Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Odonata of the Western Ghats. 3. Methods. 4. Results. 5. Conclusions. 6. Geographic distribution of species. 7. Lestidae. 8. Platystictidae. 9. Calopterygidae. 10. Chlorocyphidae. 11. Euphaeidae. 12. Platycnemididae. 13. Coenagrionidae. 14. Aeshnidae. 15. Gomphidae. 16. Chlorogomphidae. 17. Synthemistidae. 18. Macromiidae. 19. Corduliidae. 20. Libellulidae. References.