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Platystictidae
Platystictidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as shadowdamsels. They look very similar to the threadtail damselfly family ( Protoneuridae). They can mostly be found throughout Asia, Central America, and South America. Most members of this family live in dense forests in the tropics where they are found around streams. Their wings are narrow and their abdomen slender and elongated. The adults probably do not disperse far as many species are known from a single location or have small ranges and there are probably other species as yet undescribed. The oldest members of the family belong to the genus '' Mesosticta'' from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber of Myanmar. See also * List of damselflies of the world (Platystictidae) *'' Ceylonosticta alwisi'' *'' Ceylonosticta anamia'' *'' Ceylonosticta bine'' *'' Ceylonosticta mirifica'' *'' Ceylonosticta mojca'' *'' Ceylonosticta nancyae'' *'' Ceylonosticta rupasinghe'' *'' Ceylonosticta venusta'' *'' Drepanosticta actae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drepanosticta
''Drepanosticta'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. Some authors consider some species to be in the genus ''Ceylonosticta''. Species The genus includes the following species: *'' Drepanosticta actaeon'' *'' Drepanosticta adami'' *'' Drepanosticta amboinensis'' *'' Drepanosticta anascephala'' *'' Drepanosticta annandalei'' *'' Drepanosticta annulata'' *'' Drepanosticta arcuata'' *'' Drepanosticta aries'' *'' Drepanosticta attala'' *'' Drepanosticta auricuata'' *'' Drepanosticta austeni'' *'' Drepanosticta barbatula'' *'' Drepanosticta bartelsi'' *''Drepanosticta belyshevi'' *''Drepanosticta berinchangensis'' *''Drepanosticta berlandi'' *''Drepanosticta bicolor'' *''Drepanosticta bicornuta'' *''Drepanosticta bifida'' *''Drepanosticta bispana'' *''Drepanosticta brincki'' *''Drepanosticta brownelli'' *''Drepanosticta carmichaeli ''Drepanosticta'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Platystictidae Platystictidae is a family of damselflies, commonly know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platystictidae
Platystictidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as shadowdamsels. They look very similar to the threadtail damselfly family ( Protoneuridae). They can mostly be found throughout Asia, Central America, and South America. Most members of this family live in dense forests in the tropics where they are found around streams. Their wings are narrow and their abdomen slender and elongated. The adults probably do not disperse far as many species are known from a single location or have small ranges and there are probably other species as yet undescribed. The oldest members of the family belong to the genus '' Mesosticta'' from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber of Myanmar. See also * List of damselflies of the world (Platystictidae) *'' Ceylonosticta alwisi'' *'' Ceylonosticta anamia'' *'' Ceylonosticta bine'' *'' Ceylonosticta mirifica'' *'' Ceylonosticta mojca'' *'' Ceylonosticta nancyae'' *'' Ceylonosticta rupasinghe'' *'' Ceylonosticta venusta'' *'' Drepanosticta actae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceylonosticta
''Ceylonosticta'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. Some authors consider some species to be in the genus '' Drepanosticta''. Three new species were described from Sri Lanka in late 2016 with a rediscovery of '' Ceylonosticta subtropica''. The World Odonata List describes 21 species. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Ceylonosticta adami'' * ''Ceylonosticta alwisi ''Ceylonosticta alwisi'' (Alwis's shadowdamsel) is a species of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, which was found recently from Samanala Nature Reserve, Ratnapura. Etymology The species name ''alwisi'' was name ...'' * '' Ceylonosticta anamia'' * '' Ceylonosticta austeni'' * '' Ceylonosticta bine'' * '' Ceylonosticta brincki'' * '' Ceylonosticta digna'' * '' Ceylonosticta hilaris'' * '' Ceylonosticta inferioreducta'' * '' Ceylonosticta lankanensis'' * '' Ceylonosticta mirifica'' * '' Ceylonosticta mojca'' * '' Ceylonosticta montana'' * '' Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damselfly
