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 |  | Kingdom | Animalia 
 – Animal, animaux, animals |  | 
|  | Subkingdom | Bilateria 
 – triploblasts |  | 
|  | Infrakingdom | Protostomia |  | 
|  | Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |  | 
|  | Phylum | Arthropoda 
 – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods |  | 
|  | Subphylum | Hexapoda 
 – hexapods |  | 
|  | Class | Insecta 
 – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes |  | 
|  | Subclass | Pterygota 
 – insects ailés, winged insects |  | 
|  | Infraclass | Palaeoptera 
 – ancient winged insects |  | 
|  | Order | Odonata Fabricius, 1793
 – libélula, damselflies, dragonflies |  | 
|  | Suborder | Zygoptera Selys, 1854
 – damselflies, demoiselles |  | 
|  | Family | Platystictidae 
 – Shadowdamsels |  | 
|  | Genus | Palaemnema Selys, 1860 |  | 
        
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 |  | Species | Palaemnema abbreviata Kennedy, 1938 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema angelina (Selys, 1860) |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema apicalis Navás, 1924 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema azupizui Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema baltodanoi Brooks, 1989 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema bilobulata Donnelly, 1992 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema brevignoni Machet, 1990 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema brucei Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema brucelli Kennedy, 1938 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema carmelita Ris, 1918 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema chiriquita Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema clementia Selys, 1886 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema collaris Donnelly, 1992 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema croceicauda Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema cyclohamulata Donnelly, 1992 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema dentata Donnelly, 1992 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema desiderata Selys, 1886 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema distadens Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema domina Calvert, 1903
 – Desert Shadowdamsel |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema edmondi Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema gigantula Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema joanetta Kennedy, 1940 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema lorena Kennedy, 1942 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema martini Cowley, 1934 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema melanocauda Kennedy, 1942 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema melanostigma (Hagen in Selys, 1860) |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema melanota Ris, 1918 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema melanura Donnelly, 1992 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema mutans Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema nathalia Selys, 1886 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema orientalis De Marmels, 1989 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema paulicaxa Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema paulicoba Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema paulina (Drury, 1773) |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema paulirica Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema paulitaba Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema paulitoyaca Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema peruviana Ris, 1918 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema picicaudata Kennedy, 1938 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema reventazoni Calvert, 1931 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema spinulata Donnelly, 1992 |  | 
|  | Species | Palaemnema tepuica De Marmels, 1989 |  | 
        
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