Platycnemididae

Platycnemididae
Temporal range:
Copera marginipes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Superfamily: Coenagrionoidea
Family: Platycnemididae
Jacobson and Bianchi, 1905
Subfamilies
  • Allocnemidinae Dijkstra, 2014
  • Calicnemiinae Fraser, 1957
  • Disparoneurinae Fraser, 1957
  • Idiocnemidinae Dijkstra, 2014
  • Onychargiinae Dijkstra, 2014
  • Platycnemidinae Yakobson & Bianchi, 1905

The Platycnemididae are a family of damselflies. They are known commonly as white-legged damselflies. There are over 400 species native to the Old World. The family is divided into several subfamilies.

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