| Hypolestidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Superfamily: | Calopterygoidea |
| Family: | Hypolestidae Fraser, 1938 |
Hypolestidae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata. There are at least four genera and about six described species in Hypolestidae.[1][2][3][4]
Genera
[edit]These four genera belong to the family Hypolestidae:[4][5]
- Hypolestes Gundlach, 1888
- † Anglohypolestes Nel & Fleck, 2014
- † Eohypolestes Nel & Fleck, 2014
- † Prohypolestes Nel & Paichele, 1994
References
[edit]- ^ "Hypolestidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; et al. (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39: 68–96. Bibcode:2014SysEn..39...68D. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ a b "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
- ^ "The Paleobiology Database, family Hypolestidae". Retrieved 2019-05-24.
Further reading
[edit]- Garrison, Rosser W. (1997). Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia (eds.). Odonata. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. Vol. 4: Non–Holometabolous Orders. Entomological Information Services. pp. 551–580. ISBN 978-1-889002-04-0.
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
- Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume I: Zygoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 110. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-014933-3.
- Westfall, Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (1996). Damselflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-0-945417-93-4.