Platycnemis
Sign in to savePlatycnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyPlatycnemididae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded426,798
Platycnemis, taxon qui désigne les Pennipattes (dont certaines espèces sont parfois appelées Agrions), est un genre d'insectes odonates zygoptères de la famille des Platycnemididae.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 30
- With media
- 27
- Family
- Platycnemididae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK, INHS
- Recorded in
- China, Madagascar, Netherlands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Platycnemididae
- Image
- Platycnemis latipes, female, Vias, Hérault 01.jpg
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- taxon name
- Platycnemis
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Platycnemis
- taxon common name
- Breedscheenjuffers
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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.
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