Drepanosticta adami Fraser, 1933

Adam's Forest damselfy, Adam’s shadowdamsel

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Ceylonosticta adami Fraser, 1933

Conservation Status

Last Record: May 1932

Rediscovered in April 2006

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered

Distribution

Kandy District, Sri Lanka

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Fraser, F. C. (1933). The Platystictas of Ceylon (Order Odonata). Ceylon Journal of Science (B) 17(3): 201-224.

Other references:

Bedjanič, M. (2006). Drepanosticta adami. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 16 May 2013.

Bedjanič, M., Conniff, K., van der Poorten, N. and Šalamun, A. (2014). Dragonfly Fauna of Sri Lanka: Distribution and Biology, with Threat Status of its Endemics. Pensoft Publishers. 320 pp. [WARNING: 25.94 MB]

van der Poorten, Nancy and Connif, Karen. (2012). The Taxonomy and Conservation Status of the Dragonfly Fauna (Insecta: Odonata) of Sri Lanka, pp. 1-10. In: The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka: Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Weerakoon, D. K. and Wijesundara, S. (eds.). Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476 pp.

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