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

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 211 (Received: 26 May 2010, Accepted: 28 November 2010)

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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