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Checklist for Superfamily Gomphoidea Carle, 1986
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
21
103
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
12
75
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
12
75
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
4
48
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
4
48
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
10
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
1 Family width 17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies17SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
10 Genera with 17 Species
Anisogomphus Selys, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Burmagomphus Williamson, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Cyclogomphus Selys, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidia Selys, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Heliogomphus Laidlaw, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842Swamp Tigertail1SpeciesTaxom
Macrogomphus Selys, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Megalogomphus Campion, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1928Hooktails2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
17 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anisogomphus ceylonensis
Anisogomphus solitaris Lieftinck, 1971
Burmagomphus pyramidalis Laidlaw, 1922Sinuate clubtail
Burmagomphus pyramidalis sinuatus Fraser, 1933Sinuate Clubtail
Cyclogomphus gynostylus Fraser, 1926Transvestite Clubtail
Gomphidia pearsoni Fraser, 1933Rivulet Tiger
Heliogomphus ceylonicus Hagen, 1878Sri Lanka Grappletail
Heliogomphus lyratus Fraser, 1933Lyrate grappletail
Heliogomphus nietneri Hagen, 1878Nietner's grappletail
Heliogomphus walli Fraser, 1925Wall's grappletail
Ictinogomphus rapax Rambur, 1842Common Clubtail
Macrogomphus annulatus Selys, 1854Deccan bowtail
Macrogomphus annulatus keiseri Lieftinck, 1955Keiser’s Forktail
Macrogomphus lankanensis Fraser, 1933Sri Lankan Forktail
Megalogomphus ceylonicus Laidlaw, 1922Sri Lanka sabretail
Microgomphus chelifer thelyphonus Lieftinck, 1929
Microgomphus wijaya Lieftinck, 1940Wijaya’s Scissortail
Paragomphus campestris Bedjanic, 2013Lowland Hooktail
Paragomphus henryi Laidlaw, 1928Brook Hooktail

Subnodes of Gomphoidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom