Chlorolestes | |
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Male Chlorolestes fasciatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Family: | Synlestidae |
Genus: |
Chlorolestes Selys, 1862 |
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: