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Checklist for Family Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 (Club-tailed dragonflies)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
62
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
57
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
57
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
41
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
41
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
11
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
11 Genera with 16 Species
Ceratogomphus Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cinitogomphus Pinhey, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Crenigomphus Selys, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidia Selys, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842Swamp Tigertail2SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogomphus Martin, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogophus Martin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neurogomphus Karsch, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1950Hooktails4SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphus Selys, 19332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
16 Species
Ceratogomphus pictus Hagen, 1854Common African Clubtail
Cinitogomphus dundoensis Pinhey, 1961
Crenigomphus cornutus Pinhey, 1956Horned Talontail
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Gomphidia quarrei Schouteden, 1934Quarre's fingertail
Ictinogomphus (Cinitogomphus) dundoensis (Pinhey, 1967)⇒ Agrilus wewakinus Curletti, 2006
Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842Common Tiger
Lestinogomphus angustus (Martin, 1911)⇒ Lestinogophus angustus
Lestinogophus angustus
Neurogomphus zambeziensis Cammaerts, 2004Zambezi Siphontail
Paragomphus elpidius Ris, 1921Corkscrew Hooktail
Paragomphus fritillarius Selys, 1892Clubbed Hooktail
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Paragomphus sabicus (Pinhey, 1950)⇒ Mordella lepida Redtdenbacher, 1868
Phyllogomphus brunneus (Pinhey, 1976)⇒ Mordella pagdeni Pic, 1935
Phyllogomphus selysi Schouteden, 1933Bold Leaftail


Links, sources and further information
Gomphidae at artfakta.se
Gomphidae at dyntaxa.se
Gomphidae at gbif.org
Gomphidae at gbif.org
Gomphidae at irmng.org
Gomphidae at itis.gov