Phanogomphus borealis

Phanogomphus borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Phanogomphus
Species:	P. borealis
Binomial name
Phanogomphus borealis (Needham, 1901)

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. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Phanogomphus was formerly considered to be a subgenus of Gomphus , but phylogenetic studies have resulted in its promotion to genus rank. ^[3]

References

1. "Phanogomphus borealis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
2. "Odonata Central". Odonata Central, University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
3. Ware, Jessica L., Pilgrim, Erik, May, Michael L., Donnelly, Thomas W., & Tennessen, Kenneth (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae and their close relatives". Systematic Entomology vol. 42, no. 2, 347-358.
4. Ball-Damerow JE, Oboyski PT, Resh VH (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys 482: 67-89.

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.

External links

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Phanogomphus borealis