Taxonomy of Genus Ophiogomphus Selys, 1854 Snaketails
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 | | Family | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails | 170 2115 | Genera Species | | Subfamily | Onychogomphinae Chao, 1984
| 2 97 | Genera Species | | Genus | Ophiogomphus Selys, 1854 Snaketails | 66 | Species |
Subnodes of Ophiogomphus Selys, 1854 | Species | Ophiogomphus acuminatus Carle, 1981 Acuminate Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus alleghaniensis Carle, 1982 ⇒ Ophiogomphus incurvatus Allegheny Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus anomalus Harvey, 1898 Extra-striped Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus arizonicus Kennedy, 1917 Arizona Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus aspersus Morse, 1895 Brook Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus australis Carle, 1992 Southern Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus bellicosus Voronocovsky, 1909
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus bison Selys, 1873 Bison Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus bouchardi Louton, 1982 ⇒ Mordella incisa
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus bucheckerii Buchecker, 1878 ⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus californicus Kennedy, 1917 ⇒ Ophiogomphus occidentis
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus carolinus Hagen, 1885 ⇒ Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897 Riffle Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus caudoforcipus Yousuf & Yunus, 1977
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus cecilia Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785 Green Club-tailed Dragonfly, Green Gomphid | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Ophiogomphus cerastis Selys, 1854
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus colubrinus Selys, 1854 Boreal Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus consobrinus Kolbe, 1885
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus crotalinus Hagen, 1854
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus edmundo Needham, 1951 Edmund, Edmund's Snaketail, Edmunds Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus flavissima Dziedzielewicz, 1902 ⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus forficula Okumura, 1937
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus guangdongensis Chao, 1994 ⇒ Aphanisticus ambodiranus
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus howei Bromley, 1924 Pygmy Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus incurvatus Carle, 1982 Appalachian Snaketail | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Ophiogomphus johannus Needham, 1897 ⇒ Ophiogomphus mainensis
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus longihamulus Karube, 2014
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863 Maine Snaketail | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Ophiogomphus minimus Karube, 2014
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus montanus Selys, 1878 ⇒ Ophiogomphus severus
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus morrisoni Selys, 1879 Great Basin Snaketail | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Ophiogomphus nevadensis Kennedy, 1917 ⇒ Ophiogomphus morrisoni
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus obscurus Bartenev, 1909 ⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus occidentis Hagen, 1885 Sinuous Snaketail | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Ophiogomphus occidentus
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus phaleratus Needham, 1902 ⇒ Mordella javana
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus phantoani Phu Ngo & Ty Nguyen, 2021
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus pictus Needham, 1897 ⇒ Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus purepecha González & Villeda-Callejas, 2000
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus reductus Calvert, 1898
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus rupinslensis Rusty Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis Walsh, 1862 Rusty Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus sequoiarum Butler, 1914 ⇒ Mordella infrasignata
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus serpentinus Charpentier, 1825 ⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Ophiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874 Pale Snaketail | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Ophiogomphus sinicus Chao, 1954 Chinese Hooktail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus smithi Tennessen & Vogt, 2004 Sioux Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus socialis Kolbe, 1885
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus spectabilis Eversmann, 1841 ⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus spinicornis Selys, 1878
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus susbecha
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus susbehcha Vogt & Smith, 1993 Saint Croix Snaketail, St. Croix Snaketail | | | | Species | Ophiogomphus tibeticus Yu, Li & Gu, 2022
| | | | Species | Ophiogomphus westfalli Cook & Daigle, 1985 Westfall's Snaketail, Westfalls Snaketail | | |
Synonyms | Ophionuroides (Carle, 1986) | | Ophionurus (Carle, 1986) |
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Ophiogomphus | German | Flussjungfern | | English | Snaketails | | Dutch | Gaffellibellen | | Danish | Kølleguldsmede |
Distribution of Ophiogomphus Selys, 1854 Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela
Found in fossile formations Green River Formation
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