Occurrence of Odonates in M. S. Swaminathan School of agriculture (MSSSoA), CUTM, Paralakhemundi campus, Odisha
Shimantini Borkataki, Ritu Ranjan Taye, Deepayan Padhy V, Ramalakshmi and M Devender Reddy
The present investigation on occurrence of Odonates was carried out in the campus of M. S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture (MSSSoA), CUTM, Paralakhemundi during 2018-2019. A total of 21 species of Odonata including 14 species of dragonflies under 1 family – Libellulidae of Anisoptera and 7 species of damselflies under 1 family – Coenagrionidae of Zygoptera were recorded from three different types of habitats in MSSSoA campus. The species belonging to the family Libellulidae was found to be abundant with 14 species followed by the family Coenagrionidae with 7 species.
Shimantini Borkataki, Ritu Ranjan Taye, Deepayan Padhy V, Ramalakshmi, M Devender Reddy. Occurrence of Odonates in M. S. Swaminathan School of agriculture (MSSSoA), CUTM, Paralakhemundi campus, Odisha. J Entomol Zool Stud 2020;8(2):806-808.