Synlestidae
| Synlestidae | |
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| Chlorolestes tessellatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Synlestidae Tillyard, 1917 |
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The Synlestidae are a family of damselflies commonly known as sylphs or malachites.[1] They occur in South Africa, Australia, and South America.[2]
Description
These damselflies are 21 to 36 millimeters long, with slender abdomens.[1] Species are generally metallic green to brown-tinged black in color.[3]
Biology
Damselflies of this family are predators. The nymphs live in rivers and streams, and can be found in stagnant pools during the dry season.[1]
Systematics
There are eight extant genera. There are also several extinct genera known from fossils.[2]
Genera include:
- Chlorolestes Selys, 1862
- Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 1937
- Episynlestes Kennedy, 1920
- Megalestes Selys, 1862
- Phylolestes Christiansen, 1947
- Sinolestes Needham, 1930
- Synlestes Selys, 1868
References
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- 1 2 3 Synlestidae. Identification & Ecology of Australian Freshwater Invertebrates. Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
- 1 2 Vasilenko, D. V. (2005). New damselflies (Odonata: Synlestidae, Hemiphlebiidae) from the Mesozoic Transbaikalian locality of Chernovskie Kopi. Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 39(3), 280-83.
- ↑ Synlestidae. Australian Insect Families. CSIRO, 2016.
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