Platycnemididae


The Platycnemididae are a family of damselflies.
They are known commonly as white-legged damselflies. There are over 400 species native to the Old World. The family is divided into several subfamilies.

Genera

There are about 50 genera of Platycnemididae.
Genera include:Allocnemis Selys, 1863Arabicnemis Waterston, 1984Arabineura Schneider & Dumont, 1995Archboldargia Lieftinck, 1949Arrhenocnemis Lieftinck, 1933Asthenocnemis Lieftinck, 1949Caconeura Kirby, 1890Calicnemia Strand, 1928Ciliagrion Sjöstedt, 1917Coeliccia Kirby, 1890Copera Kirby, 1890Cyanocnemis Lieftinck, 1949Denticnemis Bartenev, 1956Disparoneura Selys, 1860Elattoneura Cowley, 1935Esme Fraser, 1922Hylaeargia Lieftinck, 1949Idiocnemis Selys, 1878Igneocnemis Hämäläinen, 1991Indocnemis Laidlaw, 1917Lieftinckia Kimmins, 1957Lochmaeocnemis Lieftinck, 1949Macrocnemis Theischinger, Gassmann & Richards, 2015Matticnemis Dijkstra, 2013Melanoneura Fraser, 1922Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891Metacnemis Hagen, 1863Nososticta Hagen, 1860Onychargia Selys, 1865Oreocnemis Pinhey, 1971Palaiargia Förster, 1903Papuargia Lieftinck, 1938Paracnemis Martin, 1902Paramecocnemis Lieftinck, 1932Phylloneura Fraser, 1922Platycnemididae Strand, 1928Platycnemis Burmeister, 1839Prodasineura Cowley, 1934Proplatycnemis Kennedy, 1920Pseudocopera Fraser, 1922Rhyacocnemis Lieftinck, 1956Risiocnemis Cowley, 1934Salomocnemis Lieftinck, 1987Spesbona Dijkstra, 2013Stenocnemis Karsch, 1899Thaumatagrion Lieftinck, 1932Torrenticnemis Lieftinck, 1949