Rhipidolestes


Rhipidolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Rhipidolestidae. They are native to subtropical Asia from Burma to Japan.
It is a distinctive genus characterized by the unique tubercle on the ninth abdominal segment of the male. Many have yellow or reddish legs and they generally rest with their wings open, unlike most other Asian species.

Species

Rhipidolestes aculeatus Ris, 1912Rhipidolestes alleni Wilson, 2000Rhipidolestes amamiensis Ishida, 2005Rhipidolestes asatoi Asahina, 1994Rhipidolestes bastiaani Zhu & Yang, 1998Rhipidolestes chaoi Wilson, 2004Rhipidolestes cyanoflavus Wilson, 2000Rhipidolestes fascia Zhou, 2003Rhipidolestes hiraoi Yamamoto, 1955Rhipidolestes janetae Wilson, 1997Rhipidolestes jucundus Lieftinck, 1948Rhipidolestes laui Wilson & Reels, 2003Rhipidolestes lii Zhou, 2003Rhipidolestes malaisei Lieftinck, 1948Rhipidolestes nectans Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951Rhipidolestes owadai Asahina, 1997Rhipidolestes pallidistigma Rhipidolestes rubripes Rhipidolestes shozoi Ishida, 2005Rhipidolestes truncatidens Schmidt, 1931Rhipidolestes yakusimensis Asahina, 1951Rhipidolestes yangbingi Davies, 1998