Biology:Platycnemis
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Short description: Genus of insects
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Platycnemis Burmeister, 1839 |
Platycnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.
The name comes from the Greek words platos (πλατυς) 'flat' and cnemis (κνημη) 'shin'.[1] They are commonly known as featherlegs.
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841 – Orange Featherleg[3]
- Platycnemis agrioides Ris, 1915
- Platycnemis alatipes (McLachlan, 1872)
- Platycnemis aurantipes Lieftinck, 1965
- Platycnemis bilineata Bartenev, 1919
- Platycnemis congolensis Martin, 1912
- Platycnemis dealbata Selys in Selys & Hagen, 1850 – Ivory featherleg[4]
- Platycnemis echigoana Asahina, 1955
- Platycnemis foliacea Selys, 1886
- Platycnemis foliosa Navás, 1932
- Platycnemis guttifera Fraser, 1950
- Platycnemis hova Martin, 1908
- Platycnemis kervillei (Martin, 1909) – Powdered featherleg,[4] Kerville's featherleg[5]
- Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842 – White featherleg[3][4]
- Platycnemis longiventris Schmidt, 1951
- Platycnemis malgassica Schmidt, 1951
- Platycnemis melanus Aguesse, 1968
- Platycnemis nitidula (Brullé, 1832)
- Platycnemis nyansana Förster, 1916
- Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771) – Blue featherleg,[3] White-legged Damselfly[6]
- Platycnemis phasmovolans Hämäläinen, 2003
- Platycnemis phyllopoda Djakonov, 1926
- Platycnemis pierrati (Navás, 1935)
- Platycnemis protostictoides Fraser, 1953
- Platycnemis pseudalatipes Schmidt, 1951
- Platycnemis rufipes (Selys, 1886)
- Platycnemis sanguinipes Schmidt, 1951
- Platycnemis sikassoensis (Martin, 1912)
- Platycnemis subdilatata Selys, 1849 – Barbary featherleg[4]
References
- ↑ "A Dictionary of the Roots and Combining Forms of Scientific Words". http://www.trw-books.com/Word%20Roots/generalpreview.html.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204160258/http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Checklist of Odonata". eimagesite.net. http://www.eimagesite.net/s1/gst/run.cgi?action=checklist;grid=57. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ↑ Schneider, W. (2010). "Platycnemis kervillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T158699A5263488. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T158699A5263488.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/158699/5263488. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing. ISBN 0-9531399-4-8.
Wikidata ☰ Q2260074 entry
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