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Elattoneura, the African threadtails, is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. They were formerly placed in genus Prodasineura, but form a distinct clade. The adults are smallish and delicately built damselflies, and their males have very wide heads. The adults are typically found in sheltered locations beside or over running water, though a few prefer calmer water with much detritus. There appears to be two groups with differing habitat preferences. Those with pruinose faces and mostly blue eyes occupy watercourses in open terrain, while those with black or brightly coloured faces are found along forested streams.
Metacnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It contains one species: Metacnemis valida
Oreocnemis is a monotypic genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It contains only Oreocnemis phoenix.
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Spesbona angusta, Spesbona is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. This species was moved from the genus Metacnemis in 2013.
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Copera is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. They are distributed in Asia, especially Southeast Asia.
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Asthenocnemis is a genus of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. There are at least two described species in Asthenocnemis.
Denticnemis is a genus of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. There is one described species in Denticnemis, D. bicolor.
Indocnemis is a genus of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. There are at least three described species in Indocnemis.
Lieftinckia is a genus of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. There are about seven described species in Lieftinckia.
Paracnemis is a genus of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. There are at least two described species in Paracnemis.
Paramecocnemis is a genus of white-legged damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. There are about five described species in Paramecocnemis.
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- ↑ 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 . S2CID 85369608.