Phanogomphus

Phanogomphus is a genus of clubtails in the family Gomphidae found in North America. There are about 17 described species in Phanogomphus.[1][2][3]

Phanogomphus
Phanogomphus lividus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Phanogomphus
Carle, 1986
Phanogomphus oklahomensis

Phanogomphus was formerly considered a subgenus of Gomphus, but has recently been promoted to genus rank along with Stenogomphurus, Gomphurus and Hylogomphus.[4]

Species

These 17 species are members of the genus Phanogomphus.[4][5][2]

References

  1. "Phanogomphus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. "Odonata Central". Odonata Central, University of Alabama. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. 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. PMC 4337221.
  4. Ware, Jessica L.; Pilgrim2, 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.
  5. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

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.


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