Metacnemis

Metacnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It contains one species: Metacnemis valida

Metacnemis
Metacnemis valida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platycnemididae
Subfamily: Allocnemidinae
Genus: Metacnemis
Selys, 1863
Species:
M. valida
Binomial name
Metacnemis valida
Hagen in Sélys, 1863

Spesbona angusta was moved from this genus in 2013. This genus was included in the subfamily Allocnemidinae in 2014.[1][2]

References

  1. Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (September 2013). "Three new genera of damselflies (Odonata: Chlorocyphidae, Platycnemididae)". International Journal of Odonatology. 16 (3): 269–274. doi:10.1080/13887890.2013.832606.
  2. Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; et al. (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.


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