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Family LIBELLULIDAE (Odonata)

The taxonomic diversity of the IKIP Libellulidae holdings currently consists of seven species in five genera. A check-list of these taxa, arranged alphabetically, is provided below and the islands on which they were collected, from south to north, is given in brackets (the islands are designated by two-letter Island Codes). All determinations were made by Dr. Dennis Paulson (see IKIP ODONATA REPORT).

    Genus Libellula
     
      Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus [KU]
       
    Genus Orthetrum
     
      Orthetrum triangulare (Selys) [KU]
       
    Genus Pantala
     
      Pantala flavescens (Fabricius) [KU, IT]
       
    Genus Pseudothemis
     
      Pseudothemis zonata (Burmeister) [KU]
       
    Genus Sympetrum
     
      Sympetrum danae (Sulzer) [KU, IT]

      Sympetrum frequens (Selys) [KU]

      Sympetrum pedemontanum (Allioni) [KU]

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