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Based on data collected from literature, museum collections, national databases and personal communications, an up-to-date map of the worldwide distribution of Somatochlora sahlbergi is presented. A new hypothesis is presented indicating that occurrences are at least regionally correlated with palsa mires. Two examples of larval habitats in Europe are illustrated and described, including the first observation of reproduction in Norway and the first record of co-occurrence with Zygoptera in Europe. The exuvia of S. sahlbergi is illustrated and distinguishing features briefly discussed.
Based on the results of fieldwork and collecting in 2008 and 2009 and the evaluation of literature an updated national checklist of the Odonata of Kyrgyzstan is presented. The list comprises a total of 63 species, whereas 55 species were encountered in the field by the author, including five new for the country: Aeshna serrata, Onychogomphus lefebvrii, Orthetrum sabina, Crocothemis servilia, Selysiothemis nigra. 826 specimens of 49 species have been collected (dep. in coll. A. Schröter). All 55 species recorded in 2008 and 2009 are listed and annotated. Moreover, the unclear or controversial taxonomical status of several species is briefly debated. Interesting ecological observations include the emergence of Libellula quadrimaculata from running water and cleptoparasitism by Ischnura forcipata in spider webs.