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Swiss National Dragonflies Databank

Dataset homepage

Citation

Monnerat C, Gonseth Y (2020). Swiss National Dragonflies Databank. Swiss National Biodiversity Data and Information Centres – infospecies.ch. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fcxtjg accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-17.

Description

This dataset includes records of the Odonata (Aeshnidae, Calopterygidae, Coenagrionidae, Cordulegastridae, Corduliidae, Gomphidae, Lestidae, Libellulidae, Platycnemididae) from Switzerland. Data sources include museum and private collections, the literature, field observations provided by a large network of volunteer collaborators, environmental impact studies, national inventories (Red List strategy) and academic work. The period covered by the data extends from XVIIIth century to the present day. All data provided have been subject to a validation procedure (http://www.cscf.ch/cscf/validation).

Taxonomic Coverages

Odonata
  1. Aeshnidae
    rank: family
  2. Calopterygidae
    rank: family
  3. Coenagrionidae
    rank: family
  4. Cordulegastridae
    rank: family
  5. Corduliidae
    rank: family
  6. Gomphidae
    rank: family
  7. Lestidae
    rank: family
  8. Libellulidae
    rank: family
  9. Platycnemididae
    rank: family
  10. Oxygastra curtisii
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Switzerland and adjacent area

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Christian Monnerat
originator
Info Fauna
Av. de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
2000
CH
email: christian.monnerat@unine.ch
Yves Gonseth
originator
Info Fauna
Av. de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
2000
CH
email: yves.gonseth@unine.ch
Christian Monnerat
metadata author
Info Fauna
Av. de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
2000
CH
email: christian.monnerat@unine.ch
Pascal Tschudin
user
email: pascal.tschudin@unine.ch
Christian Monnerat
administrative point of contact
Info Fauna
Av. de Bellevaux 51
Neuchâtel
2000
CH
email: christian.monnerat@unine.ch
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