A rapid survey of dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) reveals 29 new records to Sergipe State, Brazil.

Abstract

The knowledge about the richness and composition of dragonflies and damselflies species is still relatively scarce for Northeastern Brazil. Here we present the results from a rapid survey of Odonata species that was carried out in Sergipe State, Brazil. We provide 29 new species records, from a total of 182 collected specimens, belonging to 20 different genera. Thus, the Sergipe State has 34 species and 23 genera recorded at the present. Now, these species have their geographical distribution expanded from the southeastern to the northeastern Brazil in the Atlantic Forest. Keywords: aquatic insects, diversity, occurrence, odonate, species distribution.