Diversity of Odonata in district Poonch and Sudhnoti of Kashmir valley - Pakistan, with a new record for the country

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Halteres.Vol.1.No.1.2009
Diversity of Odonata in District Poonch and Sudhnoti of Kashmir
Valley - Pakistan, with a new record for the country
Muhammad Ather Rafi\ Muhammad Rafique Khan^ Ahmed Zia^ and Anjum
Shehzad^
1. NationalInsectMuseum, NationalAgriculture Research Centre, Islamabad-Pakistan.
(email: [email protected])
2. UniversityCollegeofAgriculture, Rawalakot-Kashmir
(email: [email protected])
3. National InsectMuseum, NationalAgriculture Research Centre, Islamabad- Pakistan.
(email: [email protected])
4. National InsectMuseum, NationalAgriculture Research Centre, Islamabad-Pakistan.
(email: [email protected])
Abstract
Detailed surveys were carried out from two districts viz. Poonch and Sudhnoti of
Kashmir Valley during summer seasons of 2007 and 2008 to make an updated record
of inhabiting Odonata. Ten localities were selected on the basis of variables keeping
in view the habitat requirements of Odonata. The present study provides a record
of 16 Anisopterous species spreading to 9 genera and 29 Zygopterous species
spreading to 14 genera. Among these Lestes patricia is a new record for the country.
The distribution, synonymy, richness and abundance of the species are discussed
in this paper. The Kashmir Valley is rich in insect biodiversity, the odonate fauna of
this valley needs to be further explored.
Keywords: Odonata, Poonch, Sudhnoti, Kashmir Valley.
Introduction
The Kashmirvalleyisthe liberated part Km^, howeverSudhnoti isspreadover569 Km^
ofStateofJammuand Kashmir. Itliesbetween (IPAK. 2008).
longitude 73° - 75° and latitude of 33° - 36° Odonates are important predator of
and isspread overan areaof 13,297 Km^. The serious pests in terrestrial and aquatic
topography is mostly hilly and mountainous ecosystem. They consume noxious flies,
alongwithvalleysand plains. Climateishighland mosquitoes, aphids,jassids, bollworms(Fraser,
subtropical. Districts Poonch & Sudhnoti are 1933) and black flies (Subramanian, 2005).
mostly mountainous and lie at the foot hills of They are good indicator of the condition of
Himalayas. District Poonch hasan areaof855 aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems (Brown
DiversityofOdonatainDistrict Poonchand Sudhnotiof KashmirValley-Pakistan,withanewrecordforthecountry 29
1991). Odonata themselves may also be Museum, Islamabad - Pakistan. The
significantprey itemsofbirds, fishesand some preservation methodologywas basedon Borror
other invertebrates such as spiders and & White (1970). All the collected specimens
predatorycoleopterans (Kapoor, 1985). were identified by running them through
Previously, Laidlaw (1915) and Fraser taxonomic keys. The taxonomic literature by
(1933-34) reportedodonatafrom subcontinent, Fraser (1933 - 1934), Khaliq (1990) and
Kanth(1985), Khaliq (1990). Khaliqetal. (1994), Subramanian (2005) were followed. Voucher
Ali(1995), Yousufefa/. (2000)studied Odonata specimens have been deposited in National
of different districts of Kashmir valley. Khaliq InsectMuseum NARC-Islamabad.
,
and Siddique (1995), Khaliq etal. (1990) and
Khaliq et al. (1995) studied the odonates of Results
Poonch district of Kashmir Valley. However, The study provides a record of 45 species of
during theyear 1995, Poonch wasdivided into Odonata including, 16 Anisopterous species
two individual parts i.e Poonch and Sudhnoti. identified under9 generaand 3families(Table
No significant work has been done on the 1)and29Zygopterousspecies identified under
odonate fauna of the area after partition. It is 14 genera and 8 families (Table 2). Among
important to know the existing fauna of both Anisoptera, (Trithemispallidinervis) isfirsttime
the districts individually. The area has greater recorded from Poonch district. However in
biodiversity and is rich in water resources. In Zygoptera (LestespatriciaandL. viridulus) are
viewtothis, itwasplannedtoextensivelyexplore firsttimereportedfrom boththedistricts.Among
the Odonata ofPoonch and Sudhnoti to make these, Lestes patricia (Zygoptera) is a new
an updatedand authentic record. record for country's Zygopterous fauna.
Richness of species (Fig. 2) was observed,
Materials and Methods which showsthat 45speciesofOdonatawere
Five sites (Fig.1.) were selected each recorded from district Poonch. However from
from the district Poonch and Sudhnoti of Sudhnoti, 37 species were collected.
