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5.
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<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036FFFF9CAB12E5DFDFA8E14" bold="true" box="[180,522,1594,1620]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Ceylonosticta inferioreducta</emphasis>
Bedjanič &amp; Conniff
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<figureCitation id="13512A37036FFFF9CA922E3BFEE98E35" box="[151,281,1628,1653]" captionStart="FIGURES 20 27" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1871,1894]" captionTargetBox="[214,1375,206,1849]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[216,989,653,1100]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 20 27. Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272556/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Figs 2027</figureCitation>
,
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; Map 3.
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<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036FFFF9CA922EC1FED08EFB" box="[151,288,1702,1723]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Drepanosticta</emphasis>
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A—Bedjanič
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(2014): 138 [differential characters, biology, distribution (
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—southernmost dot on the distribution map belongs to
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described below), Ƌ photograph].
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SPECIES DIAGNOSIS IN THE KEY → 18a; NUMBER OF KNOWN LOCALITIES—
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Bedjanič
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(2014)
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: 5 [corrected to 4 localities by listing known faunistic records in the present paper].
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material.
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:
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1Ƌ (mature male, ex alcohol),
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WNW of Norton Bridge
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;
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,
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; alt.
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;
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leg (to be deposited in
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)
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;
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2♀ (mature females, one ex alcohol), locality data the same as for holotype (one ex alcohol to be deposited in CNMS, one in alcohol in RMNH with code RMNH.INS.229761).
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<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036CFFFACA922F28FEA48F25" bold="true" box="[151,340,1871,1894]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">FIGURES 2027.</emphasis>
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—(20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]
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<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCAC228F0FEBE88F0" bold="true" box="[199,334,151,176]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species epithet, a Latin adjective, refers to the remarkably reduced inferior anal appendages of the male.
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<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCAC228B8FEB188B8" bold="true" box="[199,321,223,248]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Medium-sized
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, belonging to
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<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBC9292887FC6188B8" box="[812,913,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">C. mojca</emphasis>
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group of species, closely related to
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<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCF262887FA6C88B8" box="[1315,1436,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">C. mirifica</emphasis>
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, described below. Both sexes are characterised by remarkable dorsal processes on the anterior margin of the anterior lobe of the prothorax, which are very long and curved backwards over the prothorax, markedly exceeding its posterior margin. Middle lobe of prothorax of both sexes bluish white, not brown as in
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and
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. In
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</taxonomicName>
the prothorax processes are much shorter, while in
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<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCE022917FB7189C8" box="[1031,1153,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">C. mirifica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCE822908FB1089C8" bold="true" box="[1159,1248,367,392]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22D57DB036DFFFBCE822908FB1089C8" box="[1159,1248,367,392]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
these are curved upward, and not exceeding the posterior margin of the prothorax. With
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D31036DFFFBC9BC29F2FBEF89EC" box="[953,1055,405,428]" class="Insecta" family="Platystictidae" genus="Ceylonosticta" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mojca">
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBC9BC29F2FBEF89EC" box="[953,1055,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">C. mojca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C6A4D31036DFFFBCE5329F2FB2089EC" box="[1110,1232,404,428]" class="Insecta" family="Platystictidae" genus="Ceylonosticta" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Odonata" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mirifica" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCE5329F2FB2089EC" box="[1110,1232,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">C. mirifica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCED229F3FAC189ED" bold="true" box="[1239,1329,404,429]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22D57DB036DFFFBCED229F3FAC189ED" box="[1239,1329,404,429]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, it shares the totally reduced inferior anal appendages of males. Superior anal appendages of
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<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCE4D29DFFAF88990" box="[1096,1288,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">C. inferioreducta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCF1429D0FA9B8990" bold="true" box="[1297,1387,439,464]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22D57DB036DFFFBCF1429D0FA9B8990" box="[1297,1387,439,464]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCA9229BAFEE389B4" box="[151,275,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">C. mirifica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCB1929BBFE8889B5" bold="true" box="[284,376,476,501]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22D57DB036DFFFBCB1929BBFE8889B5" box="[284,376,476,501]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
are clearly different. In
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<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBC89729BAFCA489B5" box="[658,852,476,501]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">C. inferioreducta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBC95B29BBFC4A89B5" bold="true" box="[862,954,476,501]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A22D57DB036DFFFBC95B29BBFC4A89B5" box="[862,954,476,501]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
they have a narrow base, which in dorsal view does not reach posterodorsal prolongation of the last abdominal segment medially on each side and a tuft of long medially directed setae reaching middle of the superior anal appendage.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3706539036DFFFCCAC22A20FB688A7D" lastPageId="20" lastPageNumber="21" pageId="19" pageNumber="20" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BD536B2036DFFFBCAC22A20FB2D8B78" blockId="19.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCAC22A20FC828A20" bold="true" box="[199,882,583,608]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
Description of
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male [dried specimen ex alcohol].
