Gomphurus septima

Gomphurus septima, or Septima's clubtail, is a species of clubtail dragonflies in the family Gomphidae.[1][2]

Gomphurus septima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Gomphurus
Species:
G. septima
Binomial name
Gomphurus septima
(Westfall, 1956)

The IUCN conservation status of Gomphurus septima is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2018.[1]

Gomphurus septima was recently considered a member of the genus Gomphus, but in 2017 it became a member of the genus Gomphurus when Gomphurus was elevated from subgenus to genus rank.[3][4][5]

References

  1. "Gomphurus septima Red List status". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  2. "Gomphurus septima Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  3. 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 (2): 347–358. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC 6104399. PMID 30147221.
  4. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  5. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  • Westfall, M.L. 1956. A new species of Gonphus from Alabama (Odonata). Quart. J. Florida Acad. Sci. 19(4):251-258


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