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Checklist of Family Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 (White-legged damselflies)
for Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5194
15507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5194
15507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
22
115
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
87
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
87
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
7
24
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coenagrionoidea
Kirby, 1890
3
16
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatycnemididae
Tillyard, 1917
White-legged damselflies, White-legged damselfly
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
5 Genera with 8 Species
Allocnemis Selys, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Copera Kirby, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Riverjacks1SpeciesTaxom
Metacnemis Selys, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1928Featherlegs4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
8 Species
Allocnemis nigripes Selys, 1886Rainbow Yellowwing
Copera nyansana Förster, 1916Eastern Featherleg
Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891Common riverjack
Metacnemis valida Hagen, 1863Blue riverjack
Platycnemis congolensis (Martin, 1912)⇒ Agrilus perpastus Curletti, 2009
Platycnemis nyansana (Förster, 1916)⇒ Agrilus perrini Pic, 1905
Platycnemis sikassoensis (Martin, 1912)⇒ Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928
Platycnemis subaequistyla Fraser, 1928


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