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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
28
159
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
18
136
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
18
136
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
6
90
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
6
90
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
1
16
39
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
1 Family width 39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies39SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
16 Genera with 39 Species
Ceratogomphus Selys, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Crenigomphus Selys, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Davidius Selys, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Diastatomma Burmeister, 18054SpeciesTaxom
Epigomphus Hagen, 1903Knobtails2SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidia Selys, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Ictinogomphus Cowley, 1842Swamp Tigertail1SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogomphus Martin, 06SpeciesTaxom
Lestinogophus Martin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Microgomphus Selys, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Neogomphus Selys, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Neurogomphus Karsch, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Onychogomphus Selys, 1854Pincertails4SpeciesTaxom
Paragomphus Cowley, 1992Hooktails9SpeciesTaxom
Phyllogomphus Selys, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Tragogomphus Sjöstedt, 20152SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Crenigomphus renei Fraser, 1936Western Talontail
Davidius trox Needham, 1931
Diastatomma bicolor Selys, 1869
Diastatomma ruwenzorica Pinhey, 1961
Diastatomma selysi (Schouteden, 1934)⇒ Diastatomma bicolor Selys, 1869
Diastatomma tricolor Palisot de B..., 1805
Epigomphus echeverrii Brooks, 1989Volcano Knobtail
Epigomphus tumefactus Calvert, 1903
Gomphidia bredoi Schouteden, 1934Northern Fingertail
Gomphidia gamblesi Gauthier, 1987
Ictinogomphus ferox Rambur, 1842Common Tiger
Lestinogomphus angustus (Martin, 1911)⇒ Lestinogophus angustus
Lestinogomphus congoensis Cammaerts, 1969
Lestinogomphus matilei Legrand & La..., 2001
Lestinogomphus minutus Gambles, 1968
Lestinogomphus obtusus Dijkstra, 2015Blunt-toothed Fairytail
Lestinogomphus pseudoafricanus
Lestinogophus angustus
Microgomphus camarunensis
Microgomphus camerunensis Longfield, 1951
Neogomphus bidens Selys, 1878James' eveningprimrose
Neurogomphus featheri Pinhey, 1967Striped Siphontail
Onychogomphus forcipatus forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758
Onychogomphus serrulatus Baumann, 1898
Onychogomphus styx Pinhey, 1961Northern Dark Claspertail
Onychogomphus supinus Selys, 1854Claspertail
Paragomphus cammaertsi Dijkstra & P..., 2015Cammaerts's Hooktail
Paragomphus cognatus Rambur, 1842Boulder Hooktail
Paragomphus genei Selys, 1841Common Hooktail
Paragomphus kiautai Legrand, 1992Kiauta's Hooktail
Paragomphus lemperti Dijkstra & P..., 2015Lempert’s Hooktail
Paragomphus nigroviridis Cammaerts, 1969
Paragomphus serrulatus Baumann, 1898
Paragomphus sinaiticus Morton, 1929Sinai Hooktail
Paragomphus tournieri Legrand, 1992Tournier's Hooktail
Phyllogomphus moundi Fraser, 1960
Phyllogomphus pseudoccidentalis Lindley, 1972
Tragogomphus christinae Legrand, 1992
Tragogomphus grogonfla Dijkstra, 2015Western Horntail

Subnodes of Gomphoidea with occurrences in West Africa
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
16
39
Genera
Species

Taxom