Perilestidae
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| Perilestidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Superfamily: | Calopterygoidea |
| Family: | Perilestidae |
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Perilestidae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata. They are commonly known as shortwings.[1] It is a small family of around 20 species.[2] They occur only in Latin America.[3]
References
- ↑ Haber, William A. Dragonflies and Damselflies: Odonata of Monteverde, Costa Rica
- ↑ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
- ↑ Hogue, Charles Leonard (1993). Latin American Insects and Entomology. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-07849-7.
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