| Protoneuridae | |
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| Prodasineura croconota | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Superfamily: | Coenagrionoidea |
| Family: | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 [1] |
| Genera | |
| See text | |
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The Protoneuridae are a family of damselflies. Most species are commonly known as threadtails, while others are commonly known as bambootails.
Characteristics
These are usually small-sized damselflies and their wings are narrow and mostly transparent, with simple venation. The males tend to be colourful and many have a red, orange, yellow or blue thorax and a black abdomen. Others have a black thorax and brightly coloured abdomen and others are entirely dark. Their usual habitats are the verges of rivers and streams and the margins of large lakes.[2]
Update
Now Pseudostigmatidae and New World Protoneuridae are sunk in Coenagrionidae and Old World Protoneuridae in Platycnemididae.[3]
Genera
The family contains the following genera :[4][5]
- Amazoneura Machado, 2004
- Arabineura Schneider and Dumont, 1995
- Caconeura Kirby, 1890
- Chlorocnemis Selys, 1863
- Drepanoneura von Ellenrieder & Garrison, 2008
- Disparoneura Selys, 1860
- Elattoneura Cowley, 1935
- Epipleoneura Williamson, 1915
- Epipotoneura Williamson, 1915
- Esme Fraser, 1922
- Forcepsioneura Lencioni, 1999
- Idioneura Selys, 1860
- Isomecocnemis Cowley, 1936
- Lamproneura De Marmels, 2003
- Melanoneura Fraser, 1922
- Microneura Hagen in Selys, 1886
- Neoneura Selys, 1860
- Nososticta Selys, 1860
- Peristicta Hagen in Selys, 1860
- Phasmoneura Williamson, 1916
- Phylloneura Fraser, 1922
- Prodasineura Cowley, 1934
- Proneura Selys, 1889
- Protoneura Selys in Sagra, 1857
- Psaironeura Williamson, 1915
- Roppaneura Santos, 1966
See also
- List of damselflies of the world (Protoneuridae)
References
- ^ "Liste des espèces d'odonates en collection au Muséum : collection exotique" (in French). Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nantes. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
- ^ Paulson, Dennis (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-4008-3294-1.
- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261947984_The_classification_and_diversity_of_dragonflies_and_damselflies_Odonata
- ^ "Protoneuridae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "The Families and Genera of Odonata". Slater Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-08-22.