K.G. Emiliyamma
In the present document, 137 species and subspecies of Odonata spread over 79 genera, 12 families and 31 subfamilies known till date from Kerala are dealt with. In many of the scientific literature on Odonata published prior to India's independence, the distributional areas of several species found in Kerala are mentioned as Malabar, Cochin and Travancore, the formerly known princely states/provinces falling partly in the present day limits of the Kerala state. ...