The present study is an effort to document bio-geographical distribution for Zygoptera of Pakistan. Damselflies were collected throughout the country and territory of Azad Jammu and Kashmir during 2004–2009. A total of 2692 specimens were collected yielding 9 families, 21 genera, and 48 species and subspecies. Three of these species, Libellago lineata lineata (Burmeister), Elattoneura atkinsoni (Selys), and Elattoneura souteri (Fraser), are recorded for the first time from Pakistan. Distribution, habitats, previous records, and Zoogeographic affiliation for all collected taxa are discussed. Help was also taken from published literature on Zygoptera of Pakistan, and specimens housed at National Insect Museum were also studied. In total, 53 species are accounted for providing an updated record for all modern taxa of damselfly fauna of Pakistan.
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1 August 2011
Damselflies (Zygoptera: Odonata) of Pakistan: Part 1
Ahmed Zia,
Muhammad Naeem,
Muhammad Ather Rafi,
Falak Naz,
Sumera Afsheen,
Muhammad Ilyas
Journal of Insect Science
Vol. 11 • No. 102
August 2011
Vol. 11 • No. 102
August 2011
Elattoneura atkinson
Elattoneura souteri
faunistics
Libellago lineata lineata
new records