Argiolestinae

Argiolestinae

Sydney Flatwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Megapodagrionidae
Subfamily:	Argiolestinae Fraser, 1960

Argiolestinae is a subfamily of damselflies. They belong to the flatwing damselfly family, Megapodagrionidae. Like their relatives but unlike damselflies of other families, they usually spread their hindwings horizontally when resting. It is also the largest subfamily in Megapodagrionidae.

Genera

The following genera are placed in the Argiolestinae:^[1]

Agnophilogenia Kennedy, 1941
Agriomorpha May, 1933
Allolestes Selys, 1869
Amanipodagrion Pinhey, 1962
Archaeopodagrion Kennedy, 1939
Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 1925
Argiolestes Selys, 1862
Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1925
Bornargiolestes Kimmins, 1936
Burmargiolestes Kennedy, 1925
Caledargiolestes Kennedy, 1925
Caledopteryx Kennedy, 1925
Calilestes Fraser, 1926
Celebargiolestes Kennedy, 1925
Dimeragrion Calvert, 1913
Griseargiolestes Theischinger, 1998
Heteragrion Selys, 1862
Heteropodagrion Selys, 1885
Mesagrion Selys, 1885
Miniargiolestes Theischinger, 1998
Nesolestes Selys, 1891
Neuragrion Karsch, 1891
Neurolestes Selys, 1882
Oxystigma Selys, 1862
Paraphlebia Selys in Hagen, 1861
Philogenia Selys, 1862
Podolestes Selys, 1862
Podopteryx Selys, 1871
Protolestes Förster, 1899
Rhinagrion Calvert, 1913
Risiolestes Fraser, 1926
Sciotropis Rácenis, 1959
Trineuragrion Ris, 1915
Wahnesia Förster, 1900

Footnotes

↑ odonata.info (2005)

References

odonata.info (2005): List of Argiolestinae genera. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.

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