''Gomphus'' (dragonfly)

Gomphus
Gomphus vulgatissimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
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]

  • Gomphurus crassus (Hagen in Selys, 1878) (handsome clubtail)
  • Gomphurus dilatatus (Rambur, 1842) (blackwater clubtail)
  • Gomphurus externus (Hagen in Selys, 1858) (plains clubtail)
  • Gomphurus fraternus (Say, 1840) (midland clubtail)
  • Gomphurus gonzalezi (Dunkle, 1992) (tamaulipan clubtail)
  • Gomphurus hybridus (Williamson, 1902) (cocoa clubtail)
  • Gomphurus lineatifrons (Calvert, 1921) (splendid clubtail)
  • Gomphurus lynnae (Paulson, 1983) (Columbia clubtail)
  • Gomphurus modestus (Needham, 1942) (gulf coast clubtail)
  • Gomphurus ozarkensis (Westfall, 1975) (Ozark clubtail)
  • Gomphurus septima (Westfall, 1956) (Septima's clubtail)
  • Gomphurus vastus (Walsh, 1862) (cobra clubtail)
  • Gomphurus ventricosus (Walsh, 1863) (skillet clubtail)
  • Hylogomphus abbreviatus (Hagen in Selys, 1878) (spine-crowned clubtail)
  • Hylogomphus adelphus (Selys, 1858) (mustached clubtail)
  • Hylogomphus apomyius (Donnelly, 1966) (banner clubtail)
  • Hylogomphus geminatus (Carle, 1979) (twin-striped clubtail)
  • Hylogomphus parvidens (Currie, 1917) (Piedmont clubtail)
  • Hylogomphus viridifrons (Hine, 1901) (green-faced clubtail)

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. Schneider, W. (2007). "Gomphus davidi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 Aug 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.

Further reading

  • "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.

  • "Gomphus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Gomphus, funet.fi
  • Gomphus, Discover Life
  • Media related to Gomphus at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Gomphus at Wikispecies


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