Abstract

© Zoo Outreach Organisation; www.zoosprint.org Manuscript 1338; Received 25 February 2005; Revised received 07 September 2005; Finally accepted 20 October 2005; Date of publication 21 November 2005 2108 December 2005 | ISSN 0973-2535 (Print edition); 0973-2551 (Online edition) The Odonata (Insecta) fauna of Kerala revealed in scientific literature (Fraser, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1936; Peters, 1981; Lahiri & Sinha, 1991; Prasad & Varshney, 1995; Radhakrishnan & Emiliyamma, 2003) refers to 137 species spread over 79 genera, 31 subfamilies within 12 families. Of these, only Rhinocypha (Heliocypha) bisignata (Selys) is so far credited to the Kottayam district proper. The present study deals with 31 species under 22 genera and seven families collected from the Kottayam district of Kerala, India.

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