Ceylonosticta nancyae
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Ceylanosticta nancyae Priyadarshana, Wijewardana & Herath, 2016[1]
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Alwisi's shadowdamsel (Ceylanosticta nancyae) 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[]
- ^ 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. S2CID 89046956.
Categories:
- Damselflies of Sri Lanka
- Insects described in 2016
- Damselfly stubs