Hetaerininae Explained

Hetaerininae is a subfamily of broad-winged damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. There are at least 4 genera and more than 70 described species in Hetaerininae.

Genera

These four genera belong to the subfamily Hetaerininae:

• Bryoplathanon Garrison, 2006
• Hetaerina Hagen, 1853 (rubyspots)
• Mnesarete Cowley, 1934
• Ormenophlebia Garrison, 2006

Further reading

• Book: Odonata. 1997. Garrison. Rosser W.. Poole. Robert W.. Gentili. Patricia. Entomological Information Services. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. 551–580. 978-1-889002-04-0. 2019-10-15. 2019-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20191129051436/http://nearctica.com/nomina/pdfs/volume4/volume4.htm. dead.
• Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae. 2013. Kalkman . V. J.. Leiden University. 1887/22953. free. PhD.
• Book: World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume I: Zygoptera. 1997. Steinmann . Henrik. Wermuth . Heinz. Fischer . Maximilian. Walter de Gruyter. Das Tierreich. 110. 978-3-11-014933-3.
• Book: Damselflies of North America. 1996. Westfall . Minter J. Jr.. May . Michael L.. Scientific Publishers. 978-0-945417-93-4.