Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 63(2): 127-130, doi: 10.3897/travaux.63.e52897
First Record of Epophthalmia frontalis from Central India (Insecta: Odonata: Macromiidae)
expand article infoAshish D. Tiple‡, Arajush Payra §
‡ Department of Zoology, Vidyabharti College, Seloo, Wardha, Maharashtra 442104, India, Seloo, Wardha, India§ Ramnagar, Purba Medinipur, India

Corresponding author: Ashish D. Tiple ( ashishdtiple@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Elena Iulia Iorgu
© Ashish D. Tiple, Arajush Payra .
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Citation: Tiple AD, Payra A (2020) First Record of Epophthalmia frontalis from Central India (Insecta: Odonata: Macromiidae). Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 63(2): 127-130. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.63.e52897
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Abstract

Epophthalmia frontalis, a new Macromiidae dragonfly for Central India, is recorded from Seoni of Madhya Pradesh based on a collection of a single male. In India, earlier, this species was only known from a few places of Western Ghats and Eastern India. Diagnostic characters with closely resemble species and field photographs are given.

Keywords
New Record, Epophthalmia, Madhya Pradesh