Burmargiolestes
Burmargiolestes is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly order Odonata. There are two described species in Burmargiolestes.[1][2][3][4]
| Burmargiolestes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Division: | Palaeoptera |
| Superorder: | Odonatoptera |
| (unranked): | Holodonata |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Superfamily: | Calopterygoidea |
| Genus: | Burmargiolestes Kennedy, 1925 |
As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Dijkstra et al. in 2013, the genus Burmargiolestes is considered "incertae sedis", without an assigned family but within the superfamily Calopterygoidea.[2][4]
Species
These two species belong to the genus Burmargiolestes:[4]
- Burmargiolestes laidlawi Lieftinck, 1960
- Burmargiolestes melanothorax (Selys, 1891)
References
- "Burmargiolestes". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; et al. (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.
- "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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