Indolestes
Indolestes gracilis
Tamil Nadu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Indolestes
Fraser, 1922[1]

Indolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestidae.[2] Species of Indolestes can be medium-sized, dull coloured dragonflies.[3] They are found from India through Asia, Australia and the Pacific.[4]

Species

The genus Indolestes includes the following species:[5]

References

  1. Fraser, F.C. (1922). "New and rare Indian Odonata in the Pusa collection". Memoirs of the Department of Agriculture India, Entomological Series. 7: 39–77 [57].
  2. "Genus Indolestes Fraser, 1922". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Günther Theischinger; John Hawking (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
  4. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
  5. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
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