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List of Odonata of Nepal

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The following is a list of Odonata of Nepal. One hundred and eighty-five species from seventeen families are listed.

This list is primarily based on Graham Vick's 1989 list[1] with some recent additions and a modernized classification.

Suborder Anisozygoptera

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Family Epiophlebiidae

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Suborder Zygoptera – damselflies

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Family Amphipterygidae – diplebiidae

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Family Calopterygidae – jewelwings

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Family Chlorocyphidae

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Family Euphaeidae

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Family Synlestidae

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Family Lestidae

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Family Coenagrionidae

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Family Platycnemididae – featherlegs

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Calicnemia nipalica

Family Platystictidae – forest damsels

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Family Protoneuridae

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Suborder Anisoptera – dragonflies

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Family Gomphidae

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Family Aeshnidae

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Family Cordulegastridae

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Family Corduliidae

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Family Macromiidae

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Family Libellulidae

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Trithemis festiva (black stream glider)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Vick, Graham (1989). "List of the dragonflies recorded from Nepal, with a summary of their altitudinal distribution (Odonata)". Opuscula zoologica fluminensia. 43: 1–21.
  2. ^ a b c Conniff, Karen L.; Aryal, Milan; K. C., Sajan & Heijden, Antonie V. D. (2020). "New additions to the checklist of dragonflies and damselflies of Nepal". Agrion. 24 (1): 21–523.
  3. ^ K.C., Sajan; Gurung, Juddha Bahadur (2020). "Records of dragonfies and damselfies (Insecta: Odonata) of Dipang Lake, with two new records to Nepal". International Journal of Zoology Studies. 12 (8): 15955–15961.
  4. ^ Conniff, Karen & Limbu, Mahendra Singh (2018). "Description of Microgomphus phewataali sp. nov. from Nepal (Odonata: Gomphidae)" (PDF). Odonatologica. 47 (3/4): 277–288.
  5. ^ Awale, Sonia. "Project Dragonfly".

Further reading

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