Perilestidae | |
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Perissolestes guianensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Superfamily: | Calopterygoidea |
Family: | Perilestidae |
Genera | |
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The Perilestidae are a family of damselflies in the order Odonata, 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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