Ceylonosticta

Ceylonosticta is a genus of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. Some authors consider some species to be in the genus Drepanosticta. Three new species were described from Sri Lanka in late 2016 with a rediscovery of Ceylonosticta subtropica.[1][2] The World Odonata List describes 21 species.

Ceylonosticta
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Ceylonosticta

Fraser, 1931
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Species

The genus includes the following species:

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. doi:10.1080/13887890.2016.1257443. S2CID 89046956.
  2. "[Entomology • 2016] Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny of the Platystictidae (Insecta: Odonata) of Sri Lanka". Species New to Science. International Journal of Odonatology. 15 December 2016.


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