Gomphurus
| Gomphurus | |
|---|---|
| Blackwater clubtail, Gomphurus dilatatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Needham, 1901 |
Gomphurus is a genus of clubtails in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae. There are about 13 described species in Gomphurus.[1][2][3]
Gomphurus was formerly considered a subgenus of Gomphus, but has recently been promoted to genus rank along with Phanogomphus, Stenogomphurus and Hylogomphus.[2]
Species
These 13 species belong to the genus Gomphurus:[1][4][3]
- 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)
References
- ^ a b "Gomphurus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ a b 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 (2): 347–358. Bibcode:2017SysEn..42..347W. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC 6104399. PMID 30147221.
- ^ a b "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
Further reading
- Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691113647.
- Ball-Damerow, J.E.; Oboyski, P.T.; Resh, V.H. (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys (482): 67–89. Bibcode:2015ZooK..482...67B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.8453. PMC 4337221. PMID 25709531.
- Dunkle, Sidney W. (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. Oxford Press. ISBN 978-0195112689.
- Needham, James G.; Westfall Jr., Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-94-2.
- Nikula, Blair; Loose, Jennifer L.; Burne, Matthew R. (2003). Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.
- Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
- Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 111. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-014934-6.