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lestes spec male

Although it is hard to exactly see the wing venation, this male belongs in lestidae. On the basis of the length of the third antinodal space (about same size as first) I made it a Lestes. It is hard to see the shape of the quadrangle. In Lencioni it seems that Archilestes has the pterostigma the length of 3 cells and Lestes the length of 2. If this is true, this would be another pointer for Lestes.
lestes male17.jpg
lestes male17.jpg		 lestes male16.jpg
lestes male16.jpg		 Lestes sp male
Lestes sp male		 Lestes sp male head and thorax
Lestes sp male head and thorax
Lestes sp male wing
Lestes sp male wing		 Lestes sp male appendages
Lestes sp male appendages		 Lestes sp male appendages
Lestes sp male appendages

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