Tatocnemis Explained

Tatocnemis is a genus of flatwings in the damselfly order Odonata. There are about 10 described species in Tatocnemis.

As a result of molecular phylogenetic studies by Bybee et al. in 2021, it is now in its own family, Tatocnemididae.^[1]

Species

• Tatocnemis crenulatipennis Fraser, 1952
• Tatocnemis denticularis Aguesse, 1968
• Tatocnemis emarginatipennis Fraser, 1960
• Tatocnemis malgassica Kirby, 1889
• Tatocnemis mellisi Schmidt, 1951
• Tatocnemis micromalgassica Aguesse, 1968
• Tatocnemis olsufieffi Schmidt, 1951
• Tatocnemis robinsoni Schmidt, 1951
• Tatocnemis sinuatipennis (Selys, 1891)
• Tatocnemis virginiae Legrand, 1992

Notes and References

1. Seth M. Bybee et al. (2021) Phylogeny and classification of Odonata using targeted genomics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 160: 1-15