Phanogomphus

Phanogomphus
Phanogomphus lividus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Phanogomphus Carle, 1986

Phanogomphus oklahomensis

Phanogomphus is a genus of clubtails in the family Gomphidae found in North America. There are about 17 described species in Phanogomphus. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Phanogomphus was formerly considered a subgenus of Gomphus , but has recently been promoted to genus rank along with Stenogomphurus , Gomphurus and Hylogomphus . ^[4]

Species

These 17 species are members of the genus Phanogomphus. ^{[4] [5] [2]}

Why is Phanogomphus diffrent

The reason why this is Phanogomphus is because of its genetic lineage, its habitat (Clear fast running river, and bodies of water.) and its abnormal tail (This tail being club like).

• Phanogomphus australis (Needham, 1897) (clearlake clubtail)
• Phanogomphus borealis (Needham, 1901) (beaverpond clubtail)
• Phanogomphus cavillaris (Needham, 1902) (sandhill clubtail)
• Phanogomphus descriptus (Banks, 1896) (harpoon clubtail)
• Phanogomphus diminutus (Needham, 1950) (diminutive clubtail)
• Phanogomphus exilis (Selys, 1854) (lancet clubtail)
• Phanogomphus graslinellus (Walsh, 1862) (pronghorn clubtail)
• Phanogomphus hodgesi (Needham, 1950) (Hodges' clubtail)
• Phanogomphus kurilis (Hagen in Selys, 1858) (Pacific clubtail)
• Phanogomphus lividus (Selys, 1854) (ashy clubtail)
• Phanogomphus militaris (Hagen in Selys, 1858) (sulphur-tipped clubtail)
• Phanogomphus minutus (Rambur, 1842) (cypress clubtail)
• Phanogomphus oklahomensis (Pritchard, 1935) (Oklahoma clubtail)
• Phanogomphus quadricolor (Walsh, 1863) (rapids clubtail)
• Phanogomphus sandrius (Tennessen, 1983) (Tennessee clubtail)
• Phanogomphus spicatus (Hagen in Selys, 1854) (dusky clubtail)
• Phanogomphus westfalli (Carle & May, 1987) (Westfall's clubtail)

References

1. "Phanogomphus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
2. "Odonata Central". Odonata Central, University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
3. Ball-Damerow, J.E.; Oboyski, P.T.; Resh, V.H. (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys (482): 67–89. Bibcode:2015ZooK..482...67B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.482.8453 . PMC   4337221 . PMID   25709531.
4. Ware, Jessica L.; Pilgrim2, Erik; May, Michael L.; Donnelly, Thomas W.; Tennessen, Kenneth (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae and their close relatives". Systematic Entomology. 42 (2): 347–358. Bibcode:2017SysEn..42..347W. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC   6104399 . PMID   30147221.
5. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

Further reading

• Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-8493-0212-1.