Handbook on Common Indian Dragonflies (Insecta : Odonata)
Contents: Introduction. Systematic list. Suborder: Zygoptera. Family Calopterygidae: 1. Matrona basilaris basilaris Selys. 2. Neurobasis chinensis chinensis Linnaeus. 3. Vestalis smaragdina smaragdina Selys. 4. Vestlis gracilis (Rambur). 5. Vestalis apicalis apicalis Selys. 6. Echo margarita margarita Selys. Family Euphaeidae: 7. Euphaea cardinalis (Fraser). 8. Euphaea guerini masoni Selys. 9. Euphaea ochracea ochracea Selys. 10. Bayadera indica (Selys). 11. Anisopleura comes Selys. 12. Anisopleura subplatystyla Fraser. Family Chlorocyphidae: 13. Rhinocypha cuneata Selys. 14. Rhinocypha immculata Selys. 15. Rhinocypha bisignata Selys. 16. Rhinocypha bifasciata Selys. 17. Rhinocypha trifasciata Selys. 18. Rhinocypha unimaculata Selys. 19. Rhinocypha ignipennis Selys. 20. Rhinocypha spuria Selys. 21. Rhinocypha quadrimaculata quadrimaculata Selys. 22. Rhinocypha fenestrella fenestrella Rambur. 23. Libellago lineata (Burmeister). Family Protoneuridae: 24. Disparoneura quadrimaculata (Rambur). 25. Caconeura gomphoides (Rambur). Family Platycnemididae: 26. Cocliecia bimaculata Laidlaw. 27. Copera marginipes (Rambur) 28. Copera vittata serapica (Selys). 29. Copera vittata assamensis Laidlaw. 30. Copera ciliata (Selys). 31. Calicnemia miniata (Selys). 32. Calicnemia miles Laidlaw. 33. Calicnemia eximia Selys. Family Lestidae: 34. Lestes elatus Hagen. 35. Lestes viridulus Rambur. 36. Lestes nodalis Selys. 37. Lestes umbrinus Selys. Family Synlestidae: 38. Megalestes major Selys. Family Coenagrionidae: 39. Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur). 40. Pseudagrion decorum (Rambur). 41. Pseudagrion rubrices Selys. 42. Pseudagrion hypermelas Selys. 43. Pseudagrion australasiae Selys. 44. Ceriagrion coromandelianum (Fabricius). 45. Ceriagrion cerinorubellum (Brauer). 46. Ceriagrion olivaceum Laidlaw. 47. Ischnura senegalensis Rambur. 48. Ischnura forcipata Morton. 49. Ischnura aurora aurora (Brauer). 50. Rhodischnura nursei (Morton). 51. Agriocnemis femina femina (Brauer). 52. Agriocnemis lacteola Selys. 53. Agriocnemis pygmaea pygmaea (Rambur). 54. Onychargia atrocyana Selys. 55. Enallagma parvum Selys. 56. Cercion malayanum (Selys). 57. Aciagrion azureum Fraser. 58. Aciagrion hisopa hisopa (Selys). 59. Aciagrion approximans (Selys). 60. Aciagrion pallidum Selys. Suborder Anisoptera. Family Gomphidae: 61. Macrogomphus montanus Selys. 62. Paragomphus lineatus (Selys). 63. Stylogomphus inglisi Fraser. 64. Phaenandrogomhus aureus (Laidlaw) 65. Onychogomphus striatus Fraser. 66. Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur). Family Aeshnidae: 67. Hemianax ephippiger (Burmeister) 68. Anax parthenope parthenope Selys. 69. Anaciaeschna jaspaedia (Burmesister). 70. Anax guttatus (Burmeister). 71. Gynacantha dravida Lieftinck. 72. Gynacantha bainbriggei Fraser. 73. Gynacantha bayadera Selys. 74. Gynacantha basiguttata selys. Family Cordulegasteridae: 75. Chlorogomphus preciosus preciosus Fraser. 76. Chlorogomphus atkinsoni (Selys). 77. Anotogaster nipalensis Selys. Family Corduliidae: 78. Epophthalmia vittata vittata Burmeister. 79. Macromia moorei moorei Selys. Family Libellulidae: 80. Macrodiplax cora (Brauer). 81. Potamarcha congener (Rambur). 82. Acisoma panorpoides panorpoides Rambur. 83. Lathrecista asiatica asiatica (Fabricius). 84. Neurothemis tullia tullia (Drury). 85. Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius). 86. Neurothemis intermedia intermedia (Rambur). 87. Neurothemis fulvia (Drury). 88. Brachyadiplax farinosa Kruger. 89. Brachydiplax chalybea chalybea Brauer. 90. Brachydiplax sobrina (Rambur). 91. Indothemis carnatica (Fabricius). 92. Tramea basilaris burmeisteri Kirby. 93. Tramea virginia Rambur. 94. Pantala flavescens (Fabricius). 95. Tholymis tillarga (Fabricuis). 96. Zyxomma petiolatum Rambur. 97. Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur). 98. Diplacodes nebulosa (Fabricuis). 99. Urothemis signata signata Rambur. 100. Aethriamanta brevipennis brevipennis (Rambur). 101. Nannophya pygmaea Rambur. 102. Orthetrum pruinosum neglectum (Rambur). 103. Orthetrum subina sabina (Drury). 104. Orthetrum triangulare triangulare (Selys). 105. Orthetrum chrysis Selys. 106. Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer). 107. Orthetrum taeniolatum (Schneider). 108. Orthetrum cancellatum cancellatum (Linnaeus). 109. Orthetrum japonicum internum MacLachlan. 110. Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer). 111. Palpopleura sexmaculata sexmaculata (Fabricius). 112. Crocothemis servilia servilia (Drury). 113. Bradinopyga geninata (Rambur). 114. Brachythemis contaminata (Fabricius). 115. Sympetrum hypomelas (Selys). 116. Trithemis pallidinervis (Kirby). 117. Trithemis aurora (Buremeister). 118. Trithemis festiva (Rambur). 119. Rhyothemis variegata variegata (Linnaeus). Summary. References.
"The present book contains short description, geographical distribution and note on habit and habitats of 119 species of Indian dragonflies (Odonata). It contains coloured photographs either taken from nature or in laboratory and coloured sketches of important features of the species along with black & white diagrams, keeping in mind the conditions of specimens after post mortem change in colours." (jacket)
