Perilestes

Perilestes
Perilestes solutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Perilestidae
Genus: Perilestes
Hagen, 1862

Perilestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Perilestidae. There are nine species described in the genus Perilestes.

Description

Species of Perilestes are slender forest damselflies with very long, narrow abdomens and comparatively short wings. Their twig-like appearance has led to the common names "shortwings" and "twigtails" used for members of the family Perilestidae.

Distribution and habitat

Species of Perilestes occur in the tropical regions of the Americas, where they inhabit shaded forests and forest streams.

Species

The following species are currently placed in Perilestes:

References

  1. 1 2 Selys-Longchamps, E. (1862). "Synopsis des Agrionines, troisième légion: Podagrion". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Academie Royale de Belgique. 2 (in French). 14: 5-44 [31].
  2. 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 June 2026.
  3. ↑ 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)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. Bibcode:2014SysEn..39...68D. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.
  4. ↑ "Perilestes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  5. ↑ "Perilestes". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  6. 1 2 3 Haber, W. and Wagner, D. Perilestidae: Shortwings. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ecuador.
  7. ↑ Machado, A. (2015). Perilestes eustaquioi sp. nov. and new distributional records of Perilestidae (Odonata) in Brazil. Zoologia (Curitiba), 32(5), 428-430.

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