Phanogomphus descriptus

Phanogomphus descriptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Infraorder:Anisoptera
Family:Gomphidae
Genus:Phanogomphus
Species: P. descriptus
Binomial name
Phanogomphus descriptus
(Banks, 1896)

Phanogomphus descriptus, the harpoon clubtail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in eastern North America.[1][2]

Phanogomphus was formerly considered to be a subgenus of Gomphus, but phylogenetic studies have resulted in its promotion to genus rank.[3]

References

  1. "Phanogomphus descriptus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. "Odonata Central".
  3. Ware, Jessica L.; Pilgrim, Erik; May, Michael L.; Donnelly, Thomas W.; Tennessen, Kenneth (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae and their close relatives". Systematic Entomology. 42 (2): 347–358. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC 6104399. PMID 30147221.

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Ball-Damerow JE, Oboyski PT, Resh VH (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys. 482 (482): 67–89. doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.8453. PMC 4337221. PMID 25709531.


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