Allocnemidinae
Allocnemidinae is a subfamily of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. There are 5 genera in Allocnemidinae, found in Africa and Arabia. The subfamily Allocnemidinae was defined by Dijkstra, et al., in 2014, as a result of a comprehensive phylogenetic study of the damselfly families. Genera These five genera belong to the subfamily Allocnemidinae: * ''Allocnemis'' Selys, 1863 * ''Arabicnemis ''Arabicnemis'' is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae containing the single species ''Arabicnemis caerulea''.Schneider, W. and Samraoui, BThe status and distribution of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) in the Arab ...'' Waterston, 1984 * '' Mesocnemis'' Karsch, 1891 * '' Metacnemis'' Hagen, 1863 * '' Stenocnemis'' Karsch, 1899 References Platycnemididae {{Platycnemididae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Platycnemididae
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.Dijkstra, K. D. B., Kalkman, V. J., Dow, R. A., Stokvis, F. R., & Van Tol, J. (2014)Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata).''Systematic Entomology'', 39(1), 68-96. The family is divided into several subfamilies. Genera There are about 50 genera of Platycnemididae.Theischinger, G., Gassmann, D., & Richards, S. J. (2015)''Macrocnemis gracilis'', a new genus and species of Idiocnemidinae (Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) from Papua New Guinea.''Zootaxa'', 3990(3), 429. Genera include: * '' Allocnemis'' Selys, 1863 * '' Arabicnemis'' Waterston, 1984 * ''Arabineura'' Schneider & Dumont, 1995 * '' Archboldargia'' Lieftinck, 1949 * '' Arrhenocnemis'' Lieftinck, 1933 * '' Asthenocnemis'' Lieftinck, 1949 * '' Caconeura'' Kirby, 1890 * '' Calicnemia'' Strand, 1928 * '' Ciliagrion'' Sjö ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Metacnemis
''Metacnemis'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It contains one species: '' Metacnemis valida'' '' Spesbona angusta'' was moved from this genus in 2013. This genus was included in the subfamily Allocnemidinae in 2014. References Platycnemididae Zygoptera genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Monotypic Odonata genera {{Platycnemididae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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''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 ''Mesocnemis singularis'' is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. Common names include riverjack, savanna riverjack, common riverjack, savanna brook-damsel, and savanna stream-damsel. Distribution This species is widespread in ...'' Karsch, 1891 - Common Riverjack, Savanna Brook-damsel, Savanna Stream-damsel * '' Mesocnemis tisi'' Lempert, 1992 - Liberian Riverjack References Platycnemididae Zygoptera genera Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Platycnemididae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Allocnemis
''Allocnemis'', formerly ''Chlorocnemis'', is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae 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.Dijkstra, K. D. B., Kalkman, V. J., Dow, R. A., Stokvis, F. R., & Van Tol, J. (2014)Redefini .... * '' Allocnemis abbotti'' (Calvert, 1896) * '' Allocnemis contraria'' (Schmidt, 1951) * '' Allocnemis cyanura'' (Förster, 1909) * '' Allocnemis eisentrauti'' (Pinhey, 1974) * '' Allocnemis elongata'' (Hagen in Selys, 1863) * '' Allocnemis flavipennis'' (Selys, 1863) * '' Allocnemis interrupta'' (Legrand, 1984) * '' Allocnemis leucosticta'' Selys, 1863 * '' Allocnemis maccleeryi'' (Pinhey, 1969) * '' Allocnemis marshalli'' (Ris, 1921) * '' Allocnemis mitwabae'' Pinhey, 1961 * '' Allocnemis montana'' (St. Quentin, 1942) * '' Allocnemis nigripes'' (Selys, 1886) * '' Allocnemis pauli'' (Longfield, 1936) * '' Allocnemis subnodalis'' (S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arabicnemis
''Arabicnemis'' is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae containing the single species ''Arabicnemis caerulea''.Schneider, W. and Samraoui, BThe status and distribution of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) in the Arabian Peninsula.Chapter 5 ''In'': García, N., et al. (Eds.) ''The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in the Arabian Peninsula''. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 2015. It is known commonly as the powder blue damselfly. It is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula, where it occurs in Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. This insect lives in wadi Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water onl ...s with bodies of freshwater. It can also be found in agricultural areas, where it lives in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mesocnemis
''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 ''Mesocnemis singularis'' is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. Common names include riverjack, savanna riverjack, common riverjack, savanna brook-damsel, and savanna stream-damsel. Distribution This species is widespread in ...'' Karsch, 1891 - Common Riverjack, Savanna Brook-damsel, Savanna Stream-damsel * '' Mesocnemis tisi'' Lempert, 1992 - Liberian Riverjack References Platycnemididae Zygoptera genera Taxa named by Ferdinand Karsch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Platycnemididae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stenocnemis
''Stenocnemis'' is a genus of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. There is one described species in ''Stenocnemis'', ''S. pachystigma''. References Platycnemididae {{Platycnemididae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |