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Idiocnemis
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.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 23 known species
Idiocnemis bidentata
speciesIdiocnemis bidentata
Idiocnemis obliterata
speciesIdiocnemis obliterata
Idiocnemis chloropleura
speciesIdiocnemis chloropleura
Idiocnemis adelbertensis
speciesIdiocnemis adelbertensis
Idiocnemis fissidens
speciesIdiocnemis fissidens
Idiocnemis huonensis
speciesIdiocnemis huonensis
Idiocnemis inaequidens
speciesIdiocnemis inaequidens
Idiocnemis australis
speciesIdiocnemis australis
Idiocnemis inornata
speciesIdiocnemis inornata
Idiocnemis kimminsi
speciesIdiocnemis kimminsi
Idiocnemis leonardi
speciesIdiocnemis leonardi
Idiocnemis mertoni
speciesIdiocnemis mertoni
Idiocnemis nigriventris
speciesIdiocnemis nigriventris
Idiocnemis patriciae
speciesIdiocnemis patriciae
Idiocnemis polhemi
speciesIdiocnemis polhemi
Idiocnemis pruinescens
speciesIdiocnemis pruinescens
Idiocnemis schorri
speciesIdiocnemis schorri
Idiocnemis strumidens
speciesIdiocnemis strumidens
Idiocnemis zebrina
speciesIdiocnemis zebrina
Idiocnemis lakekamuensis
speciesIdiocnemis lakekamuensis
Idiocnemis milou
speciesIdiocnemis milou
Idiocnemis dagnyae
speciesIdiocnemis dagnyae
Idiocnemis louisiadensis
speciesIdiocnemis louisiadensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 89071.