Platycnemis

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
(McLachlan, 1872)
Lieftinck, 1965
Bartenev, 1919
Martin, 1912
Selys in Selys & Hagen, 1850 – Ivory Featherleg^[4]
Asahina, 1955
Selys, 1886
Navás, 1932
Fraser, 1950
Martin, 1908
(Martin, 1909) – Powdered Featherleg,^[4] Kerville's Featherleg^[5]
Rambur, 1842 – White Featherleg^[3]^[4]
Schmidt, 1951
Schmidt, 1951
Aguesse, 1968
(Brullé, 1832)
Platycnemis nyansana Förster, 1916
Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771) – Blue Featherleg,^[3] White-legged Damselfly^[6]
Platycnemis phasmovolans Hämäläinen, 2003
Djakonov, 1926
(Navás, 1935)
Fraser, 1953
Schmidt, 1951
(Selys, 1886)
Schmidt, 1951
Platycnemis sikassoensis (Martin, 1912)
Selys, 1849 – Barbary Featherleg^[4]

References[]

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^ Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Checklist of Odonata". eimagesite.net. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
^ Schneider, W. (2010). "Platycnemis kervillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T158699A5263488. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T158699A5263488.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
^ 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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