New records of odonates (Insecta: Odonata), Archibasis oscillans Selys, 1877 and Merogomphus tamaracherriensis Fraser, 1931 from Maharashtra, India
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Archibasis oscillans Selys, 1877 is reported for the first time from Maharashtra, India; and first record of Merogomphus tamaracherriensis Fraser, 1931, based on photographic evidence taken from Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. We report the range extension of both the species in the northern Western Ghats.
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