Chlorolestes

Chlorolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Synlestidae. They are commonly known as Malachites.

Chlorolestes
Male Chlorolestes fasciatus
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Chlorolestes

Selys, 1862

The genus is endemic to southern Africa; furthermore, the range of only one species, Chlorolestes elegans, extends further north than north-eastern South Africa.[1]

The genus contains the following species:[2]

References

  1. Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2002). A fieldguide to the dragonflies of South Africa. ISBN 0620298871.
  2. Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  3. Samways, Michael J. (2008). The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 954-642-330-0.


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