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Taxonomy of Genus Gomphus Leach, 1815
Club-Tailed Dragonflies


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
315
2742
23344
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
212
1837
15688
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
170
1701
15422
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Epiprocta
Lohmann, 1996
23
670
8007
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Anisoptera
Berthold, 1827
Dragonflies, True Dragonflies
21
667
8003
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Gomphoidea
Carle, 1986
2
170
2115
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
170
2115
Genera
Species
SubfamilyGomphinae
Rambur, 1842
11
407
Genera
Species
GenusGomphus
Leach, 1815
Club-Tailed Dragonflies
271Species
Subnodes of Gomphus Leach, 1815
SubgenusGomphus (Gomphurus)
Leach, 1815
17Species
SubgenusGomphus (Gomphus)
Leach, 1815
26Species
SubgenusGomphus (Hylogomphus)
Needham, Westfall and May, 2000
6Species
SubgenusGomphus (Phanogomphus)
Carle, 1986
  ⇒ Gomphus
17Species
SubgenusGomphus (Stenogomphurus)
Carle, 1986
2Species
SubgenusGomphus (Stylurus)
Needham, 1897
Hanging Clubtails
4Species
SpeciesGomphus abditus Butler, 1914
SpeciesGomphus abdominalis McLachland, 1884
SpeciesGomphus acutus Bartenev, 1930
SpeciesGomphus agricola Ris, 1916
SpeciesGomphus albistylus Hagen, 1878
SpeciesGomphus alleni Howe, 1922  ⇒ Gomphus (Phanogomphus) quadricolor
SpeciesGomphus amamiensis Asahina, 1964  ⇒ Glipa (Glipa) suberecta
2Subspecies
SpeciesGomphus amicus Needham, 1930
SpeciesGomphus amnicola Walsh, 1862  ⇒ Mordella shirozui
SpeciesGomphus amseli Schmidt, 1961
SpeciesGomphus anguinus Charpentier, 1840  ⇒ Gomphus pulchellus
SpeciesGomphus argus Needham, 1943  ⇒ Gomphus (Phanogomphus) descriptus
SpeciesGomphus arvalis Needham, 1930
SpeciesGomphus assimilis Schneider, 1845
SpeciesGomphus auricolor Fraser, 1926  ⇒ Glipa (Stenoglipa) subflava
SpeciesGomphus biconvexus J. P. Chang, 2005
SpeciesGomphus bicornutus Fraser, 1922
SpeciesGomphus bifasciatus Asahina, 1949  ⇒ Trigomphus interruptus
SpeciesGomphus bifrenatus Selys, 1854  ⇒ Anisogomphus bivittatus
SpeciesGomphus bifurcatus Doi, 1940
SpeciesGomphus bistrigatus Hagen, 1854
SpeciesGomphus bivittatus Selys, 1854
SpeciesGomphus brevipennis Needham, 1930
SpeciesGomphus brevis Hagen in Selys, 1878  ⇒ Gomphus (Gomphus) adelphus
SpeciesGomphus brimleyi Muttkowski, 1911  ⇒ Gomphus (Phanogomphus) cavillaris
SpeciesGomphus brodiei Brodie, 1845
SpeciesGomphus campestris Needham, 1929
SpeciesGomphus carolinus Carle, 1979  ⇒ Gomphus (Gomphus) parvidens
SpeciesGomphus ceylonicus Hagen, 1878
SpeciesGomphus chancae Bartenef, 1956  ⇒ Shaogomphus schmidti
SpeciesGomphus chichibui Fraser, 1936  ⇒ Trigomphus interruptus
SpeciesGomphus citimus Needham, 1931
SpeciesGomphus clathratus Needham, 1930
SpeciesGomphus clavatus
