| The current study was conducted to investigate the variety of Odonates fauna in Ghughwa Fossil National Park district Dindori of Madhya Pradesh. The study revealed the existence of 38 species, 25 genera with 6 families from the study area, which includes 25 species of Anisoptera (dragonflies) under 18 genera with three families and 13 species of Zygoptera (damselflies) in seven genera with three families. In the suborder Anisoptera- Libellulidae (21 species) and Aeshnidae (3 species) are two dominant families and suborder Zygoptera- Coenagrionidae (8 species) and Lestidae (3 species) are two dominant families were recorded. This study provides some important information on the odonates fauna of Fossil National park, Madhya Pradesh.
Keywords: Odonata, bio indicators, Ghughwa Fossil National Park, Dindori.
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