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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
705
14421
58191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
14403
58163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
31
186
636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
18
127
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
18
127
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
73
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
6
73
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
18
71
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
18
71
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
18 Genera with 71 Species
Agriogomphus Selys, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Aphylla Selys, 1859Forceptails3SpeciesTaxom
Archaeogomphus Williamson, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1858Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Epigomphus Hagen, 1989Knobtails6SpeciesTaxom
Erpetogomphus Selys, 1868Ringtails16SpeciesTaxom
Gomphoides Selys, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1953Club-Tailed Dragonflies5SpeciesTaxom
Megalogomphus Campion, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Merogomphus Martin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Octogomphus Selys, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Ophiogomphus Selys, 2000Snaketails2SpeciesTaxom
Perigomphus Belle, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocycla Calvert, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphoides Belle, 1859Leaftails14SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1854Sanddragons11SpeciesTaxom
Stylurus Needham, 1854Hanging Clubtails2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
71 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agriogomphus sylvicola Selys, 1869
Agriogomphus tumens Calvert, 1905
Aphylla angustifolia Garrison, 1986Broad-striped Forceptail
Aphylla dentata Selys, 1859
Aphylla protracta Hagen, 1859Narrow-striped Forceptail
Archaeogomphus furcatus Williamson, 1923Oval-leaf clustervine
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Dromogomphus spoliatus Hagen, 1858Flag-tailed Clubtail
Epigomphus crepidus Kennedy, 1936West Mexican Knobtail
Epigomphus donnellyi González & C..., 1988Donnelly's Knobtail
Epigomphus flinti Donnelly, 1989Flint's Knobtail
Epigomphus paulsoni Belle, 1981Paulson's Knobtail
Epigomphus subobtusus Selys, 1878James' eveningprimrose
Epigomphus sulcatistyla Donnelly, 1989Tuxtla Knobtail
Erpetogomphus boa Selys, 1859
Erpetogomphus bothrops Garrison, 1994One-striped Ringtail
Erpetogomphus compositus Hagen, 1858White-belted Ringtail
Erpetogomphus constrictor Ris, 1918Knob-tipped Ringtail
Erpetogomphus cophias Selys, 1858
Erpetogomphus crotalinus Hagen, 1854Yellow-legged Ringtail
Erpetogomphus designatus Hagen, 1858Eastern Ringtail
Erpetogomphus elaps Selys, 1858Straight-tipped Ringtail
Erpetogomphus eutainia Calvert, 1905Blue-faced Ringtail
Erpetogomphus heterodon Garrison, 1994Dashed Ringtail
Erpetogomphus lampropeltis Kennedy, 1918Serpent Ringtail
Erpetogomphus liopeltis Garrison, 1994Dark-shouldered Ringtail
Erpetogomphus ophibolus Calvert, 1905
Erpetogomphus oxybelis Ortega-Salas, 2018
Erpetogomphus sipedon Calvert, 1905
Erpetogomphus viperinus Selys, 1868Texas evening primrose
Gomphoides suasa Selys-Longch..., 1859
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphurus) gonzalezi Dunkle, 1992Tamaulipan Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphurus) hybridus Williamson, 1902Cocoa Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphus) militaris Hagen, 1858Sulphur-tipped Clubtail
Gomphus pacatus (Chao, 1953)⇒ Glipa zhangi Fan & Yang, 1993
Merogomphus longistigma longistigma
Ophiogomphus crotalinus Hagen, 1854
Ophiogomphus purepecha González & V..., 2000
Perigomphus basicornis Amaya-Vallej..., 2017
Phyllocycla breviphylla Belle, 1975Ringed Forceptail
Phyllocycla elongata Selys, 1858
Phyllocycla medusa Belle, 1988
Phyllocycla volsella Calvert, 1905
Phyllogomphoides albrighti Needham, 1950Five-striped Leaftail
Phyllogomphoides andromeda Selys, 1869
Phyllogomphoides apiculatus Cook & Gonzá..., 1990
Phyllogomphoides bifasciatus Hagen, 1878
Phyllogomphoides danieli Gonzalez & N..., 1990
Phyllogomphoides duodentatus Donnelly, 1979
Phyllogomphoides enriquei Novelo-Gutié..., 2017
Phyllogomphoides indicatrix Belle, 1989
Phyllogomphoides luisi Gonzalez & N..., 1988
Phyllogomphoides nayaritensis Belle, 1987
Phyllogomphoides pacificus Selys, 1873
Phyllogomphoides pugnifer Donnelly, 1979
Phyllogomphoides stigmatus Say, 1840Four-striped Leaftail
Phyllogomphoides suasus Selys, 1859
Progomphus amarillus Tennessen, 1992Caribbean fairy shrimp
Progomphus approximatus Belle, 1966Linder fairy shrimp
Progomphus belyshevi Belle, 1991Great Plains fairy shrimp
Progomphus borealis McLachlan, 1873Gray Sanddragon
Progomphus clendoni Calvert, 1905
Progomphus longistigma Ris, 1918
Progomphus mexicanus Belle, 1973
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Progomphus pygmaeus Selys, 1873Wolf's evening primrose
Progomphus risi Williamson, 1920Ris's Sanddragon
Progomphus zonatus Hagen, 1854
Stylurus falcatus Gloyd, 1944
Stylurus plagiatus Selys, 1854Russet-tipped Clubtail

Subnodes of Gomphidae with occurrences in Mexico
SubfamilyGomphinae
Rambur, 1842
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLindeniinae
Selys, 1854
3
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOctogomphinae
Carle & Cook, 1984
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOnychogomphinae
Chao, 1984
2
18
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