Records of Odonata from Perlis, Malaysia in August 2015, with a checklist of species recorded from the state

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Rory A. Dow, Chee Yen Choong, Yong Foo Ng · Faunistic Studies 16 · 2016

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TitleRecords of Odonata from Perlis, Malaysia in August 2015, with a checklist of species recorded from the state
AuthorRory A. Dow, Chee Yen Choong, Yong Foo Ng
JournalFaunistic Studies in South-East Asian and Pacific Island Odonata
Issue16
Published10 November 2016
Pages1–22
ISSN2195-4534
PublisherInternational Dragonfly Fund e.V.
LanguageEnglish

Abstract

The results of a short collecting trip to Perlis in the northwest of Peninsular Malaysia are reported. Eighty three species were collected, at least 61 of these are new records for the state, and three species are recorded from Malaysia for the first time: Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879, Archibasis oscillans (Selys, 1877) and Paracercion calamorum (Ris, 1916). A checklist of the Odonata recorded from Perlis is given in an appendix. Bahasa Melayu Abstract Hasil daripada kerja lapangan ke negeri Perlis yang terletak di barat laut Semenanjung Malaysia dilapor di sini. Sebanyak 83 spesies telah dikutip, dan sekurangkurang 61 spesies merupakan rekod baru bagi negeri Perlis. Tiga daripadanya merupakan rekod baru bagi Malaysia: Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879, Archibasis oscillans (Selys, 1877) and Paracercion calamorum (Ris, 1916). Satu senarai semakan Odonata bagi negeri Perlis disediakan dalam lampiran.

Keywords

Malaysia, Perlis state, new records, Euphaea masoni, Archibasis oscillans, Paracercion calamorum

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Rory A. Dow, Chee Yen Choong, Yong Foo Ng (2016): Records of Odonata from Perlis, Malaysia in August 2015, with a checklist of species recorded from the state. Faunistic Studies in South-East Asian and Pacific Island Odonata 16: 1–22.

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