Ophiogomphus

Ophiogomphus
Ophiogomphus
Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Ophiogomphus
Selys, 1854

Ophiogomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. The species mostly have beautifully marked green club-shaped abdomens, more noticeable in the males.[1]

The genus contains the following species:[2][3]

  • Ophiogomphus acuminatus Carle, 1981 - Acuminate Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus anomalus Harvey, 1898 - Extra-striped Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus arizonicus Kennedy, 1917 - Arizona Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus aspersus Morse, 1895 - Brook Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus australis Carle, 1992 - Southern Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus bellicosus Voronocovsky, 1909
  • Ophiogomphus bison Selys, 1873 - Bison Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897 - Riffle Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus caudoforcipus Yousuf & Yunus, 1977
  • Ophiogomphus cecilia (Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785) - Green Snaketail,[4] Green Gomphid[5]
  • Ophiogomphus cerastis Selys, 1854
  • Ophiogomphus colubrinus Selys, 1854 - Boreal Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus edmundo Needham, 1951 - Edmund's Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus howei Bromley, 1924 - Pygmy Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus incurvatus Carle, 1982 - Appalachian Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863 - Maine Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus morrisoni Selys, 1879- Great Basin Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus obscurus Bartenev, 1909
  • Ophiogomphus occidentis (Hagen, 1885) - Sinuous Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus purepecha González & Villeda-Callejas, 2000
  • Ophiogomphus reductus Calvert, 1898
  • Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis (Walsh, 1862) - Rusty Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874 - Pale Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus sinicus (Chao, 1954)
  • Ophiogomphus smithi Tennessen & Vogt, 2004 - Sioux Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus spinicornis Selys, 1878
  • Ophiogomphus susbehcha Vogt & Smith, 1993 - St. Croix Snaketail
  • Ophiogomphus westfalli Cook & Daigle, 1985 - Westfall's Snaketail

References

  1. ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691122814. 
  2. ^ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 
  3. ^ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/north-american-odonata/. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  4. ^ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  5. ^ Malikova, E. (2007). "Ophiogomphus cecilia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/15364. Retrieved 08 October 2010. 
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