| Idiocnemis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Subfamily: | Idiocnemidinae |
| Genus: | Idiocnemis Selys, 1878 |
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about 20, see text | |
Idiocnemis is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. They are distributed on New Guinea and the surrounding islands. There are 20 species.
The genus is divided into two groups. The Idiocnemis inornata group are mainly reddish brown in color with turquoise markings. The Idiocnemis bidentata group are brown to black with purple, blue, turquoise, or yellow markings. The groups can also be distinguished by the shape of the penis.
Species
Species include:
- Idiocnemis adelbertensis
- Idiocnemis australis
- Idiocnemis bidentata
- Idiocnemis chloropleura
- Idiocnemis dagnyae
- Idiocnemis fissidens
- Idiocnemis govermasensis
- Idiocnemis huonensis
- Idiocnemis inaequidens
- Idiocnemis inornata
- Idiocnemis kimminsi
- Idiocnemis leonardi
- Idiocnemis louisiadensis
- Idiocnemis mertoni
- Idiocnemis nigriventris
- Idiocnemis obliterata
- Idiocnemis patriciae
- Idiocnemis polhemi
- Idiocnemis pruinescens
- Idiocnemis strumidens
- Idiocnemis zebrina
References
- ^ Abbott, J. C. 2006-2016. Family Platycnemididae and the Papuan Argiinae. Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine OdonataCentral. Accessed: February 23, 2016.
- ^ Gassmann, D., & Richards, S. J. (2008). Description of Idiocnemis patriciae spec. nov. from Papua New Guinea (Odonata: Platycnemididae), with new distributional records of other Idiocnemis species. Zoologische Mededelingen, 82(47), 581-593.
- Idiocnemis. Catalogue of Life, 29 January 2016.
- Gassmann, D. 2000. Revision of the Papuan Idiocnemis bidentata-group (Odonata: Platycnemididae). Zoologische Mededelingen 74 375-402.
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| Idiocnemis | |