Mnais is a genus of broad-winged damselflies, known as copperwings, in the family Calopterygidae. The genus was described by the Belgian entomologist Edmond de Sélys Longchamps in 1853. There are 15 described species in Mnais.
Distribution
Mnias damselflies are found primarily in eastern Asia.
Biology and Behaviour
Adult male Mnais occur in two genetically determined wing morphs, orange-winged and clear-winged, controlled by a single locus. Orange-winged males tend to be territorial and defend oviposition sites, while clear-winged males are typically non-territorial and perch nearby to intercept females .
Species
These 15 species belong to the genus Mnais:
- Mnais andersoni <small>McLachlan in Selys, 1873</small>
- Mnais auripennis <small>Needham, 1930</small>
- Mnais costalis <small>Selys, 1869</small>
- Mnais decolorata <small>Bartenef, 1913</small>
- Mnais esakii <small>Asahina, 1976</small>
- Mnais gregoryi <small>Fraser, 1924</small>
- Mnais icteroptera <small>Fraser, 1929</small>
- Mnais incolor <small>Martin, 1921</small>
- Mnais maclachlani <small>Fraser, 1924</small>
- Mnais mneme <small>Ris, 1916</small>
- Mnais pieli <small>Navas, 1936</small>
- Mnais pruinosa <small>Selys, 1853</small>
- Mnais semiopaca <small>May, 1935</small>
- Mnais tenuis <small>Oguma, 1913</small>
- Mnais yunosukei <small>(Asahina, 1990)</small>
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