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| Male Chlorolestes fasciatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| 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:
- Chlorolestes apricans Wilmot, 1975 - Basking Malachite
- Chlorolestes conspicuus Hagen in Selys, 1862 - Conspicuous Malachite
- Chlorolestes draconicus Balinsky, 1956 - Drakensberg Malachite
- Chlorolestes elegans Pinhey, 1950 - Elegant Malachite
- Chlorolestes fasciatus Burmeister, 1839 - Mountain Malachite
- Chlorolestes tessellatus Burmeister, 1839 - Forest Malachite
- Chlorolestes umbratus Selys, 1862 - White Malachite
References
- Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2002). A fieldguide to the dragonflies of South Africa. ISBN 0620298871.
- Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ Samways, Michael J. (2008). The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft. ISBN 978-954-642-330-6.
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