Checklist of Family Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 (White-legged damselflies)
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 16
105
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 14
99
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 14
99
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 9
30
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
| 4
20
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Platycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, White-legged damselfly | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
5 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Nigeria
11 Species | Allocnemis nigripes Selys, 1886 | Rainbow Yellowwing | | Allocnemis vicki Dijkstra & S..., 2015 | | | Mesocnemis robusta Selys, 1886 | | | Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891 | Common riverjack | | Metacnemis robusta Selys, 1886 | | | Metacnemis singularis | | | Platycnemis guttifera (Fraser, 1950) | ⇒ Agrilus perplexus Burmeister, 1872 | | Platycnemis rufipes Selys, 1886 | | | Platycnemis sikassoensis (Martin, 1912) | ⇒ Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928 | | Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928 | | | Stenocnemis pachystigma Selys, 1886 | Tricklejack |
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