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Proplatycnemis
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Proplatycnemis

Proplatycnemis is a genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. Species of Proplatycnemis are endemic to Madagascar and nearby islands in the western Indian Ocean.

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species

Malagasy featherleg

speciesProplatycnemis malgassica

Blood-red featherleg

speciesProplatycnemis sanguinipes

Booted featherleg

speciesProplatycnemis alatipes

Blue-faced featherleg

speciesProplatycnemis pseudalatipes

Proplatycnemis agrioides

speciesProplatycnemis agrioides

Pied featherleg

speciesProplatycnemis hova

Proplatycnemis pallidus

speciesProplatycnemis pallidus

Proplatycnemis pembipes

speciesProplatycnemis pembipes

Proplatycnemis aurantipes

speciesProplatycnemis aurantipes

Proplatycnemis melana

speciesProplatycnemis melana

Proplatycnemis protostictoides

speciesProplatycnemis protostictoides

Proplatycnemis longiventris

speciesProplatycnemis longiventris

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 434295.