Pig’s Ear, Pig’s Ear
SpeciesGomphus cognatus Eversmann, 1836  ⇒ Paragomphus cognatus
SpeciesGomphus collaris Needham, 1930  ⇒ Burmagomphus campestris
SpeciesGomphus confraternus Selys, 1873  ⇒ Gomphus (Phanogomphus) kurilis
SpeciesGomphus confraturnus
SpeciesGomphus consobrinus Walsh, 1863  ⇒ Heliogomphus kelantanensis
SpeciesGomphus coreanus Doi & Okumura, 1937
SpeciesGomphus corniger Morton, 1928
SpeciesGomphus cornutus Tough, 1900  ⇒ Glipa (Glipa) sanfilippoi
SpeciesGomphus cuneatus Needham, 1930  ⇒ Glipa (Glipa) testaceicoxis
SpeciesGomphus cyanofrons Fraser, 1923  ⇒ Perissogomphus stevensi
SpeciesGomphus davidi Selys, 1887
Levant Clubtail
SpeciesGomphus dolus Needham, 1930
SpeciesGomphus donneri Kennedy, 1917  ⇒ Gomphus (Phanogomphus) kurilis
SpeciesGomphus dorsalis Selys, 1858
SpeciesGomphus edax Needham, 1930  ⇒ Sinogomphus scissus
SpeciesGomphus egraria Selys, 1850  ⇒ Gomphus vulgatissimus
SpeciesGomphus elongatus Selys, 1854
SpeciesGomphus emarginatus Okumura, 1937  ⇒ Anisogomphus maacki
SpeciesGomphus emerginatus Okumura, 1937
SpeciesGomphus endicotti Needham, 1930
SpeciesGomphus epophtalmus Selys, 1872
SpeciesGomphus epophthalmus Selys, 1872
SpeciesGomphus excavatus Bartenef, 1930  ⇒ Glipidiomorpha burgeoni
SpeciesGomphus excelsus Costa, 1884  ⇒ Paragomphus genei
SpeciesGomphus flavicornis Needham, 1931  ⇒ Mordella sororcula
SpeciesGomphus flavocaudatus Walker, 1940  ⇒ Gomphus (Phanogomphus) exilis
SpeciesGomphus flavolimbatus Matsumura, 1926
SpeciesGomphus flexuosus Schneider, 1845
SpeciesGomphus fluvialis Walsh, 1862  ⇒ Stylurus notatus
SpeciesGomphus forcipatus Linnaeus, 1758
1Subspecies
SpeciesGomphus fraterna Say, 1839
SpeciesGomphus fujiacus Fraser, 1936
SpeciesGomphus furcifer Hagen in Selys, 1878  ⇒ Arigomphus furcifer
SpeciesGomphus gaudens Chao, 1953
SpeciesGomphus genei Selys, 1871  ⇒ Paragomphus genei
1Subspecies
SpeciesGomphus grammicus Rambur, 1842
SpeciesGomphus graslini Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Gomphus graslinii
SpeciesGomphus graslinii Rambur, 1842
Pronged Clubtail
SpeciesGomphus guerini Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Austrogomphus (Austrogomphus) guerini
SpeciesGomphus hainanensis Chao, 1953  ⇒ Glipa (Glipa) torneensis
SpeciesGomphus hakiensis Matsumura in . . ., 1926  ⇒ Davidius nanus
SpeciesGomphus hesperius Chao, 1953  ⇒ Glipa (Glipa) tricolor
SpeciesGomphus hoffmanni Needham, 1931  ⇒ Mordella leucographa
SpeciesGomphus hummeli Sjöstedt, 1932  ⇒ Nihonogomphus brevipennis
SpeciesGomphus intinctus Needham, 1930
SpeciesGomphus intricatus Hagen in Selys, 1858  ⇒ Mordella sticticoptera
SpeciesGomphus ivae Williamson, 1932  ⇒ Stylurus ivae
SpeciesGomphus jucundus Needham, 1943
SpeciesGomphus junior Navas, 1936  ⇒ Davidius fruhstorferi
SpeciesGomphus junius Drury, 1773
SpeciesGomphus kelantanensis Laidlaw, 1902
SpeciesGomphus kinzelbachi Schneider, 1984
SpeciesGomphus koehleri Hagen, 1848
