Perilestes
| Perilestes | |
|---|---|
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| Perilestes solutus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Perilestidae |
| Genus: | Perilestes Hagen, 1862[1] |
Perilestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Perilestidae.[2][3] There are nine species described in the genus Perilestes.[4][5]
Description
Species of Perilestes are slender forest damselflies with very long, narrow abdomens and comparatively short wings.[1][6] Their twig-like appearance has led to the common names "shortwings" and "twigtails" used for members of the family Perilestidae.[6]
Distribution and habitat
Species of Perilestes occur in the tropical regions of the Americas, where they inhabit shaded forests and forest streams.[6][7]
Species
The following species are currently placed in Perilestes:[2]
- Perilestes attenuatus Selys, 1886
- Perilestes bispinus Kimmins, 1958
- Perilestes eustaquioi Machado, 2015
- Perilestes fragilis Hagen in Selys, 1862
- Perilestes gracillimus Kennedy, 1941
- Perilestes jeuni Mendoza-Penagos & Vilela, 2022
- Perilestes kahli Williamson & Williamson, 1924
- Perilestes minor Williamson & Williamson, 1924
- Perilestes solutus Williamson & Williamson, 1924
References
- 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].
- 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Perilestes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ↑ "Perilestes". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- 1 2 3 Haber, W. and Wagner, D. Perilestidae: Shortwings. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ecuador.
- ↑ Machado, A. (2015). Perilestes eustaquioi sp. nov. and new distributional records of Perilestidae (Odonata) in Brazil. Zoologia (Curitiba), 32(5), 428-430.
Further reading
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
- Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume I: Zygoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 110. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014933-3.
- Westfall, Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (1996). Damselflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-0-945417-93-4.