Leptogomphus yayeyamensis

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Leptogomphus yayeyamensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Leptogomphus
Species:
L. yayeyamensis
Binomial name
Leptogomphus yayeyamensis
Matsumura, 1926 [2]

Leptogomphus yayeyamensis is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. [3] [1] It is endemic to the Yaeyama Islands, in the southwest the Ryukyu Islands, Japan. [1] It is locally common and found in mountain-hill streams with sandy bottom. [1]

The length of the abdomen is 34–35 mm (1.3–1.4 in) in males and 35–37 mm (1.4–1.5 in) in females.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Karube, H. (2009). "Leptogomphus yayeyamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T11689A3301505. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T11689A3301505.en . Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Oguma, K. (1926). "The Japanese Æschnidæ". Insecta Matsumurana. 1 (2): 78–100. (p. 91: Leptogomphus yayeyamensis MATSUMURA n. sp.).
  3. ↑ "Leptogomphus yayeyamensis Matsumura in Oguma, 1926". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 30 September 2025.


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