Searching for exuviae of endemic Odonata species in Greece

During two field trips to Greece in 2012, the first to Corfu in May 2012 and the second to Crete in June 2012, 37 species of dragonflies were observed. On Corfu, many larvae and exuviae of Pyrrhosoma elisabethae were found, both unknown to science. On Crete a fair number of exuviae of Coenaghon intermedium and Boyeria cretensis were collected. Coenaghon scitulum and Erythromma lindenii are reported for the first time for Corfu and Lindenia tetraphylla was a new species of the dragonfly fauna of Crete. Also on Crete, Coenagrion scitulum is rediscovered at two localities after an apparent absence of more than 100 years. The identification of Gomphus schneiderii and the use of searching for exuviae are discussed near the larval habitat.