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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
16
105
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
14
99
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
14
99
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
5
69
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
5
69
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
7
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
1 Family width 13 Species
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
7 Genera with 13 Species
Crenigomphus Selys, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidia Selys, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842Swamp Tigertail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogomphus Martin, 03SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Neurogomphus Karsch, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1898Hooktails4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
13 Species
Crenigomphus renei Fraser, 1936Western Talontail
Gomphidia bredoi Schouteden, 1934Northern Fingertail
Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842Common Tiger
Lestinogomphus congoensis Cammaerts, 1969
Lestinogomphus minutus Gambles, 1968
Lestinogomphus pseudoafricanus
Microgomphus camarunensis
Microgomphus camerunensis Longfield, 1951
Neurogomphus featheri Pinhey, 1967Striped Siphontail
Paragomphus cammaertsi Dijkstra & P..., 2015Cammaerts's Hooktail
Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842Boulder Hooktail
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Paragomphus serrulatus Baumann, 1898

Subnodes of Gomphoidea with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
7
13
Genera
Species

Taxom