Synlestes

Synlestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Synlestidae.^[2] Species of Synlestes are very large damselflies, metallic green to dark bronze or black in colour with white, yellow or orange markings.^[3] Unlike many other damselflies, they spread their wings when resting. They are endemic to eastern Australia where they inhabit streams.^[4]

Synlestes
Female Synlestes weyersii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Synlestidae
Genus:	Synlestes Selys, 1869[1]

Species

The genus Synlestes includes the following species:^[5]

• Synlestes selysi Tillyard, 1917 - forest needle
• Synlestes tropicus Tillyard, 1917 - tropical needle
• Synlestes weyersii Selys, 1868 - bronze needle