Platycnemis
Platycnemis is a genus of damselfly in 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]
References
- ^ A Dictionary of the Roots and Combining Forms of Scientific Words
- ^ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ a b c "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Checklist of Odonata". eimagesite.net. http://www.eimagesite.net/s1/gst/run.cgi?action=checklist;grid=57. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ Schneider, W. (2007). "Platycnemis kervillei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/158699. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing. ISBN 0953139948.