Abstract
Odonata, which consists of true dragonflies and damselflies, is considerably understudied in Sumatra, especially in West Sumatra region. While the campus area of Andalas University in Limau Manis provides many suitable habitats for dragonflies and damselflies, the least has been done in learning these organisms. In this paper, we intend to conduct the inventory of Odonata in Limau Manis area by using photography approach (by taking decent pictures only, without sampling the animal). After spending 14 days of data collection which spanned from October 2017 until February 2018), we listed 27 Odonata species. Of which, 11 species belong to four families under suborder Zygoptera and 16 species grouped into four families under suborder Anisoptera. Libellulidae is a family under Anisoptera that was found with most species members. Photography approach promises an immense help in doing species inventory for this animal group for its reliability in determining species identification without harming species’ population.Keywords: damselflies, dragonflies, Libellulidae, Limau Manis area, photography approach
Highlights
It is estimated that there are around 6,000 species of Odonata globally, usually grouped into three main suborders; Zygoptera, Anisozygoptera and Anisoptera [1]
The larvae of dragonflies and damselflies heavily depend on clean aquatic habitat, which make them as an excellent indicator of the good quality of water body [1, 4]
It is stated that regular monitoring on the abundance of local dragonflies can reveal the degradation of environmental quality [6], while the well-organized monitoring on rare dragonflies and damselflies can provide a reliable indicator on the habitat sustainability as well as become the significant factor in assessing the importance of that habitat [7]
Summary
It is estimated that there are around 6,000 species of Odonata globally, usually grouped into three main suborders; Zygoptera (damselflies, 18 families), Anisozygoptera (intermediate dragonflies, with one family) and Anisoptera (true dragonflies, consists of ten families) [1]. Andalas University (hereinafter Unand) is the oldest state university outside Java, officially established on 23 December 1955 and possessed, eventually, its own campus complex in Limau Manis area in Pauh Subdistrict, 15 km from downtown of Padang city, on the late 1990s. There is a Inventory Of Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) In Andalas University’s Limau Manis Campus... Being an important water catchment area for Padang City, Unand’s Limau Manis campus complex provides various habitat types that support the existence of dragonflies and damselflies. This study aimed to inventory the species of dragonfly and damselfly in Unand’s Limau Manis campus complex by using photographical approach. This approach is intended to avoid specimen collection on any dragonfly or damselfly as the local population status is currently unknown. It will evade potential risk toward the population which resides in Limau Manis campus complex, as well provide baseline data for further study in the future
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