Open AccessRange extension of Lyriothemis defonsekai van der Poorten, 2009 (Anisoptera: Libellulidae), an endemic odonate in Sri Lanka
Author(s) -
Amila P. Sumanapala,
NUWAN JAYAWARDANA
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of threatened taxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 0974-7907
pISSN - 0974-7893
DOI - 10.11609/jott.2420.8.13.9589-9591
Subject(s) - anisoptera , libellulidae , endangered species , geography , endemism , ecology , sri lanka , range (aeronautics) , cloud forest , critically endangered , odonata , habitat , biology , dragonfly , materials science , tanzania , environmental planning , composite material , montane ecology
Lyriothemis defonsekai van der Poorten, 2009 is a nationally Critically Endangered odonate species in Sri Lanka. It is endemic to the country and was known only from the type locality, Kudawa, Sinharaja Forest Reserve and its vicinity thus it was considered to be a point endemic. We report the first ever record of the species outside Sinharaja extending the known range of the species. The present observations were recorded from Yagirala Forest Reserve where an immature male and one or two mature females of the species were observed. We also discuss the observations on its habitat and distribution range.