SpeciesGomphus kreyenbergi Ris, 1928
SpeciesGomphus laurae Williamson, 1932  ⇒ Stylurus laurae
SpeciesGomphus lautus Needham, 1931
SpeciesGomphus lefebvrii Rambur, 1842
SpeciesGomphus lentulus Needham, 1902  ⇒ Glipa (Macroglipa) satorum
SpeciesGomphus lineatus Bartenev, 1929
SpeciesGomphus lucasi Selys, 1850
SpeciesGomphus lucasii Selys, 1849
Algerian Clubtail
SpeciesGomphus m-flavum Selys, 1878  ⇒ Anisogomphus maacki
SpeciesGomphus maacki Selys, 1872
SpeciesGomphus maxwelli Ferguson, 1950
SpeciesGomphus melaenops Selys, 1854  ⇒ Glipa (Macroglipa) tripartita
SpeciesGomphus melampus Selys, 1869  ⇒ Aphanisticus integer
SpeciesGomphus moiwanus Matsumura & Okumura, 1935
SpeciesGomphus mortimer Needham, 1943  ⇒ Gomphus (Phanogomphus) descriptus
SpeciesGomphus naevius Selys, 1878  ⇒ Stylogomphus albistylus
SpeciesGomphus neglectus Needham, 1930
SpeciesGomphus nevadensis Kennedy, 1917  ⇒ Stylurus olivaceus
SpeciesGomphus nietneri Hagen, 1878
SpeciesGomphus nigripes Selys, 1887
SpeciesGomphus nilgiricus Laidlaw, 1922  ⇒ Glipa (Stenoglipa) watanabei
SpeciesGomphus notatus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Mordella subdola
SpeciesGomphus occidentis Hagen, 1885
SpeciesGomphus occipitalis Selys, 1854
SpeciesGomphus occitanicus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Onychogomphus uncatus
SpeciesGomphus occulus Selys, 1878
SpeciesGomphus oculatus Asahina, 1949
SpeciesGomphus odoneli Fraser, 1922  ⇒ Glipa (Macroglipa) watanabeorum
SpeciesGomphus olivacea Selys, 1873
SpeciesGomphus olivaceus Selys, 1873  ⇒ Mordella subnotata
1Subspecies
SpeciesGomphus orestes Lieftinck, 1939
SpeciesGomphus pacatus Chao, 1953  ⇒ Glipa (Macroglipa) zhangi
SpeciesGomphus pacificus Chao, 1953
SpeciesGomphus pallidus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Glipa (Glipa) separata
SpeciesGomphus paludosus, 1999, 0
SpeciesGomphus parvulus Selys, 1854
SpeciesGomphus peleus Lieftinck, 1939
SpeciesGomphus perlaetus Chao, 1953  ⇒ Glipidiomorpha astrolabii
SpeciesGomphus personatus Selys, 1873  ⇒ Glipidiomorpha atraterga
SpeciesGomphus petrificatus Hagen, 1850
SpeciesGomphus pilipes Hagen in Selys, 1858
SpeciesGomphus pilosus Martin, 1911
SpeciesGomphus plagiatus Selys, 1854  ⇒ Mordella subuniformis
SpeciesGomphus postocularis Selys, 1869  ⇒ Aphanisticus gerstaeckeri
SpeciesGomphus potulentus Needham, 1942  ⇒ Mordella subvittata
SpeciesGomphus praetorius Selys, 1878  ⇒ Notogomphus praetorius
SpeciesGomphus promelas Selys, 1873
SpeciesGomphus prometheus Lieftinck, 1939
SpeciesGomphus pryeri Selys, 1883  ⇒ Glipidiomorpha burgeoni
SpeciesGomphus pulchellus Selys, 1840
The Western clubtail, Western Club-tail, Western Clubtail
SpeciesGomphus pumilio Rambur, 1842
SpeciesGomphus pylades Lieftinck, 1939
SpeciesGomphus resinatus Hagen, 1848
SpeciesGomphus risi Fraser, 1922
SpeciesGomphus rueppeli Selys-Longchamps, 1858
