Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Platycnemididae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonata Rank Genus | |
Similar Allocnemis, Risiocnemis, Isostictidae, Copera, Coenagrionoidea | ||
Oreocnemis is a monotypic genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It contains only Oreocnemis phoenix.
O. phoenix is endemic to the plateau of Mulanje, Malawi. It was discovered by Philip Mhlanga in December 1970. The generic name comes from the Greek oros, meaning mountain, and the specific from the male's bright-red coloration.
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