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True Riverjacks
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True Riverjacks

Mesocnemis

Mesocnemis is a genus of African damselflies in the white-legged damselfly family (Platycnemididae). They are commonly known as Riverjacks. The genus contains the following species:

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Common Riverjack

speciesMesocnemis singularis

Mesocnemis robusta

speciesMesocnemis robusta

Mesocnemis dupuyi

speciesMesocnemis dupuyi

Mesocnemis saralisa

speciesMesocnemis saralisa

Mesocnemis tisi

speciesMesocnemis tisi

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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 89869.