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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
60
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
10
45
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
10
45
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
31
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
31
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
5
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
5 Genera with 16 Species
Crenigomphus Selys, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842Swamp Tigertail1SpeciesTaxom
Notogomphus Selys, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1911Pincertails1SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1842Hooktails6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
16 Species
Crenigomphus abyssinicus Selys, 1878
Crenigomphus denticulatus Selys, 1892
Crenigomphus renei Fraser, 1936Western Talontail
Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842Common Tiger
Notogomphus cotarellii
Notogomphus cottarellii Consiglio, 1978
Notogomphus dorsalis Selys, 1858Little Longleg
Notogomphus lecythus Campion, 1923Northern Longleg
Notogomphus ruppeli Selys, 1857
Onychogomphus pilosus Martin, 1911
Paragomphus alluaudi Martin, 1915Highland Hooktail
Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842Boulder Hooktail
Paragomphus crenigomphoides Clausnitzer ..., 2005Ethiopian Hooktail
Paragomphus elpidius Ris, 1921Corkscrew Hooktail
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Paragomphus pumilio Rambur, 1842Small Hooktail


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