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Taxonomy of Genus Aphylla Selys, 1854
Forceptails, Greater Forceptails


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
315
2742
23344
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
212
1837
15688
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
170
1701
15422
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
23
670
8007
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
21
667
8003
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
2
170
2115
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
170
2115
Genera
Species
SubfamilyLindeniinae
Selys, 1854
3
156
Genera
Species
GenusAphylla
Selys, 1854
Forceptails, Greater Forceptails
32Species
Subnodes of Aphylla Selys, 1854
SpeciesAphylla albinensis Belle, 1970  ⇒ Glipa (Glipa) obliterata
SpeciesAphylla alia Calvert, 1948
SpeciesAphylla ambigua Selys, 1873  ⇒ Aphylla protracta
SpeciesAphylla angustifolia Garrison, 1986
Broad-striped Forceptail
SpeciesAphylla barbata Belle, 1994
SpeciesAphylla boliviana Belle, 1972
SpeciesAphylla brasiliensis Belle, 1970
SpeciesAphylla brevipes Selys, 1854
SpeciesAphylla caraiba Selys, 1854
SpeciesAphylla caudalis Belle, 1987
SpeciesAphylla cornutifrons Needham, 1944
SpeciesAphylla cubana Navas, 1917  ⇒ Aphylla caraiba
SpeciesAphylla curvata Navas, 1933  ⇒ Aphylla producta
SpeciesAphylla dentata Selys, 1859
SpeciesAphylla distinguenda Campion, 1920
SpeciesAphylla edentata Selys, 1869
SpeciesAphylla elegans Belle, 1970  ⇒ Glipa (Glipa) rufonotata
SpeciesAphylla exilis Belle, 1994
SpeciesAphylla janirae Belle, 1994
SpeciesAphylla linea Belle, 1994
SpeciesAphylla molossus Selys, 1869
SpeciesAphylla obscura Kirby, 1899  ⇒ Aphylla tenuis
SpeciesAphylla producta Selys, 1854
SpeciesAphylla protracta Hagen in Selys, 1859
Narrow-striped Forceptail
SpeciesAphylla robusta Belle, 1976
SpeciesAphylla scapula Belle, 1992
SpeciesAphylla silvatica Belle, 1992
SpeciesAphylla simulata Belle, 1964  ⇒ Aphylla dentata
SpeciesAphylla spinula Belle, 1992
SpeciesAphylla tenuis Hagen in Selys, 1859
SpeciesAphylla theodorina Navas, 1933
Ringed Forceptail
SpeciesAphylla williamsoni Gloyd, 1936
Two-striped Forceptail

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Aphylla
EnglishForceptails, Greater Forceptails


Distribution of Aphylla Selys, 1854
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Venezuela


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