Hylogomphus is a genus of clubtails in the family of dragonflies known as Gomphidae. There are about six described species in Hylogomphus.[1][2][3]
| Hylogomphus | |
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| Hylogomphus geminatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Hylogomphus Needham, Westfall & May, 2000 |
Hylogomphus was formerly considered a subgenus of Gomphus, but has recently been promoted to genus rank along with Phanogomphus, Stenogomphurus and Gomphurus.[2]
Species edit
These six species belong to the genus Hylogomphus:[1][4][3]
- Hylogomphus abbreviatus (Hagen in Selys, 1878) (spine-crowned clubtail)
- Hylogomphus adelphus (Selys, 1858) (mustached clubtail)
- Hylogomphus apomyius (Donnelly, 1966) (banner clubtail)
- Hylogomphus geminatus (Carle, 1979) (twin-striped clubtail)
- Hylogomphus parvidens (Currie, 1917) (Piedmont clubtail)
- Hylogomphus viridifrons (Hine, 1901) (green-faced clubtail)
References edit
- ^ a b "Hylogomphus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ a b Ware, Jessica L.; Pilgrim, Erik; May, Michael L.; Donnelly, Thomas W.; et al. (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae and their close relatives". Systematic Entomology. 42 (2): 347–358. Bibcode:2017SysEn..42..347W. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC 6104399. PMID 30147221.
- ^ a b "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
Further reading edit
- Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691113647.
- Ball-Damerow, J.E.; Oboyski, P.T.; Resh, V.H. (2015). "California dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) database: temporal and spatial distribution of species records collected over the past century". ZooKeys (482): 67–89. Bibcode:2015ZooK..482...67B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.482.8453. PMC 4337221. PMID 25709531.
- Dunkle, Sidney W. (2000). Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. Oxford Press. ISBN 978-0195112689.
- Needham, James G.; Westfall Jr., Minter J. Jr.; May, Michael L. (2000). Dragonflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. ISBN 0-945417-94-2.
- Nikula, Blair; Loose, Jennifer L.; Burne, Matthew R. (2003). Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.
- Silsby, Jill (2001). Dragonflies of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 978-1560989592.
- Steinmann, Henrik (1997). Wermuth, Heinz; Fischer, Maximilian (eds.). World Catalogue of Odonata, Volume II: Anisoptera. Das Tierreich. Vol. 111. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-014934-6.