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 Mnesarete astrape Mnesarete borchgravii Mnesarete cupraea Mnesarete devillei Mnesarete drepane Mnesarete ephippium Mnesarete fulgida Mnesarete fuscibasis Mnesarete grisea Mnesarete guttifera Mnesarete hauxwelli Mnesarete hyalina Mnesarete lencionii Mnesarete loutoni Mnesarete machadoi Mnesarete marginata Mnesarete mariana Mnesarete metallica Mnesarete pruinosa Mnesarete pudica Mnesarete rhopalon Mnesarete smaragdina Mnesarete williamsoni References External links Calopterygidae Zygoptera genera Odonata of South America Taxa named by John Cowley (entomologist)