''Tatocnemis'' is a genus of flatwings in the

damselfly 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 ...

order

Odonata Odonata is an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the group first appeared during the Triassic, though members of their total group, Odonatoptera, first appeared in Late Carboniferous. The two com ...

. There are about 10 described species in ''Tatocnemis''. As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Bybee et al. in 2021, it is now in its own family, Tatocnemididae.Seth M. Bybee et al. (2021) Phylogeny and classification of Odonata using targeted genomics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 160: 1-15

Species

* '' Tatocnemis crenulatipennis'' Fraser, 1952 * '' Tatocnemis denticularis'' Aguesse, 1968 * '' Tatocnemis emarginatipennis'' Fraser , 1960 * '' Tatocnemis malgassica'' Kirby, 1889 * '' Tatocnemis mellisi'' Schmidt, 1951 * '' Tatocnemis micromalgassica'' Aguesse, 1968 * '' Tatocnemis olsufieffi'' Schmidt, 1951 * '' Tatocnemis robinsoni'' Schmidt, 1951 * '' Tatocnemis sinuatipennis'' (Selys, 1891) * '' Tatocnemis virginiae'' Legrand, 1992

References

Calopterygoidea Zygoptera genera {{Calopterygoidea-stub