Synlestidae
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The Synlestidae are a family of damselflies[1][2] commonly known as sylphs or malachites.[3] They occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia, Asia and the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean.[4]
Description
These damselflies are 21 to 36 millimeters long, with slender abdomens.[3] Species are generally metallic green to brown-tinged black in color.[5]
Biology
Damselflies of this family are predators. The nymphs live in rivers and streams, and can be found in stagnant pools during the dry season.[3]
Systematics
There are nine extant genera. There are also several extinct genera known from fossils.[4]
Genera include:
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- Chorismagrion Morton, 1914Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Ecchlorolestes Barnard, 1937Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Episynlestes Kennedy, 1920Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Megalestes Selys, 1862Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Nubiolestes Fraser, 1945Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Phylolestes Christiansen, 1947Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Sinolestes Needham, 1930Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Synlestes Selys, 1868Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
References
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- ↑ a b c Synlestidae. Identification & Ecology of Australian Freshwater Invertebrates. Murray-Darling Basin Authority.
- ↑ a b Vasilenko, D. V. (2005). New damselflies (Odonata: Synlestidae, Hemiphlebiidae) from the Mesozoic Transbaikalian locality of Chernovskie Kopi. Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal 39(3), 280-83.
- ↑ Synlestidae. Australian Insect Families. CSIRO, 2016.
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