''Libellago adami'' (Adam's gem) is a species 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, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...
in the family
Chlorocyphidae
Chlorocyphidae is a family of damselflies, commonly known as jewels. These are colorful species native to the Old World tropics, where they occur along forest streams. They are most diverse in Southeast Asia.
Systematics
This family is monophy ...
. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. Its natural
habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
s are streams and lowland wet zone rivers, where there is fast flowing waters exist. It is threatened by
habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
.
Sources
* http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Libellago_adami/classification/
* http://slendemics.net/easl/invertibrates/Dragonflyies/dragonflies.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20150219172210/http://www.wht.lk/storage/book_downloads/CorrigendaAddendum.pdf
* http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3113.1939.tb00488.x/abstract;jsessionid=84595BA5BC46096A673EAB51CC35F861.f03t04
* http://www.wildreach.com/reptile/animals/dragonflies.php
Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka
Insects of Sri Lanka
Insects described in 1939
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