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Checklist of Family Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 (Club-tailed dragonflies)
for Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
612
8112
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
611
8101
20891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
26
122
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
73
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
73
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
45
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
45
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
9
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
9 Genera with 12 Species
Ceratogomphus Selys, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Crenigomphus Selys, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842Swamp Tigertail1SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Notogomphus Selys, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1854Pincertails1SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1841Hooktails5SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphus Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceratogomphus pictus Hagen, 1854Common African Clubtail
Ceratogomphus triceraticus Balinsky, 1963Balinsky´s Thorntail
Crenigomphus hartmanni Förster, 1898Clubbed Talontail
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842Common Tiger
Microgomphus chelifer chelifer Selys, 1858
Notogomphus praetorius Selys, 1878Southern Yellowjack
Onychogomphus supinus Selys, 1854Claspertail
Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842Boulder Hooktail
Paragomphus dicksoni (Pinhey, 1969)⇒ Mordella latithorax Ray, 1939
Paragomphus elpidius Ris, 1921Corkscrew Hooktail
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail


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