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...A MOBILE APP TO ENTER, ORGANISE AND RETRIEVE COUNT DATA ON INDIAN BIODIVERSITY
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...This page lists new species and subspecies (together referred to as 'taxa') of Indian Odonata that have been described since 2010. These taxa add to the known Odonata fauna of India.
...Describing and naming of organisms in the Linnean system is an important exercise that facilitates broadly understood scientific communication. Standardising English and other regional names of organisms also makes it possible to facilitate communication among scientists, naturalists, general public, and policy making/implementing agencies.
...A taxonomic catalogue of Indian Odonata is given below. Species are arranged alphabetically by suborder, family and genus.
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A taxonomic checklist of Indian butterflies is given below. Contact us if you have any questions or comments about this species catalogue. Also see the following pages for related taxonomic resources:
...The following species are missing their pages on the new website. These pages need to be created and data imported:
...The latest research published in the International Journal of Odonatology:
Platygomphus benritarum sp. nov. and rediscovery of Anormogomphus heteropterus Selys, 1854 (Odonata: Anisoptera: Gomphidae) from Tezpur, Assam, India
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...We're happy to introduce you to the newest named dragonfly of India, Spiny Horntail!
The paper describing this species was published today in the journal Zootaxa. This species is described from Chaukul, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.
Ceriagrion calamineum, Nannophyopsis clara, Phyllothemis eltoni, and Zyxomma breviventre are reported for the first time form Indian limits. Megalogomphus smithii, Orientogomphus indicus, Pseudothemis zonata, and Sarasaeschna khasiana are reported in detail because rarity of these species.
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