Range extension of Heliogomphus lyratus Fraser, 1933 (Anisoptera: Gomphidae) with notes on its identification, habits and habitat
<p><em>Heliogomphus lyratus</em> is a Sri Lankan endemic dragonfly. It is one of the rarest Sri Lankan dragonflies with only three hitherto known localities. Apart from the faunistic records of the species, nothing much is known of its biology or ecology. We report five new dist...
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| author | Amila P. Sumanapala Himesh D. Jayasinghe |
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| description | <p><em>Heliogomphus lyratus</em> is a Sri Lankan endemic dragonfly. It is one of the rarest Sri Lankan dragonflies with only three hitherto known localities. Apart from the faunistic records of the species, nothing much is known of its biology or ecology. We report five new distribution localities for <em>Heliogomphus lyratus</em> with seven different observations. All these new localities extend the previously known range of the species. We also provide some notes on its field identification, habits and habitat based on our field observations.</p><div> </div> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1dea91122b445239afd62086411d7612022-12-22T00:43:59ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072016-08-01899190919410.11609/jott.2411.8.9.9190-91941972Range extension of Heliogomphus lyratus Fraser, 1933 (Anisoptera: Gomphidae) with notes on its identification, habits and habitatAmila P. Sumanapala0Himesh D. Jayasinghe1Foundation for Nature Conservation and Preservation, 16, Sri Saddhananda Road, Wekada, Panadura, Sri LankaButterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka, 762/A, Yatihena, Malwana, Sri Lanka<p><em>Heliogomphus lyratus</em> is a Sri Lankan endemic dragonfly. It is one of the rarest Sri Lankan dragonflies with only three hitherto known localities. Apart from the faunistic records of the species, nothing much is known of its biology or ecology. We report five new distribution localities for <em>Heliogomphus lyratus</em> with seven different observations. All these new localities extend the previously known range of the species. We also provide some notes on its field identification, habits and habitat based on our field observations.</p><div> </div>http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2411GomphidaehabitshabitatHeliogomphus lyratusidentificationrange extensionSri Lanka. |
| spellingShingle | Amila P. Sumanapala Himesh D. Jayasinghe Range extension of Heliogomphus lyratus Fraser, 1933 (Anisoptera: Gomphidae) with notes on its identification, habits and habitat Journal of Threatened Taxa Gomphidae habits habitat Heliogomphus lyratus identification range extension Sri Lanka. |
| title | Range extension of Heliogomphus lyratus Fraser, 1933 (Anisoptera: Gomphidae) with notes on its identification, habits and habitat |
| title_full | Range extension of Heliogomphus lyratus Fraser, 1933 (Anisoptera: Gomphidae) with notes on its identification, habits and habitat |
| title_fullStr | Range extension of Heliogomphus lyratus Fraser, 1933 (Anisoptera: Gomphidae) with notes on its identification, habits and habitat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Range extension of Heliogomphus lyratus Fraser, 1933 (Anisoptera: Gomphidae) with notes on its identification, habits and habitat |
| title_short | Range extension of Heliogomphus lyratus Fraser, 1933 (Anisoptera: Gomphidae) with notes on its identification, habits and habitat |
| title_sort | range extension of heliogomphus lyratus fraser 1933 anisoptera gomphidae with notes on its identification habits and habitat |
| topic | Gomphidae habits habitat Heliogomphus lyratus identification range extension Sri Lanka. |
| url | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2411 |
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