Protoneuridae was formerly considered a family of damselflies. Recent taxonomic revisions have classified the species previously placed in Protoneuridae into two existing families - Coenagrionidae and Platycnemididae, both in the superfamily Coenagrionoidea.
Along with Pseudostigmatidae, New World Protoneuridae are now sunk in Coenagrionidae and Old World Protoneuridae in Platycnemididae.
Genera
The family Protoneuridae contained more than twenty genera.
The following genera are now in the family Coenagrionidae:
- Amazoneura <small>Machado, 2004</small>
- Drepanoneura <small>von Ellenrieder & Garrison, 2008</small>
- Epipleoneura <small>Williamson, 1915</small>
- Epipotoneura <small>Williamson, 1915</small>
- Forcepsioneura <small>Lencioni, 1999</small>
- Idioneura <small>Selys, 1860</small>
- Lamproneura <small>De Marmels, 2003</small>
- Microneura <small>Hagen in Selys, 1886</small>
- Neoneura <small>Selys, 1860</small>
- Peristicta <small>Hagen in Selys, 1860</small>
- Phasmoneura <small>Williamson, 1916</small>
- Proneura <small>Selys, 1889</small>
- Protoneura <small>Selys in Sagra, 1857</small>
- Psaironeura <small>Williamson, 1915</small>
- Roppaneura <small>Santos, 1966</small>
These genera are now in the family Platycnemididae:
- Arabineura <small>Schneider and Dumont, 1995</small>
- Caconeura <small>Kirby, 1890</small>
- Chlorocnemis <small>Selys, 1863</small>
- Disparoneura <small>Selys, 1860</small>
- Elattoneura <small>Cowley, 1935</small>
- Esme <small>Fraser, 1922</small>
- Isomecocnemis <small>Cowley, 1936</small>
- Melanoneura <small>Fraser, 1922</small>
- Nososticta <small>Selys, 1860</small>
- Phylloneura <small>Fraser, 1922</small>
- Prodasineura <small>Cowley, 1934</small>
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