NOTE ZOOS' PRINT JOURNAL 18(11): 1264-1266 Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabr.) Agrion coromandelianum Fabr., Syst. Suppl. p.287(1798). Material examined: One female, 8.iv.1996, near Monkey Falls, FAUNA OF PROTECTED AREAS - 4 coll. M.S. Ravichandran ODONATA (INSECTA) OF INDIRA GANDHI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Distribution: Throughout . AND NATIONAL PARK, Remarks: A common species; recorded for the first time from the Sanctuary.

K.G. Emiliyamma and C. Radhakrishnan Ischnura aurora aurora (Brauer) Agrion delicatum Hagen, Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, Vol.viii, Western Ghats Field Research Station, Zoological Survey of India, p.479 (1858). Kozhikode, Kerala 673002, India. Material examined: One male, 10.iv.1992, Anamalai, Coll. T.S.N. Murthy; one male, 22.ii.1998, Karian Solai, coll. M.S. Ravichandran Distribution: Throughout India. The Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, formerly known as the Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary (10º13'08"- Remarks: A common species; recorded for the first time from the 10º33'27"N & 76º49'02"-77º21'07"E), occupies an area of 958km2 protected areas. at an elevation of 340-2400m along the eastern slope of the Western Ghats in District, Tamil Nadu, India. Pseudagrion rubriceps rubriceps Selys Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, Bull. Acad. Belg.(2) Vol. xiii, p.510 Fraser (1931) reported 41 species and subspecies of Odonata (1876). (Insecta) from Anamalai and Mudis hills. Later, in his Fauna of Material examined: One male, 12.ii.1998, Attakkatty, coll. M.S. British India (1933, 1934 & 1936), Fraser added eight more Ravichandran species of Odonata occurring in the area. The present note deals with 22 species and subspecies of odonata collected Distribution: Throughout India. from these protected areas through our surveys. Of these, 10 Remarks: Recorded for the first time from the Sanctuary. species and one subspecies are new additions to the odonata fauna of the area. Thus, altogether 60 species and subspecies Copera vittata (Selys) under 43 genera and 13 families are currently known to occur Psilocnemis vittata Selys, Bull.Acad.Belg.(2) Vol. xvi, p.170 in the Park (Table 1). A systematic list of all the species of (1863). Odonata known till date from this Sanctuary, and a systematic Material examined: One male, 22.ii.1998, Karian Solai, coll. M.S. account of the 22 species and subspecies collected during our Ravichandran surveys are provided below. The materials studied are deposited in the faunal depository of the Zoological Survey of Distribution: Throughout India. India, Southern Regional Station, Chennai. Remarks: Recorded for the first time from the Park.

The nomenclature followed here is after Prasad and Varshney Vestalis gracilis gracilis (Rambur) (1995). Calopteryx gracilis Rambur, Ins. Nevrop. p.224 (1842). Systematic account Material examined: Six males, four females, 28.xi.1996, Valve house road; one male, one female, 26.xi.1996, Sholayar, coll. P.T. Cherian; Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur) one male. two females, 19.ii,1992, Top Slip; two males, two Agrion pygmaeum Rambur, Ins.Nevrop p. 278 (1842): Brauer, females, around 31.i.1993, Topslip, coll. G. Thirumalai; one female, verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, vol. xiv. p.161 (1864); id., Reise, 10.xii.1997, Vettakkaranpudur, coll. Mary Bai. ‘Novara’ p.103 (1866). Distribution: India: Assam, , Bihar, Gujarat, Material examined: One male, 11.ii.1996, Thirumurthy dam site; Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya and West Bengal. one female, 7.ii.1996, Amaravathy nagar, coll. M.B. Raghunathan; one male, 14.xii.1997, Navamalai, coll. Mary Bai. Vestalis gracilis montana Fraser Vestalis gracilis amoena Fraser, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. Distribution: Throughout India xxxiii, p. 583 (1929). Remarks: A very common species; recorded for the first time Material examined: One female, 31.i.1993, Topslip, coll. G. from the Sanctuary

