Gomphus (dragonfly)

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Gomphus
Gomphus vulgatissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Epiprocta
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Gomphus
Leach, 1815
Gomphus flavipes
a fossil of a G. tuberculatus of Brazil in the Naturhistorisches Museum (Vienna)

Gomphus is a genus of clubtail dragonflies in the family Gomphidae.

As a result of phylogenetic studies, Gomphus subgenera Gomphurus, Hylogomphus, Phanogomphus, and Stenogomphurus were elevated in rank to genus in 2017. With the removal of their member species, Gomphus ended up with 11 of its original 54 species, none of which are found in the Western Hemisphere.[1]

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Gomphus:


These species formerly belonged to the genus Gomphus:[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Ware, Jessica L.; Pilgrim, Erik; May, Michael L.; Donnelly, Thomas W.; et al. (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae and their close relatives". Systematic Entomology. 42. doi:10.1111/syen.12218.
  2. ^ Template:IUCN2010.3
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Checklist, English common names". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  4. ^ "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  5. ^ Brian Nelson; Robert Thompson (2004). The Natural History of Ireland's Dragonflies. Ulster Museum. ISBN 978-0-900761-45-4.
  6. ^ "Hylogomphus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  7. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  8. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

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