Megalestes
| Megalestes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Synlestidae |
| Genus: | Megalestes Selys, 1862 |
Megalestes is a genus of malachite in the damselfly family Synlestidae. There are at least 20 described species in Megalestes.[1][2][3][4]
Species
These 20 species belong to the genus Megalestes:
- Megalestes anglicus Cockerell
- Megalestes australis Karube, 2014
- Megalestes chengi Chao, 1947
- Megalestes discus Wilson, 2004
- Megalestes distans Needham, 1930
- Megalestes gyalsey Gyeltshen, Kalkman & Orr, 2017
- Megalestes haui Wilson & Reels, 2003
- Megalestes heros Needham, 1930
- Megalestes irma Fraser, 1926
- Megalestes kurahashii Asahina, 1985
- Megalestes lieftincki Lahiri, 1979
- Megalestes maai Chen, 1947
- Megalestes major Selys, 1862
- Megalestes micans Needham, 1930
- Megalestes omeiensis Chao, 1965
- Megalestes palaceus Zhou & Zhou, 2008
- Megalestes raychoudhurii Lahiri, 1987
- Megalestes riccii Navás, 1935
- Megalestes suensoni Asahina, 1956
- Megalestes tuska Wilson & Reels, 2003
References
- ^ "Megalestes". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; et al. (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
- Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume I: Zygoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 110. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014933-3.
- Westfall, Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (1996). Damselflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-0-945417-93-4.