Platycnemis Explained

Platycnemis is a genus of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.

The name comes from the Greek words platos (πλατυς) 'flat' and cnemis (κνημη) 'shin'.^[1] They are commonly known as featherlegs.

The genus contains the following species:

References

1. Web site: A Dictionary of the Roots and Combining Forms of Scientific Words . 2009-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717105614/http://www.trw-books.com/Word%20Roots/generalpreview.html . 2011-07-17 . dead .