Protoneuridae

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Protoneuridae
Prodasineura croconota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Protoneuridae
Tillyard, 1917 [1]
Genera

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Protoneuridae are a family of damselflies. Most species are commonly known as threadtails, while others are commonly known as bambootails. They are called threadtails because their abdomen are pin-thin. Threadtails are usually small size damselflies and their wings are usually transparent. It contains the following genera :[2][3]

  • 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
  • IsomecocnemisCowley, 1936
  • Junix Rácenis, 1968
  • Lamproneura De Marmels, 2003
  • MelanoneuraFraser, 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

References

  1. "Liste des espèces d'odonates en collection au Muséum : collection exotique". Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nantes. Retrieved 2007-08-22.  (French)
  2. "Protoneuridae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 
  3. "The Families and Genera of Odonata". Slater Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-08-22. 

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