Protolestes
Genus of damselflies
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Protolestes is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly order Odonata. There are about eight described species in Protolestes.
| Protolestes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Superfamily: | Calopterygoidea |
| Family: | Protolestidae Dijkstra & Bybee, 2021 |
| Genus: | Protolestes Förster, 1899 |
As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Bybee et al. in 2021, it is now in its own family, Protolestidae.[1][2]
Species
- Protolestes fickei Förster, 1899
- Protolestes furcatus Aguesse, 1967
- Protolestes kerckhoffae Schmidt, 1949
- Protolestes leonorae Schmidt, 1949
- Protolestes milloti Fraser, 1949
- Protolestes proselytus Lieftinck, 1965
- Protolestes rufescens Aguesse, 1967
- Protolestes simonei Aguesse, 1967