Platycnemis
| Featherlegs | |
|---|---|
| Platycnemis pennipes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Platycnemis Burmeister, 1839 |
Platycnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.
The name comes from the Greek words platos (πλατυς) 'flat' and cnemis (κνημη) 'shin'. They are commonly known as featherlegs.
The genus contains the following species:
- Platycnemis acutipennis Selys, 1841 – Orange Featherleg
- 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
- 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, Kerville's featherleg
- Platycnemis latipes Rambur, 1842 – White featherleg
- 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, White-legged Damselfly
- 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