''Mnesarete'' is a
genus of
damselflies
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...
in the
family Calopterygidae.
There are about 27 species. All are limited to
South America.
[Guillermo-Ferreira, R., & Bispo, P. C. (2012)]
Description of the larva of ''Mnesarete pudica'' (Hagen in Selys, 1853) (Odonata: Calopterygidae) and notes on known genera of South American Calopterygidae larvae.
''Zootaxa'', 77-81.
Species include:
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Mnesarete aenea''
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Mnesarete astrape''
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Mnesarete borchgravii''
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Mnesarete cupraea''
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Mnesarete devillei''
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Mnesarete drepane''
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Mnesarete ephippium''
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Mnesarete fulgida''
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Mnesarete fuscibasis''
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Mnesarete grisea''
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Mnesarete guttifera
''Mnesarete'' is a genus of damselfly, damselflies in the family (biology), family Calopterygidae.
There are about 27 species. All are limited to South America.Guillermo-Ferreira, R., & Bispo, P. C. (2012)Description of the larva of ''Mnesarete ...
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Mnesarete hauxwelli''
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Mnesarete hyalina''
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Mnesarete lencionii''
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Mnesarete loutoni''
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Mnesarete machadoi''
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Mnesarete marginata''
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Mnesarete mariana''
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Mnesarete metallica''
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Mnesarete pruinosa''
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Mnesarete pudica''
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Mnesarete rhopalon''
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Mnesarete smaragdina''
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Mnesarete williamsoni''
References
External links
Calopterygidae
Zygoptera genera
Odonata of South America
Taxa named by John Cowley (entomologist)
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