Author: Kehinde Kemabonta
Keywords: Occurrence, Odonata, Digitization, Biomonitors, Abundance, Specimen, Specimen

Digitization of Species of Odonata (Damselflies and Dragonflies) of Southern, Nigeria

Kehinde Kemabonta^1, Kehinde Kemabonta^2, Kehinde Kemabonta^3, Tope Onuminya^4, Slyvester Ogbogu^5

1 University of Lagos, Akoka, +234, Lagos, Nigeria; 2 University of Lagos, Akoka Lagos, +234, Lagos, Nigeria; 3 University Of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria; 4 University of Lagos, Akoka, +2348029180930, Lagos, Nigeria; 5 Obafemi Awolowo University, Department of Zoology, +234, Ile Ife, Nigeria

Corresponding author(s): Kehinde Kemabonta (kkemabonta@unilag.edu.ng), Kehinde Kemabonta (kennykemabonta@yahoo.com)

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Resource Citation

Kemabonta K (2018): Digitization of Species of Odonata (Damselflies and Dragonflies) of Southern, Nigeria. v1.5. University of Lagos. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=nigerianodonata&v=1.5

Abstract

The presence of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) is taken as an indication of good ecosystem quality. Information on the diversity of Odonata across countries such as East Africa, South Africa, Zambia, America, United Kingdom, and India has been well documented. There is little documentation on Odonates in Nigeria and none in GBIF IPT.  This study is part of research on diversity of Nigerian Odonates. It was funded by GBIF (BID-AF2017-0311) and University of Lagos, Nigeria (CRC 2016/21). It involved the Digitization and Mobilization of Odonata of Southern Nigeria, and molecular characterization, DNA barcoding and banking of Odonata of South western Nigeria. So far over 6000 collections have been made comprising of over 190 species.  Collections from University of Lagos, Lagos State Nigeria comprised preserved specimens from Okomu forest in Edo State, Eruwa and Lalete towns in Oyo State, Lufasi Park, Omu resorts, University of Lagos, Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) Ajah and Victoria Garden City (VGC).  It comprised a total of 3061 collections  made up of 80 species from 5 families, Libellulidae (79%), Coenagrionidae (19%), Gomphidae (< 1%), Calopterygidae (2%), and Aesnidae (< 1%) Chlorocyphidae (< 1%)

Keywords: Occurrence, Odonata, Digitization, Biomonitors, Abundance, Specimen, Specimen

Project details

Project title: Digitization of Species of Odonata (Damselflies and Dragonflies) of Southern, Nigeria
Personnel: Kehinde Kemabonta, Sylvester Ogbogu, Williams Adu, Tope Onuminya
Funding: Funding is by GBIF (BID) 

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=nigerianodonata

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The area covered so far in southern Nigeria include Lagos in lagos State, Okomu Forest in Edo State, Lalete, and Eruwa towns in Osun State. Lagos areas include LUFASI parks and Omu resort
Coordinates: 6°36'36''N and 7°20'27.6''N Latitude; 3°25'40.8''E and 4°57'57.6''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: January 1, 2005 - September 19, 2018

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Digitization of Species of Odonata (Damselflies and Dragonflies) of Southern, Nigeria
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/archive.do?r=nigerianodonata
Publication date of data: 2019-01-31
Language: English
Licences of use: Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2018-09-26
Hierarchy level: Dataset