DragonflyIndia Meet - 2016 held at Gorumara National Park and Samsing, West Bengal, India

Prosenjit Dawn; Purab Chowdhury; Nandita Barman; Arjan Basu Roy; Vijay Barve

doi:10.15468/b2wg85

DragonflyIndia Meet - 2016 held at Gorumara National Park and Samsing, West Bengal, India

Citation

Dawn P, Chowdhury P, Barman N, Basu Roy A, Barve V (2023). DragonflyIndia Meet - 2016 held at Gorumara National Park and Samsing, West Bengal, India. Version 1.1. Nature Mates-Nature Club. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/b2wg85 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-10-31.

Description

The third iteration of the DragonflyIndia Meet, also known as the Indian Odonatology Meeting, was conducted at Gorumara National Park in West Bengal from August 26th to August 29th, 2016, maintaining the momentum of the previous two years (2014,2015). This scientific gathering was organised by DragonflySouthAsia of DiversityIndia in collaboration with Nature Mates - Nature Club, Kolkata, with the backing of the Worldwide Dragonfly Association and the International Dragonfly Fund. The conference spanned four days and included a comprehensive itinerary of field visits to the Gorumara National Park and surrounding areas of the Neora Valley National Park (specifically, Samsing), as well as presentations on the subjects of taxonomy, ecology, behavioural biology, and conservation of odonates. The programme encompassed hands-on sessions focused on the preservation and identification of specimens, as well as deliberations concerning larval rearing and identification, and macro photography of odonates. A dedicated session was organised to discuss conservation outreach initiatives centred around odonates. Similar to the previous year, the attendees of the four-day excursion were able to document a total of 66 Odonata species, such as Agriocnemis femina (Pruinosed Dartlet), Paracercion calamorum (Dusky Lily-squatter), and Epophthalmia vittata (Common Torrent Hawk). During the meeting, odonatologists were delighted to observe several intriguing and uncommon species native to West Bengal and Northeast India, including the Pygmy Bloodtail (Agrionoptera insignis), White-tailed Skimmer (Amphithemis vacillans), Two-spotted Coeliccia (Coeliccia bimaculata), and Four-spotted Jewel (Aristocypha quadrimaculata). During the meeting's field study, not only were there adult odonates, but also the larval exuviae of the Common Torrent Hawk (Epophthalmia vittata), Amber-winged Marsh Glider (Hydrobacilius croceus), and Forest Glory (Vestalis sp. ). The members had also documented various other forms of biodiversity from the said location, keeping odonates in focus.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The study was done in and around Gorumara National Park and Samsing, and in transit between these places during the monsoon season.

Sampling

Opportunistic sampling

Method steps

Observation, photography, field notes

Taxonomic Coverages

The observed taxa was mostly Odonata. However other associated fauna were also documented.

Animalia
common name: Fauna rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

Gorumara National Park and Samsing - Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India

Bibliographic Citations

Joshi, S., P. Dawn, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.) 2023. Odonata of India, v. 1.57. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. https://www.indianodonata.org/ - https://www.indianodonata.org/
Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.16. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org. - https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org.
P Dawn. "DragonflyIndia Meet 2016". International Dragonfly Fund-Report-102 (2017), 1-21p. - https://www.dragonflyfund.org/images/reports/IDF_Report_102_Dwan_2017.pdf

Contacts

Prosenjit Dawn
originator
position: Assistant professor
Shyampur Siddheswari Mahavidyala
Howrah
711301
West Bengal
IN
email: prosenjit.dawn@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9473-6702

Purab Chowdhury
originator
position: Student
Burdwan Medical College & Hospital
Kolkata
700063
West Bengal
IN
email: purab2k@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6526-0271

Nandita Barman
originator
position: Researcher
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 09874357414
email: nandita.naturemates@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6109-7633

Arjan Basu Roy
originator
position: Secretary
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 09874357414
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562

Vijay Barve
originator
position: Research Advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: vijay.barve@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567

Purab Chowdhury
metadata author
position: Student
Burdwan Medical College & Hospital
Kolkata
700063
West Bengal
IN
email: purab2k@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6526-0271

Nandita Barman
metadata author
position: Researcher
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 09874357414
email: nandita.naturemates@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6109-7633

Arjan Basu Roy
metadata author
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 09874357414
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562

Vijay Barve
metadata author
position: Research advisor
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
email: vijay.barve@gmal.com
homepage: htts://naturematesindia.org/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-2567

Nandita Barman
user
email: barmannandita283@gmail.com

Arjan Basu Roy
administrative point of contact
position: Secretary
Nature Mates-Nature Club
6/7 Bijoygarh
Kolkata
700032
West Bengal
IN
Telephone: 09874357414
email: basuroyarjan@gmail.com
homepage: https://naturematesindia.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9872-3562