Protoneuridae

The Protoneuridae are a family of damselflies. Most species are commonly known as threadtails, while others are commonly known as bambootails.

Characteristics
These are usually small-sized damselflies and their wings are narrow and mostly transparent, with simple venation. The males tend to be colourful and many have a red, orange, yellow or blue thorax and a black abdomen. Others have a black thorax and brightly coloured abdomen and others are entirely dark. Their usual habitats are the verges of rivers and streams and the margins of large lakes.

Update
Now Pseudostigmatidae and New World Protoneuridae are sunk in Coenagrionidae and Old World Protoneuridae in Platycnemididae.

Genera
The family contains the following genera :


 * Amazoneura Machado, 2004
 * Arabineura Schneider and Dumont, 1995
 * Caconeura Kirby, 1890
 * Chlorocnemis Selys, 1863
 * Drepanoneura von Ellenrieder & Garrison, 2008
 * Disparoneura Selys, 1860
 * Elattoneura Cowley, 1935
 * Epipleoneura Williamson, 1915
 * Epipotoneura Williamson, 1915
 * Esme Fraser, 1922
 * Forcepsioneura Lencioni, 1999
 * Idioneura Selys, 1860
 * Isomecocnemis Cowley, 1936
 * Lamproneura De Marmels, 2003
 * Melanoneura Fraser, 1922
 * Microneura Hagen in Selys, 1886
 * Neoneura Selys, 1860
 * Nososticta Selys, 1860
 * Peristicta Hagen in Selys, 1860
 * Phasmoneura Williamson, 1916
 * Phylloneura Fraser, 1922
 * Prodasineura Cowley, 1934
 * Proneura Selys, 1889
 * Protoneura Selys in Sagra, 1857
 * Psaironeura Williamson, 1915
 * Roppaneura Santos, 1966