Platycnemididae
Encyclopedia
Platycnemididae are a family
of damselfly
called white-legged damselflies. It is sometimes known as Platycnemidae.
This is a list of genera with the number of species in each.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of damselfly
Damselfly
Damselflies are insects in the order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be distinguished by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest...
called white-legged damselflies. It is sometimes known as Platycnemidae.
This is a list of genera with the number of species in each.
- AllocnemisAllocnemisAllocnemis is a genus of damselfly in family Platycnemididae. It contains the following species:* Allocnemis leucosticta* Allocnemis mitwabae...
— 2 species - ArabicnemisArabicnemisArabicnemis is a genus of damselfly in family Platycnemididae. It contains the following species:* Arabicnemis caerulea...
— 1 species - Asthenocnemis — 1 species
- Calicnemia — 16 species
- Coeliccia — 59 species
- Copera — 9 species
- Cyanocnemis — 1 species
- Denticnemis — 1 species
- Idiocnemis — 19 species
- Indocnemis — 1 species
- Leptocnemis — 1 species
- Lieftinckia — 6 species
- Lochmaeocnemis — 1 species
- MesocnemisMesocnemisMesocnemis is a genus of African damselflies in the white-legged damselfly family . It contains the following species:* Mesocnemis dupuyi Legrand, 1982* Mesocnemis robusta * Mesocnemis saralisa Dijkstra, 2008...
— 5 species - MetacnemisMetacnemisMetacnemis is a genus of damselfly in family Platycnemididae. It contains the following species:* Metacnemis angusta* Metacnemis valida...
— 3 species - OreocnemisOreocnemisOreocnemis is a genus of damselfly in family Platycnemididae. It contains the following species:* Oreocnemis phoenix...
— 1 species - Paracnemis — 1 species
- Paramecocnemis — 2 species
- PlatycnemisPlatycnemisPlatycnemis is a genus of damselfly in family Platycnemididae.The name comes from the Greek words platos 'flat' and cnernis 'shin'. They are commonly known as Featherlegs.The genus contains the following species:...
— 32 species - Rhyacocnemis — 2 species
- RisiocnemisRisiocnemisRisiocnemis is a genus of damselfly in family Platycnemididae. It contains the following species:* Risiocnemis seidenschwarzi...
— 36 species - Salomoncnemis — 1 species
- Sinocnemis — 2 species
- Stenocnemis — 1 species
- Thaumatagrion — 1 species
- Torrenticnemis — 1 species