Mnais
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| Mnais | |
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| Mnais mneme | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Calopterygidae |
| Subfamily: | Calopteryginae |
| Tribe: | Mnaisini |
| Genus: | Mnais Selys, 1853 |
Mnais is a genus of broad-winged damselflies, known as copperwings, in the family Calopterygidae. The genus was described by the Belgian entomologist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1853[1]. There are 15 described species in Mnais.[2][3][4][5]
Biology and Behaviour
Adult male Mnais occur in two genetically determined wing morphs, orange-winged and clear-winged, controlled by a single locus. Orange-winged males tend to be territorial and defend oviposition sites, while clear-winged males are typically non-territorial and perch nearby to intercept females [7][8].
Species
These 15 species belong to the genus Mnais:
- Mnais andersoni McLachlan in Selys, 1873
- Mnais auripennis Needham, 1930
- Mnais costalis Selys, 1869
- Mnais decolorata Bartenef, 1913
- Mnais esakii Asahina, 1976
- Mnais gregoryi Fraser, 1924
- Mnais icteroptera Fraser, 1929
- Mnais incolor Martin, 1921
- Mnais maclachlani Fraser, 1924
- Mnais mneme Ris, 1916
- Mnais pieli Navas, 1936
- Mnais pruinosa Selys, 1853
- Mnais semiopaca May, 1935
- Mnais tenuis Oguma, 1913
- Mnais yunosukei (Asahina, 1990)
