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 <small>Ris, 1912</small>
- Rhipidolestes alleni <small>Wilson, 2000</small>
- Rhipidolestes amamiensis <small>Ishida, 2005</small>
- Rhipidolestes asatoi <small>Asahina, 1994</small>
- Rhipidolestes bastiaani <small>Zhu & Yang, 1998</small>
- Rhipidolestes chaoi <small>Wilson, 2004</small>
- Rhipidolestes cyanoflavus <small>Wilson, 2000</small>
- Rhipidolestes fascia <small>Zhou, 2003</small>
- Rhipidolestes hiraoi <small>Yamamoto, 1955</small>
- Rhipidolestes janetae <small>Wilson, 1997</small>
- Rhipidolestes jucundus <small>Lieftinck, 1948</small>
- Rhipidolestes laui <small>Wilson & Reels, 2003</small>
- Rhipidolestes lii <small>Zhou, 2003</small>
- Rhipidolestes malaisei <small>Lieftinck, 1948</small>
- Rhipidolestes nectans <small>(Needham, 1929)</small>
- Rhipidolestes okinawanus <small>Asahina, 1951</small>
- Rhipidolestes owadai <small>Asahina, 1997</small>
- Rhipidolestes pallidistigma <small>(Fraser, 1926)</small>
- Rhipidolestes rubripes <small>(Navás, 1936)</small>
- Rhipidolestes shozoi <small>Ishida, 2005</small>
- Rhipidolestes truncatidens <small>Schmidt, 1931</small>
- Rhipidolestes yakusimensis <small>Asahina, 1951</small>
- Rhipidolestes yangbingi <small>Davies, 1998</small>
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