Checklist of the dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

A checklist of the dragonflies and damselflies occurring in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (including Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka is presented. In total 588 (including 559 full species) taxa are known to occur in the region of which 251 taxa (species subspecies) are single country endemics. Recent taxonomic changes relevant to the area are summarized.

A new species of Orthetrum Newman, 1833 (Odonata: Libellulidae) from the Andaman Islands, India.

Orthetrum andamanicum sp. nov. (holotype ♂: India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, South Andaman island, Chidiyatapu, N 11.

A new Drepanosticta species from Seram, Moluccas (Odonata: Platystictidae).

Drepanosticta seramensis sp. nov. (holotype ♂: Indonesia, Moluccas, Seram Island, 36 km SW of Wahai, S 2.

Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of the Platystictidae of Sri Lanka (Insecta: Odonata).

The 22 Sri Lankan representatives of the family Platystictidae, all endemic to the island and belonging to the distinct endemic subfamily Platystictinae, are revised, and a new reconstruction of the phylogeny based on molecular characters is provided. Five new species are described: Ceylonosticta venusta sp. nov.