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along the body when at rest, unlike dragonflies which hold the wings flat and away from the body. An ancient group, damselflies have existed since at least the Lower Permian, and are found on every continent except Antarctica. All damselflies are predatory insects; both nymphs and adults actively hunt and eat other insects. The nymphs are aquatic, with different species living in a variety of freshwater habitats including acidic bogs, ponds, lakes and rivers. The nymphs moult repeatedly, at the last moult climbing out of the water to undergo metamorphosis. The skin splits down the back, they emerge and inflate their wings and abdomen to gain their adult form. Their presence on a body of water indicates that it is relatively unpolluted, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protosticta Gravelyi
''Protosticta gravelyi'', pied reedtail is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India. It is very widely distributed in hill streams of Western Ghats from Goa to Agasthyamala hills in Thirunelveli district of South India. Description and habitat It is a large slender damselfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is glossy black, marked with a broad, creamy-white stripe on each side. There is a similar stripe on the posterior part of metepimeron. Abdomen is black, marked with white and blue. Segments 1 and 2 are white laterally. Segment 3 is with a narrow basal annule. Segments 4 to 7 are with broad basal annules. Segment 8 is with its basal half turquoise-blue and segments 9 and 10 are unmarked. Anal appendages are black. Female is very similar to the male, but shorter and more robustly built. It is usually found in first and second order streams with good riparian forest cover. Adults fly very low and rest in riparian vegetation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaemnema
''Palaemnema'' is a genus of dragonflies in the family Platystictidae. They are commonly known as shadowdamsels and are found in the New World, from Arizona to Peru and French Guiana. Characteristics Members of this genus are quite diverse. They reside in dense shade near streamlets that trickle though tropical forests. The majority are black with blue markings, though some are entirely black. They mostly have a blue thorax and a blue tip to the abdomen and are similar in size to large pond damsels. The prothorax The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum ( dorsal), the prosternum ( ventral), and the propleuron ( lateral) o ... is large and the legs long. Males have forceps-shaped cerci (appendages at the tip of the abdomen). Species The genus contains the following species: References Platystictidae Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platysticta
''Platysticta'' is a genus of shadowdamsel in the damselfly family Platystictidae Platystictidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as shadowdamsels. They look very similar to the threadtail damselfly family ( Protoneuridae). They can mostly be found throughout Asia, Central America, and South America. Most members of .... There are about nine described species in ''Platysticta''. Species These nine species belong to the genus ''Platysticta'': * '' Platysticta apicalis'' Kirby, 1893 * '' Platysticta digna'' Hagen, 1860 * '' Platysticta hilaris'' Hagen, 1860 * '' Platysticta maculata'' Hagen in Selys, 1860 * '' Platysticta montana'' Hagen, 1860 * '' Platysticta quadrata'' Selys-Longchamps, 1860 * '' Platysticta secreta'' Bedjanic & van Tol, 2016 * '' Platysticta serendibica'' Bedjanic & van Tol, 2016 * '' Platysticta tropica'' Hagen, 1860 References Further reading * * * Platystictidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Coenagrionoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinosticta
''Sinosticta'' is a genus of shadowdamsel in the damselfly family Platystictidae Platystictidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as shadowdamsels. They look very similar to the threadtail damselfly family ( Protoneuridae). They can mostly be found throughout Asia, Central America, and South America. Most members of .... There are at least four described species in ''Sinosticta''. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Sinosticta'': * '' Sinosticta debra'' Wilson & Xu, 2007 * '' Sinosticta hainanense'' Wilson & Reels, 2001 * '' Sinosticta ogatai'' (Matsuki & Saito, 1996) * '' Sinosticta sylvatica'' Yu & Bu, 2009 References Further reading * * * Platystictidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Coenagrionoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulcosticta
