Additional Records of Odonata (Insecta) from Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India

Emiliyamma and Radhakrishnan (2000) reported 25 species of Odonata (Insecta) from Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India. A subsequent survey in the Sanctuary yielded information on 14 more species of Odonata (Table-1), thus expanding the list up to 39 species under 26 genera and 7 families. The study reveals the occurrence of four species viz., Agriocnemis pieris, Pseudagrion indicum, Caconeura risi and Epithemis mariae, which are endemic to Western Ghats (Subramanian, 2007), in the Sanctuary. A systematic list and a key of all the species hitherto known from the Sanctuary are provided.