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Checklist for Family Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 (Club-tailed dragonflies)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
23
102
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
13
61
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
13
61
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
36
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
36
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
8
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
8 Genera with 10 Species
Ceratogomphus Selys, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Crenigomphus Selys, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1858Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Notogomphus Selys, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1841Hooktails4SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceratogomphus pictus Hagen, 1854Common African Clubtail
Ceratogomphus triceraticus Balinsky, 1963Balinsky´s Thorntail
Crenigomphus hartmanni Förster, 1898Clubbed Talontail
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Microgomphus chelifer chelifer Selys, 1858
Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842Boulder Hooktail
Paragomphus dicksoni (Pinhey, 1969)⇒ Mordella latithorax Ray, 1939
Paragomphus elpidius Ris, 1921Corkscrew Hooktail
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail

Subnodes of Gomphidae with occurrences in Western Cape
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