Rhyothemis variegata (Odonata: Libellulidae) new to Afghanistan

摘要

In recent decades little has been added to the Odonata fauna of Afghanistan. This is mainly due to inaccessibility resulting from ongoing conflict in the country. Nevertheless, a few Ukrainian scientists have recently visited the country mainly to study Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. During one expedition in the Kabul valley near Jalalabad about a dozen individuals of Rhyothemis variegata were observed and three voucher specimens were captured.