Platylestes
| Platylestes | |
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| Platylestes platystylus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
[edit]These four species belong to the genus Platylestes:
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Platylestes heterostylus Lieftinck, 1932 | Java | |||
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Platylestes kirani Emiliyamma, Palot & Charesh, 2020 | Kerala, South India. | |
| Platylestes pertinax Lieftinck, 1932 | Bengal and Myanmar | |||
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Platylestes platystylus (Rambur, 1842) | Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Kerala, South India. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Platylestes". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; et al. (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)" (PDF). Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ K.G. Emiliyamma; Palot, Muhamed Jafer; C. Charesh (2020-09-26). "A new species of Platylestes Selys (Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestidae) from the coastal area of Kannur District, Kerala, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 12 (13): 16854–16860. doi:10.11609/jott.5209.12.13.16854-16860. ISSN 0974-7907.
Further reading
[edit]- 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). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume I: Zygoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 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.