Phylolestes ethelae
| Phylolestes ethelae | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Synlestidae |
| Genus: | Phylolestes |
| Species: | P. ethelae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phylolestes ethelae Christiansen, 1948 | |
Phylolestes ethelae, the Hispaniolan malachite, is a species of damselfly in the family Synlestidae. It is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
This species is the only member of its genus.
References
- von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. 2005. Phylolestes ethelae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
- Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.