IRMNG - Platycnemididae Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905

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Platycnemididae Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905

IRMNG_ID

109861 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:109861)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Odonata

Synonymised names

Platycnemidae · unaccepted

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Genus Allocnemis Selys, 1863
Genus Arabicnemis Waterston, 1984
Genus Asthenocnemis Lieftinck, 1949
Genus Ciliagrion Sjöstedt, 1917
Genus Coeliccia Kirby, 1890
Genus Copera Kirby, 1890
Genus Cyanocnemis Lieftinck, 1949
Genus Idiocnemis Selys, 1878
Genus Indocnemis Laidlaw, 1917
Genus Leptocnemis Selys, 1886
Genus Lochmaeocnemis Lieftinck, 1949
Genus Macrocnemis Theischinger, Gassmann & Richards, 2015
Genus Matticnemis Dijkstra, 2013
Genus Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891
Genus Metacnemis Selys, 1863
Genus Oreocnemis Pinhey, 1971
Genus Palaeodisparoneura Poinar, Bechly & Buckley, 2010 †
Genus Paracnemis Martin, 1902
Genus Paramecocnemis Lieftinck, 1932
Genus Platycnemis Burmeister, 1839
Genus Pseudocopera Fraser, 1922
Genus Sinocnemis Wilson & Zhou, 2000
Genus Spesbona Dijkstra, 2013
Genus Stenocnemis Karsch, 1899
Genus Thaumatagrion Lieftinck, 1932
Genus Torrenticnemis Lieftinck, 1949
Genus Yijenplatycnemis Zheng, Nel, Jarzembowski, Chang, Zhang, Xia, Liu & Wang, 2017 †
Genus Hemicnemis Selys, 1882 † accepted as Leptocnemis Selys, 1886
Genus Platycnemys Selys in Sagra, 1857 accepted as Platycnemis Burmeister, 1839
Genus Platysnemis Brauner, 1902 accepted as Platycnemis Burmeister, 1839
Genus Priocnocnemis Kirby, 1889 † accepted as Risiocnemis Cowley, 1934
Genus Psilocnemis Selys, 1863 accepted as Copera Kirby, 1890
Genus Psolocnemis Selys, 1871 accepted as Copera Kirby, 1890
Genus Trichocnemis Selys, 1863 accepted as Coeliccia Kirby, 1890
Genus Trichocnemys Selys in Sagra, 1857 accepted as Coeliccia Kirby, 1890
Genus Hypocnemis Selys, 1863 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Platyscelus Wallengren, 1894 (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Spelled Platycnemidae in some sources

Taxonomic remark Spelled Platycnemidae in some sources [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2023). Platycnemididae Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109861 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2012-01-02 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2023-04-14 19:17:48Z

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Rees, Tony

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Sources (4)
Notes (2)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

name verified source Zheng, D.; Nel, A.; Jarzembowski, E. A.; Chang, S.-C.; Zhang, H.; Xia, F.; Liu, H.; Wang, B. (2017). Extreme adaptations for probable visual courtship behaviour in a Cretaceous dancing damselfly. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 7(1): 44932., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/srep44932 [details]

current name source Zheng, D.; Nel, A.; Jarzembowski, E. A.; Chang, S.-C.; Zhang, H.; Xia, F.; Liu, H.; Wang, B. (2017). Extreme adaptations for probable visual courtship behaviour in a Cretaceous dancing damselfly. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 7(1): 44932., available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/srep44932 [details]

extant flag source Parjer 82; Benton, 1983 (as Platycnemidae) [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info Dragonflies, freshwater / terrestrial (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s) (as Platycnemidae): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Ypresian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]

Taxonomic remark Spelled Platycnemidae in some sources [details]