Argiolestinae

Argiolestinae
Sydney Flatwing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Lestoidea
Family:	Megapodagrionidae
Subfamily:	Argiolestinae Fraser, 1960

Argiolestinae is a subfamily of damselflies. They belong to the flatwing damselfly family, Megapodagrionidae. Like their relatives but unlike dragonflies of other families, they usually spread their hindwings horizontally when resting. It is also the largest subfamily in Megapodagrionidae.

Genera

The following genera are placed in the Argiolestinae:^[1]

• Agnophilogenia Kennedy, 1941
• Agriomorpha May, 1933
• Allolestes Selys, 1869
• Amanipodagrion Pinhey, 1962
• Archaeopodagrion Kennedy, 1939
• Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 1925
• Argiolestes Selys, 1862
• Austroargiolestes Kennedy, 1925
• Bornargiolestes Kimmins, 1936
• Burmargiolestes Kennedy, 1925
• Caledargiolestes Kennedy, 1925
• Caledopteryx Kennedy, 1925
• Calilestes Fraser, 1926
• Celebargiolestes Kennedy, 1925
• Dimeragrion Calvert, 1913
• Griseargiolestes Theischinger, 1998
• Heteragrion Selys, 1862
• Heteropodagrion Selys, 1885
• Mesagrion Selys, 1885
• Miniargiolestes Theischinger, 1998
• Nesolestes Selys, 1891
• Neuragrion Karsch, 1891
• Neurolestes Selys, 1882
• Oxystigma Selys, 1862
• Paraphlebia Selys in Hagen, 1861
• Philogenia Selys, 1862
• Podolestes Selys, 1862
• Podopteryx Selys, 1871
• Protolestes Förster, 1899
• Rhinagrion Calvert, 1913
• Risiolestes Fraser, 1926
• Sciotropis Rácenis, 1959
• Trineuragrion Ris, 1915
• Wahnesia Förster, 1900

Footnotes

1. odonata.info (2005)

References

• odonata.info (2005): List of Argiolestinae genera. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
• Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.