Chlorolestes
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| Chlorolestes | |
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| File:Mountain Malachite Chlorolestes fasciatus 2012 04 21.jpg | |
| Male Chlorolestes fasciatus | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Synlestidae |
| Genus: | Chlorolestes Selys, 1862 |
Chlorolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Synlestidae. They are commonly known as Malachites.
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]
- Chlorolestes apricans Wilmot, 1975 - Basking Malachite[3]
- Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen in Selys, 1862 - Conspicuous Malachite[3]
- Chlorolestes draconicus Balinsky, 1956 - Drakensberg Malachite[3]
- Chlorolestes elegans Pinhey, 1950 - Elegant Malachite[3]
- Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839 - Mountain Malachite[3]
- Chlorolestes tessellatus Burmeister, 1839 - Forest Malachite[3]
- Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862 - White Malachite[3]
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