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Checklist for Family Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 (White-legged damselflies)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
516
8807
39529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
8793
39506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
95
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
91
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
91
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
8
24
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
15
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, White-legged damselfly
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
4 Genera with 6 Species
Allocnemis Selys, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks2SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1916Featherlegs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
6 Species
Allocnemis mitwabae Pinhey, 1961Katanga Yellowwing
Allocnemis nigripes Selys, 1886Rainbow Yellowwing
Copera nyansana Förster, 1916Eastern Featherleg
Mesocnemis saralisa K.-D.B. Dijk..., 2008Congo Riverjack
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Platycnemis nyansana (Förster, 1916)⇒ Agrilus perrini Pic, 1905


Links, sources and further information
Platycnemididae at artfakta.se
Platycnemididae at dyntaxa.se
Platycnemididae at gbif.org
Platycnemididae at gbif.org
Platycnemididae at irmng.org