Oviposition behaviour of three Indian Elattoneura spp. is described and discussed. Endophytic oviposition in dry rigid substrates away from water by the endemic E. nigerrima and E. tetrica is recorded; this differs from the typical recorded use of submerged vegetation substrates in the genus. Contrasting behavioural observation of oviposition in E. campioni is also discussed.
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1 December 2021
Notes on the oviposition behaviour of three Elattoneura damselflies from India (Odonata: Platycnemididae)
Neha Mujumdar,
Ameya Deshpande,
Prosenjit Dawn,
Pankaj Koparde
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Notulae odonatologicae
Vol. 9 • No. 8
December 2021
Vol. 9 • No. 8
December 2021
animal behaviour
dragonfly
endophytic oviposition
oviposition substrate
reproductive biology
Zygoptera