Platylestes is a genus of stalk-winged damselflies in the family Lestidae. There are at least five described species in Platylestes.[1][2][3][4][5]

Platylestes
Platylestes platystylus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Platylestes
Selys, 1862

Species

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These four species belong to the genus Platylestes:

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Platylestes heterostylus Lieftinck, 1932 Java
    Platylestes kirani Emiliyamma, Palot & Charesh, 2020 Kerala, South India.
Platylestes pertinax Lieftinck, 1932 Bengal and Myanmar
    Platylestes platystylus (Rambur, 1842) Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Kerala, South India.


References

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  1. ^ "Platylestes". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. ^ 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)" (PDF). Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.
  3. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ K.G. Emiliyamma; Palot, Muhamed Jafer; C. Charesh (2020-09-26). "A new species of Platylestes Selys (Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestidae) from the coastal area of Kannur District, Kerala, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 12 (13): 16854–16860. doi:10.11609/jott.5209.12.13.16854-16860. ISSN 0974-7907.

Further reading

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  • 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.