Mnais Explained

Mnais is a genus of broad-winged damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. There are about 15 described species in Mnais.

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Mnais:

• Mnais andersoni McLachlan in Selys, 1873
• Mnais auripennis Needham, 1930
• Mnais costalis Selys, 1869
• Mnais decolorata Bartenef, 1913
• Mnais esakii Asahina, 1976
• Mnais gregoryi Fraser, 1924
• Mnais icteroptera Fraser, 1929
• Mnais incolor Martin, 1921
• Mnais maclachlani Fraser, 1924
• Mnais mneme Ris, 1916
• Mnais pieli Navas, 1936
• Mnais pruinosa Selys, 1853
• Mnais semiopaca May, 1935
• Mnais tenuis Oguma, 1913
• Mnais yunosukei (Asahina, 1990)

Further reading

• 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.