 43: 1–21.
  2. 1 2 3 Conniff, Karen L.; Aryal, Milan; K. C., Sajan & Heijden, Antonie V. D. (2020). "New additions to the checklist of dragonflies and damselflies of Nepal". Agrion. 24 (1): 21–523.
  3. ↑ K.C., Sajan; Gurung, Juddha Bahadur (2020). "Records of dragonfies and damselfies (Insecta: Odonata) of Dipang Lake, with two new records to Nepal". International Journal of Zoology Studies. 12 (8): 15955–15961.
  4. ↑ Conniff, Karen & Limbu, Mahendra Singh (2018). "Description of Microgomphus phewataali sp. nov. from Nepal (Odonata: Gomphidae)" (PDF). Odonatologica. 47 (3/4): 277–288.
  5. ↑ Awale, Sonia. "Project Dragonfly".

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