Volume 26, Issue 77, January - June, 2025

First Record of Elattoneura nigerrima (Laidlaw, 1917) (Odonata: Platycnemididae) from Rajasthan, India: Habitat Insights and Morphological Observations

Anil Sarsavan¹, Manohar Pawar^1♦, Rahul Talegaonkar¹, Himani Sharma¹, Shivlal Kumawat¹

Foundation for Ecological Security, Post Box No. 29 Jahangirpura, Hadgud, District –Anand Gujarat, India- 388 370

^♦Corresponding Author
Foundation for Ecological Security, Post Box No. 29 Jahangirpura, Hadgud, District –Anand Gujarat, India- 388 370

ABSTRACT

Elattoneura nigerrima, a new addition to Odonata fauna of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. Previously, this species was known only from a few states in peninsular, central, and western Indian regions. This discovery represents the first record of E. nigerrima in Rajasthan, expanding its known distribution range.

Keywords: Elattoneura nigerrima, Damselfly, Odonata, Habitat, Rajasthan, India

Species, 2025, 26(77), e10s1779

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v26i77.e10s1779

Published: 07 February 2025