Related Research Articles
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, and Australia. 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.
Epigomphus maya is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Belize. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Epigomphus sulcatistyla is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gomphus kinzelbachi is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Iran and Iraq. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Heliogomphus lyratus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Heliogomphus nietneri is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Heteragrion is a genus of damselflies in the subfamily Argiolestinae of the flatwing damselfly family Megapodagrionidae.
Onychogomphus is a genus of dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as Pincertails.
Ophiogomphus, the snaketails, is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. The species mostly have beautifully marked green club-shaped abdomens, more noticeable in the males.
Perigomphus pallidistylus is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Progomphus is a genus of medium-sized dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. They are found in the Americas and are largely tropical. They are one of the few Gomphids with coloured wings.
Progomphus tennesseni is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic. Specimens of this species were first collected by Dr. Oliver Flint of the Smithsonian Institution near a waterfall of a tributary of the Rio Yaqui del Norte, west of Jarabaco. Daigle (1996) recognized this species from a large number of Progomphus collected, who distinguished its differences from a larger number of Progomphus serenus specimens. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species is named after Ken Tennessen, a well-known researcher of New World Odonata.
Gomphus is a genus of clubtail dragonflies in the family Gomphidae.
Aphylla williamsoni, known generally as the "two-striped forceptail", is a species of clubtails in the family Gomphidae. It is found in North America.
Phyllocycla breviphylla, the ringed forceptail, is a species of clubtails in the family Gomphidae. It is found in Central America and South America.
Phanogomphus borealis, the beaverpond clubtail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.
Phanogomphus is a genus of clubtails in the family Gomphidae found in North America. There are about 17 described species in Phanogomphus.
Phanogomphus minutus, the cypress clubtail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in North America.
Phanogomphus descriptus, the harpoon clubtail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in eastern North America.
Ophiogomphus smithi, known generally as Sioux snaketail, is a species of clubtail in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae. Other common names include the yellow-rayed lasthenium and sand snaketail. It is found in North America.
References
- ↑ Tennessen, K.J. (2011). "Perigomphus angulris spec. nov. from central Ecuador (Odonata: Gomphidae)." Zootaxa 2915: 66-68.
- ↑ Paulson, D.; von Ellenrieder, N. (2006). "Perigomphus pallidistylus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T29603A9503838. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T29603A9503838.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.