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.
Genera
There are about 50 genera of Platycnemididae.
Genera include:
- Allocnemis <small>Selys, 1863</small>
- Arabicnemis <small>Waterston, 1984</small>
- Arabineura <small>Schneider & Dumont, 1995</small>
- Archboldargia <small>Lieftinck, 1949</small>
- Arrhenocnemis <small>Lieftinck, 1933</small>
- Asthenocnemis <small>Lieftinck, 1949</small>
- Caconeura <small>Kirby, 1890</small>
- Calicnemia <small>Strand, 1928</small>
- Ciliagrion <small>Sjöstedt, 1917</small>
- Coeliccia <small>Kirby, 1890</small>
- Copera <small>Kirby, 1890</small>
- Cyanocnemis <small>Lieftinck, 1949</small>
- Denticnemis <small>Bartenev, 1956</small>
- Disparoneura <small>Selys, 1860</small>
- Elattoneura <small>Cowley, 1935</small>
- Esme <small>Fraser, 1922</small>
- Hylaeargia <small>Lieftinck, 1949</small>
- Idiocnemis <small>Selys, 1878</small>
- Igneocnemis <small>Hämäläinen, 1991</small>
- Indocnemis <small>Laidlaw, 1917</small>
- Lieftinckia <small>Kimmins, 1957</small>
- Lochmaeocnemis <small>Lieftinck, 1949</small>
- Macrocnemis <small>Theischinger, Gassmann & Richards, 2015</small>
- Matticnemis <small>Dijkstra, 2013</small>
- Melanoneura <small>Fraser, 1922</small>
- Mesocnemis <small>Karsch, 1891</small>
- Metacnemis <small>Hagen, 1863</small>
- Nososticta <small>Hagen, 1860</small>
- Onychargia <small>Selys, 1865</small>
- Oreocnemis <small>Pinhey, 1971</small>
- Palaiargia <small>Förster, 1903</small>
- Papuargia <small>Lieftinck, 1938</small>
- Paracnemis <small>Martin, 1902</small>
- Paramecocnemis <small>Lieftinck, 1932</small>
- Phylloneura <small>Fraser, 1922</small>
- Platycnemididae <small>Strand, 1928</small>
- Platycnemis <small>Burmeister, 1839</small>
- Prodasineura <small>Cowley, 1934</small>
- Proplatycnemis <small>Kennedy, 1920</small>
- Pseudocopera <small>Fraser, 1922</small>
- Rhyacocnemis <small>Lieftinck, 1956</small>
- Risiocnemis <small>Cowley, 1934</small>
- Salomocnemis <small>Lieftinck, 1987</small>
- Spesbona <small>Dijkstra, 2013</small>
- Stenocnemis <small>Karsch, 1899</small>
- Thaumatagrion <small>Lieftinck, 1932</small>
- Torrenticnemis <small>Lieftinck, 1949</small>
- â Cretadisparoneura <small>Huang et al., 2015</small> Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
- â Palaeodisparoneura <small>Poinar, Bechly & Buckley, 2010</small> Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
- â Yijenplatycnemis <small>Zheng et al., 2017</small> Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
See also
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