Protolestes
| Protolestes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Superfamily: | Calopterygoidea |
| Family: | Protolestidae Dijkstra & Bybee, 2021 |
| Genus: | Protolestes Förster, 1899 |
Protolestes is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly order Odonata. There are about eight described species in Protolestes.
As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Bybee et al. in 2021, it is now in its own family, Protolestidae.