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Tatocnemis
Tatocnemis is the sole genus of damselflies in the family Tatocnemididae, one of three families in the superfamily Tatocnemidoidea. The genus occurs on Madagascar and neighbouring islands and contains ten described species.
Species of Tatocnemis inhabit forest streams and are characterised by their slender bodies, wings with a narrow stalk at the base, and large pterostigmata. Several species have distinctive wing shapes, including wing tips with a shallow notch.
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 10 known species
Tatocnemis malgassica
speciesTatocnemis malgassica
Tatocnemis crenulatipennis
speciesTatocnemis crenulatipennis
Tatocnemis virginiae
speciesTatocnemis virginiae
Tatocnemis denticularis
speciesTatocnemis denticularis
Tatocnemis emarginatipennis
speciesTatocnemis emarginatipennis
Tatocnemis mellisi
speciesTatocnemis mellisi
Tatocnemis micromalgassica
speciesTatocnemis micromalgassica
Tatocnemis olsufieffi
speciesTatocnemis olsufieffi
Tatocnemis robinsoni
speciesTatocnemis robinsoni
Tatocnemis sinuatipennis
speciesTatocnemis sinuatipennis
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 92403.