Abstract:The Indian Elattoneura are a difficult group to identify due to their extreme morphological similarity and sparse information in identification keys and on geographical distribution. The ambiguity is prominent among two Peninsular Indian Elattoneura species, E. nigerrima (Laidlaw, 1917) and E. tetrica (Laidlaw, 1917), described a hundred years ago. Both species were described based on male specimens with scant information on their females. The species are IUCN Red-listed, E. nigerrima (Data Deficient) and E. t… Show more
“…In relation to the study by Koparde et al . (2021), we added new geographical records for the assessment of E. nigerrima , which is currently classified as ‘Data Deficient’ by the IUCN Red List ( Kakkasery 2011).…”
“…In relation to the study by Koparde et al . (2021), we added new geographical records for the assessment of E. nigerrima , which is currently classified as ‘Data Deficient’ by the IUCN Red List ( Kakkasery 2011).…”
“…Elattoneura tetrica and E. nigerrima are Least Concerned and Data Deficient respectively according to the IUCN Red-List of Threatened Species (Kakkasery 2011a(Kakkasery , 2011b. Koparde-Halali et al (2021) reassessed these two morphologically similar look-ing species adding important data on their morphology and distribution. Current observations add spatiotemporal and ecological information of these endemic odonates that can be useful for the IUCN assessments.…”
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