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Checklist for Family Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 (Club-tailed dragonflies)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
25
152
362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
17
128
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
17
128
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
67
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
6
67
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
8
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
8
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
8 Genera with 6 Species
Austrogomphus Selys, 1869Dark Hunter1SpeciesTaxom
Epigomphus Hagen, 1903Knobtails1SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1934Swamp Tigertail2SpeciesTaxom
Megalogomphus Campion, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphoides Belle, 1970
Leaftails0SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1905Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) ochraceus Selys, 1869Jade Hunter
Epigomphus tumefactus Calvert, 1903
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Ictinogomphus australis Selys, 1873Australian Tiger
Ictinogomphus australis lieftincki Schmidt, 1934
Microgomphus chelifer thelyphonus Lieftinck, 1929
Progomphus clendoni Calvert, 1905

Subnodes of Gomphidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyGomphinae
Rambur, 1842
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLindeniinae
Selys, 1854
2
1
Genera
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