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Thirumalai. Distribution: Widely distributed in the found near ponds and streams. Remarks: Recorded for the first time from west coast of India and in the Western Distribution: Throughout India. the Sanctuary. and Eastern Ghats. Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury) Distribution: Southern India. Remarks: Recorded for the first time from the Sanctuary. Libellula sabina Drury, III. Exot. Ins. Rhinocypha bisignata (Selys) Vol.i, pp. 114-115 (1770). Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury) Rhinocypha bisignata Selys, Syn. Cal. Material examined: One male, 31.i.1993, p. 62(1853). Libellula servilia Drury, III.Ex. Ins. Vol.i, Topslip; one male, 17.ii.1992, Chinnar, coll. pl.xlvii, fig. 6, pp.112, 113(1170); Rambur, G. Thirumalai; one male, 10.viii.1997, Material examined: One male, one female, Ins. Nevrop. p.80 (1842). 17.ii.1998, Sarkarpathy, coll. M.S. Amaravathi nagar, coll. M.B.

Ravichandran. Material examined: One male, 18.ii.1992, Raghunathan. Sethumadai, coll. G. Thirumalai Distribution: Southern India and Distribution: Throughout India.

Maharashtra. Distribution: Throughout India. Palpopleura sexmaculata Remarks: A common species; recorded sexmaculata (Fabr.) Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides from the Sanctuary for the first time. Rambur Libellula sexmaculata Fabricius, Mant. Acisoma panarpoides Rambur, Ins. Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur) Ins. vol.i, p.338 (1787). Nevrop. p.28, pl. ii, fig. 26 (1868). Libellula trivialis Rambur, Ins. Nevrop. Material examined: Four males, five Material examined: One male, 31.i.1993, p.115 (1842). females, 25.xi.1996, Manompally, coll. P.T. Topslip, coll. G. Thirumalai. Material examined: One male, 19.ii.1992, Cherian.

Distribution: Throught India. Topslip, coll. G. Thirumalai; three males, Distribution: Throughout India. one females, 10.iv.1992, Anamalai, coll. Remarks: Recorded for the first time from T.S.N. Murthy. Pantala flavescens (Fabr.) the Sanctuary. Distribution: Throughout India. Libellula flavescens Fabricius, Ent. Syst. Suppl. p.285 (1798). Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius) Remarks: One of the commonest

Libellula contaminata Farbricius, Ent. dragonflies of India Material examined: One female, 17.ii.1992, Syst. vol.ii, p. 382 (1793). Chinnar, (Anamalai), coll. G. Thirumalai, Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer) four males, 8.viii.1997, Kallapuram, coll. Material examined: One male, 14.xii. 1997, M.B. Raghunathan. Navamalai, coll. Mary Bai. Libellula glauca Brauer, Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. wien, vol. xviii, pp.169,732(1868). Distribution: Throughout India Distribution: Throughout the plains of

India. Material examined: One male, Attakkatti, Remarks: A very common species; 12.ii.1998, coll. M.S. Ravichandran. recorded for the first time from the Remarks: A common species; recorded Sanctuary. from the Sanctuary for the first time. Distribution: Throughout India. Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer) Trithemis aurora (Burm.) Bradinopyga geminata (Rambur) Libellula aurora Burmeister, Handb., Libellula geminata Rambur, Ins. Nevrop. Libellula luzonica Brauer, Verh. Zool.- bot. Ges. Wien. Vol. xv, p. 1012. Ent.vol.ii, p.859(1839); Hagen, Verh. Zool.- p.90 (1842). bot. Ges. Wien, Vol.viii, p.480 (1858). Material examined: One male, 25.xi.1996, Material examined: One male, 10.xii.1997, Manompally, coll. P.T. Cherian. Material examined: One female, 25.xi.1996, Vettakkaranpudur, coll. Mary Bai. Manompally, coll. P.T. Cherian; one

Remarks: A common species recorded for Distribution: Throughout India. female, 8.iv.1992, Anaikatty, coll. T.S.N. the first time from the Sanctuary. Murthy; two males, 14.xii.1997, Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum Navamalai, coll. Mary Bai. Distribution: Peninsular India. (Rambur)

Libellula neglecta Rambur, Ins. Nevrop. Distribution: Throughout India. Cratilla lineata (Brauer) p. 86 (1842). Orthemis lineata Brauer, Sctzungsber. Trithemis festiva (Rambur)

