Podolestinae

Podolestinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Argiolestidae
Subfamily:	Podolestinae; Kalkman & Theischinger, 2013

Podolestinae is a subfamily of damselflies in the family Argiolestidae. Its four genera are found in Africa, Madagascar, the Seychelles and Southeast Asia.

Genera

The subfamily comprises four genera:

Allolestes Selys, 1869
Nesolestes Selys, 1891
Neurolestes Selys, 1882
Podolestes Selys, 1862

Taxonomic history

Kalkman and Theischinger established Podolestinae in 2013 as one of two subfamilies of Argiolestidae.

References

1 2 Kalkman, Vincent J.; Theischinger, Gunther (2013). "Generic revision of Argiolestidae (Odonata), with four new genera". International Journal of Odonatology. 16 (1): 1–52. doi:10.1080/13887890.2012.749450.
↑ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; Van Tol, Jan (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.
1 2 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 1 October 2026.

[Kalkman_&_Theischinger_2013-1] 1 2 Kalkman, Vincent J.; Theischinger, Gunther (2013). "Generic revision of Argiolestidae (Odonata), with four new genera". International Journal of Odonatology. 16 (1): 1–52. doi:10.1080/13887890.2012.749450.

[Dijkstra_2014-2] Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; Van Tol, Jan (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.

[WOL-3] 1 2 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 1 October 2026.