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Checklist for Superfamily Gomphoidea Carle, 1986
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
41
429
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
24
258
1410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
24
258
1410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
8
161
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
8
161
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
33
166
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
1 Family width 166 Species and 6 Subspecies
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies166SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
33 Genera with 166 Species
#ACDEGILMNOPT
Augusta O. P.-Cambridge, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogomphus Selys, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Cinitogomphus Pinhey, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Cornigomphus Martin, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Crenigomphus Selys, 19347SpeciesTaxom
Cyclogomphus Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Diastatomma Burmeister, 18058SpeciesTaxom
Dromogomphus Selys, 1854Spiny-Legged Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Epigomphus Hagen, 1903Knobtails2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidia Selys, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1840Club-Tailed Dragonflies9SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1934Swamp Tigertail4SpeciesTaxom
Ictinus Rambur, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Isomma Selys, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogomphus Martin, 20159SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogophus Martin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lindenia De Haan, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Malgassogomphus Cammaerts, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Mastigogomphus Cammaerts, 2004
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesogomphus Handlirsch, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 19616SpeciesTaxom
Neogomphus Selys, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Nepogomphoides Fraser, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Neurogomphus Karsch, 200412SpeciesTaxom
Notogomphus Selys, 194223SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 2015Pincertails21SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1961Hooktails32SpeciesTaxom
Phanogomphus Carle, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphoides Belle, 1859Leaftails2SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphus Selys, 19339SpeciesTaxom
Progomphus Selys, 1842Sanddragons1SpeciesTaxom
Tragogomphus Sjöstedt, 19264SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
166 Species and 6 Subspecies
Augusta glyphica Guérin, 1839
Ceratogomphus pictus Hagen, 1854Common African Clubtail
Ceratogomphus triceraticus Balinsky, 1963Balinsky´s Thorntail
Cinitogomphus dundoensis Pinhey, 1961
Cornigomphus guineensis Martin, 1907Tragogomphus guineensis
Crenigomphus abyssinicus Selys, 1878
Crenigomphus cornutus Pinhey, 1956Horned Talontail
Crenigomphus denticulatus Selys, 1892
Crenigomphus hartmanni Förster, 1898Clubbed Talontail
Crenigomphus kavangoensis Suhling & Ma..., 2010Kavango Talontail
Crenigomphus renei Fraser, 1936Western Talontail
Crenigomphus seydeli Schouteden, 1934
Cyclogomphus heterostylus Selys, 1854Paddled clubtail
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Diastatomma bicolor Selys, 1869
Diastatomma multilineata Fraser, 1949
Diastatomma multilineatum Fraser, 1949
Diastatomma quarrei (Schouteden, 1934)⇒ Gomphidia quarrei quarrei Schouteden, 1934
Diastatomma ruwenzorica Pinhey, 1961
Diastatomma selysi (Schouteden, 1934)⇒ Diastatomma bicolor Selys, 1869
Diastatomma soror Schouteden, 1934
Diastatomma tricolor Palisot de B..., 1805
