Notes on the occurrence of Mortonagrion aborense Laidlaw, 1914 (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) from lower West Bengal, India

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Published: Jul 26, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.1992.8.7.9038-9041
Keywords:
West Bengal, Purba Medinipur, Mortonagrion aborense, New record, Odonata

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Arajush Payra
P.G. Dept of Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation, North Orissa University, Sri Ram Chandra Vihar, Takatpur, Odisha 757003, India
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0858-7339
Ashish D. Tiple
Department of Zoology, Vidyabharti College, Seloo, Wardha, Maharashtra 442104, India
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6372-7376

Abstract

A new distribution record of an Odonata species from lower West Bengal. Mortonagrion aborense laidlaw, 1914 is recorded for the first time from Purba Medinipur district, lower West Bengal. Previously the species was recorded only from north-east India (Mizoram, West Bengal, Assam and Nagaland). Diagnostic characters with photographic details of male anal appendages are also given for easy identification of this rare damselfly species.

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Vol. 8 No. 7 (2016)
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Arajush Payra, P.G. Dept of Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation, North Orissa University, Sri Ram Chandra Vihar, Takatpur, Odisha 757003, India

Wildlife Biology

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