Additions to the Odonata (Insecta) of Goa

Additions to the Odonata (Insecta) of Goa

The study reports the results from surveys for Odonates in the State of Goa over 19 months during 2007-2008. A total of 66 species of Odonates were documented with 34 new species records from the State. The present study has resulted in an increase of 47.30% in the number of species reported from...

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Main Authors: P. Rangnekar, M. Borkar, O. Dharwadkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2010-04-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/482
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spelling doaj-2f8c9e98c4d140a59b73d034421823072020-11-25T02:18:40ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072010-04-012480581410.11609/JoTT.o2286.805-14468Additions to the Odonata (Insecta) of GoaP. RangnekarM. BorkarO. DharwadkarThe study reports the results from surveys for Odonates in the State of Goa over 19 months during 2007-2008. A total of 66 species of Odonates were documented with 34 new species records from the State. The present study has resulted in an increase of 47.30% in the number of species reported from Goa to 74 from the existing 39. Family Libellulidae dominated the odonate community with 32 species followed by Coenagrionidae with 14 species. Orthetrum sabina was the most abundant species while seven species were documented only once during the survey period. More survey effort are needed to completely document the odonate species diversity of the state.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/482
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author P. Rangnekar
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Additions to the Odonata (Insecta) of Goa
Journal of Threatened Taxa
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M. Borkar
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title Additions to the Odonata (Insecta) of Goa
title_short Additions to the Odonata (Insecta) of Goa
title_full Additions to the Odonata (Insecta) of Goa
title_fullStr Additions to the Odonata (Insecta) of Goa
title_full_unstemmed Additions to the Odonata (Insecta) of Goa
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publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
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0974-7907
publishDate 2010-04-01
description The study reports the results from surveys for Odonates in the State of Goa over 19 months during 2007-2008. A total of 66 species of Odonates were documented with 34 new species records from the State. The present study has resulted in an increase of 47.30% in the number of species reported from Goa to 74 from the existing 39. Family Libellulidae dominated the odonate community with 32 species followed by Coenagrionidae with 14 species. Orthetrum sabina was the most abundant species while seven species were documented only once during the survey period. More survey effort are needed to completely document the odonate species diversity of the state.
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