Diversity, Status and Phenology of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus (Insecta: Odonata)

Based on literature data, unpublished material and the results of the year-round monitoring at selected sites island-wide by the Cyprus Dragonfly Study Group since 2013, we acquired an excellent knowledge of the diversity and status of the Odonata of Cyprus. Altogether, 37 species are on the island’...

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Autores principales:	David J. Sparrow, Geert De Knijf, Rosalyn L. Sparrow
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	odonate flight period checklist Eastern Mediterranean citizen science climate Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b14aa59e17584a5f8671265b8536400c2021-11-25T17:22:27ZDiversity, Status and Phenology of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus (Insecta: Odonata)10.3390/d131105321424-2818https://doaj.org/article/b14aa59e17584a5f8671265b8536400c2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/11/532https://doaj.org/toc/1424-2818Based on literature data, unpublished material and the results of the year-round monitoring at selected sites island-wide by the Cyprus Dragonfly Study Group since 2013, we acquired an excellent knowledge of the diversity and status of the Odonata of Cyprus. Altogether, 37 species are on the island’s checklist. <i>Ischnura pumilio</i>, <i>Aeshna affinis and Brachythemis impartita</i> were only very rarely recorded in the past but are considered to be no longer present. The single record of <i>Calopteryx virgo</i> from 1930 is in our opinion a misidentification and has been removed from the checklist. The island has a rather impoverished odonate fauna compared to neighbouring countries. There are no endemic species, but the island is home to some range of restricted species of which <i>Ischnura intermedia</i> is the most important. Flight seasons determined for the 31 species with sufficient data were generally found to be longer than reported for other countries in the Eastern Mediterranean. This may be due to intensive year-round monitoring but could also result from Cyprus’ warmer climate. Very wide annual variations were found in the abundance of all species over the seven years and show an almost immediate response to the wide fluctuations in Cyprus’ annual rainfall levels.David J. SparrowGeert De KnijfRosalyn L. SparrowMDPI AGarticleodonateflight periodchecklistEastern Mediterraneancitizen scienceclimateBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENDiversity, Vol 13, Iss 532, p 532 (2021)
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spellingShingle	odonate flight period checklist Eastern Mediterranean citizen science climate Biology (General) QH301-705.5 David J. Sparrow Geert De Knijf Rosalyn L. Sparrow Diversity, Status and Phenology of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus (Insecta: Odonata)
description	Based on literature data, unpublished material and the results of the year-round monitoring at selected sites island-wide by the Cyprus Dragonfly Study Group since 2013, we acquired an excellent knowledge of the diversity and status of the Odonata of Cyprus. Altogether, 37 species are on the island’s checklist. <i>Ischnura pumilio</i>, <i>Aeshna affinis and Brachythemis impartita</i> were only very rarely recorded in the past but are considered to be no longer present. The single record of <i>Calopteryx virgo</i> from 1930 is in our opinion a misidentification and has been removed from the checklist. The island has a rather impoverished odonate fauna compared to neighbouring countries. There are no endemic species, but the island is home to some range of restricted species of which <i>Ischnura intermedia</i> is the most important. Flight seasons determined for the 31 species with sufficient data were generally found to be longer than reported for other countries in the Eastern Mediterranean. This may be due to intensive year-round monitoring but could also result from Cyprus’ warmer climate. Very wide annual variations were found in the abundance of all species over the seven years and show an almost immediate response to the wide fluctuations in Cyprus’ annual rainfall levels.
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title	Diversity, Status and Phenology of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus (Insecta: Odonata)
title_short	Diversity, Status and Phenology of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus (Insecta: Odonata)
title_full	Diversity, Status and Phenology of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus (Insecta: Odonata)
title_fullStr	Diversity, Status and Phenology of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus (Insecta: Odonata)
title_full_unstemmed	Diversity, Status and Phenology of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus (Insecta: Odonata)
title_sort	diversity, status and phenology of the dragonflies and damselflies of cyprus (insecta: odonata)
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Diversity, Status and Phenology of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus (Insecta: Odonata)

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