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Mesocnemis
Sign in to saveMesocnemis is a genus of African damselflies in the white-legged damselfly family (Platycnemididae). They are commonly known as Riverjacks.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Platycnemididae
- Collections
- AM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Nigeria, Gabon, Angola
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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: Mesocnemis dupuyi Legrand, 1982 - Gambia Riverjack Mesocnemis robusta (Selys, 1886) Mesocnemis saralisa Dijkstra, 2008 Mesocnemis singularis Karsch, 1891 - Common Riverjack, Savanna Brook-damsel, Savanna Stream-damsel Mesocnemis tisi Lempert, 1992 - Liberian Riverjack
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mesocnemis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.