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBC97C2A20FC458A20" box="[889,949,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Head</emphasis>
.—Labium light brown, bases of mandibles dark brown, with light grey dorsolateral portions towards labrum and anteclypeus. Labrum and anteclypeus blue, anterior part of labrum dark brown, with rather long brown setae. Genae black, as is postclypeus. Frons flattened, also black, below antennae near postclypeus with some long light setae, which are also present on anterior border of postclypeus. Vertex, occiput and epicranium glossy black. Occiput behind ocelli with row of sparse light setae. Bases of antennae dark brown, scapus and pedicellus ochreus, flagellum dark brown (
<figureCitation id="13512A37036DFFFBCE5A2A9BFB438B54" box="[1119,1203,764,789]" captionStart="FIGURES 20 27" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1871,1894]" captionTargetBox="[214,1375,206,1849]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[216,989,653,1100]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 20 27. Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272556/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
). Rear of head shiny black. Transverse occipital carina black, bluntly angulated. Eyes in preserved specimen ochreous.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD536B2036DFFFBCAC22B23FECD8C3D" blockId="19.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCAC22B23FEEC8B1D" box="[199,284,836,861]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Thorax.</emphasis>
—Prothorax light ochreous (
<figureCitation id="13512A37036DFFFBC8562B23FD288B1C" box="[595,728,836,861]" captionStart="FIGURES 20 27" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1871,1894]" captionTargetBox="[214,1375,206,1849]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[216,989,653,1100]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 20 27. Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272556/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Figs. 2021</figureCitation>
). Anterior lobe with elevated, upturned anterior margin, which is laterally strongly prolonged in pair of broad and very long processes. These are curved backwards over the prothorax, markedly exceeding its posterior margin. Median lobe whitish, with bluish patches on dorsum. Posterior lobe of prothorax brown, blue on anterior portion of dorsum. Its posterior margin upturned, not evenly rounded, with marked median and rounded dorsolateral expansions. Dorsum of synthorax dark brown, with conspicuous long hairs on its anterior third. Mesepimeron and metepisternum brown, metepimeron lighter brown. Sky-blue stripe along obsolete mesometapleural suture, starting from thickened dark brown upper margin of metepisternum and ending conically well beyond spiracle (
<figureCitation id="13512A37036DFFFBCB552C58FE518C18" box="[336,417,1087,1112]" captionStart="FIGURES 20 27" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1871,1894]" captionTargetBox="[214,1375,206,1849]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[216,989,653,1100]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 20 27. Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272556/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
). Under surface of thorax light ochreous. Legs light brown, with darker brown rings on femur and tibia joints.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD536B2036DFFFBCAC22CEFFE258DDD" blockId="19.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
Wings.—Wings clear, venation dark brown (
<figureCitation id="13512A37036DFFFBC8A92CEFFD0D8CE0" box="[684,765,1160,1185]" captionStart="FIGURES 20 27" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1871,1894]" captionTargetBox="[214,1375,206,1849]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[216,989,653,1100]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 20 27. Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272556/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 27</figureCitation>
). Right forewings and hindwings with 16½ Px, left forewings and hindwings with 15½ Px. Right hindwing and left forewing with 2 pcv veins. Arculus distal to Ax2, R4+5 slightly proximal to subnodus. IR3 separates from R4+5 at the level of first crossvein distal to arculus. Y vein stalked, Ab vein forked just before meeting CuP in both forewings. Discoidal cell divided in left forewing only by the crossvein continuing from distal fork of Ab. CuP reaching hind margin of forewing at level between Px 3 and Px 4, in hindwing at level of Px 5. Number of cells between Arc and place where CuP meets hind margin of hindwing 9
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCEE72D5BFB028D15" bold="true" box="[1250,1266,1340,1365]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20"></emphasis>
