Biology:Ceylonosticta nancyae

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Ceylonosticta nancyae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platystictidae
Genus: Ceylonosticta
Species:
C. nancyae
Binomial name
Ceylonosticta nancyae
Priyadarshana, Wijewardana & Herath, 2016[1]

Ceylanosticta nancyae, or Alwisi'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.

Etymology

The species name nancyae was named as an honor for Nancy van der Poorten, who is a renowned Sri Lanka odonatologist, and mentor of the research team.

See also

  • List of odonates of Sri Lanka

References

  1. Priyadarshana, Tharaka Sudesh; Wijewardhane, Ishara Harshajith; Herath, Bimal Eranga (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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q28338870 entry