''Agriocnemis'' is a genus of

damselfly Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...

in the family

Coenagrionidae Coenagrionidae is a family of damselflies, also known as pond damselflies, in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 spec ...

. ''Agriocnemis'' is distributed widely across Africa, South-east Asia, Indonesia, Australia and islands in the Pacific.They are small insects, commonly known as wisps.

Species

The genus ''Agriocnemis'' includes the following species:* *''Agriocnemis aderces'' *''Agriocnemis alcyone'' *''Agriocnemis angolense'' *''Agriocnemis angustirami'' *'' Agriocnemis argentea'' - silver wisp *''Agriocnemis carmelita'' *''Agriocnemis clauseni'' *''Agriocnemis corbeti'' *''Agriocnemis dabreui'' *''Agriocnemis dissimilis'' *'' Agriocnemis dobsoni'' - tropical wisp *'' Agriocnemis exilis'' - little wisp *''Agriocnemis exsudans'' *'' Agriocnemis falcifera'' - white-masked wisp *'' Agriocnemis femina'' - pinhead wisp *''Agriocnemis forcipata'' *'' Agriocnemis gratiosa'' - gracious wisp *''Agriocnemis interrupta'' *'' Agriocnemis inversa'' *'' Agriocnemis keralensis'' *'' Agriocnemis kunjina'' - Pilbara wisp *''Agriocnemis lacteola'' *''Agriocnemis luteola'' *'' Agriocnemis maclachlani'' *''Agriocnemis merina'' *'' Agriocnemis minima'' *''Agriocnemis naia'' *''Agriocnemis nana'' *'' Agriocnemis palaeforma'' *''Agriocnemis pieli'' *'' Agriocnemis pieris'' *'' Agriocnemis pinheyi'' - Pinhey's wisp *'' Agriocnemis pygmaea'' - pygmy wisp *''Agriocnemis ruberrima'' *'' Agriocnemis rubricauda'' - red-rumped wisp *''Agriocnemis salomonis'' *'' Agriocnemis sania'' *'' Agriocnemis splendidissima'' *'' Agriocnemis thoracalis'' *'' Agriocnemis victoria'' *'' Agriocnemis zerafica''

References

{{Authority control Coenagrionidae Zygoptera genera Odonata of Asia Odonata of Africa Odonata of Australia Odonata of Europe Odonata of Oceania Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps Damselflies Taxonomy articles created by Polbot