Rhipidolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Rhipidolestidae.[1] They are native to subtropical Asia from Burma to Japan.[2][3]

Rhipidolestes
Rhipidolestes hiraoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Rhipidolestidae
Genus: Rhipidolestes
Ris, 1912
Synonyms
  • Calilestes
  • Lestomima

It is a distinctive genus characterized by the unique tubercle on the ninth abdominal segment of the male. Many have yellow or reddish legs and they generally rest with their wings open, unlike most other Asian species.[2]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  2. ^ a b Kalkman, V. J., & Wilson, K. D. (2010). Calilestes and Lestomima, junior synonyms of Rhipidolestes (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae). International Journal of Odonatology, 13(1), 97-102.
  3. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.