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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
FamilyGomphidae
Rambur, 1842
Club-tailed dragonflies, Clubtail dragonfly, Clubtails
170
2115
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOnychogomphinae
Chao, 1984
2
97
Genera
Species
GenusOphiogomphus
Selys, 1854
Snaketails
66Species
Subnodes of Ophiogomphus Selys, 1854
SpeciesOphiogomphus acuminatus Carle, 1981
Acuminate Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus alleghaniensis Carle, 1982  ⇒ Ophiogomphus incurvatus
Allegheny Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus anomalus Harvey, 1898
Extra-striped Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus arizonicus Kennedy, 1917
Arizona Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus aspersus Morse, 1895
Brook Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus australis Carle, 1992
Southern Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus bellicosus Voronocovsky, 1909
SpeciesOphiogomphus bison Selys, 1873
Bison Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus bouchardi Louton, 1982  ⇒ Mordella incisa
SpeciesOphiogomphus bucheckerii Buchecker, 1878  ⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia
SpeciesOphiogomphus californicus Kennedy, 1917  ⇒ Ophiogomphus occidentis
SpeciesOphiogomphus carolinus Hagen, 1885  ⇒ Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
SpeciesOphiogomphus carolus Needham, 1897
Riffle Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus caudoforcipus Yousuf & Yunus, 1977
SpeciesOphiogomphus cecilia Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785
Green Club-tailed Dragonfly, Green Gomphid
3Subspecies
SpeciesOphiogomphus cerastis Selys, 1854
SpeciesOphiogomphus colubrinus Selys, 1854
Boreal Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus consobrinus Kolbe, 1885
SpeciesOphiogomphus crotalinus Hagen, 1854
SpeciesOphiogomphus edmundo Needham, 1951
Edmund, Edmund's Snaketail, Edmunds Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus flavissima Dziedzielewicz, 1902  ⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia
SpeciesOphiogomphus forficula Okumura, 1937
SpeciesOphiogomphus guangdongensis Chao, 1994  ⇒ Aphanisticus ambodiranus
SpeciesOphiogomphus howei Bromley, 1924
Pygmy Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus incurvatus Carle, 1982
Appalachian Snaketail
2Subspecies
SpeciesOphiogomphus johannus Needham, 1897  ⇒ Ophiogomphus mainensis
SpeciesOphiogomphus longihamulus Karube, 2014
SpeciesOphiogomphus mainensis Packard, 1863
Maine Snaketail
2Subspecies
SpeciesOphiogomphus minimus Karube, 2014
SpeciesOphiogomphus montanus Selys, 1878  ⇒ Ophiogomphus severus
SpeciesOphiogomphus morrisoni Selys, 1879
Great Basin Snaketail
1Subspecies
SpeciesOphiogomphus nevadensis Kennedy, 1917  ⇒ Ophiogomphus morrisoni
SpeciesOphiogomphus obscurus Bartenev, 1909  ⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia
SpeciesOphiogomphus occidentis Hagen, 1885
Sinuous Snaketail
1Subspecies
SpeciesOphiogomphus occidentus
SpeciesOphiogomphus phaleratus Needham, 1902  ⇒ Mordella javana
SpeciesOphiogomphus phantoani Phu Ngo & Ty Nguyen, 2021
SpeciesOphiogomphus pictus Needham, 1897  ⇒ Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis
SpeciesOphiogomphus purepecha González & Villeda-Callejas, 2000
SpeciesOphiogomphus reductus Calvert, 1898
SpeciesOphiogomphus rupinslensis
Rusty Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus rupinsulensis Walsh, 1862
Rusty Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus sequoiarum Butler, 1914  ⇒ Mordella infrasignata
SpeciesOphiogomphus serpentinus Charpentier, 1825  ⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia
1Subspecies
SpeciesOphiogomphus severus Hagen, 1874
Pale Snaketail
2Subspecies
SpeciesOphiogomphus sinicus Chao, 1954
Chinese Hooktail
SpeciesOphiogomphus smithi Tennessen & Vogt, 2004
Sioux Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus socialis Kolbe, 1885
SpeciesOphiogomphus spectabilis Eversmann, 1841  ⇒ Ophiogomphus cecilia
SpeciesOphiogomphus spinicornis Selys, 1878
SpeciesOphiogomphus susbecha
SpeciesOphiogomphus susbehcha Vogt & Smith, 1993
Saint Croix Snaketail, St. Croix Snaketail
SpeciesOphiogomphus tibeticus Yu, Li & Gu, 2022
SpeciesOphiogomphus westfalli Cook & Daigle, 1985
Westfall's Snaketail, Westfalls Snaketail

Synonyms
Ophionuroides (Carle, 1986)
Ophionurus (Carle, 1986)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Ophiogomphus
GermanFlussjungfern
EnglishSnaketails
DutchGaffellibellen
DanishKølleguldsmede


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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