Biology:Ceylonosticta alwisi
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Short description: Species of damselfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platystictidae |
| Genus: | Ceylonosticta |
| Species: | C. alwisi
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| Ceylonosticta alwisi Priyadarshana, Wijewardana & Herath, 2016
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Ceylonosticta alwisi, or Alwis's shadowdamsel, is a species of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, which was found recently from Samanala Nature Reserve, Ratnapura.[1][2]
Etymology
The species name alwisi was named as an honor for Lyn De Alwis, who is the founder of the Young Zoologists’ Association, Sri Lanka in 1972, and former director of the National Zoological Garden, Dehiwala.
See also
- List of odonates of Sri Lanka
References
- ↑ Priyadarshana, Tharaka Sudesh; Wijewardhane, Ishara Harshajith; Herath, Bimal Eranga (29 November 2016). "Three new species of the genus Ceylonosticta Fraser, 1931 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platystictidae) from Sri Lanka and the rediscovery of Ceylonosticta subtropica (Fraser, 1933". International Journal of Odonatology 19 (4): 239–252. doi:10.1080/13887890.2016.1257443.
- ↑ "[Entomology • 2016 Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny of the Platystictidae (Insecta: Odonata) of Sri Lanka"]. International Journal of Odonatology. 15 December 2016. http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2016/11/platystictidae-of-sri-lanka.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q28432616 entry
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