Biology:Platylestes

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Short description: Genus of damselflies

Platylestes
Platylestes platystylus 6.jpg
Platylestes platystylus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Platylestes
Selys, 1862

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]

Species

These four species belong to the genus Platylestes:

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Platylestes heterostylus Lieftinck, 1932 Java
Platylestes kirani male.jpg 120px Platylestes kirani Emiliyamma, Palot & Charesh, 2020 Kerala, South India.
Platylestes pertinax Lieftinck, 1932 Bengal and Myanmar
Platylestes platystylus male (cropped).jpg 120px Platylestes platystylus (Rambur, 1842) Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Kerala, South India.


References

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). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume I: Zygoptera. Das Tierreich. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2848954 entry