Perilestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Perilestidae. There are about eight described species in Perilestes.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Perilestes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Perilestidae |
| Genus: | Perilestes Hagen, 1862 |
Species
editThese eight species belong to the genus Perilestes:
- Perilestes attenuatus Selys, 1886
- Perilestes bispinus Kimmins, 1958
- Perilestes eustaquioi Machado, 2015
- Perilestes fragilis Hagen in Selys, 1862
- Perilestes gracillimus Kennedy, 1941
- Perilestes kahli Williamson & Williamson, 1924
- Perilestes minor Williamson & Williamson, 1924
- Perilestes solutus Williamson & Williamson, 1924
References
edit- ^ "Perilestes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Perilestes". 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.