Archiargiolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Argiolestidae.[2] Species of Archiargiolestes are small, black metallic damselflies with pale markings, endemic to south-western Australia,[3] where they inhabit swampy areas.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Argiolestidae |
| Genus: | Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 1925[1] |
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Species
editThe genus Archiargiolestes includes the following species:[5]
- Archiargiolestes parvulus (Watson, 1977) - Midget flatwing
- Archiargiolestes pusillissimus Kennedy, 1925 - tiny flatwing
- Archiargiolestes pusillus (Tillyard, 1908) - little flatwing
See also
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- ^ Kennedy, C.H. (1925). "New genera of Megapodagrioninae, with notes on the subfamily". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard. 67: 291–311 [291] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ "Genus Archiargiolestes Kennedy, 1925". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
- ^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
- ^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 4 April 2017.