Mnesarete is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. There are about 27 species. All are limited to South America. Species include: \n* Mnesarete aenea (Selys, 1853) \n* Mnesarete astrape De Marmels, 1989 \n* Mnesarete borchgravii (Selys, 1869) \n* Mnesarete cupraea (Selys, 1853) \n* Mnesarete devillei (Selys, 1880) \n* Mnesarete drepane Garrison, 2006 \n* Mnesarete ephippium Garrison, 2006 \n* Mnesarete fulgida (Selys, 1879) \n* Mnesarete fuscibasis (Calvert, 1909) \n* Mnesarete grisea (Ris, 1918) \n* Mnesarete guttifera (Selys, 1873) \n* Mnesarete hauxwelli (Selys, 1869) \n* Mnesarete hyalina (Hagen in Selys, 1853) \n* Mnesarete lencionii Garrison, 2006 \n* Mnesarete loutoni Garrison, 2006 \n* Mnesarete machadoi Garrison, 2006 \n* Mnesarete marginata (Selys, 1879) \n* Mnesarete mariana Machad