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Platycnemididae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Coenagrionoidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Family

Suborder
  
Zygoptera

Scientific name
  
Platycnemididae

Higher classification
  
Coenagrionoidea

Order
  
Odonate

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Similar
  
Odonate, Damselfly, Coenagrionidae, Lestidae, White‑legged damselfly

The Platycnemididae are a family of damselflies. They are known commonly as white-legged damselflies. There are over 400 species native to the Old World. The family is divided into several subfamilies.

Platycnemididae Damselfly Platycnemididae location Beijing male Flickr

There are about 42 genera.

Genera include:

  • Allocnemis
  • Arabicnemis
  • Asthenocnemis
  • Calicnemia
  • Coeliccia
  • Copera
  • Cyanocnemis
  • Denticnemis
  • Elattoneura
  • Idiocnemis
  • Indocnemis
  • Leptocnemis
  • Lieftinckia
  • Lochmaeocnemis
  • Mesocnemis
  • Metacnemis
  • Oreocnemis
  • Paracnemis
  • Paramecocnemis
  • Platycnemis
  • Rhyacocnemis
  • Risiocnemis
  • Salomoncnemis
  • Sinocnemis
  • Stenocnemis
  • Thaumatagrion
  • Torrenticnemis

    • Platycnemididae Odonata Photos University of Puget Sound

    Platycnemididae OdonataCentral Odonata of New Guinea and neighboring islands

    Platycnemididae Platycnemididae Whitelegged damselflies NatureSpot

    References

    Platycnemididae Wikipedia
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