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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
24
155
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
92
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
92
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
60
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
60
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
7
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
7 Genera with 11 Species
Augusta O. P.-Cambridge, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1840Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Isomma Selys, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Malgassogomphus Cammaerts, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1758Pincertails3SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1955Hooktails3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
11 Species
Augusta glyphica Guérin, 1839
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840The Western clubtail
Isomma hieroglyphicum Selys, 1892
Malgassogomphus robinsoni Cammaerts, 1987
Onychogomphus aequistylus Selys, 1892
Onychogomphus flavifrons Selys, 1894
Onychogomphus forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758Green-eyed hook-tailed dragonfly
Paragomphus fritillarius Selys, 1892Clubbed Hooktail
Paragomphus madegassus Karsch, 1890
Paragomphus z-viridum Fraser, 1955

Subnodes of Gomphidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyGomphinae
Rambur, 1842
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