Kingdom Animalia Family Synlestidae Rank Genus | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonate | |
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Similar Odonate, Allocnemis, Allocnemis leucosticta, Syncordulia, Synlestidae | ||
Chlorolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Synlestidae. They are commonly known as Malachites.
The genus is endemic to southern Africa; furthermore, the range of only one species, Chlorolestes elegans, extends further north than north-eastern South Africa.
The genus contains the following species:
References
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