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Sri Lanka is known to be home to 794 species of Hemipterans. Detailed work of Sri Lankan hemipterans are recorded in the book Catalogue of Hemiptera of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka comprises 74 species in 46 genera and 6 families of aphids within the order Hemiptera. 2 endemic aphid species are found on Sri Lanka.
Dialog TV ( Satellite Pay TV) Channel 20. Supreme Channel (Sinhala: සුප්රීම් නාලිකාව) is a television channel currently broadcasting in Sri Lanka in the Sinhala language. [1] It is owned by Supreme Global Holdings and it consists of the DVB-T2 pictures and stereo sounds. It currently holds all island coverage. [2]
Lt Gen Parami Kulatunga. The Gemunu Watch (GW) ("King Dutugemunu's Own") is a infantry regiment of the Sri Lanka Army, formed with troops from the Ceylon Light Infantry and the Ceylon Sinha Regiment in 1962. It has been deployed in many major operations against the LTTE. It is made up of 14 regular units and 9 volunteer units.
There are 111 lizards known from Sri Lanka, with 17 newly discovered in 2006, and two more in 2016 and 2017. [11] [12] One of species was discovered in 2019 from Ensalwatta, Matara. [13] In 2019, seven more endemic day geckos have been discovered by Suranjan Karunaratne and Mendis Wickramasinghe. [14] [15] In December 2019, three more endemic ...
Agriculture in Sri Lanka. Aerial view of the Southern Province showing the land use patterns of the coastal belt. The primary form of agriculture in Sri Lanka is rice production. Rice is cultivated during Maha and Yala seasons. [1] Tea is cultivated in the central highlands and is a major source of foreign exchange.
Hinduism is one of Sri Lanka's oldest religions, with temples dating back over 2,000 years. [2] As of 2011, Hindus made up 12.6% of the Sri Lankan population. [3] They are almost exclusively Tamils, except for small immigrant communities from India and Pakistan (including the Sindhis, Telugus and Malayalis ).
Mannar, Sri Lanka. / 8.96667°N 79.88333°E / 8.96667; 79.88333. Mannar ( Tamil: மன்னார், romanized: Maṉṉār, Sinhala: මන්නාරම, romanized: Mannārama, formerly spelled Manar) is the main town of Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an Urban Council. The town is located on ...
Sri Lankan Gypsy people are an ethnic group who trace their origins in India. They are a nomadic people who mostly speak in Telugu also known as Sri Lankan Gypsy Telugu, a Dravidian language natively spoken in the Andhra Pradesh. They make their living by fortune telling, snake charming and using animals in performances.