Platycnemis

Featherlegs
Platycnemis pennipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Platycnemis
Burmeister, 1839

Platycnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.

The name comes from the Greek words platos (πλατυς) 'flat' and cnernis (κνημη) 'shin'.[1] They are commonly known as Featherlegs.

The genus contains the following species:[2]

  • Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841 – Orange Featherleg[3]
  • Platycnemis agrioides Ris, 1915
  • Platycnemis alatipes (McLachlan, 1872)
  • Platycnemis aurantipes Lieftinck, 1965
  • Platycnemis bilineata Bartenev, 1919
  • Platycnemis congolensis Martin, 1912
  • Platycnemis dealbata Selys in Selys & Hagen, 1850 – Ivory Featherleg[4]
  • Platycnemis echigoana Asahina, 1955
  • Platycnemis foliacea Selys, 1886
  • Platycnemis foliosa Navás, 1932
  • Platycnemis guttifera Fraser, 1950
  • Platycnemis hova Martin, 1908
  • Platycnemis kervillei (Martin, 1909) – Powdered Featherleg,[4] Kerville's Featherleg[5]
  • Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842 – White Featherleg[3][4]
  • Platycnemis longiventris Schmidt, 1951
  • Platycnemis malgassica Schmidt, 1951
  • Platycnemis melanus Aguesse, 1968
  • Platycnemis nitidula (Brullé, 1832)
  • Platycnemis nyansana Förster, 1916
  • Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771) – Blue Featherleg,[3] White-legged Damselfly[6]
  • Platycnemis phasmovolans Hämäläinen, 2003
  • Platycnemis phyllopoda Djakonov, 1926
  • Platycnemis pierrati (Navás, 1935)
  • Platycnemis protostictoides Fraser, 1953
  • Platycnemis pseudalatipes Schmidt, 1951
  • Platycnemis rufipes (Selys, 1886)
  • Platycnemis sanguinipes Schmidt, 1951
  • Platycnemis sikassoensis (Martin, 1912)
  • Platycnemis subdilatata Selys, 1849 – Barbary Featherleg[4]
Platycnemis latipes

References

  1. A Dictionary of the Roots and Combining Forms of Scientific Words
  2. Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Checklist of Odonata". eimagesite.net. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  5. Schneider, W. (2007). "Platycnemis kervillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  6. Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing. ISBN 0-9531399-4-8.


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