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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
12
46
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
44
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
44
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
6
14
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
11
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, White-legged damselfly
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Senegal
3 Genera with 4 Species
Allocnemis Selys, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1982Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1928Featherlegs2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
4 Species
Allocnemis leucosticta Selys, 1863A southern African endemic
Mesocnemis dupuyi Legrand, 1982Gambia Riverjack
Platycnemis sikassoensis (Martin, 1912)⇒ Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928
Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928


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