Mnesarete is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae.
There are about 27 species. All are limited to South America.
Species include:
Mnesarete aenea (Selys, 1853)Mnesarete astrape De Marmels, 1989Mnesarete borchgravii (Selys, 1869)Mnesarete cupraea (Selys, 1853)Mnesarete devillei (Selys, 1880)Mnesarete drepane Garrison, 2006Mnesarete ephippium Garrison, 2006Mnesarete fulgida (Selys, 1879)Mnesarete fuscibasis (Calvert, 1909)Mnesarete grisea (Ris, 1918)Mnesarete guttifera (Selys, 1873)Mnesarete hauxwelli (Selys, 1869)Mnesarete hyalina (Hagen in Selys, 1853)Mnesarete lencionii Garrison, 2006Mnesarete loutoni Garrison, 2006Mnesarete machadoi Garrison, 2006Mnesarete marginata (Selys, 1879)Mnesarete mariana Machado, 1996Mnesarete metallica (Selys, 1869)Mnesarete pruinosa (Hagen in Selys, 1853)Mnesarete pudica (Hagen in Selys, 1853)Mnesarete rhopalon Garrison, 2006Mnesarete smaragdina (Selys, 1869)Mnesarete williamsoni Garrison, 2006