Mnesarete

Mnesarete is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae.

There are about 27 species. All are limited to South America.

Species include:


 * Mnesarete aenea (Selys, 1853)
 * Mnesarete astrape De Marmels, 1989
 * Mnesarete borchgravii (Selys, 1869)
 * Mnesarete cupraea (Selys, 1853)
 * Mnesarete devillei (Selys, 1880)
 * Mnesarete drepane Garrison, 2006
 * Mnesarete ephippium Garrison, 2006
 * Mnesarete fulgida (Selys, 1879)
 * Mnesarete fuscibasis (Calvert, 1909)
 * Mnesarete grisea (Ris, 1918)
 * Mnesarete guttifera (Selys, 1873)
 * Mnesarete hauxwelli (Selys, 1869)
 * Mnesarete hyalina (Hagen in Selys, 1853)
 * Mnesarete lencionii Garrison, 2006
 * Mnesarete loutoni Garrison, 2006
 * Mnesarete machadoi Garrison, 2006
 * Mnesarete marginata (Selys, 1879)
 * Mnesarete mariana Machado, 1996
 * Mnesarete metallica (Selys, 1869)
 * Mnesarete pruinosa (Hagen in Selys, 1853)
 * Mnesarete pudica (Hagen in Selys, 1853)
 * Mnesarete rhopalon Garrison, 2006
 * Mnesarete smaragdina (Selys, 1869)
 * Mnesarete williamsoni Garrison, 2006