New distributional record of Cylindera (Oligoma) paradoxa (W. Horn, 1892) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka

Agasthya Thotagamuwa; Nirmale Pallewatta; Chandima Dangalle; Erandathie Lokupitiya; Tharaka Wijerathne

doi:10.15560/13.3.2127

Check List 13(3): e19729, doi: 10.15560/13.3.2127

New distributional record of Cylindera (Oligoma) paradoxa (W. Horn, 1892) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka

Agasthya Thotagamuwa^‡, Chandima Dangalle^‡, Erandathie Lokupitiya^‡, Nirmale Pallewatta^‡, Tharaka Wijerathne^‡

‡ University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Corresponding author: Agasthya Thotagamuwa ( agasthyath89@gmail.com )

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Citation: Thotagamuwa A, Pallewatta N, Dangalle C, Lokupitiya E, Wijerathne T (2017) New distributional record of Cylindera (Oligoma) paradoxa (W. Horn, 1892) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. Check List 13(3): 2127. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.3.2127

Abstract

Since the 19th century, Cylindera (Oligoma) paradoxa (W. Horn, 1892) has been recorded from only 10 locations in Sri Lanka, with only 2 of those recorded in the past 30 years. We recently found this species in the Keeragala estate (Ratnapura District) during field surveys. Our new record fills a gap in the knowledge of this species’ distribution in Sri Lanka.

Keywords

tiger beetles; range extension; Keeragala