Ceylonosticta alwisi explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. 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. Priyadarshana . Tharaka Sudesh . Wijewardhane . Ishara Harshajith . Herath . Bimal Eranga . 29 November 2016 . 10.1080/13887890.2016.1257443 . 89046956.
  2. Web site: [Entomology • 2016] Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny of the Platystictidae (Insecta: Odonata) of Sri Lanka ]. 15 December 2016 . Species New to Science . International Journal of Odonatology.

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