Odonata, a primitive group of amphibiotic insects, serves as vital indicators of habitat quality and ecosystem health due to their specific habitat preferences. Additionally, they contribute significantly to pest population control due to their predatory nature during both larval and adult stage. The genus, Camacinia, belonging to sub-family Libellulinae and family Libellulidae is known to comprise three species globally, Camacinia gigantea, Camacinia harterti and Camacinia othello. In India, C. harterti was first reported from Sikkim by Martin (Bull Mus Hist Nat 1900:103–108, 1900) and was enlisted in Indian Odonata fauna by Fraser (J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 27:253–269, 1920). However, the species was removed from Indian Odonata list and was not enlisted in majority of the recent literatures on Odonates of India. Here we report the recent sighting of Camacinia harterti, Karsch (Berl Entomol Z 33:347–392, 1890) from Namphing in Namchi District, Sikkim, India. There was no report of occurrence of C. harterti from Sikkim after Martin (Bull Mus Hist Nat 1900:103–108, 1900) record, and recent sighting of this species from Sikkim, India is a rediscovery of this species after a gap of 122 years. The implications of this rediscovery are significant, prompting thorough and extensive research on Odonates in the Himalaya.

蜻蜓目是两栖昆虫的原始类群，由于其特定的栖息地偏好，成为栖息地质量和生态系统健康的重要指标。此外，由于它们在幼虫和成虫阶段的捕食性质，对害虫种群控制做出了重大贡献。Camacinia属属于 Libellulinae 亚科和 Libellulidae 科，已知在全球范围内包含三个物种：Camacinia gigantea、Camacinia harterti和Camacinia othello。在印度，C. harterti首次由 Martin 在锡金报道（Bull Mus Hist Nat 1900:103–108, 1900），并由 Fraser 纳入印度蜻蜓动物群（J Bombay Nat Hist Soc 27:253–269, 1920）。然而，该物种已从印度蜻蜓目名录中删除，并且没有被列入最近有关印度蜻蜓目的大多数文献中。在此，我们报告最近在印度锡金南奇区南平发现的Camacinia harterti , Karsch (Berl Entomol Z 33:347–392, 1890)。马丁 (Bull Mus Hist Nat 1900:103–108, 1900) 记录后，锡金没有出现C. harterti的报道，最近在印度锡金发现该物种是时隔 122 年之后对该物种的重新发现。年。这一重新发现的意义重大，促使人们对喜马拉雅山的奥多特类进行彻底和广泛的研究。