Orolestes is a genus of stalk-winged damselflies in the family Lestidae. There are about seven described species in Orolestes.[1][2][3][4]
| Orolestes | |
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| Orolestes wallacei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Orolestes McLachlan, 1895 |
Species
editThese seven species belong to the genus Orolestes:
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Orolestes durga Lahiri, 1987 | India | |||
| Orolestes excelsus Fraser, 1933 | Thailand | |||
| Orolestes motis Baijal & Agarwal, 1956 | India | |||
| Orolestes octomaculatus Martin, 1904 | Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia | |||
| Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895 | Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, China | |||
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Orolestes wallacei (Kirby, 1889) | Malaysia |
References
edit- ^ "Orolestes". 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
edit- 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.
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