Mesocnemis

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Platycnemididae Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonata Subfamily Calicnemiinae
Similar Allocnemis, Elattoneura, Risiocnemis

Mesocnemis is a genus of African damselflies in the white-legged damselfly family (Platycnemididae). They are commonly known as Riverjacks. The genus contains the following species:

Mesocnemis dupuyi Legrand, 1982 - Gambia Riverjack

Mesocnemis robusta (Selys, 1886)

Mesocnemis saralisa Dijkstra, 2008

Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891 - Common Riverjack, Savanna Brook-damsel, Savanna Stream-damsel

Mesocnemis tisi Lempert, 1992 - Liberian Riverjack

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Mesocnemis Wikipedia

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