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Light-trap catches at the shore of Parakrama Samudra confirmed the existence of a caddisfly fauna which is typical for paleaotropical lakes, with dominance of Ecnomidae and Leptoceridae. Ecnomus moselyi was new for Sri Lanka.
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Malicky, H. (1983). Caddisflies (Trichoptera) from Parakrama Samudra, an ancient man-made lake in Sri Lanka. In: Schiemer, F. (eds) Limnology of Parakrama Samudra — Sri Lanka. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7281-0_21
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