Dromogomphus spinosus Selys, 1854Black-shouldered Clubtail
Epigomphus echeverrii Brooks, 1989Volcano Knobtail
Epigomphus tumefactus Calvert, 1903
Gomphidia bredoi Schouteden, 1934Northern Fingertail
Gomphidia gamblesi Gauthier, 1987
Gomphidia kirschii Selys, 1878
Gomphidia quarrei Schouteden, 1934Quarre's fingertail
Gomphidia quarrei quarrei Schouteden, 1934
Gomphus (Gomphurus) externus Hagen, 1858Plains Clubtail
Gomphus (Gomphus) exilis Selys, 1854Lancet Clubtail
Gomphus cognatus (Eversmann, 1836)⇒ Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842
Gomphus genei (Selys, 1871)⇒ Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841
Gomphus genei hagenii Selys, 1871
Gomphus lucasii Selys, 1849Algerian Clubtail
Gomphus praetorius (Selys, 1878)⇒ Notogomphus praetorius Selys, 1878
Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840The Western clubtail
Gomphus simillimus Selys, 1840Yellow Clubtail
Ictinogomphus (Cinitogomphus) dundoensis (Pinhey, 1967)⇒ Agrilus wewakinus Curletti, 2006
Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842Common Tiger
Ictinogomphus fraseri Kimmins, 1958
Ictinogomphus regisalberti Schouteden, 1934
Ictinus ferox (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842
Ictinus pugnax (Selys, 1854)⇒ Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842
Isomma hieroglyphicum Selys, 1892
Lestinogomphus angustus (Martin, 1911)⇒ Lestinogophus angustus
Lestinogomphus calcaratus Dijkstra, 2015Spurred Fairytail
Lestinogomphus congoensis Cammaerts, 1969
Lestinogomphus matilei Legrand & La..., 2001
Lestinogomphus minutus Gambles, 1968
Lestinogomphus nefrens Dijkstra & M..., 2015Small-toothed Fairytail
Lestinogomphus obtusus Dijkstra, 2015Blunt-toothed Fairytail
Lestinogomphus pseudoafricanus
Lestinogomphus venustus Dijkstra & M..., 2015Lovely Fairytail
Lestinogophus angustus
Lindenia tetraphylla Vander Linden, 1825Bladetail
Malgassogomphus robinsoni Cammaerts, 1987
Mesogomphus elpidius (Ris, 1921)⇒ Paragomphus elpidius Ris, 1921
Microgomphus camarunensis
Microgomphus camerunensis Longfield, 1951
Microgomphus chelifer chelifer Selys, 1858
Microgomphus nyassicus Grünberg, 1902Eastern scissortail
Microgomphus schoutedeni Fraser, 1949Congo Scissortail
Microgomphus schoutedeni corbeti Pinhey, 1961
Neogomphus bidens Selys, 1878James' eveningprimrose
Nepogomphoides stuhlmanni Karsch, 1899
Neurogomphus chapini Klots, 1944
Neurogomphus cocytius Cammaerts, 2004Kocytos Siphontail
Neurogomphus dissimilis Cammaerts, 2004
Neurogomphus featheri Pinhey, 1967Striped Siphontail
Neurogomphus fuscifrons Karsch, 1890
Neurogomphus lujai
Neurogomphus martininus LaCroix, 1921
Neurogomphus pinheyi Cammaerts, 1968
Neurogomphus uelensis Schouteden, 1934
Neurogomphus vicinus (Schouteden, 1934)⇒ Neurogomphus uelensis Schouteden, 1934
Neurogomphus wittei Schouteden, 1934
Neurogomphus zambeziensis Cammaerts, 2004Zambezi Siphontail
Notogomphus bosumbuli Dijkstra, 2015Congo Longleg
Notogomphus butoloensis Fraser, 1952
Notogomphus cobyae Dijkstra, 2015Coby's Longleg
Notogomphus cotarellii
Notogomphus cottarellii Consiglio, 1978
Notogomphus dendrohyrax Förster, 1906
Notogomphus dorsalis Selys, 1858Little Longleg
Notogomphus flavifrons Fraser, 1952Yellow-fronted Longleg
Notogomphus gorilla Dijkstra, 2015Gorilla Longleg
Notogomphus intermedius Dijkstra, 2015Katanga Longleg
Notogomphus kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1909
Notogomphus kimpavita Dijkstra & C..., 2015Angola Longleg
Notogomphus lecythus Campion, 1923Northern Longleg
Notogomphus leroyi Schouteden, 1934Clubbed Longleg
Notogomphus lujai Schouteden, 1934Albertine Longleg
Notogomphus maathaiae Clausnitzer ..., 2005Maathai's Longleg
Notogomphus maryae Vick, 2003
Notogomphus meruensis (Sjöstedt, 1909)⇒ Notogomphus praetorius Selys, 1878
Notogomphus praetorius Selys, 1878Southern Yellowjack
Notogomphus ruppeli Selys, 1857
