Allocnemidinae is a subfamily of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. There are 5 genera in Allocnemidinae, found in Africa and Arabia.[1]
| Allocnemidinae | |
|---|---|
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| Metacnemis valida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Subfamily: | Allocnemidinae Dijkstra, 2014 |
The subfamily Allocnemidinae was defined by Dijkstra, et al., in 2014, as a result of a comprehensive phylogenetic study of the damselfly families.[2]
Genera
editThese five genera belong to the subfamily Allocnemidinae:[2][1][3]
- Allocnemis Selys, 1863
- Arabicnemis Waterston, 1984
- Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891
- Metacnemis Hagen, 1863
- Stenocnemis Karsch, 1899
References
edit- ^ a b "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.