Noteworthy records of damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) housed at National Insect Museum, Pakistan (Damselflies of Pakistan: Part II)
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Ahmed Zia · IDF-Report 164 · 2021
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Bibliographic details
| Title | Noteworthy records of damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) housed at National Insect Museum, Pakistan (Damselflies of Pakistan: Part II) |
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| Author | Ahmed Zia |
| Journal | International Dragonfly Fund – Report |
| Issue | 164 |
| Published | 3 November 2021 |
| Pages | 1–21 |
| ISSN | 1435-3393 |
| Publisher | International Dragonfly Fund e.V. |
| Language | English |
Abstract
Damselflies recorded before the administrative partition of the Indian Subcontinent and now housed at National Insect Museum (NIM), Islamabad were reviewed and catalogued. This collection is the divided part of National PUSA Collection (NPC) transferred to the Pakistan during 1947. Data for this collection had never been available or published. A record of 104 taxa is reported herein. Few of the species were found double named, misidentified and not updated as per valid classification. Some of the specimens were found unidentified. All such issues were resolved by following regional literature.
Keywords
Damselflies, Zygoptera, Odonata, PUSA, Sub-Continent, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
Suggested citation
Ahmed Zia (2021): Noteworthy records of damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) housed at National Insect Museum, Pakistan (Damselflies of Pakistan: Part II). International Dragonfly Fund – Report 164: 1–21.