Platycnemis [SEP] parent taxon
Platycnemis
Platycnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.
The name comes from the Greek words "platos" (πλατυς) 'flat' and "cnernis" (κνημη) 'shin'. They are commonly known as Featherlegs.
The genus contains the following species:
- "Platycnemis kervillei"
- "Platycnemis latipes"
- "Platycnemis longiventris"
- "Platycnemis malgassica"
- "Platycnemis mauriciana"
- "Platycnemis melanus"
- "Platycnemis nitidula"
- "Platycnemis nyansana"
- "Platycnemis pennipes"
- "Platycnemis phasmovolan"
- "Platycnemis phyllopoda"
- "Platycnemis pierrati"
- "Platycnemis protostictoides"
- "Platycnemis pseudalatipes"
- "Platycnemis rufipes"
- "Platycnemis sanguinipes"
- "Platycnemis sikassoensis