Abstract
This study was conducted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands from 2008 through 2013 to assess the status and distribution of odonate fauna. The Andaman and Nicobar archipelago consist of 572 islands, extending over 800 km. These islands can be broadly divided into two groups, namely, the Andamans and the Nicobars. The following areas were covered during the study period, namely, Great Nicobar Island, Ritchie’s archipelago and North Andaman. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands support unique assemblages of dragonflies and damselflies comprising many species. Further studies are required to better understand the population ecology, habitat destruction and other anthropogenic disturbances to conserve the unique population.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Benke AC (1976) Dragonfly production and prey turn over. Ecology 57:915–927
Chhotani C, Lahiri AR, Mitra TR (1983) Contributions to the odonate fauna (Insecta) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with descriptions of two new species. Rec Zool Surv India 80:467–494
Corbet PS (1999) Dragonflies, behaviour and ecology of Odonata. Cornell University Press, New York, 829 p
Cordoda-Aguilar A (2008) Dragonflies: model organisms for ecological and evolutionary research. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 288 p
Fraser FC (1924) Report on a collection of dragonflies (Odonata) from Andaman Islands. Rec Ind Mus 26(5):409–414
Fraser FC (1933) Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Odonata, vol 1. Taylor & Francis, London, 423 p
Fraser FC (1934) Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Odonata, vol II. Taylor & Francis, London, 398 p
Fraser FC (1936) Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Odonata, vol III. Taylor & Francis, London, 461 p
Kalkman VJ, Clausnitzer V, Dijkstra KDB, Orr AG, Paulson RP, van Tol J (2008) Global diversity of dragonflies (Odonata) in freshwater. Hydrobiologia 595:351–363
Lahiri AR (1975) Report on the faunistic survey (Odonata) of the South Andaman Islands. Rec Zool Surv India 68:365–366
Lahiri AR (1998) New records of Odonata (Insecta) from Little Andaman Island. Fraseria (NS) 5:57–59
Lahiri AR, Mitra B (1993) New records of dragonflies (Insecta) Odonata from Bay Islands. J Andaman Sci Assoc 9:96–99
Ludwig JA, Reynolds JF (1988) Statistical ecology, a premier on methods and computing. A Wiley-Interscience Publication, New York, 337 p
Mitra TR (1995) Odonata. In: Alfred JRB (ed) Fauna of Indravati Tiger reserve, Conservation area, series 6. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, pp 11–17
Mitra A (2002) Dragonfly (Odonata: Insecta) Fauna of Trashigang Dzongkhag, Eastern Bhutan. In: Gyeltshen T, Sadruddin (eds) Environment and life support systems of the Bhutan Himalaya, vol I. Sherubtse College, Kanglung, pp 40–70
Mitra A (2006) Current status of the Odonata of Bhutan: a checklist with four new records. Bhutan J Renew Nat Resour 2(1):136–143
Mitra B, Maiti PK (1992) Biogeogrphical analysis of the entofauna of the Great Nicobar Islands, Indian Ocean. Proc Zool Soc Calcutta 45(Suppl):501–508
Nandy S, Babu R (2009) On a collection of dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera) form Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Rec Zool Surv India 109(Part 7):35–51
Ram R, Chandra K, Yadav K (2000) Studies on the Odonata fauna of Andaman and Nicobar islands. Rec Zool Surv India 98(3):25–60
Samways MJ (2008) Dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft, Sofia Belgaria, 297 p
Selys LED (1853) Synopsis des Catperygines. Bull Acad Belg Sci 20(Annex):73 p
Selys LED (1863) Synopsis des Agrionines, Quetrieme Legion: Platycnemis. Bull Acad Belg Sci 2(16):150–176
Selys LED (1871) Synopsis des Cordulines. Bull Acad Belg Sci 2(32):519–565
Subramanian KA (2009) A checklist of Odonata of India. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 36 p
Yeh WC, Veenakumari K (2000) Description of Gynacantha andamanae spec. Nov. from South Andaman Island, India Ocean (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae). Int J Odonatol 3(2):163–167
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2015 Springer India
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Sivaperuman, C. (2015). Odonata of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. In: Rawat, M., Dookia, S., Sivaperuman, C. (eds) Aquatic Ecosystem: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2178-4_10
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2178-4_10
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New Delhi
Print ISBN: 978-81-322-2177-7
Online ISBN: 978-81-322-2178-4
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)