Description of the female of Mortonagrion ceylonicum Lieftinck, 1971 and amended description of the male (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae) with notes on habitat, distribution and behaviour

Description of the female of Mortonagrion ceylonicum Lieftinck, 1971 and amended description of the male (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae) with notes on habitat, distribution and behaviour 00

Karen L. Conniffa ✉️ , Nancy E. van der Poortenb, Sampath Gunasinghac

  1. IWMI, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka
  2. Toronto, Canada
  3. Wildlife Conservation Society Galle , Biodiversity Education and Research Center, Hiyare, Sri Lanka

International Journal of Odonatology, Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 49-53, 2011

https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2011.568187

Published: 1 March 2011 (Received: 26 May 2010, Accepted: 28 November 2010)

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Abstract

The female of Mortonagrion ceylonicum is described and figured for the first time. The female was described briefly by Laidlaw (1924) but was not assigned to a genus or species. An amended description of the male is also provided. Additional notes on habitat, distribution and behaviour are given.

Keywords: Odonata, damselfly, Coenagrionidae, Mortonagrion, female, Sri Lanka, description, male, redescription

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