Ceylonosticta nancyae

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Ceylonosticta nancyae
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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.

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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.

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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. S2CID   89046956.