Chlorogomphus | |
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Chlorogomphus magnificus (mating pair: male top, female bottom) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Chlorogomphidae |
Genus: | Chlorogomphus Selys, 1854 |
Chlorogomphus is an Asian genus of dragonflies in the family Chlorogomphidae.
The genus contains the following species: [1]
The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Even if these are excluded, there remains a family of over 1000 species. With nearly worldwide distribution, these are almost certainly the most often seen of all dragonflies.
The Gomphidae are a family of dragonflies commonly referred to as clubtails or club-tailed dragonflies. The family contains about 90 genera and 900 species found across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa. The name refers to the club-like widening of the end of the abdomen. However, this club is usually less pronounced in females and is entirely absent in some species.
Sympetrum is a genus of small to medium-sized skimmer dragonflies, known as darters in the UK and as meadowhawks in North America. The more than 50 species predominantly live in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere; 15 species are native to North America. No Sympetrum species is native to Australia.
Asiagomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It contains the following species:
Burmagomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It contains the following species:
Cephalaeschna is a genus of dragonflies in the family Aeshnidae.
Hemicordulia is a genus of dragonfly in family Corduliidae. It occurs in Africa, southern Asia, Australasia and Pacific Islands such as the Bonin Islands, Fiji and French Polynesia. Species of Hemicordulia are small to medium-sized dragonflies, coloured black or metallic, with yellow.
Indolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestidae. Species of Indolestes can be medium-sized, dull coloured dragonflies. They are found from India through Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
Leptogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It contains the following species:
Microgomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It contains the following species:
Oligoaeschna is a genus of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It contains the following species:
Rhinocypha is a genus of damselflies in the family Chlorocyphidae.
Rhipidolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Rhipidolestidae. They are native to subtropical Asia from Burma to Japan.
Idionyx is a genus of dragonflies in the family Synthemistidae, which is earlier treated as a subfamily of Corduliidae. According to World Odonata List, this genera is best considered incertae sedis.
Anotogaster is a genus of dragonflies in the family Cordulegastridae.
Megalestes is a genus of malachite in the damselfly family Synlestidae. There are at least 20 described species in Megalestes.
Mnais is a genus of broad-winged damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. There are about 15 described species in Mnais.
Euphaea is a genus of damselflies in the family Euphaeidae. There are more than 30 described species in Euphaea, found mainly in Indomalaya.