10. Pterostigma dark brown, encircled by narrow lighter line and surrounded by thick dark brown veins, proximal side oblique, distal side straight, wider than high.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD536B2036DFFFBCAC22DCFFBDB8FD5" blockId="19.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCAC22DCFFEDD8D81" box="[199,301,1448,1473]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Abdomen</emphasis>
.—Slender, dark brown dorsally and light brown ventrally, ground colour of S810 black. S37 basally with narrow light brown rings that are not connected dorsally and are narrowly prolonged ventrally to almost end of segments. S7 with light markings very reduced. Dorsum of S9 light blue, blue marking on S10 broadly semicircular in caudal direction, covering nipple-shaped distal prolongation of last tergite. S8 with irregular semicircular dorsal blue marking, occupying slightly more than distal fourth of the segment, and with two small blue spots just above blue marking dorsolaterally on each side (
<figureCitation id="13512A37036DFFFBC8202E3BFD858E35" box="[549,629,1628,1653]" captionStart="FIGURES 20 27" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1871,1894]" captionTargetBox="[214,1375,206,1849]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[216,989,653,1100]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 20 27. Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272556/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 22</figureCitation>
). S10 with blunt nipple-shaped distal prolongation, measuring two fifths of the medial segment length. Its sides and tip bordered narrowly brown (
<figureCitation id="13512A37036DFFFBC9B02EE7FBF68ED9" box="[949,1030,1664,1689]" captionStart="FIGURES 63 69" captionStartId="28.[151,264,1533,1556]" captionTargetBox="[195,1394,204,1499]" captionTargetId="figure@28.[195,993,843,996]" captionTargetPageId="28" captionText="FIGURES 63 69. Ceylonosticta venusta sp. nov. — (63) thorax and head, lateral view [male, holotype]; (64) prothorax, lateral view [male, holotype]; (65) anal appendages, dorsal view [male, holotype]; (66) anal appendages, ventral view [male, holotype]; (67) thorax and head, lateral view [female, paratype]; (68) prothorax, lateral view [female, paratype]; (69) wings [male, holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype and female paratype—Rambodde, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272563/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 66</figureCitation>
) and with small protuberance on its ventral side. Anal appendages dark brown, except for light ochreous inner surface at middle of superior anal appendages. Superiors long, 1.5 times median length of S10, laterally flattened, with slightly dilated apices curved inwards (
<figureCitation id="13512A37036DFFFBCF3D2EAFFF458F45" captionStart="FIGURES 20 27" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1871,1894]" captionTargetBox="[214,1375,206,1849]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[216,989,653,1100]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 20 27. Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272556/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Figs. 22 23</figureCitation>
). Their bases narrow, not reaching posterodorsal prolongation of last abdominal segment medially on each side. Tuft of long medially directed setae starts at base of superior anal appendages and extends almost until their middle. Inferiors not visible in dorsal view, light brown, extremely reduced, shifted strongly proximally towards base of segment as seen in
<figureCitation id="13512A37036DFFFBCAB72F3FFEF08F31" box="[178,256,1880,1905]" captionStart="FIGURES 20 27" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1871,1894]" captionTargetBox="[214,1375,206,1849]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[216,989,653,1100]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 20 27. Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272556/files/figure.png" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Fig. 23</figureCitation>
. Their basal portions expanded, with tuft of setae in middle, each with vestigial small downwardly and slightly caudally directed spine, which does not reach bases of superiors when seen in profile.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD536B2036DFFFBCAC22FC7FAC18F9D" blockId="19.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036DFFFBCAC22FC7FE138FF9" bold="true" box="[199,483,1952,1977]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Measurements [in mm]</emphasis>
. Ƌ—head width: 4; abdomen length: 36.3; fore- and hindwing length: 22.7, 22.2; fore- and hindwing pterostigma length: 1.1, 1.05; prothorax projections: 1.15; superior appendages: 1.29.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD536B2036AFFFCCAC228F0FDB389B5" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,1113]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036AFFFCCAC228F0FC9E88F0" bold="true" box="[199,878,151,176]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
Description of
<typeStatus id="54D18810036AFFFCCB6A28F0FE2688F0" box="[367,470,151,176]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
female [dried specimen ex alcohol].
