ABSTRACT

An updated checklist of Odonata known so far from the state West Bengal is presented here consisting 239 species belonging to 114 genera and 17 families. Eight species viz. Megalestes irma, Lestes garoensis, Calicnemia nipalica, Chlorogomphus mortoni, Somatochlora daviesi, Cephalaeschna viridifrons, C. triadica, Lyriothemis mortoni, are recorded for the first time from the state; and last two species are recorded for the first time from India. This paper indicates a prominent rise in the number of species than the previous published checklist, as many isolated species distribution records were lying undocumented. This paper also reflects the data from citizen science platforms and social media groups. Reference for the original descriptions, type locality and information of specimen repository of the recorded species are provided. Some doubtful identification and distribution records are also discussed here.

摘要

此处提供了迄今为止在西孟加拉邦已知的 Odonata 的更新清单，该清单包括属于 114 属和 17 科的 239 种。八种即。Megalestes irma , Lestes garoensis , Calicnemia nipalica , Chlorogomphus mortoni , Somatochlora daviesi , Cephalaeschna viridifrons , C. triadica , Lyriothemis mortoni, 是第一次从状态记录；最后两个物种是首次记录在印度。这篇论文表明物种数量比之前公布的清单显着增加，因为许多孤立的物种分布记录没有记录。本文还反映了来自公民科学平台和社交媒体团体的数据。提供记录物种原始描述、类型所在地和标本库信息的参考。这里还讨论了一些可疑的识别和分发记录。