Platycnemis

Platycnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.

Featherlegs
Platycnemis pennipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Platycnemididae
Genus:	Platycnemis Burmeister, 1839

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]

Platycnemis latipes

References

1. "A Dictionary of the Roots and Combining Forms of Scientific Words". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
3. "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
4. "Checklist of Odonata". eimagesite.net. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
5. 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.
6. Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing. ISBN 0-9531399-4-8.