| Metacnemis | |
|---|---|
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| Metacnemis valida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Subfamily: | Allocnemidinae |
| Genus: | Metacnemis Selys, 1863 |
| Species: | M. valida |
| Binomial name | |
| Metacnemis valida Hagen in Sélys, 1863 | |
Metacnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It contains one species: Metacnemis valida
Spesbona angusta was moved from this genus in 2013. This genus was included in the subfamily Allocnemidinae in 2014.[1][2]
References
- ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (September 2013). "Three new genera of damselflies (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae, Platycnemididae)". International Journal of Odonatology. 16 (3): 269–274. doi:10.1080/13887890.2013.832606. S2CID 85369608.
- ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; et al. (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.