| Featherlegs | |
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| Platycnemis pennipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| 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]
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Platycnemis latipes
References
- ^ "A Dictionary of the Roots and Combining Forms of Scientific Words". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ 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.