Biology:Indolestes

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Indolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestidae.[1] Species of Indolestes can be medium-sized, dull coloured dragonflies.[2] They are found from India through Asia, Australia and the Pacific.[3]

Etymology

The genus name Indolestes combines the Latin Indus ("India") with Lestes, a genus name derived from the Greek λῃστής (lēstēs, "robber"). Original members of this genus were from India.[4][5]

Species

The genus Indolestes includes the following species:[6]

References

  1. "Genus Indolestes Fraser, 1922". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Indolestes. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8. 
  3. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368. 
  4. Fraser, F.C. (1922). "New and rare Indian Odonata in the Pusa collection". Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture India, Entomological Series 7: 39–77 [57]. 
  5. Endersby, Ian; Fliedner, Heinrich (2015). The Naming of Australia's Dragonflies. Eltham, Victoria, Australia: Busybird Publishing. ISBN 9781925260625. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283318421_The_Naming_of_Australia's_Dragonflies. 
  6. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/. 

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