Hypolestes is a damselfly genus and makes up the monotypic subfamily Hypolestinae of the damselfly family Hypolestidae.

Species include:

• Hypolestes clara (Jamaica)
• Hypolestes trinitatis (Cuba)
• Hypolestes hatuey (Hispaniola - Dominican Republic, Haiti)

The damselfly genus is exclusively found within Cuba, Haiti, and Hispaniola (The Greater Antilles), as indicated above. Hypolestes clara is commonly known as the "Jamaican flatwing," and Hypolestes trinitatis is known as the "Cuban flatwing." Hypolestes hatuey was discovered in 2015 and has no common name yet. As there are not many studies of the Hypolestes genus published, this is an overview what is currently known of the genus and the individual species within it.

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