Hemigomphus

Hemigomphus
Male Hemigomphus gouldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Hemigomphus Selys, 1854 [1]

Hemigomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae, ^[2] endemic to Australia. ^[3] The species are small with black and yellow markings. ^{[3] [4]} They are commonly known as vicetails.

Species

The genus Hemigomphus includes the following species: ^{[2] [5]}

• Hemigomphus atratus Watson, 1991 - black vicetail
• Hemigomphus comitatus (Tillyard, 1909) - zebra vicetail
• Hemigomphus cooloola Watson, 1969 - Wallum vicetail
• Hemigomphus gouldii (Selys, 1854) - southern vicetail
• Hemigomphus heteroclytus Selys, 1854 - stout vicetail
• Hemigomphus magela Watson, 1991 - Kakadu vicetail
• Hemigomphus theischingeri Watson, 1991 - rainforest vicetail

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1854). "Synopsis des Gomphines". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique (in French). 21 (7): 23–112 [66] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
2. "Genus Hemigomphus Selys, 1954". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
3. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 188. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
4. Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN   0643051368.
5. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.