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Megalestes

genus of damselflies
Taxon taxon Q2327016
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Megalestes

Summary

Megalestes is a taxon[1]. Megalestes has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Megalestes's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Megalestes is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Megalestes belongs to the parent taxon Synlestidae[5].
  • Megalestes's scientific name is Megalestes[6].
  • Megalestes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megalestes[7].
  • Megalestes's homonymous taxon is recorded as Megalestes Salvadori, 1875 non Selys, 1862[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Megalestes is Megalestes[6]. Megalestes is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Megalestes is classified within Synlestidae[5].

Identifiers

Megalestes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 89806[9]. Megalestes's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 638381[10]. Megalestes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 16196[11]. Megalestes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1424617[12].

Why It Matters

Megalestes has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · John Tann · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → genus of damselflies
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  2. 19d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Parent taxon → Synlestidae
    Topic's main category → Category:Megalestes
    Homonymous taxon → Megalestes Salvadori, 1875 non Selys, 1862
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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