Protoneuridae Explained
Protoneuridae was formerly considered a family of damselflies. Recent taxonomic revisions have classified the species previously placed in Protoneuridae into two existing families - Coenagrionidae and Platycnemididae, both in the superfamily Coenagrionoidea.
Along with Pseudostigmatidae, New World Protoneuridae are now sunk in Coenagrionidae and Old World Protoneuridae in Platycnemididae.[1]
Genera
The family Protoneuridae contained more than twenty genera.
The following genera are now in the family Coenagrionidae:
- Amazoneura Machado, 2004
- Drepanoneura von Ellenrieder & Garrison, 2008
- Epipleoneura Williamson, 1915
- Epipotoneura Williamson, 1915
- Forcepsioneura Lencioni, 1999
- Idioneura Selys, 1860
- Lamproneura De Marmels, 2003
- Microneura Hagen in Selys, 1886
- Neoneura Selys, 1860
- Peristicta Hagen in Selys, 1860
- Phasmoneura Williamson, 1916
- Proneura Selys, 1889
- Protoneura Selys in Sagra, 1857
- Psaironeura Williamson, 1915
- Roppaneura Santos, 1966
These genera are now in the family Platycnemididae:
- Arabineura Schneider and Dumont, 1995
- Caconeura Kirby, 1890
- Chlorocnemis Selys, 1863
- Disparoneura Selys, 1860
- Elattoneura Cowley, 1935
- Esme Fraser, 1922
- Isomecocnemis Cowley, 1936
- Melanoneura Fraser, 1922
- Nososticta Selys, 1860
- Phylloneura Fraser, 1922
- Prodasineura Cowley, 1934
Notes and References
- Dijkstra . Klaas-Douwe B. . Bechly . Günter . Bybee . Seth M. . Dow . Rory A. . Dumont . Henri J. . Fleck . Günther . Garrison . Rosser W. . Hämäläinen . Matti . Kalkman . Vincent J. . Karube . Haruki . May . Michael L. . Orr . Albert G. . Paulson . Dennis R. . Rehn . Andrew C. . Theischinger . Günther . Trueman . John W.H. . Van Tol . Jan . von Ellenrieder . Natalia . Ware . Jessica . 2013 . The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013) . Zootaxa . en . 3703 . 1 . 36–45 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9 . 1175-5334 . free . 10072/61365 . free .
