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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
17
72
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
59
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
59
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
43
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
43
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
7
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
7
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
7 Genera with 6 Species
Ceratogomphus Selys, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Crenigomphus Selys, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Diastatomma Burmeister, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidia Selys, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842Swamp Tigertail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogomphus Martin, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1841Hooktails2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
6 Species
Crenigomphus renei Fraser, 1936Western Talontail
Diastatomma ruwenzorica Pinhey, 1961
Gomphidia bredoi Schouteden, 1934Northern Fingertail
Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842Common Tiger
Paragomphus cammaertsi Dijkstra & P..., 2015Cammaerts's Hooktail
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common 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