Considerations on the odonate fauna of Turkish Thrace, with some taxonomic notes

The odon. fauna of Turkish Thrace (52 spp./sspp.) is discussed, based on 40 spp./sspp. gathered during 1997-1999 from 86 localities. Lestes macrostigma (Eversm.), Enallagma cyathigerum (Charp.), Aeshna isosceles antehumeralis (Schmidt), Hemianax ephippiger (Burnt.), Onychogomphus f. forcipatus (L.), Cordulegaster i. insignis Schneider, Pantala flavescens (Fabr.) and Sympetrum pedemontanum (Muller) are new to this part of Turkey. Among the taxa discussed in some detail are Calopteryx splendens amasina Bart., Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobol.), Lestes v. virens (Charp.) / L. virens vestalis Ramb., Ischnura elegans ebneri Schmidt /, I. e. pontica Schmidt, Gomphus vulgatissimus (L.) / G. schneiderii Sel., Onychogomphus f. forcipatus (L.)/ O. f. albotibialis Schmidt, Somatochlora meridionalis Nielsen, Libellula fulva Mull, / L. pontica Sel., and O. c. coerulescens (Fabr.) / O. c. anceps (Schneider). Some identification errors in earlier publications are corrected.