KashmirValley. Thesiteswereselected on the Abundance ofspecies (Fig. 3) was also taken
basis of variables which may be important into consideration, showing Orthetrum
according to Clark and Samway (1996) in triangularetriangulare(Anisoptera),Agriocnemis
influencing the distribution of adult Odonata. pygmaea (Zygoptera) as one of the most
Among Poonch [Datot (L1), Hajira (L2), common, abundant and widely distributed
Rawalakot (L3), Banjosa (L4), Abbaspur (L5)] species ofthe area, recorded from seven and
andSudhnoti[Tattapani(L6), Palandri(L7),Azad ninelocalitiesrespectively.AmongstAnisoptera
Pattan (L8), Goraha (L9) and Tararkhal (L10)] {Anaxnigrolineatus)andZygoptera(Ceriagrion
were surveyed during the summer season of cerinorubellum) appearto be less common or
twoconsecutiveyears (2006 &2007). even rareandwererecordedfromsinglelocality
Methods of sampling were based on only. Due to lot of topographic diversity and
Wahizatul-Afzan et. al. (2006) with minor aquatic habitats, further surveys can unhide
additions. The collected specimens were more speciesofOdonatafrom theseareas.
broughtto Odonata section at National Insect
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Table 1: Valid names, Synonyms and distributional details for the collected Anisopterous species.
Family Species Synonyms LI L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10
Orthetrum LLiibbeelllluullaadterliaensgsuelratriiSseS\eylsy,s,18178878
ttrriiaarn)gguullaarree LPisbeelulduolathmeemlainsinc/agrSieflryosn,sM1a8t8s3umura,1898 - + + - + + + - + +
Selys,1878 OrthetrumganeshiiMeUroira,1961
OrthetrumchandrabaliMehroira,1961
0.pruinosum LibellulapruinosaBurmeister,1839
neglectum LibellulaneglectaRambur,1842
Burmeister,1839 LLiibbeellllualdaeplettaalSuelryasB,ra1u8e7r8,1865 + + + + _ +
OrthetrumschneideriForsier,1903
LibellulasabinaDrury,1770
RL1i8ab4me2blluurl,idae D0r.ursya,bi1n7a70 LLLiiibbbeeelllllluuulllaaaalgmeippbtubularlaFaaBcbuerraimceSiicushstn,eer1i,7de91r88,319845 + + - - - - + - - -
LepthemisdivisaSe\ys,1878
OrthetrumnigrescensBartenev1929
OrthetrumviduatumLieftinck,1942
0B.ragulear,uc1u8m65 LOirbtehlleutlraugmlgaauncguimSaBhrravu,er1,9168565 + + + +
Sympetrum
m1e8r4i1dionaleSelys, LTirbaelmleualabbuarsmieliasrtiesrPiaKliirsboyt,d1e88B9eauvois,1805 - + + - + - - - - -
PTarlaismoetadbeasilaris AAcciissoommaaiansfclaatlaaSpehlyosi,de1s8R8a2mbur,1842 _ + + + + + _ _ -
Beauvois,1805 AcisomavariegatumKirby,1898
Palpopleura
sexmaculata Libellulasexmaculata - + +
sexmaculata Fabricius,1787
Fabricius,1787
RTraimtbhuerm,is1f8e4st2iva LLiibbeelllluullaaifnefsetrinvaalRisamBbrauure,r,18148265 + - - - + - -
TrithemisproserpinaSe\ys,1878
K*iT.rbpya,l1li8d8i9nervis TSryimtpheemtirsudmrypaalsliSdeilnyesr,vis18K9tr1by,1889 - + + -
Crocothemis LibellulaserviliaDrury,1773
serviliaDrury, LibellulaferrugineaFabricius,1793 + + + +
1773 L/be/Zu/asorarRambur,1842
Cracof/?e/D/sreticulataKirby1886
C.erythraea LibellulaerythraeaBrulle,1832
Brulle,1832 LibellularubradeVillers,1789(necMuller,
1764)
LibellulaferrugineaVanderLinden,1825 + + +
(necFabricius,1775)
/jfce//t//acocc/neaCharpentier,1840
LibellulainquinataRambur,1842
CrocothemischaldaeoraMonon,1920
Pantalaflavescens LibellulaflavescensFabhcius,1798
Fabricius,1798 LibellulaviridulaPalisotdeBeauvois,1805 + + + +
L/'be//ty/aana//sBurmeister,1839
LibellulaterminalisBurmeister,1839
SympetrumtandicolaSingh,1955
Gomphidae Mesogomphus GomphuslineatusSe\ys,1850
Rambur, lineatus OnychogomphuslineatusSe\ys,1854 +
1842 Viswanathan& LindenialineataKirby1890
Varadaraj,1985 Mesogomphuslineatusfraser,1924
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Table-1: Continued
Family Species Synonyms LI 12 L3 LA L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10
Anaximmaculifrons + +
Rambur,1842
AnaxbacchusMartin1908
Aeshmidae A.nigrolineatus Anaxguttatus^92^ + +
Rambur, Fraser,1935 Anaxfumosus^923
1842 Anaxnigrolineatus1935
AeschnaparthenopeSelys,1839
AnaxJuliusBrauer,1865
Apaiihenope AnaxbacchusHagen,1867 + +
Selys,1839 AnaxmajorGotz,1923
AnaxparisinusRambur,1842
AnaxgeyriBuchholz,1955
AnaxjordansiBuchholz,1955
*NewRecordforthedistrict
Table-2: Vaild names, Synonyms and distributional details for the collected Zygopterous species.
Family Species Synonyms LI L2 L3 U L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10
testesthoradcus LvihdulusRambur,1842 + + + +
Lestidae Laidiaw,1920
Calvert,1901 Lumbrinus OrolestesmotisBaijalandAgarwal, + +
Selys,1891 1955
+ + +
°L.patrida
*L.vihdulus LestesvihdulusKirby1890 + +
Rambur,1842
Synlestidae Megalestesmajor + + + +
Tillyard, Selys,1962
Rhinocypha Paracyphaunimaculata,Fraser1949 + + + +
unimaculataSelys,1853 Ubellagounimaculata\Na\Wer,1853
Chlorocyphidae R.quadrimaculata AhstocyphaquadhmacultaLaidiaw,1950 + + + +
Cowley,1937 Selys,1853 Ubellagoquadhmaculata\Na\ker,1853
R.trifasciata Ubellagotrifasdata\Na\ker,1853 + + + +
Selys,1853 AhstocyphathfasciataLaidiaw,1950
R.hilaryae + + +
Fraser,1927
R.immaculata + + +
Selys,1871
Coenagrionidae rPusberuidcaegprsiSoen\ys,1876 APrscehuidbaagsriisocneyfllaovniifcraonKsiNrebyed1h89a1mand + + + + + +
Kiiby,1890 Gyger,1939
P.laidlawi + + +
Fraser,1922
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Table-2: Continued
Family Species Synonyms LI L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10
P.decorum AgriondecorumRambur,1842 - + + - - - _ + _ _
Rambur,1842
P.hypermelas + + + + - - - + +
Selys,1876
P.spencei +
Fraser,1922 4.
cCeerriinaogrhuobenllum APgyrrirohnoscoerniancoerruibneolrluubmeBlrlauumeBrr,au1e8r6,51865 - - + - _ - -
Brauer 1865
C.coromandelianum AgrioncoromandelianumFabricius,1798 + + + - + + + + +
Fabricius,1798 AgrioncerinumRambur,1842
Aciagrionhisopa PseudagrionhisopaSe\ys,1876 + + +
Selys.1876 AciagrionaciculareLieftink,1929
Ischnuraforcipata IschnuramusaBartenev,1913
IschnuragangeticaLaidlaw,191 + + + + + + +
Morton,1907 AgriocnemisnainitalensisSahru,1965
CoenagrionneedhamiNayas,1933
/.elegansVander AgnonelegansVenderLinden,1820 - - + - + + - - + -
Linden,1820 IschnuralamellateKo\be,1885
/.auroraBrauer, AAggnnoonndaeulriocraatBurmaHuaerg,en1,8615876
1865 lMoiL'ctrUioUniiyAmup^hiiaia^iuaronrcaiyKciirib,y,lo1/8o90 + + + - + + + - +
Nar)osuraaurorakenned^,1920
IshnurabhimtalensisSaY\n\,1965
/R.asmebnuerg,al1e8n4s2is AEnganlolnagsemnaebgraelveinsspiinsaRSmebluysr,,11887462 - + - - + - - - + +
Agriocnemis AgrionpygmaeumRambur,1842
pyQfPQQQRsmbur AgriocnemisaustralisSe\ys,1877
1842 >Agoocne/n/sve/ansSelys,1882 + + + + + + + + +
AgnonkagiensisMatsumura,1911
AgriocnemishyadnthusWyard,1913
RMohrotdoins,c1hn9u0r7anursei IschnuranurseiMorton,1907 + + +
Calicnemseximia
CalicnemisatkinsoniSe\ys,1886 + +
Selys,1863
Platycnemidae Coperamarginipes fifa<ycnem/smarg/n/pesRambur,1842
Tillyard.1917 Rambur,1842 PPslialtoyccnneemmiissmlaardgeionliapSees\Syes\,ys1,8613863 + +
PsilocnemisstriatipesSelys,1863
CoperaacutmargoKrug,1898
DisparoneurabhatnagriSa\nn\,1965
Protoneuridae Elattoneuranigerrima DisparoneuranigerrimaLaidlaw,1917 + + +
Tillyard.1917 Laidlaw,1935
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Table-2: Continued
Family Species Synonyms L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10
LibellulachinensisLinnaeus.1758
AgrionnobilitataFabnaus.1776
Calopterygidae Neurobasischinensis AgrionchinensisGuerin,1829
Selys.1850 Linnaeus,1758 CalopteryxdispanlisRambur,1842 + + + +
CalopteryxchinensisRambur.1842
Calopteryxsinensis\Na\}^^e^,1853
Neurobasisc.chinensisFraser,1934
SEeulpyhsa,e1i8d53ae BayderaindicaSelys,1853 EpallageindicaSelys,1853 + + + +
* New record for districts
" New record for the country
Fig.1: Map of District Poonch and Sudhnoti, Kashmir Valley.
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