Rhipidolestes Explained
Rhipidolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Rhipidolestidae. They are native to subtropical Asia from Burma to Japan.[1]
It is a distinctive genus characterized by the unique tubercle on the ninth abdominal segment of the male. Many have yellow or reddish legs and they generally rest with their wings open, unlike most other Asian species.[1]
Species
- Rhipidolestes aculeatus Ris, 1912
- Rhipidolestes alleni Wilson, 2000
- Rhipidolestes amamiensis Ishida, 2005
- Rhipidolestes asatoi Asahina, 1994
- Rhipidolestes bastiaani Zhu & Yang, 1998
- Rhipidolestes chaoi Wilson, 2004
- Rhipidolestes cyanoflavus Wilson, 2000
- Rhipidolestes fascia Zhou, 2003
- Rhipidolestes hiraoi Yamamoto, 1955
- Rhipidolestes janetae Wilson, 1997
- Rhipidolestes jucundus Lieftinck, 1948
- Rhipidolestes laui Wilson & Reels, 2003
- Rhipidolestes lii Zhou, 2003
- Rhipidolestes malaisei Lieftinck, 1948
- Rhipidolestes nectans (Needham, 1929)
- Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
- Rhipidolestes owadai Asahina, 1997
- Rhipidolestes pallidistigma (Fraser, 1926)
- Rhipidolestes rubripes (Navás, 1936)
- Rhipidolestes shozoi Ishida, 2005
- Rhipidolestes truncatidens Schmidt, 1931
- Rhipidolestes yakusimensis Asahina, 1951
- Rhipidolestes yangbingi Davies, 1998
Notes and References
- Kalkman, V. J., & Wilson, K. D. (2010). Calilestes and Lestomima, junior synonyms of Rhipidolestes (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae). International Journal of Odonatology, 13(1), 97-102.
