Phanogomphus descriptus

Phanogomphus descriptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Phanogomphus
Species:	P. descriptus
Binomial name
Phanogomphus descriptus (Banks, 1896)

Phanogomphus descriptus, the harpoon clubtail, is a species of clubtail dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found in eastern North America. ^{[1] [2]}

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 descriptus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. "Odonata Central".
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. 42 (2): 347–358. Bibcode:2017SysEn..42..347W. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC   6104399 . PMID   30147221.

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.
• 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. Bibcode:2015ZooK..482...67B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.482.8453 . PMC   4337221 . PMID   25709531.