Damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) fauna of district Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

Study was conducted to explore the damselflies fauna of District Swabi KP (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Pakistan. A total of 238 adult damselflies were collected from nineteen localities of the district during the summer seasons of 2015 and 2016. The result revealed 13 species, 10 genera under 05 families. The abundant family was recorded as Coenagrionidae with 07 species and 05 genera viz, Rhode Ischnura Morton, Ischnura aurora rubilio Selys, Ischnura forcipata Morton, Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius, Pseudagrion rubriceps Selys, Pseudagrion hypermelas Selys, Agriocnemis pygmaea Rambur, followed by Family Chlorocyphidae with 03 species and 02 genera viz, Libellago lineata lineata Burmeister, Rhinocypha trifasciata Selys, Rhinocypha quadrimaculata Selys while other families i.e Calopterygidae, Protoneuridae and Euphaeidae were represented by single species and single genera each viz, Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, Elattoneura souteri Fraser, Bayadera longicauda Fraser. Details showing valid names, collection localities, number of individual male/female collected are provided for each species.