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Checklist for Family Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 (Club-tailed dragonflies)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
25
159
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
17
128
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
17
128
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
72
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
6
72
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
9
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
9 Genera with 14 Species
Aphylla Selys, 1854Forceptails2SpeciesTaxom
Austrogomphus Selys, 1869Dark Hunter1SpeciesTaxom
Epigomphus Hagen, 1878Knobtails2SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Neurogomphus Karsch, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 1874Snaketails1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocycla Calvert, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphoides Belle, 1944Leaftails1SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1941Sanddragons4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphylla caraiba Selys, 1854
Aphylla producta Selys, 1854
Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) ochraceus Selys, 1869Jade Hunter
Epigomphus quadracies (Calvert, 1903)⇒ Epigomphus quadrices Calvert, 1903
Epigomphus subobtusus Selys, 1878James' eveningprimrose
Microgomphus chelifer thelyphonus Lieftinck, 1929
Neurogomphus cocytius Cammaerts, 2004Kocytos Siphontail
Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874Pale Snaketail
Phyllocycla anduzei Needham, 1943
Phyllogomphoides cornutifrons Needham, 1944Packard fairy shrimp
Progomphus integer Hagen, 1878
Progomphus serenus Hagen, 1878Hispaniolan Sanddragon
Progomphus tennesseni Daigle, 1996Bristle-tipped Sanddargon
Progomphus zephyrus Needham, 1941Elusive Sanddragon

Subnodes of Gomphidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyGomphinae
Rambur, 1842
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLindeniinae
Selys, 1854
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOnychogomphinae
Chao, 1984
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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