Erpetogomphus

Erpetogomphus Temporal range: Early Miocene to present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Erpetogomphus designatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Erpetogomphus Selys, 1858

Erpetogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as ringtails. Most of the species are predominantly green coloured and the males have a moderately clubbed tail. ^[1]

The genus contains the following species: ^[2]

• Erpetogomphus agkistrodon Garrison, 1994
• Erpetogomphus boa Selys, 1859
• Erpetogomphus bothrops Garrison, 1994 – one-striped ringtail ^[3]
• Erpetogomphus compositus Hagen in Selys, 1858 – white-belted ringtail ^[4]
• Erpetogomphus constrictor Ris, 1918 – knob-tipped ringtail ^[5]
• Erpetogomphus cophias Selys, 1858
• Erpetogomphus crotalinus (Hagen in Selys, 1854) – yellow-legged ringtail ^[4]
• Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen in Selys, 1858 – eastern ringtail ^[4]
• Erpetogomphus elaphe Garrison, 1994
• Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1858 – straight-tipped ringtail ^[4]
• Erpetogomphus erici Novelo & Garrison, 1999
• Erpetogomphus eutainia Calvert, 1905 – blue-faced ringtail ^[4]
• Erpetogomphus heterodon Garrison, 1994 – dashed ringtail ^[4]
• Erpetogomphus lampropeltis Kennedy, 1918 – serpent ringtail ^[4]
• Erpetogomphus leptophis Garrison, 1994 – dark-shouldered ringtail ^[6]
• Erpetogomphus liopeltis Garrison, 1994
• Erpetogomphus ophibolus Calvert, 1905
• Erpetogomphus sabaleticus Williamson, 1918
• Erpetogomphus schausi Calvert, 1919
• Erpetogomphus sipedon Calvert, 1905
• Erpetogomphus tristani Calvert, 1912
• Erpetogomphus viperinus Selys, 1868

A single fossil species, † Erpetogomphus shii Zheng et al., 2018 known from the Early Miocene-aged Mexican amber ^[7]

References

1. Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN   978-0-691-12281-6.
2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
3. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erpetogomphus bothrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T165051A5975649. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165051A5975649.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
4. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
5. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erpetogomphus constrictor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T164984A5952895. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T164984A5952895.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
6. Paulson, D. R. (2009). "Erpetogomphus liopeltis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T165021A5965113. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T165021A5965113.en . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
7. Zheng, Daran; Nel, André; Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Chang, Su-Chin; Zhang, Haichun; Wang, Bo (2019-01-02). "Exceptionally well-preserved dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) in Mexican amber" . Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 43 (1): 157–164. Bibcode:2019Alch...43..157Z. doi:10.1080/03115518.2018.1456562. ISSN   0311-5518. S2CID   134070211.