Proplatycnemis
| Proplatycnemis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Proplatycnemis Kennedy, 1920[1] |
Proplatycnemis is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae.[2] Species of Proplatycnemis are endemic to Madagascar and nearby islands in the western Indian Ocean.[3]
Description
Members of Proplatycnemis are slender damselflies with broadened tibiae, resembling species of Platycnemis.[3] Adults are typically associated with streams and other freshwater habitats.[3]
Taxonomic history
The genus was established by Kennedy in 1920.[1] Species now placed in Proplatycnemis were historically included in Platycnemis or Psilocnemis.[2] Molecular and morphological studies demonstrated that the Malagasy species form a distinct lineage within the subfamily Platycnemidinae.[3] Dijkstra and colleagues (2014) recognised Proplatycnemis as the appropriate name for this Malagasy radiation.[3]
Etymology
The genus name Proplatycnemis presumably combines the prefix pro- with Platycnemis, reflecting its close relationship to that genus.[1]
Species
The following species are currently placed in Proplatycnemis:[2]
- Proplatycnemis agrioides (Ris, 1915)
- Proplatycnemis alatipes (McLachlan, 1872)
- Proplatycnemis aurantipes (Lieftinck, 1965)
- Proplatycnemis hova (Martin, 1908)
- Proplatycnemis longiventris (Schmidt, 1951)
- Proplatycnemis malgassica (Schmidt, 1951)
- Proplatycnemis melana (Aguesse, 1968)
- Proplatycnemis pallidus (Aguesse, 1968)
- Proplatycnemis pembipes (Dijkstra, Clausnitzer & Martens, 2007)
- Proplatycnemis protostictoides (Fraser, 1953)
- Proplatycnemis pseudalatipes (Schmidt, 1951)
- Proplatycnemis sanguinipes (Schmidt, 1951)
References
- 1 2 3 Kennedy, C.H. (1920). "Forty-two hitherto unrecognized genera and subgenera of Zygoptera". Ohio Journal of Science. 21: 83-88 [85] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- 1 2 3 Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B.; Kalkman, Vincent J.; Dow, Rory A.; Stokvis, Frank R.; Van Tol, Jan (2014). "Redefining the damselfly families: A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata)". Systematic Entomology. 39 (1): 68–96. doi:10.1111/syen.12035.