The Dragonfly Family Libellulidae (Insecta: Odonata: Anisoptera) of Shiraz and its Vicinity (Fars Province, Iran)

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1 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, I. R.

2 Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, I. R. Iran

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Thirteen species in five genera of the Libellulidae family were collected in a survey of dragonflies (Odonata) of Shiraz and its vicinity, involving 19 locations, The presented records of the libellulid dragonflies taken from the Fars province comprise a first time collection of two genera, Sympetrum and Pantala, and seven species, Orthetrum anceps Schnider, Orthetrum taeniolatum Schneider, Orthetrum chrysostigma Burmeister, Sympetrum fonscolombii Selys, Sympetrum meridionale Selys, Crocothemis servilia Drury, Trithemis kirbyi Selys, and Pantala flavescens Fabricius. A map of the localities of  Fars province was provided as a table of the species’ distributions and an identification key was presented for the genera and species the Libellulidae family of Shiraz and its vicinity.

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Iran Agricultural Research
Volume 27.28, Issue 1.2 - Serial Number 1
Vol. 27, No. 1-2, 2008 & Vol. 28, No. 1, 2009
March 2009
Pages 65-78

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