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The Platycnemididae are a family of damselfly. They are known commonly as white-legged damselflies. Platycnemididae. Fossilworks. There are over 400 species native to the Old World.Dijkstra, K. D. B., Kalkman, V. J., Dow, R. A., Stokvis, F. R., & Van Tol, J. (2014). Redefining the damselfly families: a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Zygoptera (Odonata). Systematic Entomology, 39(1), 68-96. The family is divided into several subfamilies.

There are about 50 genera of Platycnemididae.Theischinger, G., Gassmann, D., & Richards, S. J. (2015). Macrocnemis gracilis, a new genus and species of Idiocnemidinae (Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa, 3990(3), 429.

Genera include:

Allocnemis Selys, 1863
Arabicnemis Waterston, 1984
Arabineura Schneider & Dumont, 1995
Archboldargia Lieftinck, 1949
Arrhenocnemis Lieftinck, 1933
Asthenocnemis Lieftinck, 1949
Caconeura Kirby, 1890
Calicnemia Strand, 1928
Ciliagrion Sjöstedt, 1917
Coeliccia Kirby, 1890
Copera Kirby, 1890
Cyanocnemis Lieftinck, 1949
Denticnemis Bartenev, 1956
Disparoneura Selys, 1860
Elattoneura Cowley, 1935
Esme Fraser, 1922
Hylaeargia Lieftinck, 1949
Idiocnemis Selys, 1878
Igneocnemis Hämäläinen, 1991
Indocnemis Laidlaw, 1917
Lieftinckia Kimmins, 1957
Lochmaeocnemis Lieftinck, 1949
Macrocnemis Theischinger, Gassmann & Richards, 2015
Matticnemis Dijkstra, 2013
Melanoneura Fraser, 1922
Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891
Metacnemis Hagen, 1863
Nososticta Hagen, 1860
Onychargia Selys, 1865
Oreocnemis Pinhey, 1971
Palaiargia Förster, 1903
Papuargia Lieftinck, 1938
Paracnemis Martin, 1902
Paramecocnemis Lieftinck, 1932
Phylloneura Fraser, 1922
Platycnemididae Strand, 1928
Platycnemis Burmeister, 1839
Prodasineura Cowley, 1934
Proplatycnemis Kennedy, 1920
Pseudocopera Fraser, 1922
Rhyacocnemis Lieftinck, 1956
Risiocnemis Cowley, 1934
Salomocnemis Lieftinck, 1987
Spesbona Dijkstra, 2013
Stenocnemis Karsch, 1899
Thaumatagrion Lieftinck, 1932
Torrenticnemis Lieftinck, 1949
† Cretadisparoneura Huang et al., 2015 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
† Palaeodisparoneura Poinar, Bechly & Buckley, 2010 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
† Yijenplatycnemis Zheng et al., 2017 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

Platycnemididae

( Coenagrionoidea )