''Sulcosticta'' is a genus of shadowdamsel in the damselfly family Platystictidae Platystictidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as shadowdamsels. They look very similar to the threadtail damselfly family ( Protoneuridae). They can mostly be found throughout Asia, Central America, and South America. Most members of .... There are about five described species in ''Sulcosticta''. Species These five species belong to the genus ''Sulcosticta'': * '' Sulcosticta pallida'' van Tol, 2005 * '' Sulcosticta sierramadrensis'' Villanueva, Van Der Ploeg & Van Weerd, 2011 * '' Sulcosticta striata'' van Tol, 2005 * '' Sulcosticta vantoli'' Villanueva & Schorr, 2011 * '' Sulcosticta viticula'' van Tol, 2005 References Further reading * * * Platystictidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Coenagrionoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protosticta
''Protosticta'' is a genus of shadowdamsel in the damselfly family Platystictidae. There are more than 50 described species in ''Protosticta''. Species These 52 species belong to the genus ''Protosticta'': * '' Protosticta albifrons'' * '' Protosticta anamalaica'' Sadasivan, Nair & Samuel, 2022 * '' Protosticta annulata'' Selys, 1886 * '' Protosticta antelopoides'' Fraser, 1931 * '' Protosticta beaumonti'' Wilson, 1997 * '' Protosticta bivittata'' Lieftinck, 1939 * '' Protosticta caroli'' van Tol, 2008 * '' Protosticta coomansi'' van Tol, 2000 * '' Protosticta curiosa'' Fraser, 1934 * '' Protosticta damacornu'' Terzani & Carletti, 1998 * '' Protosticta davenporti'' Fraser, 1931 * '' Protosticta feronia'' Lieftinck, 1933 * '' Protosticta foersteri'' Laidlaw, 1902 * '' Protosticta fraseri'' Kennedy , 1936 * '' Protosticta geijskesi'' van Tol, 2000 * '' Protosticta gracilis'' Kirby, 1889 * '' Protosticta grandis'' Asahina, 1985 * ''Protosticta gravelyi ''Protosticta gravelyi'', p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Damselflies Of The World (Platystictidae)
*'' Ceylonosticta alwisi'' *'' Ceylonosticta anamia'' *'' Ceylonosticta bine'' *'' Ceylonosticta mirifica'' *'' Ceylonosticta mojca'' *'' Ceylonosticta nancyae'' *'' Ceylonosticta rupasinghe'' *'' Ceylonosticta venusta'' *'' Drepanosticta actaeon'' *'' Drepanosticta adami'' *'' Drepanosticta amboinensis'' *'' Drepanosticta anascephala'' *'' Drepanosticta annandalei'' *'' Drepanosticta annulata'' *'' Drepanosticta arcuata'' *'' Drepanosticta aries'' *'' Drepanosticta attala'' *'' Drepanosticta auriculata'' *'' Drepanosticta austeni'' *'' Drepanosticta barbatula'' *'' Drepanosticta bartelsi'' *'' Drepanosticta belyshevi'' *'' Drepanosticta berinchangensis'' *'' Drepanosticta berlandi'' *'' Drepanosticta bicolor'' *'' Drepanosticta bicornuta'' *'' Drepanosticta bifida'' *'' Drepanosticta bispana'' *'' Drepanosticta brincki'' *'' Drepanosticta brownelli'' *'' Drepanosticta carmichaeli'' *'' Drepanosticta ceratophora'' *'' Drepanosticta claaseni'' *'' Drepanosticta clavata'' *'' Drepano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burmese Amber
Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. The amber is of significant palaeontological interest due to the diversity of flora and fauna contained as inclusions, particularly arthropods including insects and arachnids but also birds, lizards, snakes, frogs and fragmentary dinosaur remains. The amber has been known and commercially exploited since the first century AD, and has been known to science since the mid-nineteenth century. Research on the deposit has attracted controversy due to its alleged role in funding internal conflict in Myanmar and hazardous working conditions in the mines where it is collected. Geological context, depositional environment and age The amber is found within the Hukawng Basin, a large Cretaceous-Cenozoic sedimentary basin within northern Myanmar. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
