Allocnemidinae is a subfamily of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae. There are 5 genera in Allocnemidinae, found in Africa and Arabia.
The subfamily Allocnemidinae was defined by Dijkstra, et al., in 2014, as a result of a comprehensive phylogenetic study of the damselfly families.
Genera These five genera belong to the subfamily Allocnemidinae: Allocnemis Selys, 1863 Arabicnemis Waterston, 1984 Mesocnemis Karsch, 1891 Metacnemis Hagen, 1863 Stenocnemis Karsch, 1899
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