Biology:Ceylonosticta alwisi

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Short description: Species of damselfly

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

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

  1. 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. 
  2. "[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