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Taxonomy of Family Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, white-legged damselfly


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
315
2742
23344
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
212
1837
15688
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
170
1701
15422
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
24
490
6731
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
7
278
4343
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, White-legged damselfly
46
573
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917
SubfamilyDisparoneurinae
Fraser, 1957
1
106
Genus
Species
SubfamilyIdiocnemidinae
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusAllocnemis
Selys, 1863
20Species
GenusArabicnemis
Waterston, 1984
1Species
GenusAsthenocnemis
Lieftinck, 1949
2Species
GenusCalicnemia
Strand, 1928
31Species
GenusCiliagrion
Sjöstedt, 1917
4Species
GenusCoeliccia
Kirby, 1890
114Species
GenusCopera
Kirby, 1890
37Species
GenusCretadisparoneura
Huang & al., 2015
1Species
GenusCyanocnemis
Lieftinck, 1949
1Species
GenusDenticnemis
Bartenev, 1956
  ⇒ Pseudocopera
1Species
GenusHemicnemis
Selys, 1882
  ⇒ Leptocnemis
0Species
GenusHypocnemis
Selys, 1863
8Species
GenusIdiocnemis
Selys, 1878
27Species
GenusIgneocnemis
Hämäläinen, 1991
20Species
GenusIndocnemis
Laidlaw, 1917
6Species
GenusLieftinckia
Kimmins, 1957
7Species
GenusLochmaeocnemis
Lieftinck, 1949
1Species
GenusMatticnemis
Dijkstra, 2013
1Species
GenusMesocnemis
Karsch, 1891
Riverjacks
6Species
GenusMetacnemis
Selys, 1863
8Species
GenusOreocnemis
Pinhey, 1971
1Species
GenusPalaeodisparoneura
Poinar & al., 2010
2Species
GenusParacnemis
Martin, 1903
3Species
GenusParamecocnemis
Lieftinck, 1932
6Species
GenusPlatycnemididae
Strand, 1928
0Species
GenusPlatycnemis
Burmeister, 1839
Featherlegs
81Species
GenusPlatycnemys
Selys in Sagra, 1857
  ⇒ Platycnemis
0Species
GenusPlatycorion
Bode, 1953
1Species
GenusPlatyscelus
Wallengren, 1894
0Species
GenusPlatysnemis
Brauner, 1902
  ⇒ Platycnemis
0Species
GenusPriocnocnemis
Kirby, 1889
  ⇒ Risiocnemis
0Species
GenusProplatycnemis
Kennedy, 1920
12Species
GenusPseudocopera
Fraser, 1922
7Species
GenusPsolocnemis
Selys, 1871
  ⇒ Copera
0Species
GenusRhyacocnemis
Lieftinck, 1956
4Species
GenusRisiocnemis
Cowley, 1934
40Species
GenusSalomocnemis
Lieftinck, 1987
1Species
GenusSalomoncnemis
Lieftinck, 1987
1Species
GenusSinocnemis
Wilson & Zhou, 2000
5Species
GenusSpesbona
Dijkstra, 2013
1Species
GenusStenocnemis
Karsch, 1899
1Species
GenusThaumatagrion
Lieftinck, 1932
1Species
GenusTorrenticnemis
Lieftinck, 1949
1Species
GenusTrichocnemys
Selys in Sagra, 1857
  ⇒ Coeliccia
2Species
GenusYijenplatycnemis
Zheng, Nel, Jarzembowski, Chang, Zhang, Xia, Liu & Wang, 2017
1Species

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Platycnemididae
GermanFederlibellen
EnglishWhite-legged damselflies, White-legged damselfly
DutchBreedscheenjuffers
DanishFjerbenede vandnymfer
SwedishFjäderflicksländor, Flodflicksländor
FinnishPaksukoipikorennot, Sulkakoipikorennot


Distribution and Species lists of Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Albania
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
2 Genera  2 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
1 Genus  1 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
1 Genus  13 Species
Austria
1 Genus  3 Species
Bangladesh
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
2 Genera  2 Species
Benin
1 Genus  2 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  1 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  1 Species
Brunei
2 Genera  2 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  1 Species
Cambodia
3 Genera  8 Species
Cameroon
4 Genera  5 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  2 Species
China
7 Genera  19 Species
Colombia
2 Genera  2 Species
Costa Rica
1 Genus  1 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Genera  6 Species
Denmark
2 Genera  2 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  1 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  1 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
1 Genus  1 Species
France
2 Genera  5 Species
Gabon
5 Genera  6 Species
Gambia
3 Genera  4 Species
Georgia
1 Genus  2 Species
Germany
6 Genera  9 Species
Ghana
2 Genera  3 Species
Greece
1 Genus  1 Species
Guinea
3 Genera  5 Species
Guinea-Bissau
2 Genera  2 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  1 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  0 Species
India
7 Genera  28 Species
Indonesia
10 Genera  64 Species
Iran
1 Genus  2 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
1 Genus  1 Species
Ivory Coast
2 Genera  3 Species
Japan
4 Genera  7 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
3 Genera  2 Species
Laos
5 Genera  8 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
3 Genera  6 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
3 Genera  12 Species
Malawi
3 Genera  2 Species
Malaysia
5 Genera  22 Species
Mali
1 Genus  2 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Micronesia
3 Genera  3 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  3 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  1 Species
Myanmar
5 Genera  6 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  1 Species
Nepal
3 Genera  9 Species
Netherlands
4 Genera  6 Species
Niger
1 Genus  0 Species
Nigeria
5 Genera  11 Species
Norway
2 Genera  2 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Palau
3 Genera  3 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  1 Species
Papua New Guinea
8 Genera  32 Species
Philippines
5 Genera  50 Species
Poland
1 Genus  2 Species
Portugal
1 Genus  3 Species
Republic South Africa
5 Genera  5 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
1 Genus  2 Species
Senegal
3 Genera  4 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  1 Species
Sierra Leone
2 Genera  3 Species
Singapore
2 Genera  3 Species
Slovakia
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
3 Genera  6 Species
South Korea
2 Genera  4 Species
Spain
2 Genera  5 Species
Sri Lanka
2 Genera  2 Species
Sudan
2 Genera  2 Species
Sweden
1 Genus  2 Species
Switzerland
2 Genera  2 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
4 Genera  17 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  3 Species
Thailand
6 Genera  26 Species
Togo
2 Genera  3 Species
Turkey
1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
5 Genera  8 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
1 Genus  1 Species
USA
2 Genera  2 Species
Vietnam
6 Genera  34 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  1 Species
Zambia
3 Genera  3 Species
Zimbabwe
3 Genera  3 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Riversides


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