Protolestes Explained

Protolestes is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly order Odonata. There are about eight described species in Protolestes.

As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Bybee et al. in 2021, it is now in its own family, Protolestidae.^[1]

Species

• Protolestes fickei Förster, 1899
• Protolestes furcatus Aguesse, 1967
• Protolestes kerckhoffae Schmidt, 1949
• Protolestes leonorae Schmidt, 1949
• Protolestes milloti Fraser, 1949
• Protolestes proselytus Lieftinck, 1965
• Protolestes rufescens Aguesse, 1967
• Protolestes simonei Aguesse, 1967

Notes and References

1. Seth M. Bybee et al. (2021) Phylogeny and classification of Odonata using targeted genomics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 160: 1-15