SpeciesGomphus ruppeli Selys, 1858
SpeciesGomphus schmidti Asahina, 1956
SpeciesGomphus schneideri Selys, 1850
SpeciesGomphus schneiderii Selys in Selys & Hagen, 1850
Turkish Clubtail
3Subspecies
SpeciesGomphus scissus McLachlan, 1896
SpeciesGomphus scudderi Selys, 1873  ⇒ Mordella sultiatronotata
SpeciesGomphus semiteres Förster, 1914
SpeciesGomphus septimus Needham, 1930  ⇒ Glipidiomorpha curticauda
SpeciesGomphus serpentinus Rambur, 1842
SpeciesGomphus siculus Selys, 1858
SpeciesGomphus simillimus Selys, 1840
Yellow Clubtail
2Subspecies
SpeciesGomphus sobrinus Selys, 1873  ⇒ Gomphus (Phanogomphus) kurilis
SpeciesGomphus somnolens Needham, 1930  ⇒ Glipidiomorpha fahraei
SpeciesGomphus sordidus Hagen in Selys, 1854  ⇒ Gomphus (Phanogomphus) lividus
SpeciesGomphus sowerbyi Needham, 1930
SpeciesGomphus spec Navás, 1936
SpeciesGomphus spiniceps Walsh, 1862  ⇒ Stylurus spiniceps
SpeciesGomphus spoliatus Hagen, 1858
SpeciesGomphus subapicalis Williamson, 1914
SpeciesGomphus submedianus Williamson, 1914  ⇒ Glipa (Glipa) siamemsis
SpeciesGomphus succumbens Needham, 1930
SpeciesGomphus suensoni Lieftinck, 1939
SpeciesGomphus suzukii Matsumura, 1926
SpeciesGomphus svenhedini Sjöstedt, 1932  ⇒ Aphanisticus jakobsoni
SpeciesGomphus szechuanicus Chao, 1953  ⇒ Stylurus amicus
SpeciesGomphus takashii Asahina, 1966
SpeciesGomphus telamon Lieftinck, 1939
SpeciesGomphus topeus Needham, 1897
SpeciesGomphus torpens Needham, 1930
SpeciesGomphus townesi Gloyd, 1936  ⇒ Stylurus townesi
SpeciesGomphus trinus Navás, 1936
SpeciesGomphus trox
SpeciesGomphus ubadschii Schmidt, 1953
SpeciesGomphus umbratus Needham, 1897  ⇒ Gomphus (Phanogomphus) lividus
SpeciesGomphus unguiculatus Vander Linden, 1823
SpeciesGomphus unifasciatus Oguma, 1926  ⇒ Trigomphus melampus
SpeciesGomphus vermicularis Martin, 1904
SpeciesGomphus villosipes Selys, 1854  ⇒ Glipa (Glipa) stenaliodes
SpeciesGomphus vulgatissimus Linnaeus, 1758
Club-tailed Dragonfly, Common Club-tail, Common Clubtail
SpeciesGomphus walshii Kellicott, 1896
SpeciesGomphus whedoni Muttkowski, 1913
SpeciesGomphus williamsoni Muttkowski, 1910  ⇒ Gomphus (Gomphus) lividus
SpeciesGomphus wuluogongensis Hong, 1985
SpeciesGomphus xanthenatus Williamson, 1907  ⇒ Glipidiomorpha ideodorsalis
SpeciesGomphus yayeyamensis Matsumura, 1926  ⇒ Glipidiomorpha intermedia
SpeciesGomphus zebra Martin, 1911
SpeciesGomphus zebratus Rambur, 1842  ⇒ Gomphus simillimus

Synonyms
Gomphurus (Needham, 1901)
Gomphus (Phanogomphus) (Carle, 1986)
Phanogomphus (Carle, 1986)
Stenogomphurus (Carle, 1986)
Thanatophora (Selys, 1850)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Gomphus
GermanKeiljungfern
EnglishClub-Tailed Dragonflies
DutchRombouten
DanishFlodguldsmede


Distribution of Gomphus Leach, 1815
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA


Found in fossile formations
Yixian Formation


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