Gomphurus

Gomphurus is a genus of clubtails in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae. There are about 13 described species in Gomphurus.[1][2][3]

Gomphurus
Blackwater clubtail, Gomphurus dilatatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Gomphurus
Needham, 1901
Gomphus vastus, cobra clubtail

Gomphurus was formerly considered a subgenus of Gomphus, but has recently been promoted to genus rank along with Phanogomphus, Stenogomphurus and Hylogomphus.[2]

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Gomphurus:[1][4][3]

  • Gomphurus crassus (Hagen in Selys, 1878) (handsome clubtail)
  • Gomphurus dilatatus (Rambur, 1842) (blackwater clubtail)
  • Gomphurus externus (Hagen in Selys, 1858) (plains clubtail)
  • Gomphurus fraternus (Say, 1840) (midland clubtail)
  • Gomphurus gonzalezi (Dunkle, 1992) (Tamaulipan clubtail)
  • Gomphurus hybridus (Williamson, 1902) (cocoa clubtail)
  • Gomphurus lineatifrons (Calvert, 1921) (splendid clubtail)
  • Gomphurus lynnae (Paulson, 1983) (Columbia clubtail)
  • Gomphurus modestus (Needham, 1942) (gulf coast clubtail)
  • Gomphurus ozarkensis (Westfall, 1975) (Ozark clubtail)
  • Gomphurus septima (Westfall, 1956) (Septima's clubtail)
  • Gomphurus vastus (Walsh, 1862) (cobra clubtail)
  • Gomphurus ventricosus (Walsh, 1863) (skillet clubtail)

References
  1. "Gomphurus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. Ware, Jessica L.; Pilgrim, Erik; May, Michael L.; Donnelly, Thomas W.; et al. (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae and their close relatives". Systematic Entomology. 42: 347–358. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC 6104399. PMID 30147221.
  3. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  4. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

Further reading
  • Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691113647.
  • 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.8453. PMC 4337221. PMID 25709531.
  • Dunkle, Sidney W. (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. Oxford Press. ISBN 978-0195112689.
  • Needham, James G.; Westfall Jr., Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-94-2.
  • Nikula, Blair; Loose, Jennifer L.; Burne, Matthew R. (2003). Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.
  • Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
  • Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Das Tierreich. 111. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-014934-6.


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