Abstract
The paper presents the results of a comparative analysis of the taxonomic composition of the dragonfly faunas in the Armenian, Iranian and Asia Minor Highlands. Among all the regional faunas of the Mediterranean, the odonatofauna of the Iranian and Asia Minor highlands is the richest, with 97 species each. The odonatofauna of the Armenian Highlands includes 77 species. A specific feature of the Asia Minor odonatofauna is the richness of rheophilic species. Among the representatives of the rheophilic fauna, the Gomphidae family in the Iranian Highlands includes 12 species, the genus Anormogomphus includes 1 species – A. kiritschenkoi Bartenef. There are 7 species in the Gomphidae family in the Armenian Highlands, and 10 species in the Asia Minor Highlands. In the suborder Zygoptera in the Iranian Highlands, the largest family is Coenagrionidae, in which the genus Ischnura is the richest in species. Specific species characteristic of the compared highlands are given. The odonatofaunas of the uplands contain European and Eurasian boreal as well as endemic taxa, which gives the dragonfly fauna a distinctive appearance. Analysis of the odonatofauna of the Asia Minor Highlands shows its eclecticity and species richness. Unlike the dragonfly fauna of the Armenian Highlands, the presence of European species is noticeable in the fauna of the Asia Minor.
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