Open AccessA record of cannibalism in Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius (Zygoptera: Coengrionidae)
Author(s) -
Arajush Payra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista de la sociedad entomológica argentina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1851-7471
pISSN - 0373-5680
DOI - 10.25085/rsea.790407
Subject(s) - cannibalism , west bengal , geography , zoology , biology , ecology , socioeconomics , predation , sociology
During winter season on January 12th, 2014, a case of cannibalism in Ceriagrion coromandelianum Fabricius was observed near Bara Solemanpur, village of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. This is the first instance of cannibalism recorded in C. coromandelianum, where a female devours its conspecific male