Akad. Wien, vol. xxviii. p.9 (Sep.) (1878). Material examined: One male, 14.iv.1992, Libellula festiva Rambur, Ins. Nevrop., Attakatti, coll. T.S.N. Murthy. p. 92 (1842). Material examined: One male,

Manompally, 25.xi.1996, coll. P.T.Cherian Remarks: A very common species usually Material examined: Two males, 10.iv.1996,

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Kudiyapuram, coll. M.S. Ravichandran. Table 1. Systematic list Distribution: Throughout India. Order: Odonata Aeshnidae Suborder: Zygoptera Anaciaeschna donaldi Fraser Acknowledgement Superfamily: Coenagrionidea Anax guttatus (Burmeister) The authors are grateful to the Director, Coenagrionidae Anax immaculifrons Rambur Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata and *Agriocnemis pygmaea (Rambur) Gynacantha dravida Lieftinck the Officer-in-charge, Southern Regional *Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabricius) Superfamily: Cordulegasteroidea Station, Zoological Survey of India, *Ischnura aurora aurora (Brauer) Cordulegasteridae Chennai for facilities and encouragement. Onychargia atrocyana Selys Chlorogomphus xanthoptera (Fraser) Pseudagrion rubriceps rubriceps Selys Superfamily: Libelluloidea References Platycnemididae Corduliidae Fraser, F.C. (1931). Additions to the survey Copera vittata (Selys) Hemicordulia asiatica Selys of odonata (Dragonfly) fauna of Western Platystictidae Idionyx burliyarensis Fraser India, with descriptions of nine new species. Protosticta davenporti Fraser Idionyx saffronata Fraser Records of the Indian Museum 33: 443-474. Protosticta hearseyi Fraser Idionyx travancorensis Fraser Fraser, F.C. (1933). Fauna of British India Macromia annaimallaiensis Fraser Protoneuridae including Ceylon and Burma: Odonata. Vol. Macromia flavocolorata Fraser 1. Taylor & Francis, London. Esme cyaneovittata Fraser Fraser, F.C. (1934). Fauna of British India Esme mudiensis Fraser Libellulidae including Ceylon and Burma: Odonata. Vol. Prodasineura verticalis annandalei (Fraser) *Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur *Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius) 2. Taylor & Francis, London. Superfamily: Lestoidea *Bradinopyga geminata (Rambur) Fraser, F.C. (1936). Fauna of British India Lestidae *Cratilla lineata (Brauer) including Ceylon and Burma: Odonata. Vol. Ceylonolestes davenporti Fraser 3. Taylor & Francis, London. *Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury) Prasad, M. and R.K. Varshney, 1995. A Superfamily: Calopterygoidea Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur) checklist of the Odonata of India including Calopterygidae Hylaeothemis f. fruhstorferi (Karsch) data on larval studies. Oriental Insects 29: Neurobasis chinensis chinensis (Linnaeus) Neurothemis fulvia (Drury) 385-428. Vestalis apicalis apicalis Selys Neurothemis fulvia intermedia (Rambur) Vestalis gracilis gracilis (Rambur) Onychothemis testacea ceylanica Ris *Vestalis gracilis montana Fraser Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer) Chlorocyphidae Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer) Rhinocypha bisignata (Selys) Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum (Rambur) Orthetrum sabina sabina (Drury) Euphaeidae Orthetrum taeniolatum (Schneider) Euphaea cardinalis (Fraser) Orthetrum t. triangulare (Selys) Euphaea fraseri (Laidlaw) Palpopleura s. sexmaculata (Fabricius) Suborder: Anisoptera *Pantala flavescens (Fabricius) Superfamily: Aeshnoidea Potamarcha obscura (Rambur) Sympetrum fonscolombi (Selys) Gomphidae Tetrathemis platyptera Selys Acrogomphus fraseri Laidlaw Trithemis aurora (Burmeister) Asiagomphus nilgiricus (Laidlaw) *Trithemis festiva (Fabricius) Gomphidia kodaguensis Fraser Zygonyx malabaricus Fraser Heliogomphus promelas (Selys) Onychogomphus n.nilgiriensis (Fraser) Onychogomphus n.annaimallaicus Fraser

*Additions to the Odonata (Insecta) of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

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