Protoneuridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 [1]
Genera
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Protoneuridae is a family of damselflies. Most species are commonly known as threadtails, while others are commonly known as bambootails. They're called threadtails because their abdomen are pin-thin. Threadtails are usually small size damselflies and their wings are usually transparent. It contains the following genera ^[2][3]:

• Amazoneura Machado, 2004
• Arabineura
• Caconeura
• Chlorocnemis
• Disparoneura
• Elattoneura
• Epipleoneura Williamson, 1915
• Epipotoneura Williamson, 1915
• Esme
• Forcepsioneura Lencioni, 1999
• Idioneura Selys, 1860
• Isomecocnemis
• Junix Rácenis, 1968
• Lamproneura De Marmels, 2003
• Melanoneura
• Microneura Hagen in Selys, 1886
• Neoneura Selys, 1860
• Nososticta
• Peristicta Hagen in Selys, 1860
• Phasmoneura Williamson, 1916
• Phylloneura
• Prodasineura
• Proneura Selys, 1889
• Protoneura Selys in Sagra, 1857
• Psaironeura Williamson, 1915
• Roppaneura Santos, 1966

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• List of damselflies of the world (Protoneuridae)

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