Brechmorhoga

Brechmorhoga is a genus of dragonfly in the Libellulidae family. Members of this genus are commonly called clubskimmers because of the widening abdominal segments much like the clubtails.[1]

Clubskimmers
Pale-faced clubskimmer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Suborder:
Epiprocta
Infraorder:
Anisoptera
Family:
Libellulidae
Genus:
Brechmorhoga

Kirby, 1894

The genus contains the following species:[2]

  • Brechmorhoga archboldi (Donnelly, 1970)
  • Brechmorhoga diplosema Ris, 1913
  • Brechmorhoga flavoannulata Lacroix, 1920
  • Brechmorhoga flavopunctata (Martin, 1897)
  • Brechmorhoga innupta Rácenis, 1954
  • Brechmorhoga latialata González, 1999
  • Brechmorhoga mendax (Hagen, 1861) – pale-faced clubskimmer[3]
  • Brechmorhoga neblinae De Marmels, 1989
  • Brechmorhoga nubecula (Rambur, 1842)
  • Brechmorhoga pertinax (Hagen, 1861) – masked clubskimmer[3]
  • Brechmorhoga praecox (Hagen, 1861) – slender clubskimmer[3]
  • Brechmorhoga praedatrix Calvert, 1909
  • Brechmorhoga rapax Calvert, 1898
  • Brechmorhoga tepeaca Calvert, 1908
  • Brechmorhoga travassosi Santos, 1946
  • Brechmorhoga vivax Calvert, 1906

References
  1. Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. p. 245. ISBN 0-691-11364-5.
  2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 Oct 2018.
  3. "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.


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