</emphasis>
Coloration and general habitus very similar to male (
<figureCitation id="13512A37036AFFFCCA9A28DBFF1F8895" box="[159,239,188,213]" captionStart="FIGURES 20 27" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1871,1894]" captionTargetBox="[214,1375,206,1849]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[216,989,653,1100]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 20 27. Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272556/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 24</figureCitation>
). Both forewings with 17 Px, left hindwing with 16 and right hindwing with 15 Px. Only single pcv vein in all wings. Y vein stalked, Ab vein not forked and discoidal cell undivided in all wings. Prothorax with whitish middle lobe, anterior lobe upturned, with pair of long processes directed backwards as in male (
<figureCitation id="13512A37036AFFFCCE102963FB95895D" box="[1045,1125,260,285]" captionStart="FIGURES 20 27" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1871,1894]" captionTargetBox="[214,1375,206,1849]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[216,989,653,1100]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 20 27. Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272556/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
). Posterior lobe of prothorax brown, anterior portion blue, posterior margin markedly elevated in middle, with narrow dorsolateral expansions. Vertex of synthorax dark brown, rest of thorax of lighter brown colour laterally and ventrally. Blue thoracic band starts from upper margin of metepisternum and reaches beyond spiracle. Legs ochreous. Abdomen coloration similar to male. Dorsum of S910 sky blue, dorsum of S8 of same colour, with dorsal blue marking rounded proximally, with tip almost reaching segment base. S10 with rounded distal prolongation of last tergite, cerci dark brown. Ovipositor with styli reaching tip of cerci in length. (
<figureCitation id="13512A37036AFFFCCBE229BBFDC689B5" box="[487,566,476,501]" captionStart="FIGURES 20 27" captionStartId="18.[151,264,1871,1894]" captionTargetBox="[214,1375,206,1849]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[216,989,653,1100]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURES 20 27. Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (20) thorax and head, lateral view [male holotype]; (21) prothorax, lateral view [male holotype]; (22) anal appendages, dorsal view [male holotype]; (23) anal appendages, ventral view [male holotype]; (24) thorax and head, lateral view [female paratype]; (25) prothorax, lateral view [female paratype]; (26) ovipositor, lateral view [female paratype]; (27) wings [male holotype]. [Material origin: male holotype et female paratype—Norton Bridge, Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272556/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Fig. 26</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD536B2036AFFFCCAC22A67FB688A7D" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,1113]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036AFFFCCAC22A67FE138A59" bold="true" box="[199,483,512,537]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Measurements [in mm]</emphasis>
.
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—head width: 4; abdomen length: 33.3; fore- and hindwing length: 23.7, 23.4; fore- and hindwing pterostigma length: 1.1, 1.11; prothorax projections: 1.05; ovipositor: 2.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3706539036AFFFCCAC22A2FFA708C18" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BD536B2036AFFFCCAC22A2FFC3C8B1D" blockId="20.[151,1437,151,1113]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036AFFFCCAC22A2FFEC78A21" bold="true" box="[199,311,584,609]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Remarks.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036AFFFCCB382A2FFE078A21" box="[317,503,584,609]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Coloration in life</emphasis>
.—Eyes of both sexes in life bluish grey dorsally, with broad median rusty brown band and yellowish ventral portions. Dorsum of synthorax blackish dark brown, with a tint of very dark metallic-green lustre. Middle lobe of prothorax white, its anterior lobe with elevated, upturned anterior margin light brownish grey, processes dark grey (
<figureCitation id="13512A37036AFFFCCB142AD3FE438A8D" box="[273,435,692,717]" captionStart="FIGURES 138 143" captionStartId="48.[151,264,1898,1921]" captionTargetBox="[190,1392,201,1866]" captionTargetId="figure@48.[191,896,1028,1084]" captionTargetPageId="48" captionText="FIGURES 138 143. Coloration in life: Ceylonosticta inferioreducta sp. nov. — (138) male, (139) female; Ceylonosticta mirifica sp. nov. — (140) male, (141) female; Ceylonosticta adami — (142) male; (143) female [photos: M. Bedjanič, fig. 138, photo: K. Conniff]." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/272572/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Figs. 138139</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="B91EEAA0036AFFFCCBC22AD3FDE98A8D" box="[455,537,692,717]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Habitat</emphasis>
.—At the
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locality animals were found and photographed on a slope above a small stream among dense bamboo undergrowth.
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.—
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—(1) Norton Bridge, stream on the B43 road
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, 10Ƌ.—(2)
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; 1Ƌ.—(4)
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; 1Ƌ.
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