''Drepanosticta'' is a genus of
damselfly
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...
in the 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 ...
. Some authors consider some species to be in the genus ''
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 s ...
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Species
The genus includes the following species:
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Drepanosticta actaeon''
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Drepanosticta adami''
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Drepanosticta amboinensis''
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Drepanosticta anascephala''
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Drepanosticta annandalei''
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Drepanosticta annulata''
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Drepanosticta arcuata''
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Drepanosticta aries''
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Drepanosticta attala''
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Drepanosticta auricuata''
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Drepanosticta austeni''
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Drepanosticta barbatula''
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Drepanosticta bartelsi''
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Drepanosticta belyshevi''
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Drepanosticta berinchangensis''
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Drepanosticta berlandi''
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Drepanosticta bicolor''
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Drepanosticta bicornuta''
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Drepanosticta bifida''
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Drepanosticta bispana''
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Drepanosticta brincki''
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Drepanosticta brownelli''
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Drepanosticta carmichaeli''
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Drepanosticta ceratophora''
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Drepanosticta claaseni''
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Drepanosticta clavata''
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Drepanosticta conica''
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Drepanosticta crenitis''
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Drepanosticta dendrolagina''
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Drepanosticta dentifera''
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Drepanosticta digna''
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Drepanosticta doisuthepensis''
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Drepanosticta dorcadion''
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Drepanosticta drusilla''
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Drepanosticta dulitensis''
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Drepanosticta dupophila''
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Drepanosticta elongata''
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Drepanosticta emtrai''
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Drepanosticta ephippiata''
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Drepanosticta eucera''
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Drepanosticta exoleta''
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Drepanosticta floresiana''
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Drepanosticta fontinalis''
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Drepanosticta forficula''
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Drepanosticta fraseri''
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Drepanosticta gazella''
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Drepanosticta halmachera''
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Drepanosticta halterata''
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Drepanosticta hamadryas''
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Drepanosticta hamulifera''
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Drepanosticta hilaris''
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Drepanosticta hongkongensis''
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Drepanosticta inconspicua''
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Drepanosticta inversa''
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Drepanosticta jurzitzai''
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Drepanosticta khaochongensis''
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Drepanosticta kruegeri''
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Drepanosticta lankanensis''
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Drepanosticta lepyricollis''
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Drepanosticta lestoides''
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Drepanosticta lymetta''
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Drepanosticta machadoi''
Theischinger & Richards, 2014
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Drepanosticta magna''
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Drepanosticta marsyas''
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Drepanosticta megametta''
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Drepanosticta misoolensis''
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Drepanosticta moluccana''
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Drepanosticta monoceros''
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Drepanosticta montana
''Drepanosticta montana'' (dark knob-tipped shadowdamsel) is a species of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by ...
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Drepanosticta moorei''
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Drepanosticta mylitta''
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Drepanosticta nietneri
''Drepanosticta nietneri'' (Nietner's shadowdamsel) is a species of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. It is named after the collector John Nietner.
References
Asian OdonatesAnimal diversity web* List of odona ...
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Drepanosticta obiensis''
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Drepanosticta palauensis''
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Drepanosticta pan''
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Drepanosticta penicillata''
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Drepanosticta philippa''
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Drepanosticta polychromatica''
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Drepanosticta psygma''
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Drepanosticta quadrata''
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Drepanosticta robusta''
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Drepanosticta rudicula''
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Drepanosticta rufostigma''
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Drepanosticta sembilanensis''
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Drepanosticta septima''
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Drepanosticta sharpi''
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Drepanosticta siebersi''
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Drepanosticta silenus''
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Drepanosticta sinhalensis''
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Drepanosticta siu''
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Drepanosticta spatulifera''
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Drepanosticta starmuehlneri''
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Drepanosticta submontana
''Drepanosticta submontana'' (bordered knob-tipped shadowdamsel) is a species of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threat ...
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Drepanosticta subtropica''
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Drepanosticta sundana''
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Drepanosticta taurus''
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Drepanosticta tenella''
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Drepanosticta trimaculata''
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Drepanosticta tropica
''Drepanosticta tropica'' (dark-shouldered cornuted shadowdamsel) is a species of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
References
Asian OdonatesAnimal diversity web* List of odonates of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is ...
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Drepanosticta versicolor''
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Drepanosticta vietnamica''
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Drepanosticta viridis''
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Drepanosticta walli
''Drepanosticta walli'' (Wall's shadowdamsel) is a species of damselfly in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
References
IUCN Red ListAsian OdonatesAnimal diversity web* List of odonates of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a tropic ...
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Drepanosticta watuwilensis''
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Drepanosticta wildermuthi''
Villanueva & Schorr, 2011[Villanueva, R.J.T. & Schorr, M. (2011). "Two new damselfly species from Polillo Island, Philippines (Odonata: Platystictidae)." ''Zootaxa'' 3017: 46-50.]
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Drepanosticta zhoui''
References
Platystictidae
Zygoptera genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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