''Mesocnemis'' is a

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damselflies Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...

in the white-legged damselfly

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( Platycnemididae). They are commonly known as Riverjacks. The genus contains the following

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: * '' 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