Dragonflies (Odonata) from South-Eastern Iran

Twenty-seven species of Odonata were collected in the present survey in the freshwaters of South-Eastern Iran, Kerman province, in contrast to ۱۱ species that were recorded previously from this region. In this study, ۵۲۸ specimens were collected from more than ۳۰ sites in Kerman province during ۲۰۰۶-۲۰۰۸. It seems that in this region due to its special biogeographic conditions, species diversity of this insect group is relatively high. In this research we collected African-Eurosiberian species, Anax imperator, in Kerman province which is the first record for central plateau of Iran. This species had been recorded only from northern part of Iran (Caspian Sea fringe).   REFERENCES Blom, W. L. (۱۹۸۲) List of Odonata collected during various Lepidopterological trips in Iran. Notul. Odonatologica. ۱: ۱۵۰-۱۵۱. Dijkstra, K-D. B. and Lewington, R. (۲۰۰۶) Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing, UK, ۳۲۰ p. Dumont, H.J. (۱۹۹۱) Fauna Palaestina-Insecta V. Odonata of The Levant, Israel Academy of sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem, ۲۹۷ p. Geographic studies of Kerman Province (۲۰۰۷) Kerman Management and Planning Organization, Kerman, Iran, ۲۱۱ p. Ghahari, H., Tabari, M., Sakenin, M., Ostovan, H., Imani, S. (۲۰۰۹) Odonata (Insecta) from northern Iran, with comments on their presence in rice fields. Munis Entomology & Zoology, ۴: ۱۴۸-۱۵۴. Heidari, H. and Dumont, H. J. (۲۰۰۲) An annotated check-list of the Odonata of Iran. Zoology in the Middle East. ۲۶: ۱۵۱-۱۵۶. Kalkman, V. J. (۲۰۰۶) Key to the dragonflies of Turkey including species known from Greece, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Syria, The Trans-Caucasus and Iran, Brachytron. ۱۰: ۳-۸۲. Kalkman, V. J., Clausnitzer, V., Dijkstra, K-D. B., Orr, A. G., Paulson, D. R., van Tol, J. (۲۰۰۸) Global diversity of dragonflies (Odonata) in freshwater. Hydrobiologia. ۵۹۵: ۳۵۱-۳۶۳. Lohmann, H. (۱۹۹۰) Anax immaculifrons Rambur, ۱۸۴۲ in Iran (Odonata: Aeschnidae). O-pusc. Zool. Fluminensia, ۵۴: ۹-۱۰. Lohmann, H. (۱۹۹۲) Gomphus kinzelbachi Schneider in Iran. Notul. Odonatol. ۳: ۱۶۹. Majidi-Shilasar, F., Kharazi-Pakdel, A., Azmayesh Fard, P., Pazuki, A., Heidari, H. (۱۹۹۸) The fauna of Odonata in Bandar Anzali. ۱۳th Iranian Plant Protection Congress, Karaj, Iran, ۱: ۲۳-۲۷. Riazi, B. (۱۹۹۱) Siah-Keshim, the protected area of Anzali wetland (In Persian, with English summary). Dept. Environment, Tehran, Iran, ۱۰۲ p. Schmidt, E. (۱۹۵۴) Die Libellen Irans. Sitzungsberichte der osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Kl. I, ۱۶۳: ۲۲۳-۲۶۰, Vienna. Trueman, W. H. J. (۲۰۰۷) A brief history of the classification and nomenclature of Odonata. Zootaxa ۱۶۶۸: ۳۸۱-۳۹۴.

Keywords:

biodiversity , Dragonflies , Freshwaters , Iran , Kerman province