Notogomphus speciosus Sjöstedt, 1909
Notogomphus spinosus Karsch, 1890
Notogomphus zernyi St. Quentin, 1942
Onychogomphus aequistylus Selys, 1892
Onychogomphus boudoti Ferreira, 2014
Onychogomphus bwambae Pinhey, 1961
Onychogomphus costae Selys, 1885Faded Pincertail
Onychogomphus emiliae Legrand, 1992
Onychogomphus flavifrons Selys, 1894
Onychogomphus forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758Green-eyed hook-tailed dragonfly
Onychogomphus forcipatus forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758
Onychogomphus hartmanni (Förster, 1898)⇒ Crenigomphus hartmanni Förster, 1898
Onychogomphus kitchingmani Pinhey, 1961
Onychogomphus nigrescens (Pinhey, 1952)⇒ Onychogomphus styx Pinhey, 1961
Onychogomphus pilosus Martin, 1911
Onychogomphus risi Fraser, 1922
Onychogomphus saundersii Selys, 1854
Onychogomphus serrulatus Baumann, 1898
Onychogomphus seydeli Schouteden, 1934
Onychogomphus styx Pinhey, 1961Northern Dark Claspertail
Onychogomphus supinus Selys, 1854Claspertail
Onychogomphus supinus supinus Hagen, 1854
Onychogomphus uncatus Charpentier, 1840Blue-eyed Hooktail
Onychogomphus undecim Dijkstra, 2015Katanga Claspertail
Paragomphus abnormis Karsch, 1890
Paragomphus acuminatus (Fraser, 1949)⇒ Mordella lepida Redtdenbacher, 1868
Paragomphus alluaudi Martin, 1915Highland Hooktail
Paragomphus bredoi Schouteden, 1934
Paragomphus cammaertsi Dijkstra & P..., 2015Cammaerts's Hooktail
Paragomphus cataractae Pinhey, 1963Cataract Hooktail
Paragomphus clausnitzerorum Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Clausnitzers’ Hooktail
Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842Boulder Hooktail
Paragomphus crenigomphoides Clausnitzer ..., 2005Ethiopian Hooktail
Paragomphus darwalli Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Darwall’s Hooktail
Paragomphus dicksoni (Pinhey, 1969)⇒ Mordella latithorax Ray, 1939
Paragomphus dispar Dijkstra, Mé..., 2015Amazing Hooktail
Paragomphus elpidius Ris, 1921Corkscrew Hooktail
Paragomphus fritillarius Selys, 1892Clubbed Hooktail
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Paragomphus hagenii (Selys, 1871)⇒ Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841
Paragomphus kiautai Legrand, 1992Kiauta's Hooktail
Paragomphus lacustris Karsch, 1890
Paragomphus lemperti Dijkstra & P..., 2015Lempert’s Hooktail
Paragomphus machadoi Pinhey, 1961Forest Hooktail
Paragomphus madegassus Karsch, 1890
Paragomphus magnus Fraser, 1952Great Hooktail
Paragomphus nigroviridis Cammaerts, 1969
Paragomphus nyasicus Kimmins, 1955
Paragomphus pumilio Rambur, 1842Small Hooktail
Paragomphus sabicus (Pinhey, 1950)⇒ Mordella lepida Redtdenbacher, 1868
Paragomphus serrulatus Baumann, 1898
Paragomphus sinaiticus Morton, 1929Sinai Hooktail
Paragomphus tournieri Legrand, 1992Tournier's Hooktail
Paragomphus viridior Pinhey, 1961Green-fronted Hooktail
Paragomphus z-viridum Fraser, 1955
Paragomphus zambeziensis Pinhey, 1961
Phyllogomphoides pugnifer Donnelly, 1979
Phyllogomphoides suasus Selys, 1859
Phyllogomphus annulus (Klots, 1944)⇒ Phyllogomphus selysi Schouteden, 1933
Phyllogomphus bongorum Kipping, Méz..., 2015Bongo Leaftail
Phyllogomphus brunneus (Pinhey, 1976)⇒ Mordella pagdeni Pic, 1935
Phyllogomphus coloratus Kimmins, 1931
Phyllogomphus dundomajoricus (Fraser, 1957)⇒ Mordella octoguttata Montrouzier, 1855
Phyllogomphus dundominusculus (Fraser, 1957)⇒ Mordella octoguttata Montrouzier, 1855
Phyllogomphus moundi Fraser, 1960
Phyllogomphus pseudoccidentalis Lindley, 1972
Phyllogomphus selysi Schouteden, 1933Bold Leaftail
Progomphus obscurus Rambur, 1842Common Sanddragon
Tragogomphus christinae Legrand, 1992
Tragogomphus ellioti Legrand, 2002Pinhey's Horntail
Tragogomphus grogonfla Dijkstra, 2015Western Horntail
Tragogomphus tenaculatus Fraser, 1926

Subnodes of Gomphoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
33
166
Genera
Species

Taxom