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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