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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
93
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
11
78
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
11
78
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
59
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
59
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
14
28
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
14
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
14 Genera with 28 Species
Ceratogomphus Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Crenigomphus Selys, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Cyclogomphus Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidia Selys, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842Swamp Tigertail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogomphus Martin, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogophus Martin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Neurogomphus Karsch, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Notogomphus Selys, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1854Pincertails1SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1961Hooktails9SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphus Selys, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
28 Species
Ceratogomphus pictus Hagen, 1854Common African Clubtail
Crenigomphus cornutus Pinhey, 1956Horned Talontail
Crenigomphus hartmanni Förster, 1898Clubbed Talontail
Crenigomphus seydeli Schouteden, 1934
Cyclogomphus heterostylus Selys, 1854Paddled clubtail
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Gomphidia quarrei Schouteden, 1934Quarre's fingertail
Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842Common Tiger
Lestinogomphus angustus (Martin, 1911)⇒ Lestinogophus angustus
Lestinogophus angustus
Microgomphus nyassicus Grünberg, 1902Eastern scissortail
Neurogomphus dissimilis Cammaerts, 2004
Neurogomphus wittei Schouteden, 1934
Neurogomphus zambeziensis Cammaerts, 2004Zambezi Siphontail
Notogomphus dendrohyrax Förster, 1906
Notogomphus praetorius Selys, 1878Southern Yellowjack
Notogomphus zernyi St. Quentin, 1942
Onychogomphus supinus Selys, 1854Claspertail
Paragomphus cataractae Pinhey, 1963Cataract Hooktail
Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842Boulder Hooktail
Paragomphus elpidius Ris, 1921Corkscrew Hooktail
Paragomphus fritillarius Selys, 1892Clubbed Hooktail
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Paragomphus magnus Fraser, 1952Great Hooktail
Paragomphus nyasicus Kimmins, 1955
Paragomphus sabicus (Pinhey, 1950)⇒ Mordella lepida Redtdenbacher, 1868
Paragomphus zambeziensis Pinhey, 1961
Phyllogomphus selysi Schouteden, 1933Bold Leaftail


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