Palaemnema is a
genus of
dragonflies in the family
Platystictidae. They are commonly known as shadowdamsels and are found in the
New World, from Arizona to Peru and French Guiana.
Characteristics
Members of this genus are quite diverse. They reside in dense shade near streamlets that trickle though tropical forests. The majority are black with blue markings, though some are entirely black. They mostly have a blue
thorax and a blue tip to the abdomen and are similar in size to large
pond damsels. The
prothorax is large and the legs long. Males have forceps-shaped
cerci (appendages at the tip of the abdomen).[1]
Palaemnema is a
genus of
dragonflies in the family
Platystictidae. They are commonly known as shadowdamsels and are found in the
New World, from Arizona to Peru and French Guiana.
Characteristics
Members of this genus are quite diverse. They reside in dense shade near streamlets that trickle though tropical forests. The majority are black with blue markings, though some are entirely black. They mostly have a blue
thorax and a blue tip to the abdomen and are similar in size to large
pond damsels. The
prothorax is large and the legs long. Males have forceps-shaped
cerci (appendages at the tip of the abdomen).[1]