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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
30
250
952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
15
155
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
15
155
734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
100
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
100
435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
20
82
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
1 Family width 82 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies82SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Africa
20 Genera with 82 Species
Augusta O. P.-Cambridge, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogomphus Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Crenigomphus Selys, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Cyclogomphus Selys, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Diastatomma Burmeister, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidia Selys, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Gomphus Leach, 1840Club-Tailed Dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1934Swamp Tigertail2SpeciesTaxom
Isomma Selys, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogomphus Martin, 03SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogophus Martin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Malgassogomphus Cammaerts, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Nepogomphoides Fraser, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Neurogomphus Karsch, 20046SpeciesTaxom
Notogomphus Selys, 194217SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1854Pincertails11SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1961Hooktails18SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphus Selys, 19333SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
82 Species and 1 Subspecies
Augusta glyphica Guérin, 1839
Ceratogomphus pictus Hagen, 1854Common African Clubtail
Crenigomphus abyssinicus Selys, 1878
Crenigomphus cornutus Pinhey, 1956Horned Talontail
Crenigomphus denticulatus Selys, 1892
Crenigomphus hartmanni Förster, 1898Clubbed Talontail
Crenigomphus renei Fraser, 1936Western Talontail
Crenigomphus seydeli Schouteden, 1934
Cyclogomphus heterostylus Selys, 1854Paddled clubtail
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Diastatomma bicolor Selys, 1869
Diastatomma selysi (Schouteden, 1934)⇒ Diastatomma bicolor Selys, 1869
Diastatomma soror Schouteden, 1934
Gomphidia bredoi Schouteden, 1934Northern Fingertail
Gomphidia quarrei Schouteden, 1934Quarre's fingertail
Gomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840The Western clubtail
Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842Common Tiger
Ictinogomphus regisalberti Schouteden, 1934
Isomma hieroglyphicum Selys, 1892
Lestinogomphus angustus (Martin, 1911)⇒ Lestinogophus angustus
Lestinogomphus calcaratus Dijkstra, 2015Spurred Fairytail
Lestinogomphus pseudoafricanus
Lestinogophus angustus
Malgassogomphus robinsoni Cammaerts, 1987
Microgomphus nyassicus Grünberg, 1902Eastern scissortail
Microgomphus schoutedeni Fraser, 1949Congo Scissortail
Microgomphus schoutedeni corbeti Pinhey, 1961
Nepogomphoides stuhlmanni Karsch, 1899
Neurogomphus dissimilis Cammaerts, 2004
Neurogomphus featheri Pinhey, 1967Striped Siphontail
Neurogomphus lujai
Neurogomphus pinheyi Cammaerts, 1968
Neurogomphus wittei Schouteden, 1934
Neurogomphus zambeziensis Cammaerts, 2004Zambezi Siphontail
Notogomphus butoloensis Fraser, 1952
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 kilimandjaricus Sjöstedt, 1909
Notogomphus lecythus Campion, 1923Northern Longleg
Notogomphus leroyi Schouteden, 1934Clubbed Longleg
Notogomphus lujai Schouteden, 1934Albertine Longleg
Notogomphus maathaiae Clausnitzer ..., 2005Maathai's Longleg
Notogomphus meruensis (Sjöstedt, 1909)⇒ Notogomphus praetorius Selys, 1878
Notogomphus praetorius Selys, 1878Southern Yellowjack
Notogomphus ruppeli Selys, 1857
Notogomphus speciosus Sjöstedt, 1909
Notogomphus zernyi St. Quentin, 1942
Onychogomphus aequistylus Selys, 1892
Onychogomphus bwambae Pinhey, 1961
Onychogomphus flavifrons Selys, 1894
Onychogomphus forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758Green-eyed hook-tailed dragonfly
Onychogomphus kitchingmani Pinhey, 1961
Onychogomphus nigrescens (Pinhey, 1952)⇒ Onychogomphus styx Pinhey, 1961
Onychogomphus pilosus Martin, 1911
Onychogomphus saundersii Selys, 1854
Onychogomphus seydeli Schouteden, 1934
Onychogomphus styx Pinhey, 1961Northern Dark Claspertail
Onychogomphus supinus Selys, 1854Claspertail
Paragomphus abnormis Karsch, 1890
Paragomphus alluaudi Martin, 1915Highland Hooktail
Paragomphus bredoi Schouteden, 1934
Paragomphus cataractae Pinhey, 1963Cataract Hooktail
Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842Boulder Hooktail
Paragomphus crenigomphoides Clausnitzer ..., 2005Ethiopian Hooktail
Paragomphus elpidius Ris, 1921Corkscrew Hooktail
Paragomphus fritillarius Selys, 1892Clubbed Hooktail
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Paragomphus lacustris Karsch, 1890
Paragomphus madegassus Karsch, 1890
Paragomphus magnus Fraser, 1952Great Hooktail
Paragomphus nyasicus Kimmins, 1955
Paragomphus pumilio Rambur, 1842Small Hooktail
Paragomphus sabicus (Pinhey, 1950)⇒ Mordella lepida Redtdenbacher, 1868
Paragomphus viridior Pinhey, 1961Green-fronted Hooktail
Paragomphus z-viridum Fraser, 1955
Paragomphus zambeziensis Pinhey, 1961
Phyllogomphus annulus (Klots, 1944)⇒ Phyllogomphus selysi Schouteden, 1933
Phyllogomphus brunneus (Pinhey, 1976)⇒ Mordella pagdeni Pic, 1935
Phyllogomphus selysi Schouteden, 1933Bold Leaftail

Subnodes of Gomphoidea with occurrences in East Africa
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
20
82
Genera
Species

Taxom