Platysticta is a genus of shadowdamsels in the damselfly family Platystictidae. Species of Platysticta are slender forest damselflies endemic to Sri Lanka, where they inhabit shaded streams in tropical rainforest.
Description Species of Platysticta are slender damselflies with narrow wings and elongated abdomens. Like other members of Platystictidae, they are typically associated with shaded forest streams and often have very restricted geographic ranges.
Species The following species are currently placed in Platysticta: Platysticta apicalis Kirby, 1893 Platysticta maculata Hagen in Selys, 1860 Platysticta secreta Bedjanic & van Tol, 2016 Platysticta serendibica Bedjanic & van Tol, 2016
Etymology The genus name Platysticta is presumably derived from the Greek πλατύς (platys, "broad") and στικτός (stiktos, "marked"). The name likely alludes to the broad pterostigma, the distinctive "wing mark" emphasised by Selys when he established the genus.
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